The Bachelor of Science in Beauty Business Management is a comprehensive curriculum that prepares students to succeed in the highly competitive beauty industry, whether working for a corporation or undertaking an entrepreneurial venture. Students identify, implement, and solve business issues through theoretical and practical foundations. They are equipped with vital business management skills including management theory, analytics, legal and regulatory affairs, forecasting and analysis, financial literacy, sales, negotiation, merchandising, product innovation, and market research.

What Our Students Learn While still focusing on hands-on and practical knowledge, the students develop higher level critical thinking, management and analytical skills that ensure their success as business leaders and creators.

REQUIRED CLASSES FOR BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (B.S.)

BUMT 3600

Management Theory & Principles+

3

BUMT 4100

Small Business Management+

3

BUMT 4110

Micro & Macroeconomics+

3

BUMT 4130

Financial Literacy+

6

BUMT 4250

Supply Chain Management+

3

BUMT 4300

Global Management Strategies+

3

BUMT 4910

Creativity in Business+

3

COSM 3050

Influencing Beauty Consumer Behavior

3

COSM 3180

Fundamentals of Beauty Business Law

3

COSM 3250

Beauty: Purchasing & Planning

3

COSM 3360

Beauty: Luxury Brand Development

3

COSM 3420

Beauty: Business Management & Finance

3

COSM 3450

Merchandising in the Beauty Environment

3

COSM 3600

Product Innovation

3

COSM 3660

Beauty: Regulatory Affairs & Import/Export Strategies

3

COSM 3820

Beauty Industry Market Research

3

COSM 3850

Beauty: Sales, Negotiation & Conflict Management

3

COSM 3950

Internship

3

COSM 4100

Beauty Market Influences

3

GNST 2370

Applied Statistics

3

GNST 3050

Writing for Business Professionals+

3

GNST 3350

Botany

3

GNST 3350L

Botany Lab

1

GNST 3800

Icons of Culture: The Context of Meaning

3

GNST 3900

Issues in Contemporary Society+

3

SMED 2850

Marketing Analytics

3

SMED 3700

International Strategies for New Media

3

3

In the final year, students also choose three electives (9 units) depending on their preferred industry focus:

Why FIDM Students in the Bachelor’s of Beauty Business Management program are directly exposed to the industry, from a mandatory industry internship to quarter long real-world projects issued by leading beauty companies such as L’Oréal, LVMH/Dior, Victoria’s Secret, Fresh, and more. This culminates with a trip to New York to present the results to management at the 2-3 brands they are assigned.

This program starts in the fall on the Los Angeles campus.

One-on-one advisement is available to students from other FIDM Majors or transfers from outside of FIDM to consider eligibility for special admis-sions to this program. Contact the appropriate department chairperson.

Prerequisite: FIDM degree in Beauty Marketing & Product Development, Merchandising & Marketing*, or Digital Marketing* or an external associate’s degree in a related field from an accred-ited college/university. *These A.A. majors require a customized advisement sheet that incorporates key foundational courses.