The Business of Fashion in NYC

Visit all the great sites related to fashion design, creation, and marketing in the international city of New York. Explore the fashion world from the inside and learn trade secrets from experts in the field.

This two-part course will introduce the world of fashion business behind the scenes in New York City. The first part of the course, held on campus, will include slide lectures, films and discussions addressing the dynamics among trade associations, producers, manufacturers, retailers, forecasting services and publishers in fashion business, along with the history and development of New York market. The second part of the course is a field visit to New York City.

Program Highlights
Program cost
$2,195
Dates of program

May 12-14 (in Oxford); May 15-21 (in New York)

Location
New York City
Course credit
3 hours of FCS 403
Prerequisites
Junior or senior standing, permission of instructor
Grading system
ABCDF scale
Program type
Short-term faculty-led
Housing

Hotels

Housing move-in day is May 15; move out is the morning of May 21.

Faculty members
Dr. Yunhee Chang
Qualifications
18 years old, minimum GPA of 2.5, and good academic and disciplinary standing at UM
Program price includes
Tuition, housing, and program-sponsored excursions
Program prices DOES NOT include
UM In-Country Study Application Fee, airfare, meals, and personal spending money.
Study In-Country Advisor
Laura Antonow
 
Application
To apply for this program students must submit the following:
Application deadline

April 4