Fashion Merchandising

Description

The Fashion Merchandising degree prepares students for careers in apparel and accessory buying, retail management, and store operations by equipping them with industry-specific technical skills such as trend analysis, fashion marketing, and social media marketing. Graduates can also pursue roles as sales representatives for manufacturers, visual merchandisers, store managers, specialists in product distribution, and sales promotions. Completion of the degree also prepares students for transfer to four-year colleges to pursue a bachelor’s degree.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon the successful completion of this program, students should be able to:

1. Analyze fashion marketing and product distribution that meet demand and maximizes profitability and visibility
2. Implement feasible solutions by applying appropriate fashion design and merchandising working principles and strategies
3. Utilize the technology necessary in the field of fashion merchandising.
4. Obtain advancement or employment in a variety of careers in fashion merchandising with the development of problem-solving and improved communication skills.
5. Develop a global awareness and understanding of the social, economic, cultural and technological systems that intersect in merchandising fashion.

Other Information

Arts, Communication, and Design

Local Program (Major) Code: S185

Program Control Number: 04822

TOP Code: 1303.20*

CIP Code: 19.0905