Thursday, June 2, 2011

Fashion Advertising & Marketing Schools

Earn a degree to advertise and market fashions that set multimillion-dollar trends.


A degree from a college that offers special studies in fashion advertising and marketing will prepare you to be a mover and shaker in the industry. Companies seek graduates to develop marketing strategies that will move merchandise at retail stores. They seek advertising innovators to rock the industry with new styles that everyone wants to wear. Prepare yourself to excel in fashion advertising or marketing by graduating from a school known in this highly specialized field.


Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)


Major fashion designers and apparel manufacturers continually scour SCAD to recruit graduates into advertising and marketing positions. This is because SCAD is recognized worldwide for instilling disciplines and developing skills that foster marketing innovation and advertising creativity. Campuses are based in Atlanta and Savannah, Georgia, and extend internationally to Lacoste, France, and Hong Kong, China. SCAD students can earn a bachelor of fine arts degree in fashion marketing management. Acceptance into SCAD is highly competitive and the coursework is both challenging and comprehensive.


SCAD


Admission Department


P.O. Box 2072


Savannah, GA 31402-2072 USA


800-869-7223


scad.edu








Wade College


Wade College provides a structured focus on fashion industry advertising and marketing. It develops expertise in the production, buying and retail aspects of fashion, along with wholesale selling and good/services management. Wade provides students with access to industry professionals and the Dallas World Trade Center to offer hands-on insights into fashion, retail buying, merchandising and marketing. Students earn a dual associate's degree in fashion merchandising and design.


Wade College


2050 N. Stemmons Freeway


Suite 2026, LB #562


Dallas, TX 75207


214-637-3530


wadecollege.edu


Drexel University, Westphal College


Drexel University's Westphal College is based in Philadelphia---close to New York's fashion industry. Students earn a bachelor of science or master of business administration degree as they specialize in fashion advertising and marketing. Areas of focus include retail apparel, product development/manufacturing, promotion, visual merchandising, special events marketing as well as general lifestyle design. Experiential learning is provided through structured internship programs in London and Prague.


Drexel University


Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design


Nesbitt Hall


33rd and Market Streets


Philadelphia, PA 19104


215-895-2334


drexel.edu/westphal


The Art Institutes


Study online or in classroom settings at one of more than 40 locations of The Art Institutes. With areas of study including fashion design and fashion management, The Art Institutes coursework ranges from trend forecasting and buying to merchandising and fashion marketing. Bachelor of science degrees in fashion marketing or fashion and retail management can be pursued online as well as through attendance in traditional or "live" classroom settings.


The Art Institutes


(more than 40 locations nationwide, with options for online distance learning)


888-624-0300








Artinstitutes.edu

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