The Business of Fashion, MPS

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The Master of Professional Studies (MPS) in The Business of Fashion allows students, with previous fashion industry experience, the ability to build their own degree, tailoring their course of study to meet their individual needs and goals. Working under the direction of a graduate advisor, students in the program choose courses from among LIM’s current MPS programs in Fashion Merchandising & Retail Management, Fashion Marketing, Global Fashion Supply Chain Management, and other existing MPS elective courses. Students with an undergraduate major in a fashion related field plus 2 years of post-graduate fashion industry experience OR students with a minimum of 5 years post graduate fashion industry experience are eligible to apply for this degree. All students in the program will be required to complete MPSX 700 Influencing Organizations or MPSB 608 Internship in The Business of Fashion; at minimum one course covering global issues in the fashion industry; and MPSB 609 Capstone in The Business of Fashion. This program can be completed face-to-face or fully online.

Registered HEGIS Code 0599

(Total credits: 30)

Required Courses

9 Credits

MPSM 604 - Global Marketing in the Fashion Industry credit(s): 3 or MPSS 603 - Global Business Management credit(s): 3
MPSB 608 - Internship in The Business of Fashion credit(s): 3 or MPSX 700 - Developing and Exercising Influence in Organizations credit(s): 3
MPSB 609 - Capstone in The Business of Fashion credit(s): 3

Choose Four of the Following Courses

12 Credits

MPSM 600 - Fashion Marketing Management credit(s): 3
MPSM 601 - Strategic Consumer Insights in Fashion credit(s): 3
MPSM 602 - Services Marketing in the Fashion Industry credit(s): 3
MPSR 651 - Advanced Fashion Merchandising credit(s): 3
MPSR 652 - Consumer Behavior in Fashion credit(s): 3
MPSR 653 - Fashion Retail Management credit(s): 3
MPSR 654 - Fashion Branding and Promotion credit(s): 3
MPSS 600 - Supply Chain Management Fundamentals credit(s): 3
MPSS 601 - The Relationship Between Fashion and the Supply Chain credit(s): 3
MPSS 602 - Logistics Management credit(s): 3

Choose Three of the Following Courses

9 Credits

MPSE 600 - Business & Entrepreneurship credit(s): 3
MPSE 601 - Corporate Social Responsibility credit(s): 3
MPSM 603 - Cause Marketing in the Fashion Industry credit(s): 3
MPSM 605 - Luxury Brand Management in the Fashion Industry credit(s): 3
MPSM 606 - New Media Marketing in the Fashion Industry credit(s): 3
MPSM 607 - Foundations of Fashion PR Strategies and Tactics credit(s): 3
MPSR 655 - Principles of Visual Merchandising credit(s): 3
MPSR 656 - Retail Merchandise Management credit(s): 3
MPSR 657 - Technology in Fashion Merchandising and Management credit(s): 3
MPSR 658 - Product Development in Fashion from Concept to Consumer credit(s): 3
MPSS 604 - Strategic Sourcing Solutions credit(s): 3
MPSS 605 - Innovation and Change Management credit(s): 3
MPSS 606 - Supply Chain from an E-Commerce Perspective credit(s): 3
MPSS 607 - Supply Chain Analytics credit(s): 3
All courses may not be available every module or semester, or in every modaility.

Notes:

For MPS degree students, a minimum of 24 credits must be completed at LIM College.