UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE FORMS
Revised
Academic Program Approval
This form is a routing document for the approval of new
and revised academic programs. Proposing department should
complete this form. For more
information, call the Faculty Senate Office at 831-2921.
Submitted by: __Rosetta LaFleur
______________________phone number___831-6139____
Department: __Fashion and Apparel
Studies____________email address:
LaFleur@udel.edu_
Date: ___October 21, 2009______________________________________________________
Action: _______________Revision of Major/Minor
__________________________________
(Example: add major/minor/concentration, delete
major/minor/concentration, revise major/minor/concentration, academic unit name change, request for
permanent status, policy change, etc.)
Effective term______________l0F_______________________________________________________________
(use format 04F, 05W)
Current degree:_____________ ___________BS and
MS_____________________________
(Example: BA, BACH, BACJ, HBA,
Proposed change leads to the
degree of: BS Fashion Merchandising and MS_Fashion Studies
(Example: BA,
BACH,
Proposed name:__________4 + 1_Fashion Studies__________________________________
Proposed new name for revised
or new major / minor / concentration / academic unit
(if applicable)
Revising or Deleting:
Undergraduate major / Concentration_ Fashion Merchandising (Revising to include an option for 4+1)________________________________________________________
(Example: Applied Music – Instrumental degree BMAS)
Undergraduate minor:___________________________________________________
(Example: African
Studies, Business
Administration, English, Leadership,
etc.)
Graduate Program Policy statement change:__Adapting the MS Policy statement to
develop a version for the 4+1_______________________________________________
(Must
attach your Graduate Program
Policy Statement)
Graduate Program of Study:____________________________________________
(Example: Animal Science: MS Animal Science: PHD
Economics: MA Economics: PHD)
Graduate minor / concentration:__________________________________________
Note: all graduate studies
proposals must include an electronic copy of the Graduate Program Policy
Document, highlighting the changes made to the original policy document.
List new courses required for
the new or revised curriculum. How do they support the overall program
objectives of the major/minor/concentrations)?
(Be aware that approval
of the curriculum is dependent upon these courses successfully passing through
the Course Challenge list. If there are no new courses enter “None”)
None
Explain, when
appropriate, how this new/revised curriculum supports the 10 goals of
undergraduate education: http://www.ugs.udel.edu/gened/
The fashion
merchandising (FM) undergraduate program is an interdisciplinary supported by
foundations in aesthetics and art, business and economics, chemistry, history,
sociology, and psychology (Goal 5). In FM, students study the planning,
production, promotion, and distribution of products in fashion industries to
meet consumer need and demand. The program develops students who can think
critically to solve problems in the planning, buying, and sourcing of fashion
products (Goal 2). Students are provided many opportunities to develop their
oral, written and visual communication skills (Goal 1). Content throughout the
program on topics of social responsibility and sustainability in the field
engages the students in questions of ethics and their responsibility to society
(Goal 4). The apparel industry is truly a global one; students gain an
international perspective (Goal 10) through content in several required
courses, as well as the study abroad opportunities and two multicultural
courses in the department.
Identify other units affected
by the proposed changes:
(Attach permission from the affected units. If no other unit is affected, enter “None”)
None
Describe the rationale for
the proposed program change(s):
(Explain your reasons for creating, revising, or deleting the
curriculum or program.)
The 4+1 program allows FM majors who desire more education
than the undergraduate major can provide to complete a master’s degree in half
the time. By accelerating attainment of a master’s degree which includes
writing a thesis, students will be provided with expanded opportunities for
attaining effective written communication skills (Goal 1 of UD’s general
education goals), opportunities to think critically to solve problems (Goal 2),
opportunities to work independently (Goal 3) and an opportunity to gain
research experience with faculty scholars.
A Master of Science in Fashion Studies may result in expanded
opportunities for career growth in fashion, apparel, retail and related
industries.
Additional student benefits include:
ü
Earn admission to the graduate program in the
junior year;
ü
The GRE can be waived if students has a 3.5 GPA or
higher;
ü
Save 1 year of graduate tuition;
ü
Option to take graduate courses as undergraduate
and to interact with future graduate peers;
ü
Through careful choice of elective courses will
need as few as 19 additional credits
Include a side-by-side comparison of the credit distribution before and
after the proposed change.
Show the new or revised curriculum as it should appear in the
Course Catalog.
