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. The program focuses on amplifying existing skills of our industry-experienced students and developing new skills. Graduates can apply their enhanced skill set to advance in their current positions, transition to new career paths or start their own businesses. Working under the direction of a graduate advisor, students in the program choose courses from among LIM’s current MS programs in Global Fashion Supply Chain Management, and Consumer Analytics, MPS programs in Fashion Merchandising & Retail Management, Fashion Marketing, and other existing MPS elective courses. This program can be completed face-to-face or fully online.

Registered HEGIS Code 0599

(Total credits: 30)

Required Courses

7.5 Credits

GRAD 612 - Advanced Spreadsheet Modeling credit(s): 1.5 or
MSCA 700 - Technology for Consumer Analytics
credit(s): 3
MPSB 609 - Capstone in The Business of Fashion credit(s): 3 or
MPSX 777 - Graduate Capstone
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
Graduate Elective
credit(s): 22.5

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 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.