Interior Design & Fashion Merchandising, B.S.
Fashion Merchandising Concentration
The Fashion Merchandising Concentration curriculum equips students with the skills and knowledge needed to become leaders in the dynamic and ever-evolving fashion world. Our program combines theoretical and practical learning to prepare students for a wide range of career opportunities in this global industry.
Fashion Merchandising Goals:
- Students will apply knowledge of fashion design and production processes.
- Students will apply skills to fashion merchandising and retail management.
- Students will apply historical and contemporary knowledge to address issues and trends within the fashion industry.
- Students will apply innovative thinking and technological competencies within the fashion industry.
- Understand the roles of the merchandiser, designer and product developer both locally and globally
- Identify and evaluate design elements and trends from key eras of fashion history
- Employ concepts of fashion merchandising, retail management, retail buying, special events and promotions, visual merchandising, and image/fashion consulting
- Examine concepts related to the cultural, social, and psychological aspects of textiles, dress and appearance
- Achieve economic prosperity while protecting the earth by implementing sustainability practices
- Combine innovative thinking and technological competence to develop, assess, and present information using various sources including the internet and social media
- Gain proficiency in Photoshop, Illlustrator and Excel
- Buyer
- Visual Merchandiser
- Fashion Journalist
- Fashion Coordinator
- Product Development
- Product Design
- Product Merchandiser
- Stylist
- Brand Manager
- Textiile Designer
- Textile Buyer
- Fashion Research Analyst
- Fashion Forecaster
- Fashion Event Coordinator
- Brand Line Representative
- Image Consultant
- Theater Costume Director
- e-sale Management
- Museum Curator
- Fashion Entrepreneur
- Dr. Carrie Cox
- 270-745-3995
- Academic Complex
1906 College Heights Blvd. #11037
Bowling Green, KY 42101
- Ms. Debbie Shivel
- 270-745-2684
- Academic Complex
1906 College Heights Blvd. #11037
Bowling Green, KY 42101
Accreditations achieved within the Applied Human Sciences Department
Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) - Nutrition & Dietetic Undergraduate and Graduate programs
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) - Early Childhood Education Associate Degree
National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) - Interior Design program
Department of Applied Human Sciences, Academic Complex 302 , phone 270-745-4352
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