Fashion Industry & Merchandising BS / Business Administration MBA
Major: Fashion Industry & Merchandising and Business Administration
Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Science (BS) and Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Calendar Type: Quarter
Minimum Required Credits: 229.0
Co-op Options: One Co-op (Five years)
About the Program
This accelerated dual degree program combines study in the areas of Fashion Industry and Merchandising (BS) for the fashion lifestyle industries with the MBA degree in the LeBow College of Business. The program is designed to allow students to complete both the bachelor's degree and the Master of Business Administration degree in five years.
Additional Information
Students should visit the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts and Design for more information.
Admission Requirements
The program is offered to qualified students who apply for this option prior to the end of freshmen year or prior to the completion of 90.0 credits. All students who apply for this option must take the GMAT entrance exam. Incoming freshmen selected for this program will generally have a minimum of 1350 on the SAT, a GPA of 3.5 or better, and rank in the top 10% of their high school graduating class. A strong candidate for this program will have taken significant AP coursework while in high school.
BS/MBA students may be waived from two LeBow MBA courses, assuming a grade of B or better is earned in specified undergraduate courses. Students can review the Waiver Policies for the Statement of Curriculum Standing on the LeBow College's website for additional information. The above conditions hold only for fully accepted BS/MBA students as identified by Enrollment Management.
Degree Requirements
General Education Requirements | ||
CIVC 101 | Introduction to Civic Engagement | 1.0 |
COOP 101 | Career Management and Professional Development * | 1.0 |
ENGL 101 | Composition and Rhetoric I: Inquiry and Exploratory Research | 3.0 |
or ENGL 111 | English Composition I | |
ENGL 102 | Composition and Rhetoric II: Advanced Research and Evidence-Based Writing | 3.0 |
or ENGL 112 | English Composition II | |
ENGL 103 | Composition and Rhetoric III: Themes and Genres | 3.0 |
or ENGL 113 | English Composition III | |
ENVS 160 | Environment in the News | 2.0 |
ENVS 260 | Environmental Science and Society | 3.0 |
GEO 111 | Natural Disasters | 3.0 |
MATH 119 | Mathematical Foundations for Design | 4.0 |
UNIV A101 | The Drexel Experience | 1.0 |
Required Arts and Humanities | ||
COM 220 | Qualitative Research Methods | 3.0 |
COM 230 | Techniques of Speaking | 3.0 |
Arts and Humanities Elective | ||
Select 3.0 credits from the following 100-400 level courses (including T380 and T480): ** | 3.0 | |
Any AFAS (Africana Studies) | ||
Any ARTH (Art History) | ||
Any ARCH (Architecture) | ||
Any COM (Communication) | ||
Any DANC (Dance) | ||
Any ENGL (English) | ||
Any FMST (Film Studies) | ||
Any GST (Global Studies) | ||
Any HIST (History) | ||
Any INTR (Interior Design) | ||
Any JWST (Jewish Studies) | ||
Any LANG (Language) | ||
Any MENA (Middle East & North Africa Studies) | ||
Any MUSC (Music) | ||
Any PHIL (Philosophy) | ||
Any PHTO (Photography) | ||
Any PPE (Philosophy, Politics and Economics) | ||
Any PBHL (Public Health) | ||
Any RELS (Religious Studies) | ||
Any SCRP (Screenwriting & Playwriting) | ||
Any THTR (Theater) | ||
Any TVST (Television Studies) | ||
Any VSCM (Graphic Design) | ||
Any WGST (Women's and Gender Studies) | ||
Any WRIT (Writing) | ||
Social Science Electives | ||
Select 9.0 credits from the following 100-400 level courses (including T380 and T480) *** | 9.0 | |
Any AFAS (Africana Studies) | ||
Any ANTH (Anthropology) | ||
Any CJS (Criminal and Justice Studies) | ||
Any CS (Computer Science) | ||
Any ECON (Economics) | ||
Any ENSS (Environmental Studies & Sustainability) | ||
Any ENVS (Environmental Science) | ||
Any PSY (Psychology) | ||
Any PBHL (Public Health) | ||
Any SOC (Sociology) | ||
