Business

Interested in Business? You may want to consider the following paths:

Production Management: Fashion and Related Industries

Apparel and textile businesses need to deliver quality merchandise on time and at the right price. This program immerses you in the business administration and production techniques for competitive manufacturing systems in today’s global marketplace. You’ll learn analytical and conceptual problem solving, effective business communication, and industry systems and software. The AAS program…

Home Products Development

Designed for and by the growing home products industry, the program explores the materials, manufacturing, marketing, and merchandising of home markets: home textiles, home furnishings, and housewares. In a flipped classroom environment, working individually and in teams, you’ll learn about the structure of the home industry, products, categories, sourcing and supply chain, target marketing…

Fashion Business Management

This program takes you directly to the merchandise and the decision-makers through industry visits to corporate offices, hands-on internships, and guest speakers in the classroom where you will interact with buyers, product developers, trend forecasters, and account executives. Courses incorporate trips to flagship stores, unique pop-up shops, and fashion exhibitions at renowned museums, making…

Entrepreneurship for the Fashion and Design Industries

The Entrepreneurship program is centered on creativity and innovation, which are the keys to business success. Because most business concepts go through many iterations before successfully reaching markets, you will learn to develop the entrepreneurial skills and mindset needed to create and test new business models. The program also connects you with industry leaders and business innovators…

International Trade and Marketing for the Fashion Industries

International trade is the linchpin of the global fashion industry. At FIT, you’ll learn to navigate the complex international marketplace, including the financial, legal, logistical, and intercultural aspects of importing and exporting, with an emphasis on sustainability and social responsibility. You’ll study international finance, business strategies, fashion law, and market research…