Fashion Merchandising, BPS

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The Bachelor of Professional Studies (BPS) in Fashion Merchandising prepares students for a wide range of positions in the fashion and related industries. The curriculum provides a foundation of core courses in liberal arts and business and also includes many professional courses.

Registered HEGIS Code 0509

(Total credits: 123/124)/Effective Spring Semester 2018 - Previously (Total credits: 124)

(Total liberal arts credits: 36)

LIM Bachelor’s Degree Core

Required Courses - 19 Credits

EECM 1801 - Industry Exploration Seminar credit(s): 1
EECM 1802 - Industry Exploration Internship: Retail credit(s): 2
EECM 2801 - Career Building Seminar credit(s): 1
EECM 2802 - Career Building Internship credit(s): 2
EECM 480A - Senior Co-op Preparation credit(s): 0
EECM 480B - Senior Co-op credit(s): 6
FASH 1110 - Introduction to the Fashion Business credit(s): 3
FASH 1210 - Retailing credit(s): 3
LIMS 1000 - First Year Experience credit(s): 1

BPS - Professional Core

Required Courses - 27 Credits

ACCT 2700 - Accounting credit(s): 3
BUSN 3310 - Business Law credit(s): 3
FASH 2710 - Applied Concepts in Merchandising credit(s): 3
MNGT 2310 - Management credit(s): 3
MNGT 3614 - Sales Management credit(s): 3
MNGT 4650 - Leadership and Negotiation credit(s): 3
MRKT 1550 - Marketing credit(s): 3
TECH 1310 - Business Spreadsheets credit(s): 3
Global Requirement
credits(s):3

Fashion Merchandising Major Requirements

Required Courses - 27 Credits

FASH 1615 - Fashion History and Global Attire credit(s): 3
FASH 2250 - Textiles credit(s): 3
FASH 2350 - CAD for Merchandising credit(s): 3
FASH 2560 - Buying and Merchandise Math credit(s): 3
FASH 3250 - Product Development and Merchandising credit(s): 3
FASH 3650 - Product Lifecycle Management credit(s): 3
FASH 4961 - Fashion Merchandising Senior Capstone-BPS (6CR) (Amended 10/10/2017 - Effective Fall 2017) credit(s): 6
VMER 1010 - Introduction to Visual Merchandising credit(s): 3

BPS - Liberal Arts Requirements

36 Credits

Required Courses - 24 Credits

COMM 1110 - Public Speaking credit(s): 3
COMM 2710 - Professional Communications credit(s): 3
COMM 2010 - Critical Thinking: Reading, Writing and Research credit(s): 3
ECON 1503 - Social and Political Foundations of the U.S. Economy credit(s): 3
ENGL 1100 - English Composition credit(s): 3
ENGL 3110 - Junior Writing Topics credit(s): 3
MATH 1050 - Mathematics for Professional Studies credit(s): 3
PHIL 3650 - Ethics credit(s): 3

Liberal Arts Elective Courses - 12 Credits

Liberal Arts Electives are any courses numbered 1000 or higher with the following prefixes: ARTS, ECON, ENGL, HIST, LANG, NTSC, PHIL, POLS, PSYC, and SOCI which are not specifically required for the student’s major.

Additional Elective Courses

15 Credits

Electives are any courses numbered 1000 or higher (except EECM 1890 - Career Exploration Internship) which are not specifically required for the student’s degree program.

Notes:

All courses are required except where choice is indicated.

First Year Experience is required of all first-time freshmen or students who have transferred in less than 13 credits.

For BPS and BBA degree students, a minimum of 58 credits must be completed at LIM College.

For BS degree students, a minimum of 61 credits must be completed at LIM College.

All entering students’ prior academic records are evaluated to determine Mathematics and English capabilities. This includes SAT and/or ACT math and writing results and results of English and mathematics courses taken at other colleges. See the LIM College website for current criteria. This information is used when planning a student’s academic program, which may include required remedial Mathematics and/or English courses. Remedial courses do not carry credit towards the degree, but do carry hours which count towards full-time status. See Credits and Hours and Remedial Course Policy for further information.

Concentrations

LIM College offers the following concentrations for each major, which are intended to provide an additional focused area of study:

Cosmetics
Digital Business Strategy
Entrepreneurship
Event Planning
Fashion Media (not for Fashion Media majors)
Fashion Merchandising (not for Fashion Merchandising majors)
**Fashion Publishing
Home Fashions
International Business (not for International Business majors)
International Marketing
Responsible Business Practices
Retail & Merchandise Management
Styling
Visual Merchandising (not for Visual Merchandising majors)

For specific concentration course requirements, students should see their Academic Advisor or check the College website.

** Fashion Publishing discontinued effective 9/24/2017

Fashion Merchandising Student Consumer Information

For further student consumer information about the Fashion Merchandising degree and outcomes of our graduates please visit:

Associate degree: http://www.limcollege.edu/gedt/fashion_merchandising_as.html

Bachelor’s degree: http://www.limcollege.edu/gedt/fashion_merchandising_bs.html