Virginia Commonwealth University
Course Equivalency Guide
| FIDM Course | Virginia Commonwealth University Course |
|---|---|
| BUMT 3600 Management Theory & Principles | MGMT 310 Managing People in Organizations |
| BUMT 3650 Human Resource Management | MGMT 331 Human Resources Management |
| BUMT 3820 Business Law | BUSN 323 Legal Environment of Business |
| BUMT 4250 Supply Chain Management* | SCMA 386 Global Supply Chain Management |
| BUMT 4840 Studies in Leadership | MGMT 319 Leadership |
| DESN 1150 Fashion Sketching for Design I*** | FASH 205 Fashion Drawing I |
| DESN 1220 Basic Draping Techniques* | FASH 202 Draping |
| DESN 1850 The Business of Fashion | FASH 120 Intro to the Fashion Industry |
| GNST 1040 English Composition | UNIV 112 Focused Inquiry II |
| GNST 1080 Drawing Fundamentals* | ARTF 131 Drawing Studio |
| GNST 1200 20th Century Designers | FASH 370 Design History: 20th and 21st Centuries |
| GNST 1230 Color & Design Theory | ARTF 132 Surface Research |
| GNST 1450 College Mathematics* | MATH 141 Algebra with Applications (or higher) |
| GNST 1600 Effective Speaking | SPCH 121 Effective Speaking |
| GNST 1650 Critical Thinking* | UNIV 200 Inquiry and the Craft of Argument |
| GNST 2020 Survey of Western Art I* | ARTH 103 Survey of Art I |
| GNST 2380 World Art* | ARTH 207 Global Art History |
| GNST 2420 Survey of Western Art II* | ARTH 104 Survey of Art II |
| GNST 2570 Microeconomics** | ECON 210 Principles of Microeconomics |
| GNST 2630 Principles of Chemistry** | CHEM 101 General Chemistry I (or higher) |
| GNST 2870 Macroeconomics** | ECON 211 Principles of Macroeconomics |
| GNST 2960 American Political & Economic History | HIST 104 Survey of American History |
| GNST 3020 Statistics | STAT 208 Statistical Thinking (OR) STAT 210 Basic Practice of Statistics |
| GRPH 1720 Typography | GDES 211 Typography I |
| INTD 1350 Survey of Architecture & Interior Design I | ARTH 300 Prehistoric and Ancient Art and Arch (OR) ARTH 305 Classical Art and Arch |
| INTD 1650 Survey of Architecture & Interior Design II | ARTH 315 Renaissance Art and Arch (OR) ARCH 320 Baroque and Rococo (OR) ARCH 333 Modern Art and Arch |
| MMKT 1650 Consumer Behavior and Research | MKTG 315 Buyer Behavior |
| MMKT 2880 Marketing Essentials* | MKTG 301 Marketing Principles |
| MRCH 1550 The Retail Environment | MKTG 340 Retail Management |
| PermaLink | Approved: 09/01/2019 |
NOTES:
*Indicates courses that may not be a requirement in all majors. Such courses will be
transferred in if they are a requirement or an elective choice in the transferring students program’s curriculum. ALSO: Major specific course may be accepted by the Department Chair with review of class projects / exams and course description.
**Indicates courses only offered in FIDM’s Business Management Bachelor of Science Degree to complete student’s lower division general education requirements.
***Indicates courses that may transfer after additional evaluation by FIDM’s Fashion Design Department regarding the review of specific projects, stated learning objectives and inquiries regarding the type of equipment and/or programs used. Evaluations could be minimized significantly pending the submission of a course outline and or syllabus.