University Catalog

Curriculum in Family and Consumer Sciences

Leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Science

Fashion Merchandising Concentration

(see footnotes at bottom)

FIRST YEAR

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First Semester

Social Science ElectiveG		3	hours
Music, Visual Arts, Dance, or TheatreG		3	hours
*ENGL 101G	Freshman Composition	3	hours
MATH 105 or MATH 161G	Finite Mathematics College Algebra	3	hours
SE 101	Freshman Academic Success at Southeastern	2	hours
	Total:	14	hours

 

Second Semester

*FCS 120	Evaluation of Ready-to-Wear Fashion	3	hours
PSYC 101G	General Psychology I	3	hours
*ENGL 102G	Critical Reading and Writing	3	hours
Mathematics Elective		3	hours
Biological ScienceG		3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

SECOND  YEAR

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First Semester

ENGL 230, or ENGL 231, or ENGL 232G	World Literature English Literature American Literature	3	hours
Physical  Science ElectiveG		3	hours
History ElectiveG		3	hours
††FCS 205	Fashion Merchandising Fundamentals	3	hours
Elective		3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

Second Semester

††FCS 302	Family and Individual Development Over the Lifespan	3	hours
COMM 210 or COMM 211G	Communicating in the Classroom Introduction to Public Speaking	3	hours
Second Science Sequence1,G		3	hours
††FCS 242	Clothing and Human Behavior	3	hours
*FCS 207	History of Dress and Adornment Through 1869	3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

 

THIRD YEAR

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First Semester

††FCS 345	Nutrition Through the Life Cycle	3	hours
††FCS 390	Image Management and Styling	3	hours
††FCS 412	Family Stress and Coping	3	hours
*FCS 307	History of Dress and Adornment 1870-Present	3	hours
††FCS Elective		3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

Second Semester

††FCS 304	Parenting: Issues and Education	3	hours
††FCS 342	Nutrition	3	hours
*FCS 420	Advanced Fashion Merchandising	3	hours
††FCS 346	Professional Development in Family and Consumer Sciences	3	hours
††FCS 430	Current Trends in Family and Social Policy	3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

 

FOURTH YEAR

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First Semester

††FCS 421	Weight Management Principles	3	hours
††FCS 475	Family Resource Management	3	hours
††FCS 371	Family Finance and Consumer Education	3	hours
††FCS 441	Family Relations	3	hours
*FCS 489 or FCS 480	Field Experience in Fashion Merchandising Family and Consumer Sciences Study Tour	3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

 

Second Semester

FCS 491	Fashion Retailing	3	hours
††FCS 487, or FCS 488, or FCS 489	Field Experience in Human Development and Family Studies Field Experience in Nutrition Education and Promotion Field Experience in Fashion Merchandising	3	hours
*MGMT 351	Principles of Management	3	hours
*FCS 314	Fashion Buying	3	hours
Electives		4	hours
	Total:	16	hours

 

Total semester hours required 120

Southeastern 101 is not required of transfer or readmitted Southeastern students with 30 hours or more. Those students will replace Southeastern 101 with 2 hours of electives.

^GGeneral Education Courses
^*Grade of "C" or better.
^††Major Course Grade of "C" or better.