Skip to main content
Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design

Concentration in Product Development (Bachelor of Science in Merchandising)

Students on Summer 2024, Fall 2024, or Spring 2025 requirements PDMERCHCON

Requirements

The concentration requires at least 9 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.
  1. Product Development. One (1) course:
    • SOAD-M 327 Product Development
  2. Global Sourcing. One (1) course:
    • SOAD-M 412 Global Sourcing
  3. Advanced Product Development. One (1) course:
    • SOAD-M 427 Advanced Product Development
  4. Concentration GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
    1. 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.
    2. 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.
    3. Concentration Upper Division Credit Hours. At least 9 credit hours in the concentration must be completed at the 300–499 level.

Concentration Area Courses
  • 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.