Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Fashion Merchandising – Creative Design
Design and Sell Your Fashion Creations with a Creative Design Degree
If you want to make a splash in the fashion industry with genuinely creative designs, Liberty University’s 100% online B.S. in Fashion Merchandising – Creative Design can help you gain the skills you need. Our creative fashion design program can help you get the background, skills, and business knowledge to take the fashion world by storm.
With a creative design degree in fashion merchandising, you can design fashions based on your knowledge of historical trends and innovative ideas through a practical design process. And with hands-on skills you learn in this degree, you can pursue potential positions in developing new products, working in fashion merchandising, or even advancing to become a stylist for high-end clientele like celebrities and politicians. With hands-on experience in your entrepreneurial internship, you can apply what you learn to the real world of fashion design.
What Will You Learn in Our Creative Design Degree?
- Creative fashion design
- Digital illustration skills
- Drawing skills
- Fashion marketing
- Foundational business skills
- Historical fashion trends
With the required internship and capstone, you will have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience and demonstrate your expertise. These courses can help establish you as a professional and give you the background you need to get your start in the fashion industry.
Benefits of Pursuing Our B.S. in Fashion Merchandising – Creative Design
As a leader in distance education since 1985, we understand what it takes to create a flexible and affordable education for busy people. Since we have been investing in distance and online learning for decades, our experience has taught us how to streamline our degree options so you can focus on what really matters to you. While many schools offer online degrees, we believe Liberty stands out.
Here’s what sets us apart:
- We are recognized by multiple institutions for our academic quality, affordability, and accessibility. Our commitment to excellence also helped us rank in the top 10% of Niche.com’s best online schools in America. Earning your online degree from a nonprofit university with this kind of recognition can help set you apart from others in your field.
- To continue our mission of providing affordable education, electronic textbooks are provided for all undergraduate courses at no cost to you. As a full-time student, this could save you an estimated $800-2,000 per year on textbooks!
- Gain hands-on experience and potential job opportunities through a required creative design internship.
- Show your skills and impress future employers with your capstone project.
Military Benefits
Service is important to us, so whether you’re currently serving in the Armed Forces, have served, or are married to someone who serves, we’re here to serve you. Liberty’s military benefits are available to:
- Active duty service members of the U.S. Armed Forces
- Reserve/National Guard
- Veterans/Retirees
- Spouses of service members and veterans/retirees
- Current Department of Defense employees
We are proud to support you in your pursuit of a flexible and affordable online Fashion merchandising degree by offering you the following benefits:
- Tuition discounts – $250 per credit hour for undergraduate courses
- Additional discount for veterans who serve in a civilian capacity as a First Responder (less than $565 per course)
- 8-week courses, 8 different start dates each year, and no set login times (may exclude certain courses such as practicums, internships, or field experiences)
Career Opportunities for Creative Design Graduates
- Apparel designer
- Boutique entrepreneur
- Costume designer
- Fashion illustrator
- Fashion retail manager
Credit Hours
Available Online
Class Type
100% online, 8-week courses
Transfer Credits
Transfer in up to 75% of the degree total
Next Start Date
Jan 13, 2025
Accreditation
Liberty University is accredited by SACSCOC