Fashion Business and Entrepreneurship, MS

30 credit hours

This degree was added after publishing per the addendum.**

Program Description

The MS in Fashion Business & Entrepreneurship provides students who are interested in pursuing fashion design as an entrepreneur the necessary knowledge of the field, as well as the specific business courses to succeed. The advanced professional training prepares entrepreneurs with insight into the industry of fashion, and provides managerial and economic skills.

A graduate student in the School of Arts, Media, and Communications may take only one tutorial or independent study course and may enroll in a maximum of nine graduate credit hours per semester. A student may not receive graduate credit for any course designated as a dually-enrolled course, if that student received credit for the undergraduate version of that course.

Admission Requirements

Applications are initially reviewed by the director of graduate admissions. Once admitted to the university, the applicant is to provide the additional required materials to the director of graduate programs and appropriate graduate program manager for an interview.

In addition to the requirements of all graduate students, applicants to the School of Arts, Media, and Communications should complete and/ or submit the following:

  • Transcripts demonstrating completion of undergraduate degree in related field with a minimum of a 3.0 GPA in all major coursework.
  • The official results from the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) if GPA is below 3.0. 
  • Three letters of recommendation submitted through school portal. 
  • 1,000-word Statement of Purpose describing applicant’s goals. 
  • Specific deliverables depending on area of study, such as a writing sample and/or portfolio of work, brought to on-campus interview.

*If one or more of the preceding requirements are not met, requests can be made for Conditional Admit Status.

Degree Requirements

Core Curriculum

ACCT 51010Financial Accounting Concepts

3

ECON 53081Economics Concepts

3

ENTR 57515Small Business Management

3

FD 51300Advanced CAD I: Apparel Design

3

FD 56500Fashion Internship

3

FD 58500Fashion Business and Entrepreneurship

3

FD 60000Fashion Business Capstone

3

MGMT 56025Business Concepts

3

MGMT 56060Business Law and Ethics

3

MRKT 55010Marketing Principles and Issues

3