Fashion Merchandising and Design

Department Chair: Wendy Reiboldt

Department Office: Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) - 001
Telephone / Fax: (562) 985-4484 / 985-4414
Website: www.csulb.edu/colleges/chhs/departments/fcs

Faculty: Mariné Aghekyan, Michelle Barrack, Rachel Blaine, Lee Blecher, Marie Botkin, Tiffany Brown, Soo Hyun Cho, Maria Claver, Nancy Dayne, Gail C. Frank, Virginia Gray, Libby Gustin, Young Ha, HyeJeong Kim, Youngok Jung, James E. Koval, Peter Kreysa, Mary Marshall, Suzanne Marshall, Iveris Martinez, Nilufer Medora, Jung Mee Mun, Wendy Reiboldt, Cheryl Rock, Roudi Roy, Myunghee Sohn, Michelle Taylor, Sarah Taylor, Long Wang, Jung-Mao (Ronnie) Yeh , Yun Ying (Susan) Zhong

Baccalaureate Program Coordinator: Nancy Dayne 
Graduate Coordinator: Virginia Gray

Administrative Support Coordinators:
Mikal Lok, Marina Bendersky, John Ciulik

Instructional Support Technician: Bonnie Rice

Instructional Support Assistant: Jenny Tran

College: College of Health and Human Services  

Related Departments:

• Family and Consumer Sciences  
• Child Development and Family Studies  
• Consumer Affairs  
• Food Science  
• Hospitality Management  

Courses: FMD  

Career Possibilities

Promotions Specialists • Product Developers • National Promotions Directors • Costume Designers • Designers • Sales Representatives • Buyers • Visual Promotion Directors • Textile Testers (For more information, refer to www.careers.csulb.edu.)

Programs

• Family and Consumer Sciences, Fashion Design Option, B.A.
• Family and Consumer Sciences, 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 - Fashion Strategies for Consumers
• FMD 252 - Analysis, Evaluation and Comparison of Ready-to-Wear
• FMD 253 - Introductory Textiles
• FMD 255 - Fashion Industry Ethics and Social Responsibility
• 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 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 492E - Internship in Fashion Merchandising
• FMD 492M - Internship in Fashion Design