Fashion Merchandising Course Descriptions 

This survey course covers the history, characteristics and global interrelationships of all segments of the fashion industry. The course explores how fiber, textile and apparel producers, retailers and home furnishings companies, merchandise and market their products within the industry and to the ultimate consumer. Class hrs. 3.

A study of modern inventory control systems, this course provides an understanding of the concepts and calculations necessary in successful merchandising, and familiarizes students with the terminology in operating statements, retail method of inventory, planning seasonal purchases, methods of figuring markups, turnover, stock-sales ratios, open-to-buy, markdowns and terms of sale. Development policies and procedures used in retailing, with emphasis on retail mathematics. Class hrs. 3. Prerequisites: MATH 110B College Algebra and ACC 119 Financial Accounting. Offered spring semester.

This course involves the study of form, line, balance, tone, shade, value, and pattern with reference to the human figure and its costume. The computer-based hands on assignments utilize Design CAD and Fashion Illustration software to produce textile designs, and color stories for merchandising and design presentations. Class hrs. 3. Prerequisite: DP 103 Computer Information Systems.

Students learn the fundamentals of design room sewing techniques used in the fashion industry; including the construction skills needed to execute designs in a professional manner. A sample garment is developed through the use of a basic pattern. Emphasis is on basic sewing construction skills, including fundamentals in the selection of fabrics, patterns, fit, and construction techniques. Students develop a sample library as well as a professionally finished garment. Material costs and laboratory fees apply. Class hrs. 2. Lab hrs. 2. 

This course is designed to give an overview of textiles, a study of natural and man-made fibers, and the properties which affect fabric performance; methods of production as they relate to yarns, dyes, and finishes of the final product. New developments in the textile industry are emphasized. Class hrs. 3. Offered fall semester.