About the course

The Master of Fashion Industry Studies degree in Fashion Industry Studies robustly addresses the highly interdisciplinary character of practice within fashion as an industry with a unique set of parameters that transverse many traditional academic boundaries.

　　Fashion Industry Studies is an initial master's level degree for the academic advancement of students to engage in learning and experiences applicable to the fashion industry. The degree program prepares professionals who intentionally use cross-disciplinary and applied research methods to address complex issues and provide impactful solutions for the fashion industry.

　　Program Learning Outcomes

　　Graduates of this program will be able to:

　　Demonstrate a capacity for critical analysis of fashion to identify pertinent issues.

　　Demonstrate an ability to use cross-disciplinary and applied research methods with appropriate knowledge and technologies.

　　Demonstrate the skill of critically generating concepts and-or pragmatic solutions through testing and experimentation that connects fashion history, theory and-or practice(s).

　　Demonstrate abilities to effectively synthesize ideas and present innovative and pragmatic research-based investigations. 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: 3 Semester(s)Fees: US$28,779

Intake	Location
Fall (August), 2024	Kent
Fall (August), 2025	Kent

　　

How to apply

Entry requirements for Kent State University

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university

　　Minimum 3.000 undergraduate GPA on a 4.000 point scale

　　Official transcripts(s)

　　GRE or GMAT scores if GPA is below 3.000 (for conditional admissions)

　　Goal statement (maximum 500 words) relating career/academic goals and research interests as they relate to critical issue(s) the applicant has identified in current fashion industry practice

　　Supportive materials that demonstrate capabilities (e.g., significant term paper, research project and/or visual portfolio) with minimum 5-10 examples of work in any media

　　Three letters of recommendation

　　Minimum 94 TOEFL IBT score (paper-based version)

　　Minimum 587 TOEFL PBT score (Internet-based version)

　　Minimum 7.0 IELTS score

　　

English language requirements

　　7.0

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　　TOEFL Internet based overall score: 94.0

　　

Application deadline:

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Further information

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

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