The global fashion business has increased the demand for fashion industry professionals with a comprehensive understanding of the business of fashion from concept to consumer. The Fashion Merchandising and Marketing Associate's Degree is an intense, hands-on, career focused, curriculum that integrates contemporary conceptual design fundamentals with sound business principles requisite for competent fashion merchandising and marketing management. Mandatory interdisciplinary projects, simulating the fashion professional's working environment, will enable students to apply learned skills and creation of effective visual and oral presentations. In conjunction with academic development, competent communication skills, professional dress, and professional business behaviors are developed. The credit bearing internship in the fashion industry culminates the program, preparing students to pursue employment in fashion merchandising and marketing.