Program type:

Certificate
Format:

On Campus
Est. time to complete:

Credit Hours:

15
Do you want to take a course that make your creative juices flow? Experience industry outside the United States? Well, this is the certificate for you. The certificate is designed to enable students explore the creative aspects of the retail industry culminating with a study tour to the fashion capitals of either Europe, Dallas or New York.

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Program Highlights

These are very exciting times for UNT and the College of Merchandising, Hospitality, and Tourism (CMHT). We are a college centered on the world’s largest consumer-focused industries. Everything we do in our college is relevant to preparing students to be leaders in careers that focus on the customer experience—the human experience.   

An education from our college blends opportunities for students to work with world-class research faculty as well as top industry professionals who now find teaching as their new passion. Our faculty are committed to ensure that students become problem solvers, critical thinkers, and creative innovators. Graduates from our college have established successful careers throughout the world. Their jobs, their titles, and their career paths are each distinct, but the common thread that makes a CMHT alum special is their preparedness to create memorable customer experiences in their chosen careers.

We are indebted to our alumni, industry partners, and friends who provide opportunities for our students through field trips, internships, and guest lectures. These constituents play an important role in strengthening our ability to provide extraordinary experiences for our students.

The Academic Advising team in CMHT is the best!  You will meet your advisor and work with them throughout your academic career. They are supportive professionals that will empower you to get the most out of your years in the college. When students find us, they know they have found a place to ‘call home’. 

We invite you to explore our website and learn about the degree programs, the faculty and staff, student activities, and planned events that make CMHT a special place to be part of. We are the people place. Join us!

Creative Economy Certificate Courses You Could Take

Trend Analysis and Forecasting (3 hrs)
Comprehensive overview of apparel product development, focusing on researching and interpreting fashion direction, social and cultural influences, market and sales research, analyzing comparable market offerings, and analyzing trends for color, materials, and style. Environmental scanning, customer conversion, revenue optimization, global collaboration, and selling innovation are explored.
Branding and Promotion (3 hrs)
Students analyze, develop and present ‘Integrated Brand Promotions’ for fashion-oriented products and services. Emphases are on recent fashion-oriented branding cases and promotional tools/techniques, including rebranding, STP, creative plan, communication mix, and promotional tools.
History of Fashion (3 hrs)
Survey of costume from ancient civilization to the present. Emphasis on technological, cultural and social influences on historic and contemporary styles.
New York Study Tour for Merchandising and Digital Retailing (3 hrs)
Experience fashion and home furnishings industries through visits to manufacturing facilities, retail establishments, museums, historical structures, and industry support organizations in New York. Pre-trip and post-trip classes required. Students may get program credit for up to two study tour classes.
Dallas Study Tour for Merchandising and Digital Retailing (3 hrs)
Experience merchandising industries through visits to manufacturing facilities, retail establishments, museums, historical structures, and industry support organizations in and around Dallas. Students may get program credit for up to two study tour classes.
Global Discovery: Europe (3 hrs)
Experience fashion and home furnishings industries through visits to manufacturing facilities, retail establishments, museums, historical structures, and industry support organizations in Europe, primarily in Paris and London. Pre-trip and post-trip class meetings required. MDR students may get program credit for up to two study tour classes.

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