Program Description
Expands the career horizons of forward-thinking professionals with diverse backgrounds in fashion design, merchandising, management, and other industries who want a competitive edge, valuable connections, and real-world experience in the evolving fashion industry. Students benefit from a focus on global fashion development and an appreciation of apparel ecosystems throughout the value chain. Graduates of the MSGFE program possess the skills, knowledge and industry networks to bring value-added innovation to the fashion industry and to manage a thriving global fashion enterprise successfully.
Note: Program name changed from Global Fashion Enterprise 2023
Learning Goals/Outcomes
- Evaluate & utilize global fashion value chain innovations and best practices in solving industry problems and tapping opportunities
- Identify multicultural influences on the conduct of business throughout the global apparel value chain, including ethical issues
- Evaluate and leverage technologies and metrics in driving fashion industry performance
- Integrate material and product analysis and lifecycle assessments throughout the fashion value chain
- Compile new fashion designs/ideas/technologies into business models and actionable plans.
Curriculum: 2 year, 31-43 credits
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| GFE 600 | Fashion Immersion | 3 |
| FOUNDATION CORE (0-9 cr) | ||
| FASM 201 | Prototyping | 3 |
| CAD | 3 | |
| Economics | 3 | |
| Accounting | 3 | |
| FASHIO ELECTIVES ( 18-25 cr) | ||
| GFE 612 | Technology in Fashion | 3 |
| GFE 732A | Global Fashion Seminar I | 0.5 |
| GFE 732B | Global Fashion Seminar II | 0.5 |
| GFE 729 | Product Lifecycle Management | 3 |
| MBAD 604 | Business Model Innovation | 3 |
| GFE 621 | Fashion Global Mktg & Sourcing | 3 |
| GFE 734 | Fashion Supply Chain Mgmt | 3 |
| FASHION INTERNSHIP | ||
| FDT 602 | Brand Identity in Fashion Dsgn | 3 |
| CAPSTONE | ||
| Global Fashion Project I | ||
| Global Fashion Project II | ||