Retail Management (NB)
Degree offered
Certificate of Achievement in Retail Management
Credits required 29
Dean
William Berardi
Program contact
Cecil Leonard, Department Chair and Professor of Business Administration, ext. 2415
Program Goals Statement
This certificate helps to prepare students to supervise and assist in retail operations, including management, buying, and retail support. Courses transfer into the Business Career degree programs.
Program Information
Courses focus on developing specialized knowledge in retail business, including basic management and buying, as well as new technologies, and economic and legal issues.
Degree Requirements
Program Courses
| BUS 111 | Business and Financial Mathematics | 3 credits |
| ENG 101 | Composition I: College Writing | 3 credits |
| MAN 101 | Principles of Management | 3 credits |
| RMN 111 | Retail Management - Principles of Buying | 3 credits |
| RMN 112 | Retail Management - Merchandising Strategies | 3 credits |
| RMN 114 | Retail Management - Fundamentals of Fashion and Textiles | 3 credits |
| RMN 115 | Creative Fashion Presentation, Promotion, and Visual Merchandising | 3 credits |
| RMN 116 | Retail and Fashion Merchandising Field Study | 3 credits |
| RMN 117 | Fundamentals of On-Line Retailing | 1 credit |
| RMN 118 | Workshop in Team Development and Managerial Communications | 1 credit |
| Total Credit Hours: | 26 |
Choose one of the following
| MAR 114 | Sales Principles | 3 credits |
| PSY 101 | General Psychology | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Recommended Course Sequence - Fall Semester 1
| MAR 114 | Sales Principles | 3 credits |
| | Or | |
| PSY 101 | General Psychology | 3 credits |
| | And | |
| ENG 101 | Composition I: College Writing | 3 credits |
| MAN 101 | Principles of Management | 3 credits |
| RMN 111 | Retail Management - Principles of Buying | 3 credits |
| RMN 116 | Retail and Fashion Merchandising Field Study | 3 credits |
Recommended Course Sequence - Spring Semester 2
| BUS 111 | Business and Financial Mathematics | 3 credits |
| RMN 112 | Retail Management - Merchandising Strategies | 3 credits |
| RMN 114 | Retail Management - Fundamentals of Fashion and Textiles | 3 credits |
| RMN 115 | Creative Fashion Presentation, Promotion, and Visual Merchandising | 3 credits |
| RMN 117 | Fundamentals of On-Line Retailing | 1 credit |
| RMN 118 | Workshop in Team Development and Managerial Communications | 1 credit |
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