• Diploma in Fashion Arts and Business at Humber College is offered on a full-time basis for a duration of 2-year.
  • You will study marketing, store planning and merchandising, brand management, marketing, social media, event planning, and retail buying.
  • You’ll also learn fashion trend forecasting, sales techniques, and colour and styling analysis while attaining basic knowledge of fashion products and fashion promotion. These skills are then applied to product launches, planning merchandise assortments, styling fashion shoots and the production of fashion events.
  • In the first year, courses in the business of fashion – marketing strategies, product knowledge, trend forecasting and web merchandising – give students an overview of this multibillion-dollar industry.
  • In the second year, students build on the skills developed on the foundation with wholesale sales, retail buying and operation, photo styling, and event planning and budgeting.
  • Two field placement courses in Semesters 3 and 4 offer real-world experience in your area of interest.
  • The placement is found by the student and can be paid or unpaid.
  • Our graduates can also pursue careers as fashion and trade show co-ordinators, shopping centre marketers, visual merchandisers, merchandise allocators, buyers, and marketing assistants to fashion designers and manufacturers.
  • Those who prefer the freedom of self-employment may find opportunities such as freelance photo styling, image consulting and event planning.
  • NOTE: Students have an opportunity to complete a three-week experiential learning opportunity at the Florence University of the Arts.