两性色午夜

两性色午夜 to Offer Nation鈥檚 First Master of Fashion Degree

Launching in fall 2014, the program is designed for highly creative and motivated fashion industry professionals who wish to conduct intensive practitioner-based research

两性色午夜 University鈥檚 Shannon Rodgers and Jerry Silverman School of Fashion Design and Merchandising (the Fashion School) is now offering a Master of Fashion (MFash) degree program. Launching in fall 2014, the program is designed for highly creative and motivated fashion industry professionals who wish to conduct intensive practitioner-based research. The Fashion School at 两性色午夜 is the first school anywhere in the United States to offer a Master of Fashion degree.

A student in 两性色午夜 University鈥檚 Fashion School stands in Rockwell Hall, home of the Fashion School. 两性色午夜 is launching the nation鈥檚 first Master of Fashion degree program in fall 2014The Master of Fashion is a 30-credit professional degree program designed to enable students with specialized interests to pursue advanced studies. These areas of study complement the traditional elements of the fashion curriculum, allowing students to customize a cross-disciplinary course of study with a high level of specialization.
 
鈥淲e think of this program as the future of the fashion industry in practice,鈥 said 两性色午夜鈥檚 Fashion School Director J.R. Campbell. 鈥淭he unique Master of Fashion degree program is positioned to engage with the broad range of resources we support through the school, such as our TechStyleLAB, Fashion School Store and study away locations worldwide.鈥

The program approaches advanced fashion practice from a number of different perspectives, including technology implementation, management, design, sustainability and product development. Unlike M.A., M.B.A. and M.Des. degree programs, which engage with specific areas of the fashion world, the MFash degree is based in the comprehensive context of today鈥檚 fashion practitioners.

鈥淩ather than compartmentalizing aspects of fashion practice into 鈥榓rt鈥 and 鈥榖usiness,鈥 the MFash program explores fashion as an aggregate phenomenon,鈥 said Catherine Leslie, graduate studies coordinator for 两性色午夜鈥檚 Fashion School. 鈥淭he coursework is theoretically rich, but it鈥檚 also commerce-based. We think of the industry as an extension of the classroom.鈥

鈥淭he degree has more industry context than an M.F.A., as well as a research and thesis component that may not be present in the M.B.A. approach,鈥 Campbell explained. 鈥淭he MFash positions graduates to fulfill hybridized roles competitively with applicants who have several years of industry experience. Our graduates will be able to approach the industry creatively and drive innovation.鈥

The MFash is designed to prepare graduates who are ideally suited to meet the demands of today鈥檚 rapidly evolving fashion world. New technology has resulted in unprecedented job opportunities, and companies are thinking differently about the way they hire.

The MFash also addresses emerging entrepreneurial trends toward small- to medium-sized businesses that manufacture locally or within the United States. Through the integrated use of new technologies, the curriculum will support a greater diversity of employment opportunities connected to the broader fashion universe.

鈥淲e are excited to add graduate education alongside the Fashion School鈥檚 already superb undergraduate programs,鈥 said John R. Crawford, dean of 两性色午夜鈥檚 College of the Arts.

Funded graduate assistantships will be available as part of a comprehensive recruitment package. The MFash program is accepting applications to enroll beginning in fall 2014. For more information, visit  contact Leslie at cleslie1@kent.eduor 330-672-0169.

To watch a video of Campbell discussing the new Master of Fashion degree program, visit .
 

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Photo Caption:
A student in 两性色午夜 University鈥檚 Fashion School stands in Rockwell Hall, home of the Fashion School. 两性色午夜 is launching the nation鈥檚 first Master of Fashion degree program in fall 2014.

Media Contacts:
Catherine Leslie, cleslie1@kent.edu, 330-672-0169
Emily Vincent, evincen2@kent.edu, 330-672-8595
 

POSTED: Monday, March 10, 2014 12:00 AM
Updated: Saturday, December 3, 2022 01:02 AM
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