Fashion Studies

Fordham University

United States of America, Manhattan

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Fordham University

United States of America , Manhattan

Key Facts

Program Level

Bachelor

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Application Fee

USD 70

Campuses

Lincoln Center

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake Deadlines30-Aug-2023

Apply to this program

Go to the official application for the university

Duration 4 year(s)

Tuition Fee

USD 90,411 / year

Next Intake 30-Aug-2023

Fashion Studies

About

There's a fashion show every day on the streets of New York City, a fashion capital of the world.

Fashion is much more than the trends of the season. Fashion is a cultural language, economic powerhouse, and artistic force felt throughout the world. Nowhere is this more apparent than in New York City, a global fashion capital and home to Fordham University.

Fordham's fashion studies minor offers a unique take on fashion education. We don't want to just teach you about how the fashion industry works today__we want to give you the tools to shape its tomorrow.

The minor's foundational courses are shaped by the University's mission to foster the habits of careful observation, critical thinking, creativity, moral reflection, articulate expression, and reverence for all cultures. They explore fashion from a variety of perspectives: cultural, commercial, and visual. These courses prepare students to face the multitude of new challenges facing the fashion industry today, including growth in emerging markets, the rise of new media and social networks, and increasing pressure to develop merchandise that is produced and marketed ethically and sustainably.

In the context of Fordham's curriculum and your major of choice, the fashion studies minor will prepare you to excel in your field__and as a human being. Because of course, you'll learn more than fashion studies here. You'll also study philosophy, theology, economics, mathematics, languages, science, and the performing arts through Fordham's common core curriculum, the centerpiece of our liberal arts education.

As a fashion studies minor, you'll take six courses.

You'll take three required introductory courses:

Introduction to Fashion and Culture
Introduction to Fashion Design
The Business of Fashion

And you'll choose three electives that reflect your specific interests. A few recent examples:

Fashion and Costuming in Film
Fashion Journalism
Fashion Marketing

The fashion studies minor pairs well with a majority of majors and programs, uniquely preparing students for countless career paths.

Creative Majors
Students studying the visual arts may choose to focus their artistic energy on fashion or textile design, fashion photography, or styling. Those more inclined toward the written word (majoring in English or journalism) might consider fashion journalism, creative direction, or various types of content creation. Film and performance majors may expand their knowledge to fields such as costume design, wardrobe supervision, fashion show production, makeup artistry, or modeling.

Business Majors and Pre-Law Track
Fashion is big business. In fact, the industry is valued at more than $2.5 trillion! It's easy to see why business students may consider becoming a marketing executive, merchandiser, buyer, CEO, CFO, or accountant of a fashion company. Pre-law students might also consider representing a fashion brand or company.

Cultural Majors
Culturally based majors can use their study of fashion to bolster their understandings of different demographics, making them well suited to pursue work in consumer insights, trend forecasting, marketing, or public relations, or positions at a museum, archive, or university.

STEM Majors
Environmental science majors will be well prepared to contribute to sustainability in the industry, and with chemistry majors may be interested in creating synthetic textiles or pursuing textile conservation. Computer science and digital technology and emerging media majors might focus on web and app design for a designer or label, or they might innovate new technology for creating or merchandising fashion.

Disciplines

ARTS AND HUMANITIES

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Common Application, including the essay and optional short answer response in the writing section, and the $70 application fee.
Letter of Recommendation
Transcripts
English Language Proficiency Test Results
- International students whose first language is not English must demonstrate their proficiency through English Language Proficiency test results.
  - TOEFL iBT: 90+ (Fordham code: 2259)
  - TOEFL ITP Level 1 Test with Vericant Interview option (China only): 575+
  - IELTS & IELTS Indicator: 7.0+
  - Duolingo English Test (DET): 125+
  - Pearson Test of English (PTE): 65+
- International students who are not submitting required TOEFL, IELTS, DET or PTE results must complete the English Language Proficiency Test Waiver Request Form linked within the online applicant portal after an application has been officially submitted.
- Applicants who live in the New York City area can alternatively take Fordham’s ESL placement evaluation (FELT) at the Institute of American Language and Culture. Email [email protected] or call +1-212-636-6353 to make an appointment.
Fordham University Statement of Funding or CSS Profile
- Fordham University has a need-aware admission process for first-year applicants who plan to attend Fordham for the Fall term on a non-immigrant visa.
- Applicants who plan to fully fund their study at Fordham are required to complete the Fordham University Statement of Funding. This form will be available to eligible applicants upon submission of the application.
- Applicants who plan to partially fund their study at Fordham and will apply for need-based financial aid are required to complete the CSS Profile and demonstrate an ability to pay (Expected Family Contribution) at least $30,000 USD per year.

