Fashion and Retail Studies Minor (TXTLCLO-MN)

The minor is designed to enhance understanding of merchandising of fashion products to meet the needs of consumers and retail industries. There are three learning goals for the minor: (1) Students acquire fundamental knowledge of the fashion and retail industries, (2) Students solve problems creatively in consumer and industry related settings, AND (3) Students develop communication skills in individual and group settings. For further information about the minor program, contact the college.

Minimum of 14 credit hours required. At least 6 credit hours must be at the 3000-level or above.

PART A – Take both courses (6 credits)

CSFRST 2370 Design Aesthetics of Fashion & Retail (3)
CSFRST 2373 Business of Fashion & Retailing (3)

PART B – Choose 1 course (3 credits)

Courses not taken in Part B, can be used in Part C

CSFRST 3470 Apparel Product Development I (3)
CSFRST 3330* Corporate Social Responsibility, Sustainability & Entrepreneurship in Fashion & Hospitality Indus (3)
CSFRST 4575 Retail Environments (3)

PART C – Choose 2 courses (5-6 credits)

At least 3 credits from PART C must be 3000-level or above

Students should note course pre-requisites before planning which courses to choose. Courses cannot double count in Part B and C.

CSFRST 2300* Branding in Fashion, Hospitality, and Sport Industries (3)
CSFRST 2371 Textiles (3)
CSFRST 2372 Appearance, Dress and Cultural Diversity (3)
CSFRST 2374 Twentieth Century Fashion and Beyond (3)
CSFRST 2375 From Folk to Funk to Festivals: The Interplay between Music and Dress (3)
CSFRST 2990 Professional Development (3)
CSFRST 3191 Internship (3)
CSFRST 3330* Corporate Social Responsibility, Sustainability & Entrepreneurship in Fashion & Hospitality Indus (3)
CSFRST 3910* Customer Experience Management (3)
CSFRST 3950* Use of Social Media and IT in Fashion, Hospitality and Sport Industries (3)
CSFRST 3470 Apparel Product Development I (3)
CSFRST 3471 Apparel Manufacturing Decisions (3)
CSFRST 3474 Fashion Forecasting (3)
CSFRST 3585 Retail Merchandising I (3)
CSFRST 4570 Apparel Product Development II (3)
CSFRST 4571 Technologies for Fashion Product Management (3)
CSFRST 4575 Retail Environments (3)
CSFRST 4576 Global Sourcing and Trade in Textile Products (3)
CSFRST 4577 Fashion & Retail Promotion (3)
CSFRST 4583 International Retailing (3)
CSFRST 4585 Retail Merchandising II (3)
CSFRST 4680* Strategic Management in Fashion & Hospitality Industries (3)
CONSCI 4990 Practicum in Consumer Sciences (1-3)
CONSCI 4998 Undergraduate Research in Consumer Sciences (1-3)
CSFRST 5701 Reading and Theories in Fashion and Retail Studies (1-4)
CSFRST 5710 Ethical Decision-Making for the Fashion Retail Industry (3)
CSFRST 5720 Economic History of Fashion and Power (3)
CSFRST 5730 Fashion and the Environment (3)
CSFRST 5575 Social, Psychological, and Cultural Aspects of Dress (3)

*Denotes course is cross-listed in CSHSPMG

Fashion and Retail Studies minor program guidelines

Credit hours required: A minimum of 14 credits. 1000 level courses shall not be counted in the minor. At least 6 credit hrs. must be upper-level courses as defined by the College of Education and Human Ecology (3000 level or higher).

Transfer and EM credit hours allowed: A student is permitted to count up to 6 total hours of transfer credit and/or credit by examination.

Overlap with the GE: A student is permitted to overlap up to 6 credit hours between the GE and the minor.

Overlap with the major and additional minor(s):

The minor must be in a different subject than the major
The minor must contain a minimum of 12 hours distinct from the major and/or additional minor(s).

Grades required:

Minimum C- for a course to be listed on the minor.
Minimum 2.00 GPA required for the minor.
Course work graded Pass/Non-Pass cannot count on the minor.
No more than 3 credit hours of course work graded Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory may count toward the minor.

X193 credits: No more than 3 credit hours

Minor approval: Minor program approval is not required as long as there is no variation from the minor program sheet. Any variations from the minor as indicated must be approved by the EHE Office of Undergraduate Education located in A100 PAES Building (614-292-9261). A student’s primary advisor can add the minor with the program code at the top of this sheet.

A student’s primary advisor can add the minor with the program code at the top of this sheet.

Filing the minor program form: The minor program form must be filed at least by the time the graduation application is submitted to a college/school advisor.

Changing the minor: Once the minor program form is filed in the college office, any changes must be approved by the academic unit offering the minor.