| Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Advisor Name:_______________________ | Catalog: 2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog Program: Visual Merchandising and Exhibition Design (B.P.S.) Minimum Credits Required:__________________ | |||
Visual Merchandising and Exhibition Design (B.P.S.)The Visual Merchandising and Exhibition Design concentration is an interdisciplinary program and comprises developing environments such as homes, stores, display windows and other merchandise displays; as well Exhibition Design, including trade shows and installations at large scale events, like pop-up stores. |
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General Education (35-41 hours)See University General Education Program for the University General Education Program requirements. Students who have completed one year of American History in high school are exempted from the six credit-hour History General Education Program requirement; otherwise, students will have to meet the History requirement. | ||||
Coordinated Study (36 hours)Many upper-division (3000/4000-level) courses have prerequisites that must be met prior to being permitted to register for those courses. You are responsible for knowing and satisfying all course prerequisites. Some (not all) prerequisites are listed below. For specific information about courses and the prerequisites they may have, please view course descriptions at: http://www.memphis.edu/ugcatalog/coursedescrip/index.php. Many courses also require permits from the department that teaches the course. For example, SWRK and CJUS courses will always need permits from those respective departments. University College staff cannot issue permits for courses taught in other departments. ALL 3000/4000 level classes taught by the College of Business (ACCT, ECON, FIR, MGMT, MKTG) require a permit; students must request a permit online at: https://fcbeacad.memphis.edu/permits/ | ||||
Visual Merchandising and Design Core (12 hours) | ||||
| Course Name | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed | |
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| MRCH 2000 - Visual Imaging for Fashion and Merchandising (3) | ||||
| MRCH 2010 - Textiles (3) | ||||
| MRCH 3215 - Textiles Applications (3) | ||||
| MRCH 3000 - Color and Basic Design Studies and Applications (3) | ||||
Visual Merchandising & Exhibition Design Concentration (24 hours) | ||||
| Course Name | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed | |
| MRCH 2004 - Tech Skills for Merchandising (3) | ||||
| MRCH 2050 - Computer Applications for VMED (3) | ||||
| MRCH 2106 - 3D Visual Merchandising (3) | ||||
| MRCH 3204 - Residential Kitchen Planning (3) | ||||
| MRCH 3600 - Consumer Engagement in the Digital Era 3 | ||||
| MRCH 4204 - Furnishing Prblms/Presentatns (3) | ||||
| MRCH 4304 - Trends Housing Home Furnishing (3) | ||||
Choose one course from any appropriate upper division courses from Art, Theater, etc. for the remaining 3 hours. Courses from other departments should be discussed with your advisor/program coordinator before registering to determine appropriateness for concentration | ||||
Senior Year Requirements (6 hours) | ||||
| Course Name | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed | |
| MRCH 4600 - Senior Seminar (3) | ||||
The senior collection is a student’s culminating experience or capstone designed to synthesize and integrate the content of a student’s program of study. The senior collection is intended to fuse all the academic areas that comprise the student’s understanding of developing a fashion collection into a relevant example of scholarship to be showcased down the runway. Students will complete a collection of their choice with approval of their senior collection instructor. The senior collection is completed during a student’s final semester. | ||||
| UNIV 4110 - Internship** (3-6) | ||||
College Requirements (9 hours) | ||||
Thematic Studies (6 hours)University College thematic studies course(s) are designed to broaden a student’s knowledge of significant themes in social, political, and religious history. Review a complete list of courses: http://www.memphis.edu/univcoll/resources/thematic_studies.php | ||||
| Course Name | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed | |
REQUIRED FOR CONCENTRATION: | ||||
| MRCH 3050 - Costume History (3) | ||||
| MRCH 4205 - Behavioral Sci Aspects Clothng (3) | ||||
Senior Project (3 hours)The senior project is a student’s culminating experience or capstone designed to synthesize and integrate the content of a student’s program of study. The senior project is intended to fuse the two or more academic areas that comprise the student’s coordinated study (major) into an academically-relevant example of scholarship. Students will complete a thesis, task-based, or artistic project on a topic of their choice with approval of their senior project instructor. The senior project is completed during a student’s final semester. ALL sections of UNIV 4995 are taught online. Students will be assigned to a specific section based on his or her concentration. | ||||
| Course Name | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed | |
| UNIV 4995 - Senior Project** (completed during the final semester) (3) | ||||
General Electives (28-34 hours)Electives may be chosen to bring the total number of hours to 120 with a minimum of 42 upper division hours. | ||||
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