Fashion Merchandising A.A.S.

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Division: Business, Behavioral/Social Sciences, Public and Human Services
Academic Dept: Business
HEGIS: 5004
Curriculum Chair: Phyllis Fein
Tel: 914-606-6996

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.

Core Requirements - Credit Hours: 27-29

ENG 101 - Composition and Literature I
ENG 102 - Composition and Literature II
Mathematics - Credit Hours 3-4
Science (lab required) - Credit Hours 4
Math or Science - Credit Hours 3-4
Behavioral Science or Social Science - Credit Hours 3
Humanities (see recommendations below) - Credit Hours 3
COMM 109 - Speech Communication
Phys. Ed. (1 health/fitness, 1 sport)* - Credit Hours 2

Humanities Recommendations

These choices are recommended for transfer:

ART 101 - Drawing I
ART 108 - Art History Survey I: Ancient to Medieval
ART 109 - Art History Survey II: Renaissance to Modern
A foreign language course

Core Requirement Note(s)

* Or course “Health & Sports for Life” 2 credits.

Degree Requirements - Credit Hours: 39

MGT 101 - Business Organization and Management
MKT 101 - Marketing
FASH 115 - Fashion Design Technology
MKT 203 - Advertising
ACC 119 - Financial Accounting
ACC 120 - Managerial Accounting
CIS 110 - Computer Information Systems
FASH 207 - Retail and Fashion Internship OR
Business Elective (must be approved by the Curriculum Chair)
FASH 112 - International Fashion Buying
FASH 105 - Introduction to the Fashion Industry
FASH 206 - Visual Merchandising and Display
FASH 205 - Textiles in the Global Marketplace

Minimum Total Credits: 66

Advisement Guide: The Advisement Guide provides important information to students about how best to complete this degree, including a semester-by-semester breakdown of how best to complete the required classes. Click here for the Advisement Guide’s 4-Semester Plan .