Overview
Bachelor in Apparel Merchandising & Management is a four-year program designed to provide students with a sound foundation in the managerial aspect of Apparel Merchandising. To acquire a Bachelor of Apparel Merchandising & Management degree a student has to earn 140 credits of courses designed & offered by the university. After successful completion of this program, a student will be professionally competent to choose his/her career as a Quality Assurance Manager, Sample Room Manager, Supply Chain Manager, Planning Manager, Merchandiser, Production Manager, Factory Manager, and Compliance Manager in the RMG sector at home and abroad.
Each semester is subdivided into modules from the fields of: Majors, Interdisciplinary Minors, and General Electives. Academic Majors are the academic disciplines or program-related courses that undergraduate students formally complete. Interdisciplinary Minors provide individuated pathways that would permit students to acquire interdisciplinary skill sets and opt for a set of subjects that complement studies in one’s major or explore an unrelated area of intellectual interest. General Electives are offered to the students to help them enhance their personality and develop interests in specific areas like personality development, communication skills, critical thinking skills, professional ethics, etc. Each semester is subdivided into modules from the fields of: core courses (apparel merchandising & management) humanities, business, and other allied fields of study. The degree program is completed with an 8-week internship which the students do in a company, followed by the production of a Bachelor's Thesis (Final Year Project, FYP).
Program Educational Objectives (PEO)
PEO to Mission Statement Mapping
| M1 | Develop graduate who are competent enough to join in RMG sectors and allied textile sectors and can tackle all the challenges and take opportunities for the enrichment and development these sectors to summit through their merchandising and managerial skills. |
| M2 | Build managerial skills, conceptional and technical knowledges and the confidences required to lead and maintain the growth or RMG sectors in Bangladesh and abroad. |
| M3 | Become the place of excellence through the landscape of well-developed teaching-learning environment, scientific research and successful collaboration in all aspect of apparel and allied departments merchandising and management. |
Program Objectives
Under the stated vision and mission, the department intends to –
- Offer undergraduate program in the field of knitwear and woven garments manufacturing management
- Provide in depth knowledge about apparel merchandising, management. technology and sustainability
- Enable students with enough skills to achieve individual and team goals in an organized way
- Prepare graduates who will act ethically and also be socially responsibility
- Improve the ability of students to think critically to pursue them for research and innovation
- Make the graduate competent to communicate with others in diverse situations
- Develop leadership quality among the students to increase the chance of employability and also become change makers in society
- Provide students with enough knowledge for self-management and becoming lifelong learners
- Promote University-Industry Collaboration and global and regional academic integration for research and intellectual exchange.
Areas of Concentration
- Apparel Merchandising and Operation/Production Management
- Fashion marketing, Trend Forecasting and Retail Management
- Supply Chain and Logistics Management
- Product Development and Design
- Retail Operations and Visual Merchandising
- Consumer Behaviour and Fashion Psychology
Admission Requirements
- Candidates for any undergraduate program must have a minimum GPA of 2.50 (in a scale of 5.00) in both SSC and HSC/Equivalent of any background.
- Candidates with English medium background must have completed ‘O’ Level and ‘A’ Level. Only the best five subjects in ‘O’ Level and best two subjects in ‘A’ Level will be considered. Out of these seven subjects, a candidate must have at least 4 B’s or GPA of 4.00 and 3 C’s or GPA of 3.5. (in a scale of A = 5.0, B = 4.0, C = 3.0, D = 2.0 and E = 1.0)
Course Structure
| Type of courses | Credit hours |
| (i) General Courses | |
| a. Social Sciences | 3 |
| b. Basic Science/STEM | 13 |
| c .Language and Communication | 7 |
| (ii) Major | 63 |
| (iii) Interdisciplinary Minor | 48 |
| (iv) Capstone course/Internship/thesis/Projects/Portfolio | 6 |
