Degrees That Fit Your Career Goals
Discover a range of degree options tailored to your passions and career goals in the dynamic fields of fashion, design, and retail. Whether you aspire to create innovative products, lead in retail management, or launch your own fashion business, NDSU offers flexible and focused academic programs to help you succeed.
Major: Three Options
Fashion Product Development
Students interested in design and product development would find the fashion product development option a great area of study. Graduates develop and deliver products to the global marketplace. This option focuses on developing, designing and marketing materials and products within the market and industry.
Fashion Entrepreneurship
In the fashion entrepreneurship option, you will not only learn how to develop and sell products, you will also learn how to manage a successful business. Alumni from the program are using what they learned in the classroom to successfully run their own businesses.
Retail Merchandising
New retail opportunities are emerging around the world today with digital retailing and retail technology. The course of study includes classes on sourcing, buying, merchandising, promotion, and consumer behavior.
Minor
Complement your major with essential skills in fashion and retail.
The 16-credit minor in ARMD will provide a basic background in the field. This can be combined with a major in marketing, or one of the many majors in the College or Arts & Sciences; any major where the study of apparel, fashion, the theater or human interaction is concerned would be strengthened by a minor in ARMD.
Certificate
Enhance your credentials with a focused study in key industry areas. A ten-credit certificate is offered in Apparel, Retail Merchandising and Design.