In the Bachelor of Science in Fashion Merchandising program at Stevenson, you will have the opportunity to advance your career in the dynamic field of fashion with a business-focused mindset. This program is designed to provide you with a comprehensive understanding of the essential aspects of fashion, while also exploring its impact on society, culture, and business.

Interested in a career in the fashion industry? Want to express your sense of style while developing your creative, interpersonal, and business skills? Curious about fashion retailing, emerging fashion markets, and producing and marketing fashion ethically and sustainably, as well as the relationships between human culture and fashion? More than just seasonal trends, fashion is a cultural language, economic powerhouse, and artistic force felt worldwide.

The business of fashion is complex, fast-paced and profitable. Don't mistake this for a garment construction program -- our comprehensive, business-oriented curriculum provides students with an in-depth look into the fashion industry. In Mercyhurst, this includes courses in fashion history, product line development, buying and planning, distribution, visual merchandising, textiles, styling, and brand marketing. It's our mission to prepare students for professional fashion careers or graduate education by providing teaching excellence that advances creativity, global awareness and current business practices.

The Fashion Merchandising and Design major prepares students to achieve career goals in the diverse areas of the fashion industry. Students are prepared with well-rounded coursework related to the creative, technical and business aspects of the industry.

The BS in Fashion Business and Entrepreneurship from Lindenwood University provides a diverse and thorough education to students who are interested in making their career in the fashion industry. You'll not only learn how to bring the latest styles and trends to the runway. You'll also learn how to manage a successful business built in the fashion industry with the managerial and economic skills to thrive as an entrepreneur.

Fashion Merchandising prepares students for the fast-paced, exciting world of the garment industry. A USDA report indicates there is an unmet demand for professionals in the fashion business, one of the largest and most vital industries in the U.S. today. This relatively young world is expanding rapidly; each day many new job opportunities become available to the person with enthusiasm, dependability, and the specialized training for executive responsibility.

In this fashion degree program, you'll study fashion merchandising, retail buying and inventory replenishment, the evolution of fashion change, as well as styling, and fashion forecasting. Additionally, you'll have the opportunity to plan a large-scale runway show and work behind the scenes at fashion events around South Florida. This cutting-edge fashion and retail program curriculum gives you a foundation in business, as well as provides you with the tools to pursue an entry-level career in the fashion industry. When you graduate, you'll have a business degree, along with a major in fashion and retail to broaden your career options.

The Bachelor of Science in Pattern Design program elevates fundamental pattern-making techniques to display perfect anatomical fit and efficient manual and digital production of advanced tailored flat pattern and three-dimensional draping master pattern drafting.

The TAS program provides students opportunity to develop professional skills in communication, analytical thinking, teamwork, and ethical behavior that sustain graduates as they apply management and marketing theory, and business principles to the global fashion industry. Students in the TAS program have opportunities to develop knowledge of retail functions, merchandising principles, forecasting trends, and textile selection and evaluation.

The Textiles and Fashion Design (TFD) major is a Bachelor of Science program that combines art, design, and science. Students engage in studio projects and coursework covering historical and contemporary design. TFD options include specialization in apparel or textiles plus the opportunity to spend senior year at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City.

Textile & Apparel Management (TAM) is a program which focuses on the apparel and textile supply chain. The curriculum emphasizes leadership, the global supply chain, sustainability, creativity/innovation and technology. Students have access to state-of-the-art design and apparel technology labs.

In our Apparel Design and Apparel Studies programs you will develop an understanding of the textile and clothing development process, including design, production, and marketing. You will put your creative, critical, and technical thinking skills into action and engage with a curriculum that focuses on the future of apparel.

The Bachelor of Science in Apparel Technical Design Program prepares students for a career in design engineering and product development for the global fashion industry.

The North Coast College’s Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Fashion Marketing program is designed to develop students who understand the convergence of business and fashion knowledge of the 21st-century marketplace within a multi-billion dollar industry. Our intent is to expose students to experiential learning that fosters their entrepreneurial spirit, develops critical thinking skills, and enables fluid intelligence. Our cost-effective and technologically advanced education will help streamline the completion of their BS in Business Administration degree.

This program is where design meets business. Every season, fashion designers show their latest creations, some of which eventually make it from runways to store racks all over the world. It’s the job of the merchandise manager to choose the best of these designs, mixing and matching colors, sizes, and silhouettes to provide the customers what they want at a price they’re willing to pay.