Fashion and Retail Studies

Bachelor of Science in Human Ecology
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Effective for students admitted to the College of Education and Human Ecology beginning Summer 2023


General Education Requirements (32-39 Hours)

Launch Seminar (1 Hour)

Reflection Seminar (1 Hour)

Foundations (22-25 Hours)

  • Writing & Information Literacy (3)
  • Mathematical & Quantitative Reasoning or Data Analysis (3-5)
  • Literary, Visual & Performing Arts (3)
  • Historical & Cultural Studies (3)
  • Natural Science (4-5)
  • Social & Behavioral Sciences (3)
  • Race, Ethnic & Gender Diversity (3)

Thematic Pathways (8-12 Hours)

Take 4-6 hours from Citizenship for a Diverse & Just World and 4-6 hours from another Thematic Pathway of choice.

  • Citizenship for a Diverse & Just World
  • Choice of 4-6 hours from one additional Thematic Pathway:
    • Lived Environments
    • Origins & Evolution
    • Migration, Mobility, & Immobility
    • Sustainability
    • Traditions, Cultures, & Transformations
    • Health & Wellbeing
    • Number, Nature, Mind

EHE 1100 College Survey (1 Hour)

Supporting Course Requirements (9-12 Hours)

  • Math Placement M or higher, or MATH 1116 Excursions in Mathematics or higher (0-3)
  • BUSML 3150 Foundations of Marketing (3)
  • ECON 2001.01 Principles of Microeconomics (can overlap with GE Social & Behavioral Sciences) (3)
  • CSFRST/CSHSPMG 2100 Profit-Centered Merchandising & Hospitality, or ACCTMIS 2000 Fundamentals of Accounting (3)

Major Requirements (51 Hours)

Major Core Requirements (24 Hours)

  • CSFRST 2372 Appearance, Dress, & Cultural Diversity (3)
  • CSFRST 2374 Twentieth Century Fashion & Beyond (3)
  • CSFRST 2370 Aesthetics of Fashion & Retail (3)
  • CSFRST 2371 Textiles (3)
  • CSFRST 2373 Business of Fashion & Retailing (3)
  • CSFRST 2990 Professional Development (3)
  • CSFRST 3585 Retail Merchandising I (3)
  • CSFRST 3191 Internship (3)

Interdisciplinary Core (12 Hours)

  • CSFRST/CSHSPMG 2300 Branding in Fashion, Hospitality, & Sports Industries (3)
  • CSFRST/CSHSPMG 3330 Corporate Social Responsibility, Sustainability & Entrepreneurship in Fashion & Hospitality Indstr. (3)
  • CSFRST/CSHSPMG 3950 Uses of Social Media & IT in Fashion, Hospitality, & Sports Industries (3)
  • CSFRST/CSHSPMG 4680 Strategic Management in Fashion & Hospitality Industries (3)

Major Tracks Requirements (15 Hours)

Students can complete either the Merchandising Track or Product Development Track, or complete 15 total hours from a combination of both Tracks (15)

Merchandising Track

  • CSFRST 3474 Fashion Forecasting (3)
  • CSFRST 4575 Retail Environments (3)
  • CSFRST 4576 Global Sourcing & Trade in Textile Products (3)
  • CSFRST 4577 Fashion & Retail Promotion (3)
  • CSFRST 4585 Merchandising II (3)

Product Development Track

  • CSFRST 3470 Apparel Product Development I (3)
  • CSFRST 3471 Garment Manufacturing Decisions (3)
  • CSFRST 4570 Apparel Product Development II (3)
  • CSFRST 4571 Technical Packs for Apparel Product Development & Manufacturing (3)
  • CSFRST 4576 Global Sourcing & Trade in Textile Products (3)

Total Hours: 89-103

Free Electives to reach 120 Hours: 18-31

Minimum of 120 credit hours required for degree completion. Total Hours range is based on requirement course choices and/or the number of credits that overlap between requirement areas. Students are encouraged to overlap as many credits as possible.

Suggested Electives (not required for degree completion; will not count for Major Requirements)

  • CSFRST 2375 Folk, Funk, Festivals: Music and Fashion (3)
  • CSFRST 4583 International Retailing (3)
  • CONSCI 4990 Practicum in Consumer Sciences (1-3)
  • BUSOBA 3130 Foundations of Operations Management (3)
  • BUSMHR 3100 Foundations of Management & Human Resources (3)
  • BUSMHR 2500 Entrepreneurship (3)
  • CSCFFS 3270 Families in Business (3)
  • CSCFFS 2260 Family Financial Management (3)
  • CSFRST/CSHSPMG 3910 Customer Experience Management (3)
  • CONSCI 3940 Consumer Information: Methods for Data Analysis (3)
  • CSFRST/CSHSPMG 5780 Leadership for the Service Industry (3)
Program Degree Department Email
Bachelors Human Sciences futureEHE@osu.edu

 

Note: Students exact curriculum may vary depending upon program of study determined by student and advisor.