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Bachelor of Science in Merchandising |
| About Apparel and Interiors Merchandising.... |
The apparel industry and the interior furnishings industry are booming like
never before.
Trends in apparel and interior fashions, manufacturing innovation, and global influences keep both industries fresh and exciting. Markets for both industries are growing as demand for fashionable clothing and interiors expand around the world. Today, both industries are truly global in nature, and both industries offer rewarding careers for people who are excited about the production, distribution, and/or marketing aspects of the industries.
Do you picture yourself in a challenging, high energy career with VF Corporation; The Limited Corporation; Crate and Barrel; Talbots; Home Depot; Saks, Inc.; |
Cotton, Inc.; Pottery Barn or with your favorite independent clothing or home furnishings shop or boutique? Is your creative, adventurous, energetic side tugging at you to start up your own apparel or interiors venture? A bachelor’s degree can make it easier to translate your dreams into reality. |
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Bachelor’s Degree in Merchandising
The Department of Interior Design and Merchandising uses the expertise of both interior design and merchandising faculty to offer students a bachelor’s degree in merchandising with an apparel or an interiors concentration. This program is one of approximately five in the country offering merchandising programs with concentrations in both areas. Both concentrations explore principles of merchandising; theories and concepts in retailing; buying; management; and operations at the wholesale and retail level; and global economic issues. |
| Apparel merchandising focuses on understanding consumer behavior, product quality and production, and a historical perspective of dress. Interiors merchandising examines principles of interior design, historic perspectives of interior styles, and building materials and finishes of interior products. |
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Merchandising strategies and analysis
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Buying, sourcing, planning and forcasting
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Visual merchandising
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Textiles
- Consumer behavior
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Global economics and global merchandising
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Merchandising research
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Professional career development
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Internship experience
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Admission and Retention
To be admitted to the undergraduate program in merchandising, students must have a cumulative 2.5 grade point average and complete a minimum of 12 semester hours at ECU including MRCH 2999 and MATH 1065. Throughout the program, students must make a C or better in all MRCH/IDSN major courses and business administration minor courses. An aptitude in mathematics and an interest in working with people are important requirements for merchandising students. Undeclared majors in apparel merchandising are allowed to take MRCH 1135, 2239, 2350 and 2999. Undeclared majors in interior merchandising are allowed to take MRCH 1135, 2350, ISDN 1180 and MRCH 2999.
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Department of Interior Design & Merchandising |
| College of Human Ecology |
| East Carolina University |
| 249 Rivers Building |
| Greenville, North Carolina 27858-4353 |
| 252-328-6929 |
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