Fashion management, Bachelor of Arts

These are the requirements for the Bachelor in Fashion Management

With your Bachelor's in Fashion Management, you can work as a product manager, fashion buyer, or e-commerce manager, for example.

You can be admitted to the part-time distance learning program Fashion Management at IU International University if you either have a high school diploma (general higher education entrance qualification), a technical college entrance qualification, or a subject-specific higher education entrance qualification.

In addition, you can study Fashion Management without a high school diploma. To be admitted to the IU distance learning program without a high school diploma, you must have completed an advanced vocational training, such as becoming a state-certified business economist, or have a master craftsman's certificate. You can also be admitted if you have completed a vocational training and have worked full-time for at least 3 years after this training.

These are the study contents in the online study program Fashion Management

This Bachelor's degree at IU includes approximately 31 modules that you will complete and pass over the course of 6 semesters of regular study time. Each module carries 5-10 credits (ECTS) and concludes with an exam such as a paper or an in-person test. In total, you will accumulate 180 credits from module to module and from semester to semester.

The typical course schedule for the full-time study program in Fashion Management looks as follows:

• Semester 1: Business Administration, Introduction to Academic Work, Marketing, Economics and Market, Collaborative Work, Fashion and Design History
• Semester 2: Fashion Trend Research, Statistics, Visual Merchandising and Store Design, Intercultural and Ethical Skills, Digital Future Commerce, Online Marketing
• Semester 3: Cost and Performance Accounting, Law, Market Research, Textile Technologies in the Fashion Industry, Fashion Cycle Management, Quality Management in the Fashion Industry
• Semester 4: Fashion Brand Management, Project Management, Personnel and Corporate Management, Investment and Financing, Assortment Planning and Order Management, Project: Product Development and Fashion Design
• Semester 5: Leadership 4.0, Expansion and Portfolio Management in the Fashion Industry, Seminar: Corporate Social Responsibility in the Fashion Industry, Project: Fashion Business Plan, Elective Module A
• Semester 6: Elective Module B, Elective Module C, Bachelor Thesis

What's special about the Bachelor's program in Fashion Management at IU are the numerous opportunities to delve into topic areas according to your own interests and professional fields through elective modules.

For the first specialization, you can choose from these engaging modules: Product Management in the Fashion Industry, Fashion Buying, Fashion Marketing Management, E-Commerce, Store and Distribution Management.

For the second specialization, you can select one of these study modules: Design Fundamentals, Negotiation, CRM, Digital and Mobile Campaigns, Basics of Webshop Programming, Advanced Leadership.

And for the third specialization, you will enroll in one of these modules: Advanced Leadership, Applied Content Marketing, Business Consulting, CRM, Digital and Mobile Campaigns, Design Fundamentals, Digital Business Models, E-Commerce, Event Management, Fashion Marketing Management, Store and Distribution Management, Foreign Languages, Basics of Webshop Programming, Commercial and Corporate Law, Intercultural Management: Theory and Practice, Market and Advertising Psychology, Media Law, Data Protection and IT Security, Fashion Buying, Negotiation, Austrian Business Law, Product Management in the Fashion Industry, Public Relations and Public Affairs, Sales and Procurement, Social Commerce and Social Media Marketing, General Studies, Webshop Business Model Development.

How flexible is the standard study time in the distance learning program Fashion Management?

At IU International University, in the part-time distance learning program, you select one of 3 study models:

• In the full-time program, the standard study time is 6 semesters or 36 months. You can extend the standard study time by up to 2 semesters or 12 months at no additional cost. The full-time program in Fashion Management is particularly suitable for those who are not employed or work only a few hours per week.
• In part-time program I, the standard study time is 8 semesters or 48 months. You can extend the standard study time by up to 2 semesters or 12 months at no additional cost. Part-time program I is suitable, for example, if you work part-time alongside your studies.
• In part-time program II, the standard study time is 12 semesters or 72 months. You can extend the standard study time by up to 2 semesters or 12 months at no additional cost. Part-time program II is particularly suitable if you are heavily involved in your profession alongside your distance learning studies.

By the way, you can also take a semester break during your studies at no extra cost.

How does online study work at IU?

A study program that adapts to your life: In online studies at IU, you learn flexibly and digitally whenever and wherever you want to learn.

In the distance learning program Fashion Management at IU University, there is no attendance requirement - you continuously learn from home, in the library of your choice, or wherever you can learn best.

You choose when to take your modules and classes. This way, you can usually create your own study plan and semester schedule flexibly.

Central to IU distance learning are your interactive study scripts. You will receive the scripts in printed form as well as digitally in PDF format and for tablets. Through the smart IU Learn app, you will have access to the scripts for your Fashion Management studies as well as scripts from all other distance learning programs at IU.

Through myCampus, the online campus of IU, you also have access to additional materials such as videos. You can interact with your lecturers and fellow students in virtual live formats, such as through interactive lectures.

And exams? You can choose to take online exams. An online exam can be taken around the clock once you feel adequately prepared. Alternatively, you can take the exam at one of the numerous IU exam centers throughout Germany.