Overview

The Fashion Merchandising - Product Development programme from Marist University is designed to provide our students interested in the industry with a competitive edge when entering the field. The minor provides a foundation in contemporary concepts of apparel industry product development, production, sourcing, branding, licensing, and product data management.

Along with your foundations in your chosen Fashion major, the Product Development minor allows you to dig deep into contemporary concepts of the industry to thoroughly prepare for your future career.

Student Learning Outcomes:

Students will demonstrate creativity, as defined by concept, innovation, and quality.
Students will demonstrate the effective use of technology as it applies to the fashion industry.
Students will be able to be effective public presenters.
Students will demonstrate readiness to enter the fashion industry.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

History of Costume
Digital Fashion Design
Apparel Supply Chain Management
Private Label Development
Product Lifecycle Management
Digital Merchandising with Clo 3D

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-31 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-15 00:00:00

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Early Decision/Early Action: November 15th
Early Decision 2/Regular Decision: February 15th

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Poughkeepsie, United States

Disciplines

Visual Arts Fashion, Textiles and Luxury Goods Fashion Design View 171 other Bachelors in Fashion, Textiles and Luxury Goods in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

A completed first-year application
One additional letter of recommendation
One personal essay
English Proficiency Exam results if you are a non-native English-speaking student. Marist accepts the TOEFL, IELTS, or the Duolingo English Test.
Official United States high school/secondary school transcripts if applicable and/or official translated high school/secondary school transcripts of all foreign academic credentials
Official results of the SAT or ACT exam if you want the Admission Committee to consider your scores
A $50 non-refundable application fee

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

50760 USD / year

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Out-of-State

50760 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

50760 USD / year

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Living costs

Poughkeepsie

United States

1138 - 2480 USD / month

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Student Learning Outcomes:

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Programme Structure

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Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

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Disciplines

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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General requirements

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Tuition Fees

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Poughkeepsie

Funding

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