Division: Business, Behavioral/Social
Sciences, Public and Human Services
Academic Dept: Business
Curriculum Chair: Phyllis Fein
Tel: 914-606-6996
Related Pages:
Westchester Community College Fashion Website
Fashion Merchandising Specialization:
Students who love style, have an interest in merchandising, or a desire
to work in textiles and fashion marketing, will find a variety of career
opportunities in the dynamic, creative, and challenging world of
fashion. The Fashion Merchandising program, combines fashion studies
with business courses, will prepare students for positions in resident
buying offices, fashion manufacturers, designers’ showrooms, retail
stores, fashion publications, and other firms associated with the
fashion industry. After graduation, students may either begin their
careers or may choose to transfer to bachelor’s degree programs in
colleges which offer Fashion Merchandising degrees, such as the upper
division of the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), Berkeley College,
or The Laboratory Institute of Merchandising (LIM) and other four-year
colleges which offer fashion-related degrees.
Recommended Full-Time
Semester Plan
The curriculum chairperson for this
program recommends taking the courses for this degree in a particular
order. Click the button above for recommended semester-by-semester
layout of the classes needed to complete this program.
Program
Descriptions Table of Contents
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Core Requirements
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Credit Hours
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ENG 101, 102 Comp & Lit I & II |
6 |
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Mathematics |
3-4 |
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Science (lab required) |
4 |
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Math or
Science |
3-4 |
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Behavioral Science or
Social Science |
3 |
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Humanities* |
3 |
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COMM 109 Speech Comm. |
3 |
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Phys. Ed.
(1 health/fitness, 1 sport)** |
2 |
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Total
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27-29 |
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Degree
Requirements
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Credit Hours
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MGT 101 Business
Organization
and Management |
3 |
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MKT 101
Marketing |
3 |
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RET 115 CAD For Fashion Design |
3 |
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MKT 203
Advertising |
4 |
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ACC 119 Financial Accounting
and
ACC 120 Managerial Accounting |
8 |
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DP 103
Computer Info Systems |
3 |
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Business Elective or
RET 207 Internship** |
3 |
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RET 112
Merchandise Planning
and Control |
3 |
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RET 105 Intro to the
Fashion
Industry |
3 |
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RET 206
Visual Merchandising
and Display |
3 |
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RET 205 Textiles |
3 |
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Total |
39 |
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Minimum Total
Credits |
66 |
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* These courses are recommended for transfer: ART 101
Drawing I, ART 108 or 109 Art Survey, or a Foreign Language.
** Or course “Health & Sports for Life” 2 credits.
*** Must be approved by Curriculum Chair.
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