The Bachelor's of Science in Textile and Apparel Management with emphasis in Apparel Retailing and Digital Merchandising (ARDM) degree provides students with a comprehensive understanding of digital and brick-and-mortar retailing which emphasizes apparel merchandising within both formats. The Apparel Retailing and Digital Merchandising emphasis area prepares students for careers in merchandising, buying, planning, allocation, omnichannel retailing, digital marketing, and retail management.
This is an emphasis area of the following major:
This major has the following additional emphasis areas:
Common Career Paths
You can do nearly anything with a Mizzou degree, but here are some common career paths taken by graduates of this major:
- Advertising and Promotions Managers
- Art Directors
- Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers
- Fashion Designers
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
- Management Analysts
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
- Marketing Managers
- Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
- Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
- Online Merchants
- Purchasing Agents
- Sales Managers
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
- Wholesale and Retail Buyers
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If you are a Prospective Student
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If you are a Current Student
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