Program Overview

Program Overview

The Consumer, Apparel, and Retail Studies Department offers a Bachelor of Science degree with three concentrations: Apparel Design, Retailing and Consumer Studies, and Retail Management.

Concentrations

Apparel Design and Retailing and Consumer Studies

The Apparel Design and Retailing and Consumer Studies concentrations prepare students for positions with companies that focus on the process of concept to consumer for apparel and fashion-related products. Graduates may take positions in:

• Apparel design
• Apparel product development
• Fashion trend forecasting and analysis
• Apparel quality control
• Textile and apparel sourcing
• Fashion buying, planning, and management

Retail Management

The Retail Management concentration is entirely online and prepares students for advanced careers in the retail industry across product categories, from footwear to food and home furnishings, and everything in between. Graduates may take positions in:

• Retail analytics
• Retail management
• Allocation
• Strategy
• Operations
• Merchandising
• Buying