Any WGST (Women's and Gender Studies) | ||
Visual Studies Requirements | ||
ARTH 103 | History of Art III | 3.0 |
Select two of the following: | 6.0 | |
Asian Art and Culture | ||
Art of India | ||
Art of China | ||
Art of Japan | ||
Contemporary Art | ||
History of African-American Art | ||
African Art | ||
Global Material Culture | ||
Special Topics in Art History | ||
Special Topics in Art History | ||
PHTO 110 | Photography | 3.0 |
VSST 101 | Design I | 4.0 |
VSST 102 | Design II | 4.0 |
VSST 103 | Design III | 4.0 |
VSST 110 | Introductory Drawing | 3.0 |
Professional Requirements | ||
ACCT 110 | Accounting for Professionals | 4.0 |
ARTH 335 [WI] | History of Costume I: Preclassical to 1800 | 3.0 |
or FASH 335 | History of Costume I: Preclassical to 1800 | |
or ARTH 336 | History of Costume II: 1800-1920 | |
or FASH 336 | History of Costume II: 1800-1920 | |
or ARTH 337 | History of Costume III: 1920 to Present | |
or FASH 337 | History of Costume III: 1920 to Present | |
or ARTH T380 | Special Topics in Art History | |
or ARTH T480 | Special Topics in Art History | |
COM 181 | Public Relations Principles and Theory | 3.0 |
DSMR 100 | Computer Imaging I | 3.0 |
DSMR 103 | Introduction to the Fashion Industry | 3.0 |
DSMR 201 | Analysis of Product | 3.0 |
DSMR 210 | Presentation Techniques for the Fashion Industry | 3.0 |
DSMR 211 | Digital Design for the Fashion Industry | 3.0 |
DSMR 215 | Digital Commerce & Promotion | 3.0 |
DSMR 230 | Textiles for the Fashion Industry | 3.0 |
DSMR 231 | Retail Operations | 3.0 |
DSMR 232 | Merchandise Planning and Buying | 4.0 |
DSMR 300 | Fashion Industry & Merchandising Trends and Impact | 3.0 |
DSMR 310 | Merchandising Operations & Management | 3.0 |
DSMR 311 | Visual Merchandising | 3.0 |
DSMR 333 | Fashion Product Development and Sourcing | 3.0 |
DSMR 464 | Merchandising Analytics | 3.0 |
DSMR 477 [WI] | Fashion Industry & Merchandising Seminar | 3.0 |
DSMR 496 [WI] | Senior Problem in the Fashion Industry | 3.0 |
ECON 201 | Principles of Microeconomics | 4.0 |
ENTP 105 | Entrepreneurial Thinking | 3.0 |
or ENTP 201 | The Starter's Toolkit | |
or ENTP 205 | Ready, Set, Fail | |
or ENTP 270 | Social Entrepreneurship | |
MKTG 201 | Introduction to Marketing Management | 4.0 |
MKTG 321 | Selling and Sales Management | 4.0 |
or MKTG 326 | Marketing Insights | |
or MKTG 344 | Professional Personal Selling | |
or MKTG 356 | Consumer Behavior | |
or MKTG 362 | Brand and Reputation Management | |
PHIL 301 | Business Ethics | 3.0 |
PROD 215 | Design Thinking in Product Design | 4.0 |
Career Pathway Electives † | 31.0 | |
MBA Requirements | ||
ACCT 510 | Essentials of Financial Reporting | 3.0 |
BLAW 510 | Analyzing Legal Options in Decision-Making | 3.0 |
BSAN 601 | Business Analytics for Managers | 3.0 |
BUSN 610 | Strategic Career Management & Professional Development | 3.0 |
or BUSN 611 | Strategic Career Advancement for Professionals | |
ECON 601 | Managerial Economics | 3.0 |
FIN 601 | Corporate Financial Management | 3.0 |
MGMT 529 | Strategic Management | 3.0 |
MKTG 601 | Marketing Strategy & Planning | 3.0 |
ORGB 511 | Leading in Dynamic Environments: A Personal, Relational, and Strategic Approach | 3.0 |
POM 601 | Operations and Supply Chain Management | 3.0 |
Experiential Requirement | ||
Select one from the following: | 3.0 | |
Graduate Internship | ||
Special Topics in STEM Interdisciplinary Subject | ||
International Business Seminar and Residency | ||
Business Consulting | ||
MBA Capstone | ||
Business Agility and IT | ||
Design Thinking for Digital Innovations | ||
Digital Marketing | ||
Leading Virtual Teams | ||
Negotiations for Leaders | ||
Tax Experiential Learning | ||
MBA Major Requirements - select one major from choices below | 9.0 | |
Free Electives | 6.0 | |
Total Credits | 229.0 |
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Co-op cycles may vary. Students are assigned a co-op cycle (fall/winter, spring/summer, summer-only) based on their co-op program (4-year, 5-year) and major.
