Fashion Merchandising
Degree offered
Certificate of Achievement in Fashion Merchandising
Credits required 28
Dean
William Berardi
Program contact
Cecil Leonard, Department Chair and Professor of Business Administration, ext. 2415
Program Code: FA
Program Goals Statement
The certificate is designed to prepare students to enter a fashion career. Courses in retail management, art, human behavior, and psychology aim to enhance career opportunities and lay a foundation for further study if desired.
Program Information
- Many courses transfer to BCC’s degree program in Retail Management.
- Transfer credits for any course in the Business Administration Department (ACC, BNK, BUS, LSM, MAN, MAR and RMN) must be approved by the Business Administration Department Chairperson.
After BCC
- Students can consider such career options as fashion coordinator, fashion consultant, designer, or presenter.
Program Requirements
Program Courses
| ART 111 | Drawing I | 3 credits |
| ENG 101 | Composition I: College Writing | 3 credits |
| MAR 101 | Principles of Marketing | 3 credits |
| RMN 111 | Retail Management - Principles of Buying | 3 credits |
| RMN 114 | Retail Management - Fundamentals of Fashion and Textiles | 3 credits |
| RMN 115 | Creative Fashion Presentation, Promotion, and Visual Merchandising | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 18 |
Choose one of the following
| CIT 131 | Business Creativity | 3 credits |
| RMN 116 | Retail and Fashion Merchandising Field Study | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Choose one of the following
| COM 101 | Fundamentals of Public Speaking | 3 credits |
| COM 114 | Professional Speaking | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Choose one of the following
| MAR 114 | Sales Principles | 3 credits |
| PSY 101 | General Psychology | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Choose one of the following
| RMN 117 | Fundamentals of On-Line Retailing | 1 credit |
| RMN 118 | Workshop in Team Development and Managerial Communications | 1 credit |
| Total Credit Hours: | 1 |
Recommended Course Sequence - Fall Semester 1
ART 111, ENG 101, MAR 101, RMN 111 and CIT 131 or RMN 116
Recommended Course Sequence - Spring Semester 2
RMN 114, RMN 115 and MAR 114 or PSY 101 and RMN 117 or RMN 118 and COM 101 or COM 114
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