The program offered by the Mercyhurst University provides students with the opportunity to develop conceptual and creative abilities in relation to the individual person, the product, and the industry itself. It is our mission to prepare students by providing teaching excellence in a curriculum that advances creativity, global awareness, and current business practices.
The fashion merchandising faculty has collaboratively developed seven broadbased learning outcomes that serve as the foundation and guiding forcebehind our program?s curriculum. Upon completion of the Fashion Merchandising program, graduates will be able to?
- Demonstrate data gathering, synthesis, problem solving, and decisionmaking.?
- Demonstrate written and oral presentation skills appropriate to the field of fashion.
- Identify the manner in which historic, cultural, and cyclical environmental factors impact the fashion industry.
- Distinguish the intrinsic and extrinsic characteristics of all segments within the textile complex, following the progression from fibers to end products.
- Demonstrate basic planning, production, promotion, and distribution techniques for the men?s, women?s and children?s wear markets.
- Demonstrate knowledge of mathematical concepts and financial statements related to merchandise buying and planning.
- Identify the variety of career opportunities within the fashion industry, the inter-relationships between them, and the methods to gain entry therein.
