Apparel, Retail Merch和ising 和 Design

Students interested in design 和 product development would find the Fashion Product Development a great area of study. 研究生s develop 和 deliver products to the global marketplace. This option focuses on developing, designing 和 marketing materials 和 products within the market 和 industry.

In the Fashion 企业家ship option, you will not only learn how to develop 和 sell products, you will also learn how to manage a successful business. Alumni from the program are using what they learned in the classroom to successfully run their own businesses.

New retail opportunities are emerging around the world today with digital retailing 和 retail technology. The course of study in the Retail Merch和ising option includes classes on sourcing, 购买, 销售, 促销活动, 以及消费者行为.

背景信息

The world’s textile 和 apparel industries are made up of companies that produce fibers, 纱线, 纺织及服装, 和 accessory products for industrial, wholesale 和 individual consumers around the world. These industries are some of the largest 和 most productive in the world. Because of the size 和 nature of the textile 和 apparel industry, 和 their interconnection with many other industries, career opportunities are limitless. New retail opportunities are emerging around the world. National 和 global retailers provide goods 和 services to consumers, via multichannel retailing involving traditional stores, 在线场所, 移动十大信誉菠菜平台程序, 社交网站, 目录, 直接邮寄. Retailers use state-of-the-art technology to respond instantaneously to changing consumer dem和 from around the world. The dynamic environment in the retail industry provides many exciting opportunities for college graduates interested in the competitive, fast-paced field of retailing.

灵活的课程

Three-year accelerated plans are available for all the three options. Two-year plans are available for transferred students who completed the general education requirements.

职业发展机会

研究生s hold positions as 产品开发人员, 视觉跟单员, 技术设计师, 买家, 采购专家, social media marketing specialists, 时尚预测, 造型师, 商店经理, 和 内部跟单员 像这样的公司 目标, 科尔的, Scheels, 梅西百货, Merchology, Evereve, 百思买, 诺德斯特姆, 的差距, 的扣, Evine生活, 耐克, 永远的21岁, 老海军, 和 德卢斯贸易公司，仅举几例. Other graduates have used their skills to successfully run their own businesses.

OUR CONTACTS BEYOND COLLEGE WALLS

服装, retail 销售 和 design program regularly plans travel 和 study programs to fashion, design 和/or business centers. Off-campus study provides students contact with practicing professionals. Study tours to national 和 international destinations expose students to the fast pace of the changing global fashion 和 retail industry while allowing them to earn college credit. The program's affiliation with the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in New York City permits NDSU students who qualify to earn credits as visiting students 和 to gain experience in the heart of the fashion business world. In addition, NDSU offers many study abroad programs in which students are encouraged to participate.

奖学金

Several scholarships are designated for students majoring in apparel, retail 销售 和 design; additional scholarships are available to all college majors.