Fashion Merchandising
Turn great products into successful brands.
The Merchandising program at Austin Community College prepares you for an exciting, fast-paced career in fashion retail, wholesale, visual merchandising and styling by seamlessly blending creative vision with modern, data-driven business strategy. Working alongside experienced faculty, you will gain the flexible, real-world tools needed to lead in today’s global marketplace.
- Master the Business of Fashion: Explore consumer behavior, global trend forecasting, retail strategy, online shopping trends, and smart supply chain logistics to learn exactly how products move from concept to consumer.
- Analyze and Execute: Learn to dive into market data, identify lucrative business opportunities, and build a foundational understanding of digital commerce.
- Diverse Career Paths: Graduate prepared for a wide range of industry leadership positions, including merchandising, buying, fashion styling, retail planning, and brand management.
By the time you graduate, you’ll have the business insight, practical experience, and confidence to help shape the future of global fashion.
The ACC Fashion Merchandising program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP), a global leader in business education. With open enrollment for introductory classes, you can start building your future in fashion today.
Award Plans and Program Maps
FSHN 1301 Textiles
A general study of textiles with emphasis on factors that affect the hand, appearance, and performance in clothing use. Examination of the fibers, yarns, dyeing, printing and finishing. Application of textiles used in the apparel industry.
Credit Hours: 3
FSHN 1366 Practicum (or Field Experience) — Fashion Merchandising
Practical, general workplace training supported by an individualized learning plan developed by the employer, college, and student.
Credit Hours: 3
FSHN 2301 Fashion Promotion
A survey of fashion direction, publicity, and fashion event coordination. Emphasis on fashion event production.
Credit Hours: 3
FSHN 2303 Fashion Buying
Fundamentals of fashion buying with instruction in planning, pricing, and purchasing retail fashion inventories. Identification of wholesale merchandise resources. Instruction in calculating retail math functions of buying.
Credit Hours: 3
FSHN 2309 Fashion Image
Instruction in the techniques used to analyze the fashion image of individual clients. Emphasis on personal coloring, body types, and wardrobe coordination. Study of fashion image consultant business practices and job qualifications.
Credit Hours: 3
FSHN 2320 Visual Merchandising
Skill development in the creation of showroom or retail store window/interior displays that sell merchandise.
Credit Hours: 3
FSHN 2388 Internship — Fashion Merchandising
A work-based learning experience that enables the student to apply specialized occupational theory, skills and concepts. A learning plan is developed by the college and the employer.
Credit Hours: 3
FSHN 2389 Internship — Fashion Merchandising
A work-based learning experience that enables the student to apply specialized occupational theory, skills and concepts. A learning plan is developed by the college and the employer.
Credit Hours: 3
FSHD 1302 Introduction to Fashion
Survey of the world of fashion businesses. Introduction to the creation and merchandising of fashion through the study of fashion vocabulary, the fashion process, fashion publications, and career opportunities.
Credit Hours: 3
FSHD 1308 Fashion Trends
A study of the effects of eastern and western cultures on the development of fashion. Examination of the impact of social, psychological, economic, demographic, and lifestyle trends on fashion trends.
Credit Hours: 3
FSHD 1311 Fashion History
Survey of the evolution of fashion change, traced through garment development from ancient times to present day. A study of customs and silhouettes of each historical period and their modern day adaptations.
Credit Hours: 3
ACC Fashion Merchandising prepares you for the real world of design, business, and innovation.