Retail Studies, M.S. Global Apparel and Retail Management Concentration

If you have an interest in fashion, the Department of Consumer, Apparel, and Retail Studies (CARS) offers the best preparation for becoming what we see in you: a work-ready professional with all of the experience, knowledge, and networking you need to build a successful career. Students pursuing their Master of Science in Retail Studies who have opted into the concentration in Global Apparel and Retail Management can leverage their degrees in a number of ways: 

• Position themselves for advancement at a current apparel or retail company 
• Learn what it takes to open their own apparel retail store 
• Gain access to jobs in the exciting world of the fashion business 

In this non-thesis concentration, students will select coursework that forms one of two tracks: either Merchandising and Brand Management or Retail Consumer Data management.

Program Distinctions

• Coursework in this concentration of the master’s is entirely online.
• Close connections with industry leaders keep our curriculum innovative and relevant.
• Our student-centered learning environment features supportive faculty who will challenge and mentor you along your journey.
• We offer the full span of the apparel and fashion supply chain along with a focus on global fashion careers in design and retailing.
• Our students have a high rate of placement in the field — many even before graduation.

The Student Experience

• The Consumer, Apparel, and Retail Studies Department offers students the unique opportunity to integrate classroom work with the retail, apparel, and textile industries that fuel the local economy. Internships from North Carolina to New York and beyond allow you to work for the brands that inspire you such as Polo Ralph Lauren, Saks, Inc., Belk Stores, JCPenney, and VF Corporation (The North Face, Wrangler, Tommy Hilfiger, Nautica).
• As a Bryan School student, you will have access to our dedicated Graduate Student Career and Professional Development Specialist who is ready to help you develop your professional self. Whether it’s mock interviews, resume revisions, internship searches, or one-on-one career coaching, that specialist is here to focus on the specific needs and professional goals of our Bryan School graduate students.

After Graduation

• Through excellence in teaching, scholarship, and community engagement, the Consumer, Apparel, and Retail Studies Department prepares and advances leaders in our field. Potential careers include brand management, consumer research, marketing administration, retail merchandising, and retail buying and planning.
• Coursework in this certificate program is transferable to the MS in Retail Studies.