Retail Management, Diploma

Program Details

Semester 1

• MGT 101 - Principles of Management Credits: 3
• MKT 140 - Selling Credits: 3
• MKT 160 - Principles of Retailing Credits: 3
• APP 270 - Fashion Buying Credits: 3
• Select 3-4 credits from Option 1 Credits: 3-4

Semester 2

• MGT 147 - Leadership Development Credits: 3
• MGT 266 - Prin of Supply Chain Mgt. Credits: 3
• MKT 110 - Principles of Marketing Credits: 3
• Select 3 credits from Option 2 Credits: 3
• Select 3 credits from Option 3 Credits: 3

Semester 3

• APP 235 - Visual Merchandising Studio Credits: 3
• MKT 145 - Sales Management Credits: 3
• Select 3 credits from Option 4 Credits: 3

Total Credits Required to Complete this Diploma - 39*

*Total credits are calculated using the least number of credits needed to satisfy the option requirements.

Fixed Costs

Tuition……………………………………………………………………………………..$185.00 per credit

The costs for each program are estimates and subject to change.

Varied Costs

Students can expect to spend $75 - $150 per course on textbooks. Costs can be reduced by renting textbooks or buying e-texts.

Approximate total for program: $8,265-8,865**
 

**Program entry requirements are not included in the total approximate cost.

What Kind of Work Will You Do?

• Manage a store or a department.
• Conduct store meetings for employees.
• Assist in interpreting customer needs and buying store merchandise from vendors.
• Plan and execute promotional displays.
• Schedule and supervise other employees.
• Sell to customers.
• Be responsible for the physical appearance and condition of a store.
• Provide customer service to build repeat business.

What Skills and Abilities Will You Need?

• Maintain good working relations with customers, fellow workers, and store management; a team effort is required.
• Apply creative thinking to merchandise and selling responsibilities.
• Apply artistic abilities to the development of displays and other sales promotion ideas.
• Communicate effectively, both verbally and nonverbally.

What Else Should I Consider about this Diploma program?

• The opportunity to work with many people.
• You may be required to work evenings and weekends.
• Commissions and bonuses supplement starting salary.
• Opportunity to start your own retail business.
• Retailing is the best experience there is for any business career.
• Retailing opportunities exist throughout the United States.
• Rapid advancement and salary increases are usually available for people who succeed.
• Success is quickly realized by high sales figures.
• Can transfer all credits into DMACC Marketing program, with the option of transferring to a four-year degree.
• Average salary for frontline retail supervisors according to the US Department of Labor is $43,580. (as of May 2017)

Program Competencies

Students in this Program will be able to…

1. Demonstrate the ability to sell ideas, products and services.
2. Demonstrate full comprehension of the marketing mix.
3. Demonstrate basic fundamentals of visual merchandising and/or promotional design.
4. Apply knowledge of effective customer relationship management.
5. Detect how marketers utilize data and analytics to perpetually adapt to the ever-changing marketplace.
6. Identify discrete target markets and segments for companies and brands.
7. Reflect on how companies position brands successfully within a discrete target market.

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