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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN FASHION MERCHANDISING

Central Washington University's Fashion Merchandising Program is designed to help you gain the knowledge you need to recognize industry trends, analyze market and consumer behavior, and evaluate retail needs. Guest speakers, industry field trips and attending trade shows allow students to have contact with fashion industry professionals. Students also gain additional hands-on professional experience during summer internships.

Students receive a Bachelor of Science degree in Fashion Merchandising administered by the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences. Quarterly meetings with the faculty advisor assures the student is on track academically to achieve their professional goals.

FASHION MERCHANDISING PROGRAM INCLUDES COURSES IN:
  • Fashion Merchandising
  • Clothing Construction
  • Applied Creativity
  • Social-Cultural Aspects of Apparel
  • Consumer Textiles
  • Fashion Trend Analysis
  • History of Fashion
  • Retail Buying
  • Fashion Show Production
  • Visual Merchandising
  • And Many More...
Besides extensive coursework in apparel and textiles, students study accounting, retail management, advertising, marketing research and computing.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR MERCHANDISING MAJORS INCLUDE
  • Buyer
  • Merchandiser
  • Stylist
  • Trend Analyst
  • Visual Merchandising
  • Merchandise Planner
  • Corporate Management
  • Fashion Advertising and Promotion
  • Store Manager
  • Manufacturer's Representative
  • Operations Manager
  • Product/Brand Manager
  • Personal Shopper
  • Sourcing Assistant
  • Quality Assurance
  • Sales Representation
  • Showroom Manager

For additional information please contact Professor Andrea Eklund in Family and Consumer Sciences or e-mail questions to aeklund@cwu.edu. In addition, all course requirements and information can be found in the CWU catalog under the Family and Consumer Sciences section.

ADMISSION POLICY
  • The major application form must be completed, and then signed by the department advisor and Chair.
  • Students must have a university-level cumulative GPA of at least 2.3 for full admission to the departmental major.

Fashion Merchandising Program of Study
Professor Eklund's Web Page
Contact Information
Department of Family and Consumer Sciences
400 E. University Way
Ellensburg, WA 98926
963-2766
email: BeekleyB@cwu.edu
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