Fashion Merchandising Technology

Program Description:

The Fashion Merchandising Technology program of study is designed to provide specialized instruction in all phases of fashion marketing in order to prepare students for careers in the fashion industry, such as a sales manager, wardrobe consultant, buyer, wholesale market representative, visual merchandiser, and fashion director.  A combination of class work and practical experience is stressed.

Career certificate and technical certificate options are embedded in the program that can be stacked as a student progresses through the program; allowing them to develop a “portfolio” of credentials that will serve them even if they do not complete a full degree program.  These certificates, each of which build upon the other, ultimately stack into an Associate of Applied Science degree in Fashion Merchandising.  Any student entering any FMT option must have a high school diploma or GED. 

Career Certificate

• FMT 1213 - Fashion Marketing 3 SH
• FMT 1223 - Product Knowledge 3 SH
• FMT 1313 - Fundamentals of Textiles 3 SH
• FMT 2513 - Image and Wardrobe Consulting 3 SH
• FMT 2613 - Fashion Show Production 3 SH

•  OR

• FMT 2623 - Fashion Forecasting 3 SH
• MMT 1113 - Principles of Marketing I 3 SH
• MMT 1313 - Personal Selling 3 SH
• MMT 1413 - Merchandising Math 3 SH
• MMT 2333 - Multimedia Presentations for Marketing 3 SH
• OR Approved Computer-Related Elective  3 SH
• Approved Technical Elective  3 SH

Technical Certificate

• FMT 1113 - Fashion Design Fundamentals 3 SH
• FMT 1233 - Buying Fundamentals 3 SH
• FMT 2414 - Visual Merchandising 4 SH
• FMT 2943 - Fashion Cooperative Education 3 SH
• OR
• MMT 2243 - Marketing Case Studies 3 SH
• MMT 2423 - Retail Management 3 SH

Associate of Applied Science

• ENG 1113 - English Composition I 3 SH
• SPT 1113 - Public Speaking I 3 SH    OR
• SPT 2173 - Interpersonal Communication 3 SH
• Social/Behavioral Science Elective  3 SH
• Humanities/Fine Arts Elective  3 SH
• Mathematics/Science Elective  3-4 SH 

• (MAT-1313 or higher OR any Laboratory Science)

**Completion Award: Associate in Applied Science Degree in Fashion Merchandising Technology 61-62 SH

**Additional Graduation Requirement: Any student (first-time, transfer, and part-time) who begins at Hinds Fall 2007 and later will be required to take LLS 1312 /RST 1312  - Orientation course in order to graduate from the College. Exception: Orientation credit (1-3 hrs) transferred to Hinds from another college will satisfy our orientation requirement.

A CPAS review course and exam are required to graduate from this program.