With this degree, learn get consumers to shop with the right displays.
If you have an eye for fashion and are interested in the visual side of marketing to consumers, consider going to a school that offers courses in fashion merchandising. Courses in this major teach the student create alluring window fronts and displays to attract consumers. Students will learn what visually attracts a buyer to spend money on clothing.
Fontbonne University
Students learn make store windows visually appealing.
As a small St. Louis school with around 3,000 students, Fontbonne University prides itself on having an open dialogue between professors and students. Fontbonne University's core curriculum meets standards the International Textile and Apparel Association has deemed integral for students attending fashion school. Unlike other art schools that concentrate the bulk of classes in the field of fashion, Fontbonne has general courses such as chemistry, psychology or sociology that must be taken to graduate. The core classes of the fashion merchandising major include instruction on professional buying, visual merchandising and producing apparel. Graduates from the program will receive a bachelor of science degree in fashion merchandising from this four-year, private college.
Fontbonne University
6800 Wydown Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63105
314-862-3456
fontbonne.edu
Patricia Stevens College
The school's degree programs are shorter than most colleges.
Small class sizes, sometimes with less than a dozen students, are a draw for some learners to Patricia Stevens College. The St. Louis school's fashion merchandising program has both a one-and-a-half year program to earn an associate degree and a three-year program to earn a bachelor's degree, both programs are shorter than the traditional two- and four-year programs at other colleges. Both degree tracks include courses in learning merchandise, track trends and buy garments for a retail store. The bachelor's degree also includes advanced classes in merchandising and developing the visual portfolio. Although the school doesn't offer traditional college dorms, there are nearby apartment complexes that offer discounts to Patricia Stevens College students.
Patricia Stevens College
330 North Fourth St.
St. Louis, MO 63102
314-421-0949
patriciastevenscollege.edu
Academy of Art University
Receive a degree from your St. Louis home.
This private art school offers an online, accredited degree in fashion merchandising. From your St. Louis home you can earn an award of completion, an associate, bachelor's or even master's degree. If you don't want to commit years to earning a degree in the fashion merchandising field, the award of completion, which only takes six classes to complete, may be the route for you. Core courses in all degree tracks are highly specific to the fashion merchandising career. Topics covered include visually merchandise, why people are motivated to buy fashion and overviews of fashion as a business. The entire degree can be completed while in St. Louis, including meeting with teachers and the school's administrators, which is all done via web chats and video conferencing. The actual class instruction is similar to what you would experience at a traditional classroom site. The instructor includes video presentations, readings and interacts with the class through discussion boards and email. The below address is to the schools administration department, however, all coursework can be completed in St. Louis.
Academy of Art University
79 New Montgomery
San Francisco, CA 94105
800.544.2787
online.academyart.edu
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