Fashion Merchandising & Retail Management, MPS

Courses

• GRAD 612 - Advanced Spreadsheet Modeling credit(s): 1.5
• MPSR 611 - Merchandising Metrics credit(s): 1.5
• MPSR 651 - Advanced Fashion Merchandising credit(s): 3
• MPSR 653 - Fashion Retail Management credit(s): 3
• MPSR 657 - Technology in Fashion Merchandising and Management credit(s): 3
• MPSR 659 - Internship in Fashion Merchandising and Management  credit(s): 3 or 
  MPSX 700 - Developing and Exercising Influence in Organizations
    credit(s): 3 
• MPSR 660 - Capstone in Fashion Merchandising and Retail Management credit(s): 3
• Graduate Electives
    credit(s): 12

 

Notes:

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

Career Success Track

The Graduate Studies Program* offers a Career Success Track that consists of three required career internship or seminar courses across three consecutive semesters. These courses aim to provide students with real-world skills, knowledge, and experience to explore, prepare, and achieve their career goals.  

* Not available in The Business of Cannabis program 

Required Courses

• CHOOSE TWO (2) CREDITS OF THE FOLLOWING:

• MPSI 691 - Graduate Career Accelerator credit(s): 1
• MPSI 692 - Graduate Career Launcher Internship credit(s): 1
• MPSI 693 - Graduate Career Explorer Internship credit(s): 1

•  

  CHOOSE ONE (1) OF THE FOLLOWING:

• MPSB 608 - Internship in The Business of Fashion
    credit(s): 3 or  
  MPSM 608 - Internship in Fashion Marketing
    credit(s): 3 or 
  MPSR 659 - Internship in Fashion Merchandising and Management
    credit(s) 3 or 
  MPSS 610 - Internship in Global Fashion Supply Chain Management
    credit(s) 3 or 
  MPSX 700 - Developing and Exercising Influence in Organizations
    credits(s): 3 or
  MSCA 713 - Analytics Project Consultancy
    credit(s) 3 or 
  MSCA 714 - Internship in Consumer Analytics
    credit(s) 3

• 
  In order to be afforded the maximum flexibility in fulfilling the track, students should declare the track at the start of their first semester.

   

Global Pathway to Fashion Program

Students enrolled in the Global Pathway to Fashion Program will complete the following:

• Level 3A

   

• PATH 035A - Graduate: The Language of Business and Fashion I credit(s): 9
• PATH 0510 - Graduate Support Lab credit(s): 3
• PATH 0590 - Graduate: Pathway Special Topics credit(s): 3
• MPSM 600 - Fashion Marketing Management credit(s): 3 or
  MPSR 651 - Advanced Fashion Merchandising
    credit(s): 3 or
  MPSS 600 - Supply Chain Management Fundamentals
    credit(s): 3

• 
  Level 3B
   

• PATH 035B - Graduate: Language of Business and Fashion II credit(s): 9
• PATH 0510 - Graduate Support Lab
    credit(s): 3
• PATH 0590 - Graduate: Pathway Special Topics
    credit(s): 3
• MPSM 602 - Services Marketing in the Fashion Industry credit(s): 3 or
  MPSR 652 - Consumer Behavior in Fashion
    credit(s): 3 or
  MPSS 601 - The Relationship Between Fashion and the Supply Chain
    credit(s): 3

• 
  PATH course credits are institutional credits - they do not count towards total degree program credit requirement.
   

  In order to proceed to the next level and/or complete the program, students must earn a Global Pathways GPA of 2.00 or better.