The Apparel Industry Management Program is designed to prepare students for eventual ownership and/or management of a global fashion company. The program combines creativity, business knowledge, and computer technology, involving the student in all phases of product innovation including design, line development, global sourcing, production planning, technology use, sales management, financial control, and global human resources management. The curriculum stresses the importance of leadership, teamwork, creativity, critical thinking, and effective communication in decision-making from the visionary development of the initial concept to the delivery of the finished product.
What Our Students Learn In our program, students
learn all aspects of running a fashion business, from
concept development, design, global sourcing, supply
chain management, and human resource management,
to final delivery to the customer.
Why FIDM Apparel Industry Management students
learn how to turn their original designs into retail
ready products. Graduates are working in positions
as Creative Directors, Production and Sourcing
Managers, and Import /Export Specialists.
true to the industry.
Using the right technology and guided by the
importance of sustainability, promising fashion
entrepreneurs have the opportunity to become
industry visionaries. Our Apparel Industry
Management major is endorsed by the American
Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA).