About the course

New retail opportunities are emerging around the world. National and global retailers provide goods and services to consumers everywhere, via multichannel retailing involving traditional stores, catalogs, direct mail and online venues, including social networking sites. Retailers use state-of-the-art technology to respond instantaneously to changing consumer demand from around the world. These changes in the retail industry provide many exciting opportunities for college graduates interested in the highly competitive, fast paced and profitable field of retailing. Students majoring in apparel, retail merchandising and design choose between two options - retail merchandising and apparel studies. Students in the retail merchandising option can make themselves marketable for a variety of careers in retailing fields. Retail merchandising is such a part of everyday life that people often take it for granted, but it?s one of the fastest changing, most dynamic industries in the world today. Students in retail merchandising choose to focus on either textile product merchandising or interior merchandising. The textile product merchandising focus includes courses such as sewn product manufacturing and analysis, consumer behavior, history of fashion, product development, dress and human behavior. The interior merchandising focus includes courses such as the history of interiors, the interior design process and interior graphics ? knowledge needed to enter retail interior careers. Scholarships - View all scholarships Internships

　　

Start dates and prices

Course fees are indicative and should be used as a guide. Speak to a counsellor to get an accurate price.

　　Duration: 8 Semester(s)Fees: Not available

Intake	Location
Spring (January), 2024	Fargo
Summer (May), 2024	Fargo
Fall (August), 2024	Fargo
Spring (January), 2025	Fargo
Summer (May), 2025	Fargo
Fall (August), 2025	Fargo
Spring (January), 2026	Fargo
Summer (May), 2026	Fargo

　　

How to apply

Entry requirements for North Dakota State University

All applicants should have an educational background in the core curriculum of: laboratory science, mathematics, social science and English to be considered for admission. A secondary/high school grade point average (GPA) of 2.75 (4.0 scale) or the equivalent in core subjects, is recommended. Students who do not meet these minimum guidelines will still be considered for admission if there is evidence in the student's academic record that demonstrates a high probability of success. An ACT composite score of 22 or higher is recommended, or an SAT score of 1100 or higher (combined score of Math and Evidence-Based Reading and Writing). TOEFL: 71 IBT or 525 PBT, IELTS: 6.0

　　

English language requirements

　　6.0

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　　TOEFL Internet based overall score: 71.0

　　

Application deadline:

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Career outcomesIf you aren’t eligible for the above entry requirements, you might want to explore pathway options at North Dakota State University. If you want to find out more, please speak to our counsellors.

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