Fashion Design and Merchandising Degree

Bachelor of Fine Arts

Our goal in the Fashion Design and Merchandising Bachelor degree program is to encourage students to develop their creative talents, so they can come up with new design ideas and innovative ways in which to market those ideas. At the Academy - Sacramento, we have structured our Fashion Design and Merchandising degree program to focus on the techniques of fine craftsmanship, consumer-based needs, and business awareness. To excel in our Fashion Design and Merchandising degree program, you have to be willing to participate in an intense set of courses that can prepare graduates for a career in the designing, making and marketing of fashion.

The Fashion Design and Merchandising Program prepares students for entry-level positions in fashion, retail, and merchandising. This interdisciplinary program allows students the opportunity to develop skills in market and trend research, apparel design, pattern drafting and draping, and clothing construction. Students will further develop basic skills in business and retail management, merchandise displays, and publicity and promotion.

Students in the Fashion Design and Merchandising degree program can learn more about:

• Visual Merchandise
• Apparel Production
• Entrepreneurship
• Sketching, Pattern Drafting, Draping, and Construction
• Recognizing your market base
• What factors determine marketing success

Graduates of the Fashion Design and Merchandising degree program at our fashion design school in Sacramento will have created a professional portfolio they can be proud to show to any prospective employer. Our Fashion Design and Merchandising graduates can not only identify fashion trends, they can create them.

Find out more about our Fashion Design and Merchandising degree program by contacting us today!