Program: Merchandising, B.S.B.A. Semester-by-semester Guide - University of Southern Mississippi - Modern Campus Catalog™

Apr 16, 2025

2016-2017 Undergraduate Bulletin

Freshmen

1st semester (14 hours)

ENG 101 - Composition One 3 hrs.
MAT 100 - Quantitative Reasoning 3 hrs. or
MAT 101 - College Algebra 3 hrs. or Higher level MAT course
Science and Lab 4 hrs.
BA 250 - Introduction to Business Analytics 1 hr.
General Electives 3 hrs.

2nd semester (16 hours)

ENG 102 - Composition Two 3 hrs.
MAT 102 - Brief Applied Calculus 3 hrs.
Science and Lab 4 hrs.
HIS 101 - World Civilizations: Beginnings to 1500 C.E. 3 hrs. or
HIS 102 - World Civilizations: 1500 to the present 3 hrs.

Select 1:

ANT 101 - The Human Experience: A Global Perspective on Human Diversity 3 hrs.
COH 100 - Concepts of Wellness 3 hrs.
ECO 101 - Basic Economics 3 hrs.
GHY 101 - World Geography: Dynamics of a Changing Earth 3 hrs.
PS 101 - American Government 3 hrs.
PSY 110 - General Psychology 3 hrs. **
SOC 101 - Understanding Society: Principles of Sociology 3 hrs. **

Sophomore

1st semester (15 hours)

ECO 202 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 hrs.
BA 200 - The Legal Environment of Business 3 hrs.

Select 1:

IT 200 - Introduction to Business Communication 3 hrs.
IT 361 - Computer Applications in Business Technology I 3 hrs.
ENG 301 - English Grammar 3 hrs.
Any foreign language not used 3 hrs.

Select 1:

HIS 101 - World Civilizations: Beginnings to 1500 C.E. 3 hrs.
HIS 102 - World Civilizations: 1500 to the present 3 hrs.
PHI 151 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 hrs.
PHI 171 - Ethics and Good Living 3 hrs.
REL 131 - Comparative Religion 3 hrs. **

Select 1:

ANT 101 - The Human Experience: A Global Perspective on Human Diversity 3 hrs.
COH 100 - Concepts of Wellness 3 hrs.
ECO 101 - Basic Economics 3 hrs.
GHY 101 - World Geography: Dynamics of a Changing Earth 3 hrs.
PS 101 - American Government 3 hrs.
PSY 110 - General Psychology 3 hrs. **
SOC 101 - Understanding Society: Principles of Sociology 3 hrs. **

2nd semester (15 hours)

ACC 200 - Introduction to Financial Accounting 3 hrs.
BA 201 - Managerial Statistics I 3 hrs.
MER 121 - Principles of Merchandising 3 hrs.
ECO 201 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 hrs.

Select 1:

CMS 111 - Oral Communication 3 hrs. (SI)
CMS 305 - Interpersonal Communication 3 hrs. (SI)
CMS 320 - Business and Professional Speaking 3 hrs. (SI)
CMS 330 - Small-Group Communication 3 hrs. (SI)

Junior

1st semester (15 hours)

MKT 300 - Principles of Marketing 3 hrs.
MER 436 - Retail Buying and Assortment Planning 3 hrs.
MIS 300 - Management Information Systems 3 hrs.
ACC 220 - Managerial Accounting 3 hrs.
MER 330 - Textile Industrial Complex 3 hrs.

2nd semester (15 hours)

FIN 300 - Principles of Finance 3 hrs.
MGT 300 - Management for Organizations 3 hrs.
BA 310 - Professional Ethics 3 hrs. **or
PHI 300 - Business Ethics 3 hrs.
MER 337 - Applied Merchandising 3 hrs.
ENG 203 - World Literature 3 hrs.

Senior

1st semester (15 hours)

MGT 325 - Operations Management 3 hrs.
ENG 333 - Technical Writing 3 hrs. or
IT 380 - Organizational Communication 3 hrs. **
MER 478 - Integrated Merchandising Channels 3 hrs.
MER 437 - Apparel Product Development 3 hrs.

Select 1:

ANT 221 - Introduction to Cultural & Linguistic Anthropology 3 hrs.
ANT 311 - World Cultures 3 hrs.
GHY 331 - Cultural Systems in the Environment 3 hrs.
GHY 341 - Geography and World Political Affairs 3 hrs.
HIS 424 - The World in the 20th Century 3 hrs.
PS 331 - World Politics 3 hrs.
Single foreign language not previously used 3 hrs.

2nd semester (15 hours)

Any approved international course 3 hrs.
MGT 400 - Global Managerial Policy and Strategy 3 hrs.
MER 438 - Sustainability and Global Sourcing 3 hrs.

Select 1:

Select 1:

MER 222 - Professionalism in Merchandising 3 hrs.
MER 331 - Product Analysis 3 hrs.
MER 332 - Societal Influences on Consumer Behavior 3 hrs.
MER 335 - History of Apparel 3 hrs.
MER 421 - International Fashion Study 2-9 hrs.
MER 439 - Retail Merchandising Internship 3 hrs.
MER 492 - Special Problems 1-6 hrs.

Notes: **RECOMMENDED