Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design
Concentration in Product Development (Bachelor of Science in Merchandising)
Students on Summer 2023, Fall 2023, or Spring 2024 requirements PDMERCHCON
Requirements
The concentration requires at least 9 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.
- Product Development. One (1) course:
- SOAD-M 327 Product Development
SOAD-M 327 Product Development
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- SOAD-M 204 or AMID-R 204; and at least junior standing; or consent of department
- Description
- Functions and practices of product development; understanding and defining the customer; researching fashion trends from color and fabric to silhouette; identifying how and when to apply trends to targeted customers; practical application of executing concepts into finished products.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of AMID-R 327 or SOAD-M 327.
- Global Sourcing. One (1) course:
- SOAD-M 412 Global Sourcing
SOAD-M 412 Global Sourcing
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- SOAD-M 109, SOAD-M 204, SOAD-M 209, AMID-R 100, AMID-R 204, or AMID-R 209; and at least junior standing
- Description
- Issues and strategies of global sourcing in the apparel industry: natural resources, labor issues, factory profiles, quota and duty issues of key sourcing centers.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of AMID-R 412 or SOAD-M 412.
- Summer 2025CASE SHcourseSpring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
- Advanced Product Development. One (1) course:
- SOAD-M 427 Advanced Product Development
SOAD-M 427 Advanced Product Development
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- SOAD-M 327 and SOAD-M 412
- Description
- Current case study work in the product development process that brings products to market. Review of current trends in the marketplace and the technologies available to improve time, quality, and/or efficiencies.
- Concentration GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
- Concentration GPA. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the concentration—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
- Concentration Minimum Grade. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the concentration.
- Concentration Upper Division Credit Hours. At least 9 credit hours in the concentration must be completed at the 300–499 level.
Concentration Area Courses
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Courses that may apply toward the Credit Hours and GPA requirements in this academic program include all courses listed on the requirement course lists at the time the course was taken as well as any other courses that are deemed functionally equivalent.
Exceptions to and substitutions for concentration requirements may be made with the approval of the unit's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.