COOP 101 registration is determined by the co-op cycle assigned and may be scheduled in a different term. Select students may be eligible to take COOP 001 in place of COOP 101.
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Suggested Arts and Humanities electives: ENGL 303, ENGL 335, HIST 163.
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Suggested Social Science electives: SOC 210, SOC 215, SOC 240, SOC 340, SOC I499, AFAS 301, PSY 150, WGST 324.
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Career Pathway electives enable students to pursue specific areas of study, which complement the Design and Merchandising major and the student's desired career pathway.
Suggested Career Pathway Electives: ENTP 205, ENTP 209,ENTP 250, ENTP 375, DSMR 485.
MBA Major Requirements
Students select one major from the following:
Major: Accounting Analytics
Required Courses | ||
Select three of the following: | 9.0 | |
Data Analytics & Technology in Accounting | ||
Financial Statement Analysis | ||
Strategy & the Master Budgeting Process | ||
Tax and Business Strategy | ||
Total Credits | 9.0 |
Major: Business Analytics
Select three of the following: | 9.0 | |
Any BSAN course numbers 602-699 | ||
Any STAT course numbers 602-699 | ||
Aligning Information Systems and Business Strategies | ||
Inter-Active Decision Support Systems | ||
Database Analysis and Design for Business | ||
Customer Analytics | ||
Marketing Experiments | ||
Managerial Decision Models and Simulation | ||
Total Credits | 9.0 |
Major: Finance
Select three of the following: | 9.0 | |
Any FIN course numbers 602-699 | ||
Total Credits | 9.0 |
Major: General Business
Select 9.0 credits from the same subject code from the following 500-700 level courses: | 9.0 | |
Any ACCT (Accounting) | ||
Any BLAW (Legal Studies) | ||
Any BUSN (General Business) | ||
Any ECON (Economics) | ||
Any FIN (Finance) | ||
Any INDS (Interdisciplinary Business) | ||
Any INTB (International Business) | ||
Any MGMT (Management) | ||
Any MIS (Management Information Systems) | ||
Any MKTG (Marketing) | ||
Any OPR (Operations Research) | ||
Any ORGB (Organizational Behavior) | ||
Any POM (Production Operations Management) | ||
Any SMT (Sport Management) | ||
Any STAT (Statistics) | ||
Any TAX (Taxation) | ||
Total Credits | 9.0 |
Major: Marketing
Select three of the following: | 9.0 | |
Any MKTG course numbers 500-799 | ||
Total Credits | 9.0 |
Major: Marketing Technology & Analytics
Select three of the following: | 9.0 | |
Customer Analytics | ||
Marketing Experiments | ||
Marketing Technology and Automation | ||
Buyer Behavior Theory | ||
Digital Marketing | ||
Marketing Information Management and Research | ||
Total Credits | 9.0 |
Major: Project Management
Required Courses | ||
PROJ 501 | Introduction to Project Management | 3.0 |
Select two of the following: | 6.0 | |
Project Planning & Scheduling | ||
Project Quality Management | ||
Project Estimation & Cost Management | ||
Project Risk Assessment & Management | ||
Total Credits | 9.0 |
Major: Technology & Innovation Management
Required Courses | ||
MGMT 603 | Technology Strategy | 3.0 |
Select two of the following: | 6.0 | |
Introduction to Change Management: An Integration of Macro and Micro Perspectives | ||
Innovation Management | ||
Strategic Change Management | ||
Strategic Human Resource Management | ||
