Fashion Merchandising Management - Bachelor of Science Degree Program - Fall 2012 Curriculum
This curriculum applies to students entering in Fall 2012 only. Currently enrolled FIT students should refer to the FIT catalog of their entering year.
| Semester 5 | |||||
| MAJOR AREA | FM 325 | Financial Assortment and Planning | 3 | ||
| FM 361 | Leadership Dev. for Retailing | 3 | |||
| RELATED AREA | MG 306 | Info. Systems: Case Analysis | 2 | ||
| LIBERAL ARTS | EN 321 | Strategies of Business Communication | 3 | ||
| MA 321 | Data Analysis for Business Applications | 3 | |||
| choice | see Foreign Language* | G8 | 3.5 |
| Semester 6 | |||||
| MAJOR AREA | choice | Buying and Planning Specialization: | |||
| FM 322 | Fashion Inventory Management | 3 | |||
| choice | Product Development Specialization: | ||||
| FM 341 | Computer-Aided Product Dev. I | 3 | |||
| choice | Fashion Management Specialization: | ||||
| FM 321 | Wkshp. in Apparel Merchandising | 3 | |||
| choice | see Major Area electives** | 3-4 | |||
| LIBERAL ARTS | SS 242 | Microeconomics | 3 | ||
| choice | see Foreign Language* | 3-3.5 | |||
| choice | see Mathematics* | 3 | |||
| choice | see Speech* | 3 |
| Semester 7 | |||||
| MAJOR AREA | FM 324 | Business of Licensing | 3 | ||
| choice | Buying and Planning Specialization: | ||||
| FM 423 | Fashion Planning and Allocation | 3 | |||
| choice | Product Development Specialization: | ||||
| FM 441 | Computer-Aided Product Dev. II | 3 | |||
| choice | Fashion Management Specialization: | ||||
| FM 431 | Sales Management | 3 | |||
| choice | see Major Area electives** | 3 | |||
| LIBERAL ARTS | choice | see Economics* | 3 | ||
| choice | see Social Sciences* | G9 | 3 |
| Semester 8 | |||||
| MAJOR AREA | FM 422 | Merchandising Strategies | 3 | ||
| choice | See Internship*** | 3-4 | |||
| LIBERAL ARTS | PL 431 | Philosophy: Ethics | G7 | 3 | |
| choice | Liberal Arts elective | 6 |
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TOTAL Minimum Required |
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| MAJOR AREA: | 27-29 credits |
| RELATED AREA: | 2 credits |
| LIBERAL ARTS: | 36.5-37 credits |
| TOTAL Minimum Required: | 65.5 credits |
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
A "G" followed by a number 1-10 identifies specific courses that meet SUNY General Education baccalaureate degree requirements (www.fitnyc.edu/gened).
G1 Basic Communication; G2 Math; G3 Science; G4 Social Science; G5 Western Civilization; G6 Arts; G7 Humanities; G8 Foreign Language; G9 Other World Civilizations; G10 American History.
* REQUIREMENTS
Economics: 3 credits
CHOICE of SS 343, 443 or 445.
Foreign Language: 6.5-7 credits
Two semesters of the same foreign language, taken consecutively, one of which must be a 3.5 credit non-conversational course (G8).
Mathematics: 3 credits
CHOICE of MA 311 or MA 331.
Algebra proficiency or MA 003 must be completed prior to enrolling in MA 311, MA 321, or MA 331.
Students must complete MA 222 prior to enrolling in MA 321 in the fifth semester.
Social Sciences: 3 credits
CHOICE of SS 354 or 374 (either one of these meets G9).
Speech: 3 credits
CHOICE of EN 241, 242, 244, 245, 341, 342 or a liberal arts elective may be substituted if an equivalent speech course has been taken previously.
** MAJOR AREA ELECTIVES: 6-7 credits
CHOICE of two of the following: FM 226, 321, 323, 326, 362, 363, 424, 431, 491, 499, BL 343, or EP 311.
*** INTERNSHIP: 3-4 credits
CHOICE of IC 497 or IC 498.
NOTE:
FM 114, 224, 244, MG 153, SS 141, and TS 111 must be completed prior to the sixth semester.
EVENING/WEEKEND OPTION
A 4-semester evening/weekend option is available for this degree program (www.fitnyc.edu/evening_weekend). The sequence of courses is the same as that listed on this page.