MENSWEAR ADVANCED STUDY
The Advanced Study Program in Menswear provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the design, marketing, and operational functions of today's global menswear industry. Students apply their leadership skills to creating a concept through the process of designing and producing a collection for a targeted menswear market.
What Our Students Learn In our program, students learn the leadership skills to create, market, and merchandise a cohesive menswear collection for today's global apparel industry.
Why FIDM This is the only dedicated program in the US that teaches the design and global operations of menswear with a focus on sportswear, the fastest-growing area of the category. The program focuses on innovations such as 3-D design, technology-based knitting, wearable technology, and Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG). The Advisory Board for this unique program include heavy hitters Teddy von Ranson, Founder and President of Teddy von Ranson; Joe Knoerschild, founding partner of Billabong and Hurley; Tony Anzovino, Chief Sourcing & Merchandising Officer at Haggar Clothing; and Joseph Blumberg, Vice President of Grupo M in the Dominican Republic. The program, which is 70% design and 30% global operations, includes a Study Tour to the Americas where students experience actual sourcing and production.
| REQUIRED CLASSES FOR ADVANCED STUDY | ||
|---|---|---|
| BUMT 4250 | Supply Chain Management | 3 |
| MNWR 3050 | Merchandising Menswear | 3 |
| MNWR 3080 | Textiles for Menswear | 3 |
| MNWR 3120 | Digital Design for Menswear | 3 |
| MNWR 3160 | Men’s Apparel Process (6 hours)* | 3 1 |
| MNWR 3250 | History of Menswear | 3 |
| MNWR 3350 | Men’s Tailoring | 3 |
| MNWR 3400 | Machine Knitwear Design for Menswear | 3 ` |
| MNWR 3450 | Men’s Fit Analysis | 3 |
| MNWR 3500 | CAD for Menswear | 3 |
| MNWR 3550 | Collection Design for Menswear | 6 |
| MNWR 3650 | Designing Men’s Accessories | 3 |
| MNWR 3700 | Presentation & Analysis (6 hours)* | 3 |
| MNWR 3780 | Marketing Communication for Menswear | 3 |
| MNWR 3820 | Distribution Strategies for Menswear | 3 |
| Total Units of Credit | 48 | |
This program is not accepting enrollments as of Summer 2023.
*Three (3)-hour lab included in 6 hours
Prerequisite: FIDM degree in Apparel Industry Management*, Fashion Design, or Merchandise Product Development*, or an external degree in a related field from an accredited college/ university in which the language of instruction is English. Interview required. *These majors require one additional course.
One-on-one advisement is available to students from other FIDM Majors to consider eligibility for special admissions to this program. Contact the appropriate department chairperson.
Graduates of this program are qualified to take jobs classified under Department of Labor occupational codes 51-6000, 27-1000, 11-3000, and 13-1000, among others.