Fashion Merchandising - BS

The St. Kate's fashion merchandising major prepares students for a dynamic career and leadership role within the fashion and apparel industry. Students study merchandising strategies at the U.S. and global retail spectrum at a multichannel level, including store, digital, and catalog. In addition to taking major-related courses, students will complete a minor. Students choose a minor in consultation with the department. Minors include Business Administration, Business Analytics, Communications, Leadership, Marketing, Social Media and Marketing, and Sustainability Studies. Students will study environmental and social justice issues and sustainability in fashion and apparel throughout the program.

Students are prepared for careers in fashion retail and wholesale careers including merchandise coordinator, manufacturer's representative, product developer, business analyst, buyer, visual merchandiser, stylist, personal shopper, and retail manager. A required internship and real-world course projects provide hands-on rich experiences. Students can take advantage of the opportunity to study for a semester or year at the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, London College of Fashion, Acadia Fashion Institute in Florence, or other approved off-campus study programs.

See also: Fashion Design

This major is offered in the College for Women only.

Curriculum

Required Minor

Students must complete one of the following minors. (The requirements for each minor are listed under the department offering the minor.)

• Business Administration
• Business Analytics
• Integrated Marketing Communications and Design
• Marketing
• Sustainability Studies

Fashion merchandising majors satisfy the Writing Requirement for Majors by completing FASH 2150W Sociocultural Aspects of Dress. They complete the Liberal Arts and Sciences Core Writing Requirement with three other writing-intensive courses (CORE 1000W The Reflective Woman,  CORE 3990W Global Search for Justice, and one other writing-intensive course in this or another department).

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Offered every other year