Fashion Business and Entrepreneurship (BS)
Saint Charles, USA
DURATION
4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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TUITION FEES
USD 9,550 / per semester *
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning, On-Campus
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Introduction
The BS in Fashion Business and Entrepreneurship from Lindenwood University provides a diverse and thorough education to students who are interested in making their career in the fashion industry.
You'll not only learn how to bring the latest styles and trends to the runway. You'll also learn how to manage a successful business built in the fashion industry with the managerial and economic skills to thrive as an entrepreneur.
The Fashion Business and Entrepreneurship (BS) is offered in both traditional and online formats.
When you study fashion business and entrepreneurship, you'll not only learn how to bring the latest styles and trends to the runway, but you'll also learn how to manage a successful business built in the fashion industry with the managerial and economic skills to thrive as an entrepreneur. When you study fashion and the fashion business, you will learn many facets of the industry. These include the principles of financial accounting, macroeconomics, finance, and management as well as business law, global business and society, advertising and promotional strategy, statistics, pricing strategy and negotiation, computer-aided design, and history of the fashion industry as well as other courses in on online-hybrid setting.
Required Equipment
This program has immersive reality technologies integrated throughout the curriculum and requires use of a virtual reality headset identified by the department and associated applications. Immersive realities, such as virtual reality, provide a fully immersive educational experience that leads to greater engagement and understanding of subjects covered in classes. Students are not only able to engage with the material, other students, and their instructor; they also can better understand the context of those relationships while immersed in the virtual environment. These experiences support the learning outcomes for the program and prepare students for use of these technologies in their professions.
Career Opportunities
| 27% Higher Income | 93% Success Rate |
| Our graduates have a 27% higher income than the national median 10 years after enrolling. Source: US Department of Education's College Scorecard/ Department of Treasury 2018. | Investing in a Lindenwood education sets you up for success. 93% of Lindenwood graduates are employed or enrolled in graduate programs within 6 months of graduation. |
Some of the career paths that can come from this degree are fashion designer, fashion illustrator, fashion photographer, textile designer, retail buyer, merchandiser, fashion and public relations writer, and many more.
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Curriculum
Major Coursework
30 credit hours of coursework from the following options:
- ACCT 21010 Principles of Financial Accounting
- CAH 44444 Internship
- FBD 22000 Introduction to the Fashion Industry
- FBD 31700 Digital Apparel Production Management
- FBD 37200 History of Costume to 1900
- FBD 37300 History of Costume from 1900
- FBD 38500 Fashion Business and Entrepreneurship
- FBD 47000 Fashion Business Capstone
- FIN 32000 Principles of Finance
- MGMT 26061 Business Law I
CAH 44444 should be taken for at least 3 credit hours.
Elective Coursework
15 credit hours of coursework from the following options:
- ENTR 37510 Small Business and Entrepreneurship
- FBD 38530 Luxury Branding, Merchandising, and Visual Display
- FBD 38540 Apparel Buying and Trend Forecasting in a Global Economy
- FBD 38550 Sustainability in the Global Apparel Industry
- FBD 38560 Fashion Marketing and Global Consumer Behavior
- FBD 38570 Fashion Writing and Global Communication
- MRKT 35010 Principles of Marketing
Seminar Coursework
Zero credit hour course in which students are required to enroll every fall and spring semester from matriculation to degree conferral.
- FBD 10200 Fashion Business and Design Practicum
Some substitutions may be possible with the permission of the department head. No duplication of coursework is permitted within the program.
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