Fee Information

Tuition Fee

USD 90,411 / year

Application Fee

USD 70

How to Apply

Required Components:

The Common Application, including an essay
High school transcript
Letter of recommendation

Optional Components:

SAT or ACT scores (SAT code: 2259; ACT code: 2748). We are test-optional for the 2023-2024 admission cycle. Please review our additional guidance on test score submission.
Optional short responses
- Additional information
- COVID-19 impact
- Unique Fordham question

Selecting a College and a Campus

Students must select a campus when they apply to Fordham, either Rose Hill in the Bronx or Lincoln Center in Manhattan.
Students must also select a college when they apply to Fordham, either Fordham College at Rose Hill, Fordham College at Lincoln Center or the Gabelli School of Business at Rose Hill and Lincoln Center.
Students are only evaluated for the campus and college to which they apply.

We’re here to help!

Make sure to check out what we're looking for in our applicants.
Requirements for international, transfer, as well as theatre, dance, and visual arts majors differ--so we have some helpful guidelines on these pages.
Due to our large applicant pool, we are unable to accommodate requests for personal interviews.

Application Deadlines

Note on application deadlines: For Fordham University, we would like your application to be as complete as possible by the deadline. We do understand that it is not always possible for official scores and supporting documents to arrive with the application. Only the Common Application needs to arrive on or before the deadline. However, we should receive any other supporting documents within two weeks of the deadline.

Fall Admission

Early Action (Non-Binding)*: November 1
- *Applicants to Dance and Theatre majors apply Early Action.
Early Decision I (Binding): November 1
Regular Decision: January 3
Early Decision II (Binding): January 3

Spring Admission

November 1 Deadline
- Students who are looking to enroll at Fordham in January 2024 should apply as Spring 2024 applicants.

Information About Application Fee Waivers
Our institution proudly participates in the following fee waiver programs:

College Board’s SAT-to-College Application Fee-Waiver Program. If you took the SAT using a fee waiver, you automatically qualify for a college application fee waiver to apply for admission here at Fordham University. You can learn more about this program at College Board.
Students can also select the "NACAC Fee Waiver" option on the Common Application.
We are pleased to offer waived application fees for members and dependents of members of the US Armed Forces. If you indicate you are a veteran on the Common Application, we will automatically waive your fee.
You’ll find a range of other fee waiver options on the Common Application. Please select the one that fits you best.

Am I a first-year student or a transfer student?
Any student who earns college credit after completing a secondary school diploma is considered a transfer student, regardless of the number of credits completed. Both matriculated and non-matriculated students who earn credit will be considered a transfer. If you have audited a class or completed noncredit coursework, then you may be considered an incoming first-year student. Typically, students who complete language intensive classes, who do not earn credit, are considered incoming first-year students.

Students who begin their studies at a college or university and withdraw prior to earning credit must contact the Office of Undergraduate Admission via email at [email protected] to confirm their status. In order to be considered as a first-year, a student must withdraw prior to the add/drop date at the institution they attended and provide official documentation (college transcript, withdrawal form) indicating the date of their withdrawal. In addition, to be considered a first year, the student must not have had any financial aid disbursed from the federal government while at the college or university that he or she attended.

The Office of Undergraduate Admission will exercise professional judgment and consider each student’s circumstances to ensure that, regardless of status (first year or transfer), the best interest of the student’s needs are met related to enrollment.

Note: Fordham University (its undergraduate colleges, graduate and professional schools) is an eligible institution of higher education that admits as students only persons who (i) have a high school diploma (ii) have a recognized equivalent.