Footwear Design and Merchandising Minor: 24 units

Offered by: Don B. Huntley College of Agriculture, Apparel Merchandising and Management Department

The Footwear Design and Merchandising minor is designed for students seeking careers in the footwear and accessories sector. The program provides a strong technical foundation in product design, and the product development and manufacturing processes. It embraces emerging technologies such as 3D scanning and printing.

The attainment of the minor in Footwear Design and Merchandising is accomplished by appropriate selection, timely scheduling and satisfactory completion of specifically designated courses and electives totaling a minimum of 24 semester units as outlined below.

Minor Required

Minor Electives

Minor Required: 18 units

Minor Electives: 6 units

Any combination of courses listed below will satisfy the required 6 units. Emphases are listed to provide guidance for helping students to choose courses of interest that best fit your career goals, but there is no requirement for choosing a specific emphasis for fulfilling these units. It is strongly recommended to complete the 6 units from the same emphasis.

Footwear Design and Merchandising Minor: 24 units

Minor Required: 18 units

Minor Electives: 6 units

Emphasis A: Fashion Marketing

Emphasis B: Fashion Retailing and Ecommerce

Emphasis C: International Supply Chain and Retail Management