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Student success in college requires well developed learning skills and attitudes (such as being able to work independently,
participate in a team, be well-organised, develop good work habits, and show initiative). These skills are as important as prior academic
achievement. Applicants should have thoroughly developed these skills and attitudes before beginning their college programs.
List of Courses
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OUR PROGRAM
The Fashion Management program at George Brown College prepares you with essential knowledge and skills required to meet the Canadian fashion industry’s
core business needs. You will gain a deep understanding of apparel, manufacturing inputs and processes, and movement in the supply chain, as well as
management of the value, costing and quality of apparel until it reaches the consumer. You are also able to apply the tools of marketing and merchandising
to maximize product success in the market. This program is designed to meet the needs of today’s Canadian market, which has shifted
from a focus on manufacturing to product development, niche markets and outsourced production.
Fashion Management is the only accredited program curriculum in Canada recognized by the American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA).
Benefits to you include curriculum currency, connection with the industry and access to industry research materials only available to members.
The concepts of developing, producing and marketing a product from initial concept to retail sale are introduced. You will analyze and test
garments in our textile lab, create private-label fashion lines on storyboards, examine and choose the most effective and efficient manufacturing
processes, and assess essential marketing and merchandising principles. You will get first-hand experience operating the student-operated
fashion stores located on campus.
The structure of this program gives you flexibility in the choice of a career path. You will also gain relevant industry knowledge through
practical work experience after the first year of study. Placement may be in fashion manufacturing, distribution, retailing or a related
marketing area. Special industry awards are presented each year.
YOUR FUTURE STUDY OPTIONS
Graduates may be eligible for admission to George Brown postgraduate programs, including International Fashion Development and Management.
Students who successfully complete this program with an established minimum grade may be eligible for course exemptions at many other institutions
in Canada and at a number of universities in the United States whose apparel programs are recognized and endorsed by the American Apparel
and Footwear Association. As a member of AAFA, the Fashion Management program has been reviewed and approved. For more information, visit
www.apparelandfootwear.org.
For further information, see transferguide.georgebrown.ca.
YOUR CAREER
This program has generated a varied, adaptable workforce over the past 25 years for the apparel industry. Graduates have been employed by
apparel manufacturers, designers, wholesalers, importers and major and independent retailers; some have become entrepreneurs. Graduates are
employed in positions leading to careers as product developers, fashion buyers, production managers, quality control managers, costing analysts,
work measurement engineers, purchasing agents, merchandisers, store managers and transportation/distribution managers.
Patricia
Chung (Graduated in 2003)
"I came to the Fashion
Management program at George Brown College having already
completed a four-year university degree in Business Administration.
The Fashion Management
program which includes participation in the College Creations
and an Industry Internship has genuinely challenged me
for the first time in all of my previous educational endeavours. I
am convinced that this program has prepared me well for
a management career in the fashion industry."
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COURSES
SEMESTER 1
FASH1107 Fabric Science: Textiles
FASH1082 World of Fashion
FASH1008 Visual Merchandising
FASH1083 Introduction to Sewing and Drafting
ACCT1036 Principles of Accounting
COMM1007 College English
COMP1109 Computer Skills for Fashion Management
SEMESTER 2
FASH1052 Apparel Manufacturing
FASH1066 Apparel Sourcing
FASH1031 Fabrics Analysis
FASH2003 Fashion Merchandising and Buying
COMP1060 Computer Applications
GSSC1034 Introduction to Economics
GNED General
Education Elective (choose one)
FASH1045 Practical
Work Experience
(students experience 320 hours of placement in the apparel industry during Spring/Summer semester following completion of first year)
SEMESTER 3
FASH1068 Apparel Buying Simulation
FASH2004 Apparel Marketing
MGMT2009 Fundamentals of Management
QC1003 Quality Assurance and
Applications
GNED General
Education Elective (choose one)
FASH Program
Elective (choose one)†
Mandatory Program Elective (choose one)*
BUS1008 Business Lab*
FASH2007 Product Development and Costing*
SEMESTER 4
FASH2008 Apparel Marketing – Advanced
FASH1139 Fundamentals of Logistics:
Supply Chain Management
PSY1065 Human
Resource for Fashion Industries
GNED General
Education Elective (choose one)
FASH Program
Elective (choose one)†
Mandatory Program Elective (choose one)*
FASH2007 Product Development and Costing*
BUS1008 Business
Lab*
†These are examples of some of the program elective courses that may be offered. These choices vary from semester to semester:
COMM2015 Fashion Journalism – An
Introduction
COMP1174 Adobe Illustrator
FASH1001 Computer Grading and Marker Making
FASH1249 Project Event Management
FASH2048 Textile Laboratory
FASH1054 Portfolio Development
For more information,
Call the George Brown School of Fashion Studies office
at 416-415-5000, ext. 4840
or email
For updated information and course descriptions, call 416-415-2000 (TTY 1-877-515-5559) or long distance 1-800-265-2002.
George Brown College is continually striving to improve its programs and their delivery. The information contained in
this calendar is subject to change without notice. It should not be viewed as a representation, offer or warranty. Students are responsible for verifying
George Brown College admission, graduation, and fee requirements as well as any requirements of outside institutions, industry associations, or other
bodies that may award additional designations concurrently with, or after completions of, a George Brown College program.
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