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/

Merchandising and Design Core (12 hours)

• MRCH 2000 - Visual Imaging for Fashion and Merchandising Credit Hours: (3)
• MRCH 2010 - Textiles Credit Hours: (3)
• MRCH 3000 - Color and Basic Design Studies and Applications Credit Hours: (3)
• MRCH 3215 - Textiles Applications Credit Hours: (3)

Visual Merchandising & Exhibition Design Concentration (24 hours)

• MRCH 2004 - Tech Skills for Merchandising Credit Hours: (3)
• MRCH 2050 - Computer Applications for VMED Credit Hours: (3)
• MRCH 2106 - 3D Visual Merchandising Credit Hours: (3)
• MRCH 3010 - Trends in Home and Exhibition Credit Hours: (3)
• MRCH 3600 - Consumer Engagement in the Digital Era Credit Hours: (3)
• MRCH 3700 - Strategic Design for Residential Space Credit Hours: (3)
• MRCH 4200 - Strategic Design for Exhibition Space Credit Hours: (3)
• MRCH 4204 - Furnishing Prblms/Presentatns Credit Hours: (3)

Senior Year Requirements (6 hours)

• MRCH 4600 - Senior Seminar Credit Hours: (3)
• UNIV 4110 - Internship** Credit Hours: (3-6)

College Requirements (9 hours)

Thematic Studies (6 hours)

CPLS 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: Thematic Studies Courses

• REQUIRED FOR CONCENTRATION:

• MRCH 3050 - Costume History Credit Hours: (3)
• MRCH 4205 - Behavioral Sci Aspects Clothng Credit Hours: (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. Students will be assigned to a specific section based on his or her concentration.

• UNIV 4995 - Senior Project** Credit Hours: (3) (completed during the final semester)

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.