Knowledge Management | ||
Sustainability and Value Creation | ||
Leading for Innovation | ||
Strategy Implementation | ||
Change Management Experiential Capstone | ||
MIS Policy and Strategy | ||
New Product Planning, Strategy, and Development | ||
Leading and Executing Change | ||
Negotiations for Leaders | ||
Total Credits | 9.0 |
Major: Applied AI in Business
Select three of the following: | 9.0 | |
Data-driven AI for Management Decisions | ||
Artificial Intelligence in Strategic Decision Making | ||
Human Plus: Augmenting Decision Intelligence through AI | ||
Special Topics in STEM Interdisciplinary Subject | ||
Total Credits | 9.0 |
Major: Business Customized
Students can self customize a concentration with coordination between their program manager and with faculty guidance. Please see your program manager/academic advisor for further information. | ||
Select 9.0 credits from any subject code from the following 500-700 level courses: | 9.0 | |
Any ACCT (Accounting) | ||
Any BLAW (Legal Studies) | ||
Any BUSN (General Business) | ||
Any ECON (Economics) | ||
Any FIN (Finance) | ||
Any INDS (Interdisciplinary Business) | ||
Any INTB (International Business) | ||
Any MGMT (Management) | ||
Any MIS (Management Information System) | ||
Any MKTG (Marketing) | ||
Any ORGB (Organizational Behavior) | ||
Any OPR (Operations Research) | ||
Any POM (Production Operations Management) | ||
Any SMT (Sport Management) | ||
Any STAT (Statistics) | ||
Any TAX (Taxation) | ||
Total Credits | 9.0 |
Major: Corporate Sustainability and Social Impact
Select three of the following: | 9.0 | |
Legal Aspects of Employment | ||
Social Entrepreneurship | ||
Social and Sustainable Innovation | ||
Corporate Governance | ||
Corporate Sustainability for Managers | ||
Business Ethics | ||
Sustainability and Value Creation | ||
Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Logistics |
Major: Leadership
Select three of the following: | 9.0 | |
Artificial Intelligence in Strategic Decision Making | ||
Leading the Digital Supply Chain | ||
Business Ethics | ||
Sustainability and Value Creation | ||
Leading for Innovation | ||
Leading Virtual Teams | ||
Negotiations for Leaders |
Writing-Intensive Course Requirements
In order to graduate, all students must pass three writing-intensive courses after their freshman year. Two writing-intensive courses must be in a student's major. The third can be in any discipline. Students are advised to take one writing-intensive class each year, beginning with the sophomore year, and to avoid “clustering” these courses near the end of their matriculation. Transfer students need to meet with an academic advisor to review the number of writing-intensive courses required to graduate.
A "WI" next to a course in this catalog may indicate that this course can fulfill a writing-intensive requirement. For the most up-to-date list of writing-intensive courses being offered, students should check the Writing Intensive Course List at the University Writing Program. Students scheduling their courses can also conduct a search for courses with the attribute "WI" to bring up a list of all writing-intensive courses available that term.
Sample Plan of Study
4+1, 1 co-op (Accelerated program completed in 5 years)
Students complete undergraduate requirements in four years, then convert to graduate status in the fifth and final year.
