Program Description

The Master of Science in Fashion & Apparel Studies is designed to prepare students to be effective professionals in the global fashion industry. The growth and dominance of large multinational apparel brands and retailers has created a need for professionals who are globally oriented, innovative, have both apparel product development and consumer behavior expertise along with an understanding of social responsibility and sustainability, and strong communication skills. Graduates will be able to serve as integrators who can create value for a firm by synthesizing knowledge about consumer research, product design, product merchandising, product sourcing, and product presentation.

The MS program is unique in that all students complete design innovation and consumer behavior courses to bring an understanding of both to solving problems in the global fashion industry. Concepts and practices from social responsibility and sustainability underlie the graduate program. Students pursuing the thesis research option take 31 credit hours of course work and research.

Admission Requirements

The graduate committee will review the entire application package including the following:

• A cumulative grade-point average (GPA) equivalent to at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale in all prior undergraduate college-level course work.
• A GRE (Graduate Record Exam) score taken within past 5 years. Minimum scores on the revised GRE are 156 verbal and 144 quantitative. Alternatively, the department accepts GMAT scores of 550 or higher.

IELTS Requirements

Listening	Reading	Writing	Speaking	Overall
6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5

Remarks:

• Total 31 Credits program per credit $979.
• Yearly tuition fee is given
• I20(Visa Letter) can be obtained only after submitting a bank statement with a balance of USD $28919.