Program Overview
Official program overview
This program provides an academically rigorous, faith-integrated curriculum in Fashion Merchandising and Brand Management. Students develop disciplinary knowledge, applied skills, ethical leadership, research literacy, and community-focused practice through sequenced coursework, supervised experiential learning, and a culminating project.
Program Facts
Program facts
- Academic unit
- HBIU College for Fashion Design
- Total credits
- 120
- Duration
- 4 years
Program Description
Official program description
Learning Outcomes
Student learning outcomes
- Explain foundational and advanced principles of Fashion Merchandising and Brand Management.
- Apply appropriate tools, methods, and technologies in Fashion Merchandising and Brand Management.
- Analyze evidence, data, and community needs to support responsible decisions.
- Design, implement, and evaluate projects or services in Fashion Merchandising and Brand Management.
- Communicate professionally with clients, communities, colleagues, and other stakeholders.
- Integrate biblical ethics, stewardship, cultural humility, and service into professional practice.
- Demonstrate safe, reflective, and accountable practice through supervised experiential learning.
Admission Requirements
Admission and entry requirements
Secondary school completion or equivalent; official transcripts; evidence of English-language readiness where applicable; and satisfaction of HBIU general admission requirements.
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Graduation Requirements
Graduation and completion requirements
- Complete all 120 required credit hours in the approved curriculum.
- Earn a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 or the current HBIU standard.
- Successfully complete all supervised practicum, studio, laboratory, fieldwork, or internship requirements.
- Complete and present an approved culminating capstone project.
- Satisfy all institutional, financial, conduct, and graduation requirements in force at the time of completion.
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Practical Training / Internship Requirements
Complete at least 120 documented hours of supervised studio, laboratory, field, clinical-observation, kitchen, community, or workplace practice appropriate to Fashion Merchandising and Brand Management.
Research Requirements
Complete an evidence-informed senior capstone that identifies a problem in Fashion Merchandising and Brand Management, applies appropriate methods, and communicates findings or a designed solution.