Business-Fashion Buying & Merchandising (A.A.S.)
Business - Fashion Buying and Merchandising (A.A.S.) – Students have the opportunity to specialize in a concentration of applied fashion merchandising courses. Specialized courses include: Fashion Advertising and Promotion, Introduction to Menswear, Introduction to Fashion Industry, Introduction to Import Buying, Fashion and Home Accessories, Fashion Coordination and Publicity, and Interior Design. As part of the program, students will study textiles, visual merchandising, retailing, and retail buying. Students will also have the opportunity to participate in an internship program, gaining valuable on-the-job experience. The degree prepares students for positions in resident buying offices, fashion manufacturers, designers’ showrooms, retail stores, fashion publications, and other firms associated with the fashion industry.
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Business - Fashion Buying & Merchandising
A.A.S. Program
Hegis Code: 5004
Total Credits: 64
| First Semester | Credits |
|---|---|
| ENG 100 Enhanced Composition I or ENG 101 Composition I or ENG 108 The Craft of Composition / Honors English I(1) |
3 |
| FBM 120 Introduction to the Fashion Industry | 3 |
| MKT 100 Introduction to Marketing | 3 |
| RET 107 Principles of Retailing | 3 |
| Social Science Elective(2) | 3 |
| Total Semester Credits | 15 |
| Second Semester | Credits |
| COM 101 Interpersonal Communications | 3 |
| Fashion Area Electives(3) | 3 |
| MKT 103 Principles of Sales | 3 |
| Mathematics Elective(4) | 3 |
| RET 115 Textiles | 3 |
| RET 119 Retail Buying | 3 |
| Total Semester Credits | 18 |
| Third Semester | Credits |
| Business Area Elective(5) | 3 |
| FBM 130 Fashion and Home Accessories | 3 |
| FBM 160 Seminar in Contemporary Fashion Buying and Merchandising | 3 |
| Laboratory Science Elective(6) | 4 |
| RET 111 Retail Merchandising or MKT 101 Business Mathematics (as advised) |
3 |
| Total Semester Credits | 16 |
| Fourth Semester | Credits |
| FBM 110 Fashion Advertising and Promotion | 3 |
| FBM 142 Fashion Buying and Merchandising Field Training | 3 |
| Humanities Elective(7) | 3 |
| RET 109 Visual Merchandising | 3 |
| Social Science Elective(8) | 3 |
| Total Semester Credits | 15 |
- Depending on placement
- Social Science Elective that satisfies the SUNY GE SDES attribute
- Fashion Area Electives include:
- FBM 121 Introduction to Menswear
- FBM 125 Introduction to Import Buying
- FBM 140 Introduction to Interior Design
- FBM 150 Fashion Coordination and Publicity
- INT 101 Interior Design Studio I
- INT 102 History of Furnishings and Design
- INT 104 Color for Home Furnishings and Design
- FSD 120 Garment Construction
- FSD 121 Fashion History
- FSD 135 Fashion Art I
- FSD 136 Fashion Art II
- Mathematics Elective that satisfies the SUNY GE SMAT attribute
- Business Area Electives include:
- MKT
- RET
- FBM
- FSD
- INT
- Laboratory Science Elective that satisfies the SUNY GE SSCI attribute
- Humanities Elective that satisfies the SUNY GE SHUM, SART, or SWOL attribute
- Social Science Elective that satisfies the SUNY GE SSBS, SUSC, or SWHI attribute
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