Fashion Studies

At Fordham, you can pair your interest in fashion studies with almost any of our 70+ majors and minors to graduate with a degree that helps you stand out in the job market. You might combine a minor in fashion studies with a creative major like Film and Television, expanding your knowledge to fields such as costume design, wardrobe supervision, and makeup artistry. Or you might choose a business major, preparing you for jobs in fashion marketing, buying, and merchandising.

You’ll take three foundational courses: Introduction to Fashion and Culture, Introduction to Fashion Design, and the Business of Fashion. From there, you’ll be able to dive into more specific courses like Fashion in Museums, where you’ll explore the history, logistics, and purpose of clothing and accessories in archival collections, or Writing Fashion, where you’ll examine the ways of expressing critical viewpoints about fashion collections, lifestyle brands, and design histories.

With New York City as your college town, you’ll have unmatched access to some of the biggest names in business, design, fashion, and more. Here are just a few of the places fashion studies minors have interned:

• Louis Vuitton
• Diane von Furstenberg
• Christian Dior
• FENTY
• Stella McCartney
• Kleinfeld Bridal
• Rent the Runway

You’ll be prepared for a range of career paths unique to the major you choose. Students who pursue a more creative major go on to careers in fashion journalism, content creation, costume design, and more. Those who major in business have careers in marketing consumer insights, trend forecasting, merchandising, buying, or even accounting. Cultural majors often pursue work at a museum, archive, or university, while STEM majors find careers in sustainable clothing or web and UX design.

At Fordham, you’ll use AI as a tool to enhance your learning. Our program will equip you with the skills to navigate the ever-changing landscape of AI in the workforce. As a fashion studies minor, you might use AI to generate mood boards, forecast trends, or personalize marketing content.

You’ll also be able to earn credentials and paid micro-internships through IBM SkillsBuild’s Getting Started with AI course. All Fordham students and graduates have access to AI training through RamConnect, the University’s alumni and experiential learning platform.

Above all, you’ll learn skills that can’t be replaced by AI, such as critical thinking, creativity, emotional intelligence, and integrity.