The Department of Family and Consumer Sciences offers a Master of Science or Master of Arts degree in Family and Consumer Sciences with a sequence in Fashion Design and Merchandising (FDM).
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The Department of Family and Consumer Sciences offers a Master of Science or Master of Arts degree in Family and Consumer Sciences with a sequence in Fashion Design and Merchandising (FDM).
The sequence is designed for professionals seeking advanced study in this area.
This sequence option is most appropriate for individuals interested in careers in the fashion design and merchandising field who have related degrees such as business, especially marketing, public relations, art, and design.
Family and Consumer Sciences graduate students with an interest in the FDM field can choose among seventeen courses that could be included as part of their graduate degree program.
The courses offered are in two concentration areas; Fashion Merchandising and Fashion Product Design and Production.
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Several graduate students in the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences publish their theses in peer-reviewed journals.
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