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CURRENT B.S. FA UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS First Year Experience (FYE) 4 Discovery Learning Experience (DLE) 3 Multi-cultural Course 3 MAJOR REQUIREMENTS English Writing course 3 Arts and Sciences Group B elective 3 Two Modern foreign language courses 4-8 CHEM
101General
Chemistry
4 CHEM
102General
Chemistry
4 ECON
151Intro
to Microeconomics: Prices& Markets 3 PSYC
100General
Psychology
3 SOCI
201Introduction
to Sociology
3 Costume History course 3
ADDITIONAL FASHION
MERCHANDISING CURRICULUM MAJOR REQUIREMENTS ACCT
200 Survey of Accounting, 207Accounting or MISY
160Business
Computing: Tools and Concepts 3 ACCT
352Law
and Social Issues in Business 3 BUAD
301Introduction
to Marketing
3 BUAD
309Management
and Organizational Behavior 3 BUAD
471Advertising
Management
3 BUAD
474Marketing
Channels and Retailing 3 ECON
152Introduction
to Macroeconomics 3
ELECTIVES After required courses are completed, sufficient elective credits must be taken to
meet the minimum credits required for the degree. CREDITS
TO TOTAL A MINIMUM OF: 120 |
4+1 CURRICULUM UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS First Year Experience (FYE) 4 Discovery Learning Experience (DLE) 3 Multi-cultural Course 3 MAJOR REQUIREMENTS English Writing course 3 Arts and Sciences Group B elective 3 Two Modern foreign language courses 4-8 CHEM
101General
Chemistry 4 CHEM
102General
Chemistry 4 ECON
151Intro
to Microeconomics: Prices& Markets 3 PSYC
100General
Psychology
3 SOCI
201Introduction
to Sociology 3 Costume History course 3 ADDITIONAL FASHION
MERCHANDISING CURRICULUM MAJOR REQUIREMENTS ACCT
200 Survey of Accounting, 207Accounting or MISY
160Business
Computing: Tools and Concepts 3 ACCT
352Law
and Social Issues in Business 3 BUAD
301Introduction
to Marketing 3 BUAD
309Management
and Organizational Behavior
3 BUAD
471Advertising
Management 3 BUAD
474Marketing
Channels and Retailing 3 ECON
152Introduction
to Macroeconomics 3 IFST 615
Research Methods
3 or ELECTIVES After required courses are completed, sufficient elective credits must be taken to
meet the minimum credits required for the degree. CREDITS
TO TOTAL A MINIMUM OF: 120 |
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4+1 Course and
Program Requirements
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The Bachelor of Science degree in FM requires 120
credits. An additional 32 credits are
required for the Master of Science degree.
Undergraduate courses taken in the junior and senior years are
combined to waive up to 13 credits of bachelor degree course
requirements. In the freshmen and
sophomore years and first semester of the junior year, students follow the FM
curriculum as outlined in the undergraduate catalog. During the second
semester of the junior year and the senior year a minimum of 13 graduate
credits at the 600 and 800 levels will be completed. Upon completion of the 4-year undergraduate
degree, students will immediately begin taking the remaining graduate credits
over a 1-year period. |
Students are
admitted into the 4+1 program in the spring of the junior year. They will take
600/800
Anticipated Admission/Applicants:
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Spring of
Junior Year |
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(3
cr.) |
Count as a substitute for |
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Fall of
Senior Year |
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IFST 615* |
(3 cr.) |
Research Methods (will count as undergrad elective) |
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* can also take |
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Spring of
Senior Year |
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(1 cr.) |
Fashion
Studies Seminar (taken twice, once as a
required undergrad course) |
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(3 cr.) |
Apparel Brand Management & Marketing (Counts as a substitute for |
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(3 cr.) |
Research Analysis in Fashion Studies |
In the graduate year of study, students will take
(19 credits) with no electives or substitutions for requirements in the following sample sequence:
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Fall Semester of Graduate Program |
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(3 cr.) |
Elementary Statistics (or equivalent) |
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(3 cr.) |
Global Fashion Consumer |
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(1 cr.) |
Apparel
Supply Chains & Social Responsibility |
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(1 cr.) |
Socially
Responsible Apparel: Global Policy |
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(1 cr.) |
Sustaining
Global Apparel Supply Chains |
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**or |
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Spring
Semester of Graduate Program |
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(1
cr.) (3 cr.) |
Fashion
Studies Seminar (taken twice) Interdisciplinary
Approaches to Creative Problem Solving |
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(6 cr.) |
Thesis |
The total
credits for the B.S. and M.A. are 139.
The B.S. degree is awarded upon completion of 120 credits.
ROUTING AND AUTHORIZATION: (Please do not remove supporting
documentation.)
Department Chairperson Date
Dean of College Date
Chairperson, College Curriculum
Committee___________________________________Date_____________________
Chairperson, Senate Com. on UG or GR
Studies Date
Chairperson,
Senate Coordinating Com. Date
Secretary, Faculty Senate Date
Date of Senate Resolution Date to be Effective
Registrar Program
Code Date
Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
& International Programs Date
Provost Date
Board of Trustee Notification Date
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