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B.S. in Child Development and Family Relations
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B.S. in Fashion Merchandising
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Fashion Merchandising - Program Requirements and Schedules
The best
source of information about our program's requirements may be found
in the Undergraduate Catalog. You'll also find in the catalog what
you need to know about academic policies and Liberal Studies
requirements. Follow these links:
Description of All Courses
Fashion Merchandising Course Descriptions
HDES
Department program requirements (link to
Fashion Merchandising)
To see what classes are being offered in any given semester, follow this link:
Full Schedule of Classes.
Program Overview
Fashion Merchandising is a major in the Department of Human Development and Environmental
Studies within the College of Health and Human Services. The mission of the
department is to empower individuals to support human and environmental needs, enabling
them to perform professionally in a changing, diverse, technological and global society.
The Fashion Merchandising curriculum consists of university liberal studies requirements,
apparel and textile core courses and electives, and a specific business concentration.
Upon completion of all academic requirements, the students earn a Bachelor of Science
Degree in Fashion Merchandising.
Many students apply theoretical concepts through an internship experience.
Students have completed internships throughout Pennsylvania and surrounding states.
Sites for internships include retail firms in which student work in buying offices, in management
positions in stores, in personnel departments, with visual merchandisers, in store operations or
in marketing departments. Students have also interned in sales offices in manufacturing firms and
in the apparel factories. Mall operations is another internship opportunity.
If you are looking for a career that is fast paced, challenging and continually changing, than Fashion Merchandising is for you.
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