Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Fashion Merchandising and Design: Fashion Merchandising

CMU has Michigan’s top-ranked fashion merchandising and design program. Using cutting-edge technology, you study aesthetic and functional design and marketing and retailing of apparel and textiles. Through a challenging core that integrates design and merchandising in a way that reflects industry trends, you position yourself for jobs in the design, production and distribution of apparel and textile products. Our graduates go on to careers in apparel design, buying, store management, visual merchandising, product development and more. The purpose of the major is to study textiles, fashion design, and merchandising. The major is planned to prepare students for a variety of professional careers in the fashion and textile industry. Career possibilities are available in the design, production, and distribution of fashion and textile products. The major includes a fashion merchandising and design core, plus additional required courses in each of the concentrations of fashion design or fashion merchandising . In addition to the required courses in the cores, students are required to choose a concentration.