Fashion Marketing B.F.A.

180 Credits

NOT ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR NEW ENROLLMENTS

Program Description

Graduates of the BFA Fashion Marketing program are expected to be innovative, visionary marketers, with an excellent understanding of fashion marketing and confident communication skills. They will have learned how to develop innovative marketing solutions, based on sound analysis of market information and knowledge of marketing theory. They are expected to be media-savvy, to have a strong sense of ethical and social values, and the ability to work autonomously on a wide range of fashion marketing promotions. On graduation they will be expected to be able to work in the fashion industry as a competent professional.

Program Outcomes

  • Demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge of the fashion industry, fashion marketing, its products, markets, consumers and marketing activities.
  • Demonstrate a confident understanding of the, key theoretical, and other issues at the forefront of the fashion marketing industry.
  • Know how to promote your work professionally in the contemporary fashion marketplace and present work visually, verbally and through text, confidently employing current industry practices including digital technologies.
  • Confidently engage in critical thinking, analysis, problem-solving, reflection and evaluation in relation to fashion marketing and your own and others’ work.
  • Independently apply ideas and knowledge creatively to generate ideas, concepts, proposals, solutions and reasoned arguments to a given or self-initiated brief.
  • Systematically and comprehensively apply skills and tools and methodologies of fashion marketing within complex situations and in relation to a fast changing industry.
  • Analyze and interpret trend and market information towards the creation of marketing ideas.
  • Independently identify and define an area for study and creatively employ complex practical skills utilizing materials, technologies and tools to fulfill a given or self-initiated fashion marketing brief.
  • Effectively self-manage, set goals, meet deadlines and anticipate and accommodate change in independent and team work.

Requirements

General Education

COMP 101Introduction to Computers

4.5

COMP 102Introduction to Computers Lab

1.5

ENGL 106English Composition I

4.5

ENGL 107English Composition II

4.5

HUMA 205Art Appreciation

4.5

HUMA 215Topics in Cultural Studies

4.5

MATH 133College Algebra

4.5

 

PHIL 201Introduction to Philosophy

4.5

or

PRES 111Presentation Essentials

4.5

 

SSCI 206Aspects of Psychology

4.5

SSCI 210Sociology

4.5

SCIE 206Biology

4.5

SCIE 207Biology Lab

1.5

SCIE 210Environmental Science

4.5

SCIE 211Environmental Science Lab

1.5

General Education Electives (1)

4.5

Total Credit Hours:58.5

General Electives

General Elective

4.5

Internship/General Elective

4.5

Total Credit Hours:9

Lower Division Core

FASH 206Marketing for Fashion

4.5

FASH 208Promoting Fashion

4.5

FASH 209The Fashion Cycle

4.5

FASH 210Fashion Marketing Research

4.5

FASH 212Historical & Contextual Studies

4.5

FASH 216Images & Society

4.5

Total Credit Hours:27

Upper Division Core

FASH 301Fashion Trends

4.5

FASH 304Fashion Product Development

4.5

FASH 309Styling Fashion

4.5

FASH 310Fashion Buying

4.5

FASH 312CAD for Fashion Marketing

4.5

 

FASH 337Textiles I

4.5

or

FASH 342Textiles II

4.5

 

FASH 441Final Fashion Marketing Project IV

4.5

Total Credit Hours:31.5

Specialization Options

Marketing

FASH 214Targeting Customers

4.5

FASH 306Fashion Branding

4.5

FASH 308Media & PR

4.5

FASH 314Strategic Fashion Marketing

4.5

FASH 355Fashion Event Management

4.5

FASH 404Integrated Marketing

4.5

FASH 406Contemporary Response

4.5

FASH 408Professional Development

4.5

FASH 440Fashion Business

4.5

FASH 411Final Fashion Marketing Project I

4.5

FASH 421Final Fashion Marketing Project II

4.5

FASH 431Final Fashion Marketing Project III

4.5

Fashion Retailing

FASH 214Targeting Customers

4.5

FASH 231Retailing for Fashion

4.5

FASH 308Media & PR

4.5

FASH 319Merchandise Control

4.5

FASH 339Retailing for Fashion II

4.5

FASH 355Fashion Event Management

4.5

FASH 402Retail Strategy

4.5

FASH 408Professional Development

4.5

FASH 409Visual Merchandising

4.5

FASH 411Final Fashion Marketing Project I

4.5

FASH 421Final Fashion Marketing Project II

4.5

FASH 431Final Fashion Marketing Project III

4.5

Total Credit Hours: 54

Total Credit Hours: 180