Fashion Institute of Technology ** Fashion Merchandising Management
B.S. DEGREE IN FASHION MERCHANDISING MANAGEMENT
CURRICULUM WORKSHEET 07/10
For Students beginning B.S. Program FALL 2009
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Last Name First Name ID# Date
FASHION MERCHANDISING MANAGEMENT
Assistant Chairperson: Prof: Nancy Kaplan, Room B320 or call (212) 217-4800
*Bridge Courses: FM 114, FM 224, FM 244, MA 222, MG 153, SS 141, TS 111, must be completed prior to the 6th semester
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN FASHION MERCHANDISING MANAGEMENT
SEMESTER 5
Major Area: FM 324 Business of Licensing 3cr.Liberal Arts Requirements
FM 361 Management for Retailing 3cr.EN 321Writing for Business
EN Speech SelectiveChoose one: EN 241, 242, 244,
Related Area : MG 306 Info. Systems Case 2cr.341, or 342
Studies (Prereq: MG 153) **MA 321 Data Analysis for Business Applications
***SS 342Microeconomics
Liberal Arts: EN 321 Writing for Business 3cr.SS Economics ElectiveChoose one: SS 343 or 443
see Foreign Language * (G8) 3.5cr. Global SelectiveChoose one: SS 354, SS 374
MA 321 Data Analysis for 3cr. (satisfies Gen Ed G9 - Other
Business Applications World Civ. Req.)
(Prereq: Algebra Proficiency or MA003 and MA222)PL 431Philosophy: Ethics
Total 17.5 Credits(satisfies G7 Humanities req.)
SEMESTER 6 Foreign Language(2 semesters of the same language and
Major Area:Buying & Planning Specialization: 3cr. Consecutively)
choice: FM 322 Fashion InventoryAmer. History SelectiveChoose one: LA 221, EN 271, 272, 335,
Management (Prereq: MG306) HA 314
(satisfies Gen Ed G10 - Amer. History
or Product Development Specialization: 3cr. Req.)
FM 341 Computer Aided Product
Development * (Prereq: FM 244& MG153)
*Bridge Courses: FM 244 - has a prerequisite of FM 224 & TS111
FM 224 - has a prerequisite of Math Placement and FM 116
or Fashion Management Specialization 3cr.
FM 321 Workshop in Apparel **= MA 321 - must show algebra proficiency or have completed MA 003
Merchandising(Prereq: FM 244) ***= SS 342 - has a prerequisite of SS 141
FM Major Area Elective 3-4cr. ****Amer. History Selective - (If was not taken in A.A.S.)
EN 271, 272, 274, 335, HA 314, LA 211, LA 221 (Gen Ed G10 req.)
Related Area: MK 351 Marketing Research 3cr. *****Arts Selective - (If was not taken in A.A.S.)
Liberal Arts: Foreign Language 3-3.5cr. Choose one: HA 214, EN 251, EN 262, EN 361, LA 321 SS 242 Microeconomics 3cr. (satisfies Gen Ed G6 - The Arts Req.)
(Prereq:SS 141) *(G9)
choice: Speech 3cr. Liberal Arts Elective - Any Liberal Arts course not previously taken:
Total 18-19.5 Credits Courses beginning with the letters: EN, HA, PL,
SS, SC, MA, LA and Foreign Languages SEMESTER 7
Major Area: FM 325 Financial & Assortment
Planning (Prereq: for FM 422) 3cr.Major Area Electives
FM 226 International Buying and Marketing
choice:Buying & Planning SpecializationFM 321 Workshop in Apparel Merchandising
FM 423 Fashion Planning (Pre-req. FM244)
& Allocation (Prereq: FM 322) 3cr. FM 323 Merchandising for E-Commerce (Pre-req. MG306)
FM 326 Sustainability in Fashion Merchandising
FM 362 Dynamics of Store Operations Management
FM 363 Corporate Social Responsibility in
U.S. Fashion Retailing (Pre-req. FM 361)
Product Development Specialization: (Pre-req: FM 361)
FM 441 Computer Aided ProductFM 431 Sales Management
Development FM 491 London Internship
(Prereq: FM 341 & MG 306) 3cr.FM 499 Independent Study in FMM
or BL 343 Introduction to Business Law
Fashion Management Specialization:
FM 431 Sales Management 3cr.
Total Credits:Major Area: 25-26 Liberal Arts: MA 311 Mathematical Modeling Related Area: 5
for Business or MA 331 Calculus 3cr.Liberal Arts:36.5-37
(Prereq: algebra proficiency) Total Credits:66.5-68
Economics Selective(Prereq: SS342) 3cr.
(SS 343, 443 or 445 (Gen Ed G4 req.)
SS Global Selective 3cr.
SS 354 or SS 374 (Gen Ed G9 req.)
Total 15 Credits
SEMESTER 8
Major Area: FM 422 Merch. Strategies 3cr.
(Prereq: FM 325 and MA311 or MA331 or MA321)
IC 498 or IC 497 Internship3 or 4cr.
Liberal Arts: PL 431 Philosophy Ethics*(G7) 3cr.
***** Liberal Arts Electives 3cr.
***** Liberal Arts Electives 3cr.
Total 16 Credits
**** = Must take Amer. History and/or
Western Civ., unless taken in A.A.S.BSDEGREE-Green-spring10
***** = Must take Arts Selective unless taken in A.A.S.