BEAUTY INDUSTRY MANAGEMENT ADVANCED STUDY

The Advanced Study Program in Beauty Industry Management is a comprehensive curriculum that prepares students to identify, implement, and solve management issues within the beauty industry. This program offers students both theoretical and practical foundations in the discipline that emphasize the development of business management skills in the beauty industry including human resources, managerial decision making, forecasting and analysis, sales negotiation and conflict resolution, merchandising, product innovation, and direct and internet marketing.

What Our Students Learn

In our program, students learn analytical and management skills to develop and cultivate global beauty brands. Students learn how to forecast and manage targeted marketing campaigns, and negotiate to meet business goals.

Why FIDM

Beauty Industry Management students are exposed to the industry first-hand, from a mandatory industry internship to a week in New York meeting with management at companies like Coty, L'Oreal, Philosophy, LVMH/Dior, and more.

This program starts in the fall on the Los Angeles campus. Prerequisites: FIDM degree in Beauty Industry Merchandising & Marketing, Merchandise Product Development*, or Merchandising & Marketing* *These A.A. majors also require the following three (3) courses: – (COSM 2350) Beauty: Fundamentals of Fragrance – (COSM 2450) Beauty: Fundamentals of Cosmetics – (COSM 2550) Beauty: Fundamentals of Body & Hair Care 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.

REQUIRED CLASSES FOR ADVANCED STUDY (for students with a prior FIDM degree)

Beauty Industry Management student Brhea Harper was selected to take part in the Taste of L'Oreal event in New York, a nationwide talent search for the company's coveted summer internship program.