 BURTL Business Retail BURTL-519 International Economic Trends in Textiles and Clothing (3 cr.) Fall and Spring Economic importance of the textile and apparel industries in the United States and the world. BURTL-522 Merchandising and Marketing an Apparel Line (2 cr.) Spring Merchandising and marketing of product lines from manufacturer to retailer to consumer. BURTL-527 Store Management (3 cr.) Fall and Spring Develop management skills for retail stores of varying size. BURTL-535 Special Topics in Retail Merchandising and Management (1-3 cr.) Fall, Spring and Summer R BURTL-550 Marketing to Aging and Minority Consumers (2 cr.) Fall Identify product and service needs of Native, African, Asian and Hispanic Americans, and aging consumers. Interpret demographic, psychological and cultural data of these special populations and develop merchandising strategies. Prerequisites: take BUMKG-330. BURTL-617 Social/Psychological Aspects of Clothing (3 cr.) Fall and Spring Social and psychological influence of dress on individual and group behavior patterns. BURTL-619 National Study Tour to Fashion Industry (1 cr.) Fall and Spring Five-day visit to New York or alternate city: study hours, discussions and lectures by leaders in American fashion market. Equivalent to APRL-619. R BURTL-625 Current Retail Strategies for a Differential Advantage (2 cr.) Fall and Spring Comparative analysis of specific retail corporations' strategies to gain a differential advantage with their merchandising and operational methodology. BURTL-626 Fashion Retailing Practicum (4 cr.) Fall, Spring and Summer Observation and structured experience in merchandising procedures dealing with complete operations and management of retail establishment. BURTL-690 Advanced Merchandise Planning Control (3 cr.) Fall and Spring Application of merchandise theory and techniques to budget, manage, and adjust actual purchases, inventory, and sales of an actual retail business. BURTL-735 Problems in Textiles, Clothing and Retail Marketing (2 cr.) Fall, Spring and Summer Identification, selection and completion of a problem in textiles, clothing, and retail marketing culminating in a Plan B paper. Equivalent to APRL-735 Prerequisites: take EDUC-740. $ BURTL-770 Thesis -- Textiles, Clothing and Retail Marketing (2-6 cr.) Independent research under direction of investigation adviser. Selection of problems, development of outline, review of literature, compilation of bibliography, plan of attack, conduct of research, interpretation of findings, and preparation of the final paper according to thesis standards. Consent of Program Director. Equivalent to APRL-770. Prerequisites: take EDUC-740. $ BURTL-790 Seminar in Textiles, Clothing and Retail Marketing (2 cr.) Review, evaluation and interpretation of current research in textiles, clothing and retail marketing. Equivalent to APRL-790. The Graduate Bulletin Revised: December 2008 |