Fashion Design and Merchandising - Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Fashion Design and Merchandising from Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a Campus Bachelor Management degree that prepares you for a Business career. Program Description Careers in fashion welcome those whose skills, ambitions, and abilities are backed by a thorough knowledge of the field. There are many stimulating possibilities in merchandising and design, whether in private, corporate, or entrepreneurial enterprises. Careers in Fashion Design & Careers in Fashion Merchandising describe the opportunities available to graduates of the programs. The fashion industry employs millions of people, produces millions of products, and absorbs a major portion of consumer spending. Vital to the economy, the textile complex (apparel, textiles, and fibers) is second only to aerospace in contribution to the United States gross domestic product. Fashion Design and Merchandising core courses provide a foundation on which to build specialized knowledge. These classes will help students develop competencies in areas such as textiles, fashion history, fashion motivation, and basic principles of clothing design. Core Courses All students in the Fashion Design and Merchandising major take core classes common to both specializations. Classes include the following topics: careers in fashion, textiles, promotional strategies, principles and elements of design, and fashion motivation. Students majoring in Fashion Design and Merchandising may specialize in the following: Fashion Design Specialization The fashion design student combines talent, creativity, and technical skills to produce a design or line. The student will advance through a sequence of technical classes in addition to the core classes. You will observe and analyze clothing styles, develop new ideas, and interpret them through fashion illustration, clothing construction, pattern making, and draping. Professionally related courses include art history. Specialized classes include fashion production, construction, fashion history, pattern making, draping, experimental design, and computer-aided apparel design. Electives may include advanced fashion illustration and fashion design classes, art and design studies, photography, and theater. This specialization leads to employment as chief designers, sample makers, and other manufacturing positions in grading, pattern making, cutting, assembly, inspection, plant supervision, and free-lance apparel design. Fashion Merchandising Specialization If you choose to specialize in Fashion Merchandising you will study fashion merchandising, personnel issues, and fashion mathematics. Professionally related courses include marketing and management. An important requirement of this specialization is work experience in the fashion industry. The specialization requires business courses in addition to the Fashion Design and Merchandising core and specialized classes leading to a minor marketing. Electives may include additional marketing and management, journalism, or other business related classes. Specialized classes include, fashion merchandising, field (work) experience, and personnel. Graduates are prepared for positions in fashion retailing organizations as buyers, managers, visual merchandisers, fashion consultants, sales representatives, and related areas. In addition to fashion design and merchandising , merchandising students have experience in marketing management, promotion, and personnel management and supervision. Fashion Stylist Specialization The fashion stylist curriculum focuses on professional practices necessary to be successful as a fashion stylist. The different types of styling are covered and professional practies within each type are explained. The program is designed to include courses from across campus that will support the fashion curriculum. A wide range of projects are included in classes to provide students experience with different types of styling. View more details on Southern Illinois University Carbondale . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Management courses.