Overview
Explore the tangible skills and knowledge to work in fashion marketing, merchandising and planning. Through real-world interactions, learn to create multi-channel promotional strategies that connect with target audiences and build brand value through compelling, inclusive, and sustainable storytelling. Find yourself in the business of fashion.
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What you will learn
- Demonstrate familiarity with fashion and design fundamentals.
- Analyze local and global fashion markets, target audiences, and emerging trends using research, cultural context, and digital insights to inform promotional strategies.
- Create cohesive, multi-channel fashion promotion strategies that combine marketing communications, visual storytelling, merchandising, and digital tools to engage audiences and build brand value.
What to expect
This part-time program uses a flexible, applied learning approach. Courses are delivered through a combination of in-person, blended, and online formats and can be taken in any order, individually, or complete all three courses to obtain the Award of Achievement.
Students can expect a culture of:
- Feedback: Learning to respond and offer feedback, amassing feedback from a variety of sources, and making it actionable.
- Individualized learning: A journey of self discovery, learning plans that include intentions and goals, check-ins and feedback, integration and implementation.
- Self-directed career development: Collecting classroom experiences to create portfolios, resumes, cover letters, and/or entrepreneurial skills; and an optional practicum.
- Community: Student learning groups that work together, industry introductions, and a program hub.
Admission requirements
- English Studies 12 or equivalent recommended.
Missing prerequisites? Learn more about VCC's tuition-free in academic upgrading, university transfer or English as a Second Language (ESL) Courses.
Fees and other costs
| Fee description | Fee Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $1,650 | |
| College initiative | $15 | |
| Campus resource | $33 | |
| GST | 83 | |
| Total | $1,781 |
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* Fees are approximate and subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors. Students are required to pay any applicable fee increases. Application and assessment fees are non-refundable.
Any refunds are issued according to VCC's refund policy.