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3.00 Credits
Course covers workings and interrelationships of various industries and services that compose the fashion business. Instruction offers a comprehensive overview of enterprises involved in design, production, and distribution of men's, women's, and children's apparel and accessories. Studentslearn about varied career opportunities in the fashion field and how to make business decisions, recognize and solve problems, and maximize opportunities. Skills learned in this course prepare students for advanced courses in the curriculum. 3 CREDITS
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3.00 Credits
This course provides the foundation of professional vocabulary used in the fashion industry. Students learn to identify garment components, evaluate construction techniques, estimate production costs, and integrate these fundamentals into fashion management applications. Skills learned in this course prepare students for advanced courses in the curriculum: Fashion Merchandising (28-3910) and Decision Making: Fashion/Retail Management (28-3970). 3 CREDITS
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3.00 Credits
Course provides the practical application of concepts taught in the Management Department's marketing and merchandising courses. Students interested in retail management learn how to create visual displays and present merchandise effectively. This knowledge can lead to specific careers in visual merchandising and is beneficial for the retail manager to use in the functions of management. 3 CREDITS
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2.00 Credits
Course introduces fashion show planning and implementation techniques. Students have an opportunity to observe a retail fashion show in its planning stages. 2 CREDITS
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on the socio-cultural significance of dress and appearance. Course offers a framework for interpreting the meaning of dress as behavior and as a communication system. This course may fulfill the Context requirement for the Fashion/Retail Management concentration. 3 CREDITS
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3.00 Credits
Course examines dress and adornment practices of folk societies, ethnic groups, and indigenous populations. Students analyze psychological, social, and symbolic functions of these costumes. Unique, colorful costumes are explored as design inspirations or influences for present day fashions. Course includes in-depth study of costumes representative of the multicultural Chicago community. 3 CREDITS
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3.00 Credits
This is a study tour to Ecuador, South America. This course will take students to the capital city of Quito, as well as to the city of Otavalo to visit and work with clothing manufacturer Winter Sun. The goals of this program are to increase students' global awareness and to help prepare them for professional employment in the ever-changing international sectors of fashion such as merchandising, management and marketing. 3 CREDITS
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3.00 Credits
Course examines designers' marketing and merchandising strategies and considers how they have shaped the fashion retail industry. Course provides an in-depth study of fashion designers of the late 19th and 20th centuries and their impact on modern business practices. Instruction covers the evolution of fashion designers from Charles Worth to Alexander McQueen and their influence on the industry. 3 CREDITS
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4.00 Credits
Financial Accounting is a thorough coverage of financial accounting topics. Clear principles and procedures are used to demonstrate the coverage of the accounting cycle for the organization. General-purpose financial statements are prepared: Income Statement, Statement of Equity, Balance Sheet, and Statement of Cash Flow. The remainder of the class covers financial topics that will enhance the student's understanding of general-purpose financial statements and the use of financing through ratio analysis. 4 CREDITS
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3.00 Credits
Course enables students to better understand legal issues in business dealings in the arts and entertainment industries and to recognize where legal problems may arise. Course work includes readings and lectures relating to copyright and other intellectual property rights, contracts, licensing agreements, first amendment issues, agency agreements, and the formation of partnerships and corporations. 3 CREDITS
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