Fashion Business and Entrepreneurship, MS
30 credit hours
The Master of Science 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 reviewed, the applicant is to provide the additional required materials to the director of graduate programs and appropriate graduate program manager for an interview. An admissions decision will be made once all steps have been completed.
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 documents:
- 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.
Degree Requirements
Core Curriculum