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Business Administration Program 2007-2008

AAAS Degree : Fashion Merchandising

Program Description
Students will develop basic business skills with a focus in Fashion Merchandising.  The curriculum will focus on economics, accounting computers, marketing, management, and general education outcomes.  Students also take focused Fashion Merchandising classes to hone their skills in the area of display and effective visual merchandising, retail buying, retail management, and merchandising and planning.  This professional/technical degree is available to day students on a full or part-time basis.  Graduates with general business administration skills and fashion merchandising skills may be able to obtain jobs in the retail sector of business.  Graduates may also be able to apply their knowledge in a general business setting.

Program Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this program will be able to:

  • Understand the nature of operations, accounting, marketing, human relations and decision-making.
  • Understand textiles and costume history.
  • Identify trends and the development process.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the fashion design and development process.
  • Display merchandise.
  • Develop 6 month buying plans.
  • Understand the trend development process.

Fashion Merchandising Program Advisors
Laura Portolese Dias, (206) 546-4688, lportole@shoreline.edu
David Starr, (206) 546-4725, dstarr@shoreline.edu

Program Prerequisites
Eng 100 (Analytical Reading and Writing) or ESL 100 (Academic ESL) or satisfactory ASSET test score or ESL placement test score for English 101 Math 070 (Preparation for Algebra) or satisfactory ASSET test score for Math 080 or 099

Program Requirements

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cr.
Multicultural Ed: See Approved List . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-5
PE: Wellness/First Aid/Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

CORE REQUIREMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cr.

BusAd 100 Business: An Introductory Analysis. . . . . . . . . .5
BusAd 120 Principles of Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
BusAd 285 Intro to Fash Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
BusAd 150 Retail Marketing and Management . . . . . . . . . . .5
BusAd 175 Business Math . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
BusAd 252 Prof. Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Acctg 101 Practical Acctg. I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
BusAd 201 Intro. Internat’l Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
BusAd 222 Special Topics: eBusiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Acctg 102 Practical Acctg. II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
BusAd 155 Management Seminar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
BusAd 145 History of Fashion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
BusAd 110 Human Relations in Bus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
CIS 105 Computer Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Econ 100 Principles of Economics – or –
 (No credit if Econ 200 or Econ 201 are taken)
Econ 200 Microeconomics – or –
Econ 201* Macroeconomics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
BusAd 240 Retail Buying and Management . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
BusAd 250 Introduction to Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
BusAd 270 Entrepreneurship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Total Credits Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96-98

APPROVED COURSE SUBSTITUTIONS
Eng 101 Composition and Expository Prose
for BusAd 252 Communications (5 cr.)
Math 099 Intermediate Algebra
for BusAd 175 Business Mathematics (5cr.)

* Students planning to complete Econ 201 should see catalog for course requirements.

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