* Denotes required courses.

*FM 121-- Fashion Fundamentals. 3 hrs. An introduction of fashion merchandising with an overview of the fashion production and merchandising system.
Offered: Fall, Spring

*FM 222 -- Professional Presentations. 3 hrs. A study of technical presentations used in marketing and selling merchandise, apparel, textiles, home furnishings, and accessories.
Offered: Fall, Spring

FM 321 -- Study Tour. 1-6 hrs. Planned tour to market centers with emphasis on clothing, textiles, and fashion.

*FM 330 -- Textiles. 3 hrs. A study of the characteristics of the textile industry, including production, properties, and performance of textile fibers, yarns, fabrics, finishes andtextile products.
Offered: Fall, Spring

*FM 331 -- Evaluating Fashion and Apparel. 3 hrs. Prerequisites: FM 121 and 330. A study designed to evaluate fashion and apparel merchandise in relation to cost, variety, quality, performance, and consumer demand.
Offered: Fall

FM 332 -- Fashion Behavior: Appearance and Communication. 3 hrs. Impression management and communication skills; dress, appearance, and other non-verbal communication in professional settings.
Offered: Fall, Spring

*FM 335 -- Costume History. 3 hrs. Prerequisites: HIS 101 and 102. Cultural and economic factors concurrent to the adoption and abandonment of dress from ancient times to the present.
Offered: Spring

*FM 337 -- Fashion Promotion and Analysis. 3 hrs. Prerequisite: FM 121 and 330. Exploration of motivations and influences of consumer purchase and use of apparel, accessories, and home furnishings.
Offered: Spring

FM 421 -- International Fashion Study. 2-9 hrs. Planned study of international fashion centers with emphasis on clothing, textiles, and merchandising. May be repeated up to 9 hrs. Varied

FM 434 -- History of Decorative Textiles. 3 hrs. Prerequisites: FM 330 or approval of instructor. Historical and methodological study of applied and structural textile design. Varied

*FM 435 -- Merchandise Mathematics. 3 hrs. Prerequisite: FM 121 and MKT 300. Basic principles and applications of merchandising mathematics as related to the fashion industry.
Offered: Fall

*FM 436 -- Fashion Merchandising. 3 hrs. Prerequisites: FM 435 and MKT 300. A study of the assignments, responsibilities, and practices of fashion buying and merchandising.
Offered: Spring

*FM 437 -- Product Development. 3 hrs. Prerequisite: FM 330 and 331. Understanding the development of apparel production and planning, including apparel industry terminology, technology, production methods, and engineering quality.
Offered: Fall

*FM 438 -- Entrepreneurship in Apparel and Interiors. Prerequisite 435. Analyzing business opportunities and the planning processes in apparel and home furnishings industries.
Offered: Spring

*FM 439 -- Retail Merchandising Internship. 4 hrs. Prerequisites: FM 337, 435, and 436, BTE 480, MKT 300, ENG 333, and senior standing. Understanding the operation and management of retail activities through a supervised work program in a cooperating apparel retail store.
Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

FM 478 -- Seminar in Fashion Merchandising. 3hrs. Prerequisite: Junior Standing. Designed to examine pertinent issues and current trends in fashion merchandising.
Offered: Fall, Summer

FM 492 -- Special Problems. 1-6 hrs. A directed individual study planned and approved by the professor of record and the chair of the department.

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