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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Merchandising, Apparel and Textiles 4-Year Program

The Bachelor of Science in Merchandising, Apparel and Textiles requires a minimum of 120 credit hours.

Suggested Four-Year Plan

Year 1

First Semester

CIS 110 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION I Credit(s): 3
OR
WRD 110 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION I Credit(s): 3
AFE 100 - ISSUES IN AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT Credit(s): 3 (fulfills UK Core - Community, Culture and Citizenship in the USA)
MAT 114 - INTRODUCTION TO MERCHANDISING Credit(s): 3
SOC 101 - INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY Credit(s): 3 (fulfills UK Core - Social Sciences)
UK Core - Humanities Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

CIS 111 - COMPOSITION & COMMUNICATION II Credit(s): 3
OR
WRD 111 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION II Credit(s): 3
MAT 120 - TEXTILES FOR CONSUMERS Credit(s): 3
PSY 100 - INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY Credit(s): 4
UK Core - Natural, Physical and Mathematical Sciences Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Quantitative Foundations Credit(s): 3

Year 2

First Semester

AN 105 - BUSINESS APPLICATIONS OF SPREADSHEETS Credit(s): 1
OR
CS 101 - INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTING I Credit(s): 3
ECO 201 - PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS I Credit(s): 3
MAT 237 - AESTHETIC EXPERIENCE IN RETAIL Credit(s): 3
STA 210 - MAKING SENSE OF UNCERTAINTY: AN INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL REASONING Credit(s): 3
OR
STA 296 - STATISTICAL METHODS AND MOTIVATIONS Credit(s): 3 (either statistics course fulfills the UK Core - Statistical Inferential Reasoning)
Professional Support Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

ACC 200 - INTRODUCTION TO ACCOUNTING FOR DECISION MAKERS Credit(s): 3
ECO 202 - PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS II Credit(s): 3
MAT 247 - DRESS AND CULTURE Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Arts and Creativity Credit(s): 3
Professional Support Credit(s): 3

Year 3

First Semester

ACC 201 - FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING Credit(s): 3
MAT 315 - MERCHANDISE PLANNING AND CONTROL Credit(s): 3
MKT 300 - MARKETING MANAGEMENT Credit(s): 3
RTM 340 - PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE/PRE-INTERNSHIP Credit(s): 1
RTM 345 - SERVICE MANAGEMENT Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

MGT 301 - INTRODUCTION TO MANAGING ORGANIZATIONS Credit(s): 3
MKT 320 - RETAIL AND DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT Credit(s): 3
Major Selection Credit(s): 3
Major Selection Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 1-2

Summer Session

RTM 499 - RETAILING AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT INTERNSHIP Credit(s): 6

Year 4

First Semester

MAT 414 - MERCHANDISING STRATEGY ANALYSIS Credit(s): 3
MAT 510 - BRAND MANAGEMENT Credit(s): 3
RTM 425 - HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Credit(s): 3
Major Selection Credit(s): 3
Major Selection 400+ Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

Major Selection 400+ Credit(s): 3
Major Selection 400+ Credit(s): 3
Professional Support 300+ Credit(s): 3
Professional Support 300+ Credit(s): 3