This degree provides the management, entrepreneurial and business knowledge and capabilities to work as a manager in retail, merchandising, buying and planning within the global fashion industry. In this program you will focus on: expanding your knowledge relevant to industry needs related to merchandising, planning and buying management and marketing strategies within the global fashion system global and local supply chains and how you can lead within them depth of research for proposed fashion industry opportunities developing your strategic capabilities to enable you to manage fashion enterprises. Through this program you will develop advanced methods of researching, merchandising, planning and collection planning to achieve commercial success, relevant to industry needs. You will gain an in depth knowledge of how the national and global fashion system operates and how you can work effectively within it. This degree is for one year duration and is offered to applicants who are either directly articulating from the RMIT Associate Degree in Fashion and Textiles Merchandising or applicants who have an equivalent qualification. This program provides the opportunity to undertake a further year of undergraduate study and gain a Degree. Career Fashion merchandisers influence retail businesses’ purchasing, marketing and financial decisions. Graduates are employed in: advertising and marketing fashion brand management in fashion international trade merchandise analysis merchandising merchandising planning product development product management range coordination retail buying retail management sales management. As a fashion merchandiser you will: analyse the market to forecast the latest trends create a shopping environment that is dynamic, that increases sales and sells the company brand and image. Your goal is to get fashion from the designer/manufacturer to the consumer. Your understanding of and connection to the end consumer helps dictate the direction of design, product development, promotion and delivery. Pathway options When you successfully complete the Associate Degree in Fashion and Textile Merchandising and achieve a minimum GPA of 2.0, you are guaranteed entry into the Bachelor of Fashion (Merchandise Management). Further study When you successfully complete this program, you may be eligible for entry into an RMIT Honours or Postgraduate program.