Retail
and fashion are exciting and vital components of our economy. This
curriculum is designed to give students the opportunity to prepare for
careers with retail, wholesale and manufacturing organizations in buying,
merchandising, fashion coordination, and sales promotion. Practical training
is provided through internships in retailing, fashion or related areas.
Careers can be pursued in other areas of
department store retailing, although the opportunities are not as abundant
as those that exist in store operations and store merchandising. There are
opportunities to be found in the Human Resources or Personnel Departments.
Particularly, there is the need for college recruiters and people to conduct
training classes. In addition, careers in advertising and other phases of
promotion exist. There are opportunities for individuals to work in the
accounting function. With declining profits, this area takes on an added
importance. Finally, career opportunities can be found in management
information systems, real estate, and marketing research.
FORE WORDS OF Mr. R. D. LA C.E.O IIFT
"The whole Retail Management Institute
program is terrific. It brings together senior executives from leading
retail companies to exchange ideas, learn what the issues of the day are-and
share this with the students. The institute turns out wonderful graduates;
we've hired some each year. It's a program more other universities ought to
have."
Retail Management is a career program designed to prepare graduates to enter
the field of retailing with the goal of moving into management-level
positions. The two areas of personal development and retail business
knowledge are stressed. The curriculum involves classroom course work and
practical retail work experience. The student involved in the latter
activity is paid wages commensurate with those of other beginning employees
of the business. Upon completion of the prescribed curriculum, the student
is normally awarded an associate in applied science degree.
Successful
graduates can find job opportunities in the following jobs:
