Apr 20, 2024

2020-2021 Undergraduate Bulletin

2020-2021 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Merchandising, Apparel, and Textiles, B.S.

The Merchandising, Apparel, and Textiles program blends creativity with business components to develop graduates who are consumer and technology focused. Students study concepts and develop skills necessary for understanding market trends, retail strategies, and industry structures that facilitate the development, sourcing, marketing, and merchandising of consumer goods and services in the domestic and international marketplace.

The curriculum challenges students to exercise resourceful thinking in business operations, merchandising strategies, and the interrelationships of people, technology, and materials. Course work is designed to match industry expectations and intended to provide students with the knowledge and experience they will need to understand trends and applications in the merchandising, apparel, and textiles industries.

Internships are a required component of the program, which can lead to permanent professional placement. The internship provides students with first-hand experience in merchandising, apparel, and textiles related fields, allowing them to exercise classroom knowledge in a realworld setting. Visit us at: http://rtm-hes.ca.uky.edu/content/bachelorscience-merchandising-apparel-and-textiles.

Each student must complete the following:

Complete UK Core requirements.
Complete 120 credit hours with a minimum grade-point average of 2.0.
Complete the required curriculum in the major program.

UK Core Requirements

See the UK Core section of this Bulletin for the complete UK Core requirements . The courses listed below are (a) recommended by the college, or (b) required courses that also fulfill UK Core areas. Students should work closely with their advisor to complete the UK Core requirements.

VII. Quantitative Foundations

Recommended:

MA 123 - ELEMENTARY CALCULUS AND ITS APPLICATIONS Credit(s): 4
OR
MA 113 - CALCULUS I Credit(s): 4

VIII. Statistical Inferential Reasoning

Choose one

STA 210 - MAKING SENSE OF UNCERTAINTY: AN INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL REASONING Credit(s): 3
OR
STA 296 - STATISTICAL METHODS AND MOTIVATIONS Credit(s): 3

IX. Community, Culture and Citizenship in the USA

Recommended:

GEN 100 - ISSUES IN AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT Credit(s): 3

X. Global Dynamics

Recommended:

MAT 247 - DRESS AND CULTURE Credit(s): 3

UK Core hours: 32

Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement (GCCR)

RTM 425 - HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Credit(s): 3

Subtotal: Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement hours (GCCR): 3

Program Entrance Requirements

The minimum grade-point average for entrance of all students into the Merchandising, Apparel and Textiles program is 2.0.

Graduation Requirements

Students must fulfill all prerequisites and achieve a grade of C or better in all MAT and RTM courses which are major requirements.

Premajor Requirements

PSY 100 - INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY Credit(s): 4
SOC 101 - INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY Credit(s): 3
ECO 201 - PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS I Credit(s): 3
ECO 202 - PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS II Credit(s): 3
STA 210 - MAKING SENSE OF UNCERTAINTY: AN INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL REASONING Credit(s): 3
OR
STA 296 - STATISTICAL METHODS AND MOTIVATIONS Credit(s): 3

Subtotal: Premajor hours: 16

Major Requirements

MAT 114 - INTRODUCTION TO MERCHANDISING Credit(s): 3
MAT 120 - TEXTILES FOR CONSUMERS Credit(s): 3
MAT 237 - AESTHETIC EXPERIENCE IN RETAIL Credit(s): 3
MAT 247 - DRESS AND CULTURE Credit(s): 3
MAT 315 - MERCHANDISE PLANNING AND CONTROL Credit(s): 3
MAT 414 - MERCHANDISING STRATEGY ANALYSIS Credit(s): 3
MAT 510 - BRAND MANAGEMENT Credit(s): 3
MAT 514 - RETAIL ENTREPRENEURSHIP Credit(s): 3
MAT 572 - INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISING Credit(s): 3
RTM 340 - PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE/PRE-INTERNSHIP Credit(s): 1
RTM 345 - SERVICE MANAGEMENT Credit(s): 3
RTM 499 - RETAILING AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT INTERNSHIP Credit(s): 6

Choose 9 credits from:

HMT 570 - EVENT PLANNING AND COORDINATION Credit(s): 3
MAT 359 - SPECIAL TOPIC IN MERCHANDISING, APPAREL AND TEXTILES(SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 1 - 3 (Variable)
MAT 395 - INDEPENDENT STUDY IN MERCHANDISING, APPAREL, AND TEXTILES Credit(s): 1 - 3 (Variable)
MAT 480 - MERCHANDISING, APPAREL, AND TEXTILES STUDY TOUR Credit(s): 1 - 3 (Variable)
MAT 515 - SPECIFICATION AND EVALUATION OF TEXTILES AND APPAREL Credit(s): 3
MAT 520 - TEXTILES FOR INTERIORS Credit(s): 3
MAT 522 - HISTORY OF TEXTILES Credit(s): 3
MAT 533 - HISTORY OF COSTUME Credit(s): 3
MAT 547 - SOCIAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF APPAREL Credit(s): 3
MAT 559 - SPECIAL TOPIC IN MERCHANDISING, APPAREL, AND TEXTILES (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 1 - 3 (Variable)
MAT 570 - ELECTRONIC RETAILING (E-TAILING) Credit(s): 3
MAT 595 - INDEPENDENT STUDY IN MERCHANDISING, APPAREL, AND TEXTILES Credit(s): 1 - 3 (Variable)

Subtotal: Major hours: 46

Professional Support: 27

ACC 201 - FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING I Credit(s): 3
ACC 202 - MANAGERIAL USES OF ACCOUNTING INFORMATION Credit(s): 3
MKT 300 - MARKETING MANAGEMENT Credit(s): 3
MKT 320 - RETAIL AND DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT Credit(s): 3
MGT 301 - BUSINESS MANAGEMENT Credit(s): 3
plus 6 hours at the 200 level or above to be chosen with approval of the academic advisor from such areas as business, communication and social sciences or additional MAT courses.
plus 6 hours at the 300 level or above Credit(s): 6

Subtotal: Professional Support: 27

Electives

Electives should be selected to complete the minimum total of 120 hours required for graduation.

Merchandising, Apparel, and Textiles, B.S.

UK Core Requirements

I. Intellectual Inquiry in Arts and Creativity

II. Intellectual Inquiry in the Humanities

III. Intellectual Inquiry in the Social Sciences

IV. Intellectual Inquiry in the Natural, Physical, and Mathematical Sciences

V. Composition and Communication I

VI. Composition and Communication II

VII. Quantitative Foundations

VIII. Statistical Inferential Reasoning

IX. Community, Culture and Citizenship in the USA

X. Global Dynamics

UK Core hours: 32

Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement (GCCR)

Subtotal: Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement hours (GCCR): 3

Program Entrance Requirements

Graduation Requirements

Premajor Requirements

Subtotal: Premajor hours: 16

Major Requirements

Choose 9 credits from:

Subtotal: Major hours: 46

Professional Support: 27

Subtotal: Professional Support: 27

Electives

Subtotal: Minimum Elective hours: 6

TOTAL HOURS: 120