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Bachelor of Science - Fashion & Retail Management |
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| Course Title: |
Bachelor of Science - Fashion & Retail Management | |
Category: |
Arts & Humanities | |
Subject: |
Fashion | |
| College: |
The Art Institute of Pittsburgh - Online Division 
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| Course Description: |
You'll learn how to analyze, develop, and implement sales strategies when enrolled in the Fashion & Retail Management program. Your inventory control and cost analysis skills are honed. Buying and merchandising practices are explored. And you'll learn more about the many avenues open to you in this exciting field: buying, sales consultation, manufacturer's rep, coordinating runway shows, and more. The environments in which you will be part of the changing face of fashion, from season to season are boutiques, designer showrooms, and department stores. Once you graduate, you'll be prepared for a variety of entry-level positions, including: Retail and Wholesale Sales, Stylist, Visual Merchandiser, Retail Management Trainee, and more. |
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| Delivery Format: |
Online | |
| Course Level: |
Bachelor Degree | |
| Course Requirements: |
The prospective student must be a high school graduate with a high school GPA of 2.0, or hold a General Education Development (GED) Certificate with a score of 225 or higher, or an associate's degree or higher as a prerequisite for admission. | |
| Course Type: |
Online Degrees | |
Course Long Description: |
Bachelor of Science - Fashion & Retail Management (The Art Institute of Pittsburgh - Online Division) Fashion and retail management is a fast-growing industry that requires gifted and creative professionals who have both a superb fashion sense as well as a solid knowledge of the business scene. It's so dynamic that from season to season new trends, styles and consumer behaviors arise. Be part of this dynamic industry, strengthen your fashion and retail management skills by earning a bachelor's degree program in Fashion & Retail Management. The Bachelor of Science - Fashion & Retail Management degree teaches students how to develop, analyze and apply sales techniques in retail fashion markets. This includes learning retail buying styles and knowledge in online merchandising. Students also get the opportunity to acquire fundamental business skills, such as pricing, cost control, as well as inventory management. They can engage in portfolio seminars too to make a body of work that will aid them land a job or enter into graduate school. In addition, students can obtain professional experience by completing internships in actual companies. The program's curriculum equips students in both areas of fashion and retailing. Coursework consists of a fundamental foundation in drawing and design, the history of fashion, modern fashion illustration principles, and methods. These are the required courses for a degree in Fashion and Retail Management: - A221:Brand Marketing - A222:Principles of Marketing Research - A311:Media Planning and Buying - A321:Financial Management - CPU101_S:Computer Literacy - FND111:Color Theory - FND112:Fundamentals of Design - FND132:Fundamentals of the Internet - FND150:Sales and Persuasive Techniques - FND151:Consumer Behavior - FND152:Fundamentals of Business - FND153:Fundamentals of Marketing - FND154:Fundamentals of Accounting - FND250:Intellectual Property Law - FND251:E-Commerce - FND252:Human Resource Management - FRM110:Introduction to Retailing - FRM111:Fashion History I - FRM121:Fashion History II - FRM130:Retail Math - FRM210:Sales and Event Promotion - FRM211:Apparel Evaluation and Construction - FRM220:Elements of Retail Operations and Technology - FRM222:Event and Fashion Show Production - FRM223:Visual Merchandising - FRM232:Store Planning and Lease Management - FRM310:Introduction to Manufacturing - FRM320:Trends and Concepts in Apparel - FRM330:Product Development - FRM331:Current Designers - FRM340:Merchandise Management - FRM410:International Marketing and Buying - FRM425:Business Ownership I - FRM430:Business Ownership II - FRM439:Fashion and Retail Marketing Internship - FRM440:Case Studies in Fashion & Retail - ID130B:Textiles The goal of the Bachelor of Science - Fashion & Retail Management degree program is to get the students ready for a wide variety of career in fashion and retailing in a global market. Students take courses in a learner-centered, hands-on environment, providing them with essential industry and professional skills necessary for entry-level careers in the retail industry. Graduates of the Fashion and Retail Management program get the chance to enroll in graduate degree programs at the master's level. While students' specialties may be in fashion and retail management, they may also go after broader areas, such as business or finance. Upon completion of the program, students will be ready to be part of the dynamic world of fashion by pursuing entry-level positions in many different areas. Several career potentials for Fashion & Retail Management degree are: - Buyer - Special Events Coordinator - Sales Consultant - Retail Management Trainee - Retail and Wholesale Sales - Stylist - Visual Merchandiser - Showroom Account Assistant - Associate Planner - Product Sourcing & Import Coordinator - Sales Manager - Fashion Wholesale Agent - Personal Style Consultant |
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