Minor in Fashion Merchandising Pursue Your Passion for Fashion
Help Fashion Lines Creatively Promote Products with an Online Minor in Fashion Merchandising
Supplement your primary degree and dive into the world of fashion with Liberty’s online Minor in Fashion Merchandising! This minor offers a well-rounded look at many aspects of the fashion industry, from trend analysis to sustainable practices. You can explore valuable knowledge and tools that may be applicable to a variety of career paths, including retail management, marketing, product development, and more.
Fashion merchandising is a broad, exciting field that encompasses numerous different job roles, such as buyers, fashion marketing specialists, product developers, sustainability coordinators, and visual merchandisers. By earning your fashion studies minor, you can learn about many of the theories and practical techniques used to help companies and brands promote their products, attract customers, and boost sales.
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Why Choose Liberty University’s Online Fashion Merchandising Minor?
Our fashion minor is offered 100% online with no set login times, providing you with the flexibility to fit your coursework into your schedule. Not only that, but you can take classes that are firmly rooted in an ethical approach to the fashion world. That way, you can train to make an impact through your future career while upholding biblical values and integrity!
With a fashion merchandising minor, you can expand your undergraduate studies beyond the realm of your bachelor’s degree and diversify your skill set. This minor may pair especially well with the BS in Business Administration and Data Analysis, as you can merge your business acumen with fashion principles to help brands increase their sales.
Another option could be to take this minor alongside the BS in Strategic Communication, allowing you to pair knowledge of the fashion industry with effective communication skills to help fashion lines improve their marketing and public relations strategies.
What Will You Study in Our Online Fashion Merchandising Classes?
Within this fashion merchandising minor, you’ll explore the fundamentals of management, including the process of planning, organizing, and leading various functions. You’ll also dive into marketing theories and tools, buyer behavior, marketing data, and sales predictions. By studying these business and marketing subjects, you can gain knowledge that is applicable across many industries – including fashion.
You’ll also take fashion-specific courses covering topics such as the psychological factors of fashion influence across cultures and people. You can also learn about the textiles and fabrics involved in manufacturing as well as skills needed to conduct market analysis for a broad range of products and retail opportunities.
Beyond that, you’ll analyze various retail merchandising concepts used within creative industries. From buying procedures and inventory control to price and profit analysis, you can learn how to leverage numerous tools to help companies strengthen their merchandising strategies.
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At Liberty University, a private Christian education is less expensive than you think. Over the last 10 years, Liberty University’s Online Program has only raised its standard tuition costs by less than 5% – and most of our online tuition rates rank in the top 35% for affordability for 2025 when compared to our leading online competitors.
To continue our mission of providing affordable education, electronic textbooks are provided for all undergraduate courses at no additional cost to you. As a full-time student, this could save you an estimated $800-2,000 per year on textbooks!
| Undergraduate Full Time | $390/Credit |
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| Undergraduate Part Time | $455/Credit |
| Military Undergraduate | $250/Credit |
These rates are reflective of academic year 2025-2026. Tuition rates may change annually. For the most current information, please visit our LU Tuition Cost page.
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Liberty University is dedicated to providing world-class educational experiences to military students across the globe.
Who May Qualify?
- Active Duty
- Reserve/National Guard
- Veterans/Retirees
- Spouses of Service Members and Veterans/Retirees
- Current Department of Defense Employees
Available Benefits:
- Tuition discounts – $250 per credit hour for undergraduate courses
- Additional discount for veterans who serve in a civilian capacity as a First Responder (less than $565 per course)*
- 8-week courses, 8 different start dates each year, and no set login times (may exclude certain courses such as practicums, internships, or field experiences)
- Potential college credit for military training
*Not applicable to certificates.
These rates are reflective of academic year 2025-2026. Tuition rates may change annually. For the most current information, please visit our LU Tuition Cost page.
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