What will you learn at The Art Institute of Dallas?


• Visuals Foundation

Graduates will demonstrate advanced, visual display design, and events planning as well as in-depth knowledge of textiles and skills to develop collateral materials used in business and marketing.

• Industry Foundation

Graduates will make connections between world events and trends in the apparel industry, as well as apply the implications of current events to business trends as they affect world markets.

• Retail Foundation

Graduates will develop and present advanced concepts in marketing, retail management, and retail buying through which they will demonstrate their knowledge of historical fashion design, its impact on current trends; knowledge of textiles and business organization.

• Professionalism Foundation

Graduates will demonstrate their ability to apply professional standards and business concepts related to fashion marketing and management, including the ability to work collaboratively and to present and articulate concepts to clients.



Mission:

The Mission of the Fashion and Retail Management program at the Bachelor?s degree level is to prepare graduates with the skills in fashion trends and forecasting, operations and compliance, retailing, marketing, advertising, and design necessary to seek entry-level employment in the manufacturing, design, or retailing sector. Emphasis is placed on using higher cognitive processes to being about awareness of the fashion and retail merchandising business.

Career Opportunities:

This cross-functional focus will allow students to expand beyond traditional fashion design positions in the industry and seek positions such as:

• Visual Merchandiser
• Buyer/Assistant Buyer
• POS Designer
• Fashion Coordinator
• Event Promotion
• Retail Sales Management
• Marketing Assistant
• Merchandiser/Assistant Merchandiser
• Window Trimmer
• Creative Director
• Production and Sales Development