First Year | |||||||
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Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
DSMR 103 | 3.0 | DSMR 100 | 3.0 | CIVC 101 | 1.0 | VACATION | |
ENGL 101 or 111 | 3.0 | DSMR 230 | 3.0 | DSMR 201 | 3.0 | ||
ENVS 260 | 3.0 | ENGL 102 or 112 | 3.0 | ENGL 103 or 113 | 3.0 | ||
UNIV A101 | 1.0 | GEO 111 | 3.0 | ENVS 160 | 2.0 | ||
VSST 101 | 4.0 | VSST 102 | 4.0 | MATH 119 | 4.0 | ||
VSST 110 | 3.0 | VSST 103 | 4.0 | ||||
17 | 16 | 17 | 0 | ||||
Second Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
ACCT 110 | 4.0 | COOP 101* | 1.0 | ARTH 103, DSMR 215, or ENTP 105 | 3.0 | COM 181, ARTH 103, or ENTP 105 | 3.0 |
COM 230 or 181 (or Social Science Elective) | 3.0 | DSMR 210 or 211 | 3.0 | DSMR 232, ECON 201, or MKTG 201 | 4.0 | DSMR 311 | 3.0 |
DSMR 211 or PHTO 110 | 3.0 | DSMR 215, COM 181, or COM 230 | 3.0 | DSMR 310 | 3.0 | DSMR 477*** | 3.0 |
DSMR 231 (or Art History Elective) | 3.0 | DSMR 232 or 231 | 4.0 | DSMR 333 | 3.0 | (UG) Career Pathway Elective or PHTO 110 | 3.0 |
ENTP 105, 201, 205, or 270 | 3.0 | ECON 201 or MKTG 201 | 4.0 | PHTO 110 or DSMR 210 | 3.0 | (UG) Career Pathway Elective | 3.0 |
(UG) Social Science Elective | 3.0 | (UG) Social Science Elective | 3.0 | ||||
16 | 18 | 16 | 18 | ||||
Third Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
COOP EXPERIENCE | COOP EXPERIENCE | DSMR 300 (or Art History Elective) | 3.0 | COM 220 | 3.0 | ||
PHIL 301 (or Career Pathway Elective) | 3.0 | PROD 215** | 4.0 | ||||
(UG) Career Pathway Elective | 3.0 | DSMR 300 (or Art History Elective) | 3.0 | ||||
(UG) Marketing Choice or Career Pathway Elective | 4.0 | (UG) Arts and Humanites Elective | 3.0 | ||||
0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | ||||
Fourth Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
ARTH 335, FASH 335, ARTH 336, FASH 336, ARTH 337, FASH 337, ARTH T380, or ARTH T480 | 3.0 | DSMR 464 or 496 | 3.0 | (UG) Career Pathway Elective or PHIL 301 | 3.0 | Awarded UG Degree | |
DSMR 496 or 464 | 3.0 | (UG) Art History Elective | 3.0 | (UG) Career Pathway Electives | 6.0 | Student converts to Grad status | |
(UG) Career Pathway Elective or Marketing Choice | 4.0 | (UG) Career Pathway Electives | 6.0 | (UG) Social Science Elective | 3.0 | ||
(UG) Career Pathway Elective | 3.0 | BLAW 510 | 3.0 | MGMT 529 | 3.0 | ||
ACCT 510 | 3.0 | FIN 601 | 3.0 | (GR) Elective | 3.0 | ||
BSAN 601 | 3.0 | ||||||
19 | 18 | 18 | 0 | ||||
Fifth Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | ||
ORGB 511 | 3.0 | MKTG 601 | 3.0 | ECON 601 | 3.0 | ||
BUSN 610 or 611 | 3.0 | POM 601 | 3.0 | (GR) MBA Major Requirement | 6.0 | ||
(GR) Elective | 3.0 | (GR) MBA Major Requirement | 3.0 | ||||
(GR) Experiential Elective | 3.0 | ||||||
9 | 12 | 9 | |||||
Total Credits 229 |
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COOP 101 registration is determined by the co-op cycle assigned and may be scheduled in a different term. Select students may be eligible to take COOP 001 in place of COOP 101.
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PROD 215 and COM 220 should be taken together either the summer term after fall/winter COOP or the fall term after spring/summer COOP.
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DSMR 477 [WI] should be taken the summer term before fall/winter COOP or in the spring term before spring/summer COOP.