Kellogg class examines value of fashion - MBA on business and fashion @ Northwestern

[writergal28]

Ryerson University in Toronto just started offering an MBA program. They should offer a course like this, considering that they have a fashion program for undergrads.

[espritDEcouture]

They have nothing of the sorts for undergrads at NU. I kind of wanted to create my own class... something like a history of fashion sort of thing. I think I'm going to be working on the proposal/curriculum this summer and next year so that I could introduce it sometime in my third year....

[smartarse]

^ i understand why MBA program for this was proposed. Professionals in the retail sector such as; department stores and services need to better manage and understand not only consumer behaviors, the trends to supply and demands, to how certain fashion are cyclical and some not, but understand how designers and fashion world operates. Because honestly executives and upper management don't. They're your 4 year college graduates and Phds with backgrounds in number crunching, business administration and finance.

Undergrads don't really need to be given such a course like this. it's already integrated in their business courses , although not as in depth as this one.

[espritDEcouture]

Originally Posted by smartarse

^ i understand why MBA program for this was proposed. Professionals in the retail sector such as; department stores and services need to better manage and understand not only consumer behaviors, the trends to supply and demands, to how certain fashion are cyclical and some not, but understand how designers and fashion world operates. Because honestly executives and upper management don't. They're your 4 year college graduates and Phds with backgrounds in number crunching, business administration and finance.

Undergrads don't really need to be given such a course like this. it's already integrated in their business courses , although not as in depth as this one.

I was thinking of a course from more of an "art history" perspective... talking about business bores me somewhat.