Fashion Industry's Science and Technology (BA)

Fashion Industry's Science and Technology

Bachelor of Arts

Coursework Location(s)

Main/Tucson

Areas of Interest

• Arts & Media
• Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship
• Communication, Journalism & Public Relations
• Environment & Sustainability

Overview

Modern fashion trends emerge simultaneously and spontaneously across the globe, powered by technology. The Fashion Industry's Science and Technology major is the juncture where "fashion meets global business". This degree encompasses introductory courses in strategic thinking while utilizing science and technology in design and business - art innovation, sustainability research, quantitative thinking, data analysis and economic management.

Learning Outcomes

• Students will be able to demonstrate decisions making as it applies to the fashion industry utilizing technology, data, business methodologies and interpreting product scholarly knowledge. Analyze buying practices in both established and emerging fashion industries
• Students will be able to in the global workplace environment, identify sustainable and unstainable global production processes in the context of sales, quota, import/export data, and social & cultural norms
• Students will be able to Develop fashion awareness and business acumen by critically evaluate data measurement, description techniques, construct 3D models and product samples that reflect both appropriate business decisions and creative design elements
• Students will be able to support pioneering business decisions through clear written, verbal and imagery communication, applying relevant industry terminology
• Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of how to take a product from inception to market, merchandise a fashion line, merchandise a brand, and develop consumer demand, utilizing relevant media for the fashion product
• Students will be able to formulate social, economic, environmental, ethical decisions based on combined personal, historical, cultural events

Program Details

Sample Courses

• FITS 100 Digital Warrior
• FITS 330 Fashion Trends in Time
• FITS 215 Mechanics of Fashion
• FITS 200 Design Warrior
• FITS 345 Science of Textiles
• FITS 400 Apparel Influencers
• FITS 425 Apparel Production
• FITS 375 The Business of Fashion

Career Fields

• Apparel manufacturing
• Apparel management
• Sales and market research
• Buyer and purchasing agent
• Financial specialist
• General operations manager
• Market research and analyst
• Art director
• Information analyst
• Marketing specialist
• Creative director
• Fabric researcher
• Merchandise allocator
• Sustainability officer
• director