Fashion Marketing – Buyer's Profile (Online)
About the Program
Get ready to fashion the future with LaSalle College Vancouver's Fashion Marketing – Buyer's Profile Online Diploma.
Learn from tutors active in the fashion industry. Network with an interconnected global community. Get personalized mentorship on your own designs, and present your work to industry professionals in a Fashion Portfolio Showcase.
Learning Outcomes
- Master fashion business fundamentals, from advertising to consumer behaviour.
- Acquire key fashion merchandising skills (purchasing, sales, promotion, and distribution).
- Predict trends in apparel, merchandise, textiles and fabrics, advertising and marketing, retail, technology, and manufacturing.
- Analyze target clientele needs.
- Communicate and coordinate effectively with designers, retail staff, and fashion media.
Profile
Successful Fashion Marketing professionals have a unique combination of skills, including:
Problem Solving
Analyze complex problems and identify effective solutions.Communication
Convey thoughts, ideas, information effectively through various channels. Actively listen to others.Aesthetic sense
Appreciate and craft appealing designs.Adaptability
Thrive in change. Embrace new situations with flexibility.Detailed Planning
Grasp timelines, scrutinize task aspects meticulously for excellence.
Career Prospects
Fashion is a growing industry worldwide, not only in revenue (projected 8.64% annual growth globally 2023–2028, or US$999.3bn by 2028), or number of consumers (projected 3.5bn by 2028), but in demand for diverse, innovative, sustainable designs.
Get ready for a fulfilling career fashioning the future.
Career Fields
- Retail Buyer
- Collections Director
- Retail Planner
- Commercial Buyer
- Merchandising & Retail Coordinator
- Collection Representative
- Experience Manager
- Social Media Specialist
- Communication & Press Representative
- Artist & VIP Manager
Diploma & Accreditation
This program has been approved by the registrar of the Private Training Institutions Branch (PTIB) of the Ministry of Post Secondary Education and Future Skills.
Required Materials
Purchase of a fibre and textile kit is required (available through the college).
Additional student- or institution-licensed software may be required.
Please ensure your device meets the following requirements:
Hardware:
- Microsoft® Windows 10 Professional Operating System
- Intel® or AMD® 32 bit or 64-bit multi-core processor
- Minimum memory of 8GB RAM
- 1To hard drive
- Internet access
- Chrome Browser
- Minimum screen resolution: 1920 x 1080
- Sound card
- Headphones and microphone
Software and Materials:
- Microsoft Office
- Adobe Creative Cloud
- Fibre and textile kit (available to order at CL.IP)
Admissions Criteria
Applicants generally require:
- Domestic/PR students 19yr+: government ID, EA, no proof of ENGPR required
- Domestic/PR students younger than 19 upon intake: HS graduation (official transcripts), EA, LCILS free online test if no official proof of ENGPR
- International students: same as domestic plus working knowledge of English
- PR students younger than 19 upon intake who did not complete grade 12 in Canada, will have to submit transcripts for evaluation
Academic Dates
List of Courses
SEMESTER 1
- The History of Fashion
- Fibres & Textile Analysis
- Fashion Marketing
- Fashion Occupations
SEMESTER 2
- Creative Software Applications
- Accounting in Fashion Marketing
- Planning a Selection of Clothing and Accessories
- Retailing Business Study
SEMESTER 3
- Budget and Financial Planning
- Business-to-Business Sales
- Choosing a Selection of Clothing and Accessories
- Business Communications
SEMESTER 4
- Managing Fashion Merchandise
- Marketing and Planning Approaches
- E-Commerce
- Integration Project
* The College reserves the right to substitute some courses.
Tuition & Aid
Make a plan with the support of LaSalle College Vancouver's Financial Planning Services! Let us:
- Estimate the cost of your education,
- Add up your available education-cost resources,
- Subtract available resources from estimated cost,
So that you can get money matters out of the way and focus on your dream career!
