Fashion Merchandising and Design: Track I Fashion Merchandising

Course Sequence by Term

The following is a suggested course sequence by term for the pathway.  Students should keep in mind the items below that affect their success in completing the pathway as listed:

• The course sequence is laid out by suggested term.  It is understood that students may enter the program at different times of the year.
• Academic achievement is related to initial course placement determined by course placement tests, completion of 100-200 level course pre-/corequisites,  any courses below 100 level, and program prerequisites.
• Students should meet with an academic advisor, or program director, or counselor who can assist in assessing student needs that may affect course enrollment.  Appropriate resources can be discussed and agreed to in order to address student needs and support successful course completion.

Course Sequence total credits may differ from the program information located on the MCCCD curriculum website due to program and system design.

Students must earn a grade of "C" or better for all Required Courses (RC).

Term 1

Program Area	Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Credits
16
RC	TEC105	Cultural Aspects of Clothing			3
RE	TEC109	Introduction to Fashion Merchandising			3
RE	Restricted Elective			TEC106 highly recommended course	3
FYC	ENG101 or ENG107	First-Year Composition or First-Year Composition for ESL			3
NS	Natural Sciences	Any approved General Education course in the Natural Sciences area			4

Term 2

Program Area	Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Credits
18–20
RC	TEC222	Textiles			3
RE	Restricted Elective				3
FYC	ENG102 or ENG108 or ENG111	First-Year Composition or First-Year Composition for ESL or Technical and Professional Writing			3
Mathematics	MAT140 or MAT141 or MAT142	College Mathematics or College Mathematics or College Mathematics			3–5
RE	MKT271	Principles of Marketing			3
RE	TEC151	Display and Visual Merchandising			3

Term 3

Program Area	Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Credits
15
RC	TEC111 or TEC250	Clothing Construction or Apparel Quality Analysis		TEC250 only offered in the Fall	3
RE	TEC255	Fashion Retail Merchandising	MKT/TEC109	TEC255 only offered in the Fall	3
Oral Comm	COM100 or COM110 or COM225 or COM230	Introduction to Human Communication or Interpersonal Communication or Public Speaking or Small Group Communication			3
RE	ACC109	Accounting Concepts			3
Critical Reading	CRE101 or CRE111	College Critical Reading and Critical Thinking or Reading for Business or Industry		OR equivalent as indicated by assessment	3

Term 4

Program Area	Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Credits
13
RE	TEC200	Retail Buying		TEC200 only offered in the Spring	3
RE	TEC260	Fashion Sales Management	MKT/TEC109	TEC200 only offered in the Spring	3
SB	Social and Behavioral Sciences	Any approved general education course in the Social and Behavioral Sciences area.			3
HU	ARH+++++	Any ARH Art Humanities course recommended.			3
RE	TEC272AA	Retail Merchandising Internship	Completion of at least twelve (12) college credits, minimum 2.6 grade point average, and be able to obtain a position related to student's academic or career goals (student's present job may qualify);OR permission of Instructor		1

Program Electives

Select 6 credits from the following courses to meet the Restricted Elective requirements.

Program Area	Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Credits
RE	ART131	Photography I			3
RE	ART142	Introduction to Digital Photography			3
RE	BPC110	Computer Usage and Applications			3
RE	CIS105	Survey of Computer Information Systems			3
RE	GBS233	Business Communication			3
RE	MGT229	Management and Leadership I			3
RE	MGT230	Management and Leadership II			3
RE	MGT251	Human Relations in Business			3
RE	MGT253	Owning and Operating a Small Business			3
RE	MKT101	Introduction to Public Relations			3
RE	MKT263	Advertising Principles			3
RE	TEC274AC	Fashion Merchandising Study Tour			3
RE	TEC106	History of Fashion			3
RE	TEC+++++	Any TEC prefixed course not listed under Required Courses area			3

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Disclaimer

All information is administered by the Center for Curriculum and Transfer Articulation at Maricopa County Community College District and published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.

View MCCCD's program website for the Associate in Applied Science in Fashion Merchandising and Design (http://aztransmac2.asu.edu/cgi-bin/WebObjects/MCCCD.woa/wa/freeForm3?id=104632).