Fashion Studies (MS)

Location(s): Manhattan Campus, Manhattan Online

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The Fashion Studies program offers a Master of Science degree in Sustainable Fashion Business. This degree is predominantly an on-campus program with opportunity for some online courses. Students are required to complete 24 credit hours of coursework and 6 credit hours of thesis research (30 credit hours total). The sustainable fashion business emphasis is an individualized program of study, capitalizing on the interests and disciplinary background of students and faculty to build the theoretical and methodological skills necessary to solve human ecological problems involving fashion systems.

Graduates are prepared for professional careers within industry, for college instructor positions, and for pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy degree.

Course Requirements

Required Courses

FASH 600 - Soft Goods Supply Chain Management Credits: 3
FASH 680 - Sustainable Fashion and Color Credits: 3
FASH 700 - Foundations of Sustainability Credits: 3
FASH 825 - Strategic Planning for Sustainability Credits: 3
Select ONE research methods course from the following list:
EDCEP 816 - Research Methods in Education Credits: 3
FASH 850 - Research Methods in Fashion Studies Credits: 3
HDFS 888 - Research Methods in Human Development and Family Science Credits: 3
SOCIO 823 - Intermediate Methods of Social Research Credits: 3
Select ONE analytical methods course from the following list:
EDCEP 819 - Survey Research Credits: 3
EDCEP 917 - Experimental Design in Educational Research Credits: 3
EDLEA 838 - Qualitative Research in Education Credits: 3
HDFS 809 - Qualitative Research Methods in Human Development and Family Science Credits: 3
HDFS 906 - Statistical Methods in Family Studies and Human Sciences II Credits: 3
PSYCH 805 - Psychological Research Design and Analysis II Credits: 3
SOCIO 824 - Qualitative Methodology Credits: 3
SOCIO 825 - Quantitative Methods Credits: 3
SOCIO 925 - Specialized Approaches to Sociological Research Credits: 3
STAT 703 - Introduction to Statistical Methods for the Sciences Credits: 3
STAT 705 - Regression and Analysis of Variance Credits: 3

Elective Courses

Select elective courses (5 credit hours) in consultation with advisor.

Thesis Option Courses

Complete 6 credits hours of thesis research:

FASH 899 - Master’s Thesis Research Credits: 1-6

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