| Total | 140 |
Degree Requirements
- Minimum CGPA requirements for graduation: 2.50
- Maximum academic years for completion: 07
Financial Information
| Particulars | Unit Cost (in Tk.) | Total (in Tk.) | Mode of Payment |
| Admission Fee + Form Fee | 10,500 | 10,500 | Once |
| Tuition Fee (per credit) | 2,600 | 3,64,000 | Semester-wise |
| Registration Fee | 7,000 | 56,000 | Semester-wise |
| Library Fee | 500 | 4,000 | Once |
| Lab. Fee | Included in Tuition Fee | ||
| Student Activities Fee | 1,000 | 8,000 | Semester-wise |
| Total | 4,42,500 |
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List of Courses
| General Courses: | |||
| Basic Science | |||
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit | Prerequisite |
| PHY 0533 1101 | Basic Physics | 3 | |
| MAT 0541 1101 | Business Mathematics | 3 | |
| CHE 0531 1101 | General Chemistry | 3 | |
| CHE 0531 1102 | General Chemistry Sessional | 1 | |
| MAT 0542 1201 | Statistics for Textile and Apparel Management | 3 | |
| Language and Communication | |||
| BAN 0232 1101 | Bangla Language and Literature | 2 | |
| ENG 0231 1100 | Remedial English | 0 | |
| ENG 0031 1203 | Business and Communicative English | 3 | |
| ENG 0231 1101 | English Reading and Writing | 2 | |
| Social Sciences | |||
| HSS 0300 1201 | Bangladesh Studies | 3 | |
| Major Courses, Internship and Project | |||
| FAS 0212 3102 | Advanced pattern making sessional | 1 | |
| AMM 0414 4101 | Textile and Apparel Merchandising | 3 | |
| TEX 0723 3103 | Apparel Production Engineering | 3 | |
| AMM 0410 3201 | Apparel Production Planning and Operation Management | 3 | |
| FAS 0212 2202 | Application of CAD in apparel - I Sessional | 1 | |
| FAS 0212 3106 | Application of CAD in apparel - II Sessional | 1 | |
| AMM 0414 4104 | Application of Computer in Apparel Industry Sessional | 1 | |
| ICT 0611 1202 | Spreadsheets and Database for Apparel Industry Sessional | 1 | |
| FAS 0212 2204 | Basic pattern making sessional | 1 | |
| TEX 0723 3107 | Clothing Materials and Store Room Management | 2 | |
| AMM 0414 4109 | Commercial Issues in Textile and Apparel Business | 3 | |
| AMM 0414 4107 | Costing in Textile and Apparel | 3 | |
| TEX 0723 2101 | Cutting & Sewing Tools and Techniques | 3 | |
| TEX 0723 2102 | Cutting & Sewing Tools and Techniques Sessional | 1 | |
| TEX 0723 2205 | Cutting, Sewing and Finishing Room Management | 3 | |
| AMM 0414 2101 | Fashion buying and marketing | 3 | |
| AMM 0414 4201 | Final year project | 3 | |
| TEX 0723 2211 | Garment Construction Technique | 3 | |
| TEX 0723 2212 | Garment Construction Techniques Sessional | 1 | |
| TEX 0723 3207 | Industrial Garments Washing & Finishing | 3 | |
| AMM 0414 4203 | Industrial training | 3 | |
| TEX 0723 1103 | Introduction to Fashion & Apparel Industries | 3 | |
| TEX 0723 1201 | Product Development and Re-Engineering | 3 | |
| AMM 0414 3209 | Retail and Visual Merchandising | 2 | |
| AMM 0414 4113 | Sourcing and Negotiation Techniques for Merchandisers | 2 | |
| AMM 0413 4205 | Supply Chain and Logistic Management in Textile and Apparel | 3 | |
| TEX 0723 4207 | Sustainability in textile and apparel industry | 3 | |
| MAT 0541 2101 | Analytics in Merchandising | 3 | |
| TEX 0723 1203 | Yarn and Yarn processing | 3 | |
| TEX 0723 1204 | Yarn and Yarn Processing Sessional | 1 | |
Interdisciplinary Minor Courses | |||
| BBA 0414 3109 | Consumer Behaviour | 3 | |
| BBA 0411 3203 | Cost and Management Accounting | 3 | |
| TEX 0723 2207 | Dyeing, printing and finishing | 3 | |
| TEX 0723 2208 | Dyeing, printing and finishing sessional | 1 | |
| AMM 0413 3205 | Entrepreneurship and Business Plan Development | 3 | |
| TEX 0712 4105 | TEX 0712 4105 Environment pollution and control | 3 | |
| TEX 0723 2209 | Fabric Structure & Design Analysis | 3 | |
| TEX 0723 2210 | Fabric Structure & Design Analysis Sessional | 1 | |
| TEX 0723 2103 | Fabric and Fabric processing | 3 | |
| TEX 0723 2104 | Fabric and Fabric processing Sessional | 1 | |
| ECO 0311 1201 | Managerial Economics | 3 | |
| BBA 0413 2101 | Principle of Management | 3 | |
| HSS 0223 3111 | Professional Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility | 3 | |
| GED 0111 4111 | Research Methodology | 3 | |
| TEX 0723 3211 | Technical Textiles and Nonwoven | 2 | |
| TEX 0723 3113 | Testing of Textiles | 3 | |
| TEX 0723 3114 | Testing of Textiles Sessional | 1 | |
| TEX 0723 1101 | Textile Fiber - Yarn - Fabric | 3 | |
| AMM 0413 3213 | Total Quality Control and Management | 3 | |
