Fashion Merchandising
Prepare to lead on the business side of the fashion industry! This major blends the study of fashion and business, visual merchandising and promotion, textile science and market research. You鈥檒l be ready for life as a savvy professional with your finger on the pulse of the fashion world.
Yes, it鈥檚 fabulous, but it鈥檚 also hard work
As a fashion merchandising major, you鈥檒l study apparel design, visual display, social media, branding, retailing, marketing, management and much more. Alongside talented and caring faculty, you鈥檒l complete comprehensive business studies, sharpen your skills as a creative thinker and problem-solver, and gain a humanistic and ethical understanding of fashion as both an art form and an industry. Your coursework may take you from the Merchandise Mart to the salons of Paris to fashion shows around Chicago and beyond. You鈥檒l graduate with a deep understanding of fashion as a global cultural and economic force鈥攁nd you鈥檒l enter the job market ready to succeed in a stylish, sophisticated, fast-moving industry.
You鈥檒l learn by doing鈥攖hen do even more
Practical experience is built into the fashion merchandising curriculum. Our internships draw on the enormous retail, corporate and cultural resources of Chicago鈥攁 great job market for fashion graduates. We make our connections your connections, so you can test-drive your dream job in the real world. Many internships lead directly to jobs after graduation; in a recent survey, 87% of employers said they would hire their 老澳门六合彩开奖记录资料 interns if a full-time position were available. Seniors collaborate to produce the department鈥檚 Spring Fashion Show, which presents the best student designs to industry professionals. Fashion merchandising students take the lead on show logistics, and gain valuable event planning, problem-solving and leadership experience.
Nannette Guzman
Fashion Merchandising and Business Student
鈥淭he professors at 老澳门六合彩开奖记录资料 really put the effort into their teaching. They care about us and want us to succeed in life. I loved working on the fashion show every spring. My goal is to open a small business selling women鈥檚 clothing and accessories.鈥
Great resources. Exceptional opportunities.
On state-of-the-art computer technology, you鈥檒l develop innovative retail floorplans and visualize them in three dimensions. In our fashion workroom, you鈥檒l find a friendly, supportive environment that nurtures your native creativity. To gain further inspiration, you can choose from among study abroad programs, from China and Ghana to Spain and South Africa. The fashion department sends more students overseas than nearly any other 老澳门六合彩开奖记录资料 department. Many students travel to Paris for our exceptional six-credit course on the essentials of French fashion. They study at the prestigious Paris American Academy in the heart of the Latin Quarter and get a close-up-and-personal look at the internationally renowned French fashion industry.
Through our Fashion Mentorship Program, you鈥檒l meet accomplished industry professionals, including many graduates of our program. The board members make themselves available to review student portfolios and help to ensure that our curriculum evolves continually鈥攍ike fashion itself.
While still an undergraduate, you can combine your fashion merchandising major with work toward an accelerated MBA through the Brennan School of Business. A fashion merchandising degree and an MBA is a powerful combination in the job market. Our Community-Based Learning Program enables you to combine academic learning with effective, compassionate service to people in need, in the Chicago area and around the world. The program has been nationally recognized for excellence.
Diana Almanza
Fashion Merchandising Student
鈥淭he faculty and staff at 老澳门六合彩开奖记录资料 have supported me through every struggle and inspired me to always keep pursuing my dreams. I hope to move to New York City after graduation and work for a luxury fashion brand, ideally in the marketing and advertising departments.鈥