Fashion Merchandising and Design

Department Chair: Virginia Gray

Department Office: Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) - 001
Telephone / Fax: (562) 985-4484 / 985-4414
Website: Fashion Merchandising and Design Department

Faculty: Mariné Aghekyan, Marie Botkin, Young Ha, Tae Im Han, Yali Ling, Suzanne Marshall, Jung Mee Mun, Myunghee Sohn

Program Director: Virginia Gray

Baccalaureate Program Coordinator: Sarah Taylor
Graduate Coordinator: Michelle Barrack

Administrative Support Coordinators: Luis Olivares, Marisol Gonzalez

Instructional Support Technician: Bonnie Rice

Instructional Support Assistant: Jenny Tran

College: College of Health and Human Services  

Related Areas:

• Child and Family Studies  
• Consumer Affairs  
• Family and Consumer Sciences  
• Food Science   
• Gerontology  
• Hospitality Management  
• Nutrition and Dietetics  

Courses: Fashion Merchandising and Design (FMD) Courses  

Career Possibilities

Promotions Specialists • Product Developers • National Promotions Directors • Costume Designers • Designers • Sales Representatives • Buyers • Visual Promotion Directors • Textile Testers •  Retail Buyer  • Manufacturer’s Representative • Store Operations Manager • Stylist • Fashion Coordinator • Fashion Director • Textiles Testing & Evaluation Specialist • Fashion Product Developer • Visual Display Manager / Merchandiser • Apparel Designer • Manufacturer’s Representative • Pattern Maker • Textiles Testing & Evaluation Specialist • Fashion Product Developer (For more information, refer to Career Development Center website.)

Programs

• Fashion Merchandising and Design, Fashion Design Option, B.A.
• Fashion Merchandising and Design, Fashion Merchandising Option, B.A.

• Family and Consumer Sciences, Fashion Design Minor
• Family and Consumer Sciences, Fashion Merchandising Minor
• Family and Consumer Sciences, Textiles Minor

Courses

• FMD 152 - Quick Sketch for Fashion
• FMD 154 - Fundamentals of Apparel Production
• FMD 155 - Introduction to the Fashion Industry
• FMD 251 - Aesthetics of Fashion
• FMD 252 - Analysis, Evaluation and Comparison of Ready-to-Wear
• FMD 253 - Introductory Textiles
• FMD 255 - Ethics, Sustainability, and Fashion
• FMD 256 - Intermediate Apparel Production
• FMD 257 - Introduction to Apparel Flat Pattern
• FMD 258 - Fashion Merchandising and Design Practicum
• FMD 296 - Computer Applications for Professionals
• FMD 350 - Fashion Forecasting
• FMD 351 - Fashion Promotion and Sales
• FMD 353 - Intermediate Textiles
• FMD 354 - Apparel Tailoring
• FMD 355 - Fashion Buying
• FMD 356 - Fashion Retail Management
• FMD 357 - Advanced Apparel Flat Pattern
• FMD 358 - E-Commerce and Social Media in Fashion
• FMD 359 - Advanced Computer Applications for Fashion
• FMD 450 - Cultural Perspectives of Dress
• FMD 451 - The Fashion Customer
• FMD 452 - Apparel Draping
• FMD 454 - Experimental Apparel Design
• FMD 455 - International Fashion Retailing
• FMD 456 - Historic Perspectives of Fashion
• FMD 457 - Global Sourcing for the Fashion Industry
• FMD 458 - Fashion Product Development
• FMD 459 - Computerized Apparel Flat Pattern
• FMD 490 - Selected Topics in Fashion Merchandising and Design
• FMD 490B - New York Fashion Study Tour
• FMD 492 - Internship in Fashion Merchandising and Design
• FMD 497 - Directed Studies