Bachelor of Arts in Fashion Industry's Science and Technology

University of Arizona

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 OUTCOMESStudents 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 industriesStudents 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 normsStudents 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 elementsStudents will be able to support pioneering business decisions through clear written, verbal and imagery communication, applying relevant industry terminologyStudents 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 productStudents will be able to formulate social, economic, environmental, ethical decisions based on combined personal, historical, cultural events

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