Fashion Media - Minor
School of Media and Journalism
201 Franklin Hall
Kent Campus
330-672-2572
jmc@kent.edu
www.kent.edu/jmc
College of the Arts
School of Fashion Design and Merchandising
226 Rockwell Hall
Kent Campus
330-672-3010
FashionSchool@kent.edu
www.kent.edu/fashion
Description
The Fashion Media minor is for students studying either fashion merchandising or journalism and mass communication.
Fashion merchandising students take the Media Track to learn about the fashion media and better prepare them to understand this industry. The track includes a trip to New York City as a requirement.
Journalism and mass communication students take the Fashion Track to learn about the fashion publishing industry to better prepare them for work in this business. The track includes a trip to New York City to study fashion media.
Fully Offered At:
- Kent Campus
Admission Requirements
Admission to the minor is selective, open only to students declared in the Fashion Merchandising major or in a major in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
To declare the Fashion Media minor, students must have a minimum 2.000 overall Kent State University GPA. No Kent State University GPA is required if the student is a first-semester freshman or transfer student admitted in good standing.
Minor Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Minor Requirements | ||
| ENTR 27056 | INTRODUCTION TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP | 3 |
| or FDM 35280 | FASHION ENTREPRENEURSHIP | |
| FDM 10010 | FASHION FUNDAMENTALS | 3 |
| JMC 41111 | FASHION PUBLISHING | 3 |
| Media Track or Fashion Track, choose from the following: | 15 | |
| Media Track for Students Declared in Fashion Merchandising Major | ||
| MY STORY ON THE WEB | ||
| FASHION IN THE MEDIA 1 | ||
or JMC 46020 | MAGAZINE DESIGN | |
| FUNDAMENTALS OF MEDIA MESSAGES | ||
| SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGIES | ||
| VISUAL DESIGN FOR MEDIA: ADVANCED | ||
| Fashion Track for Students Declared in Major in School of Journalism and Mass Communication | ||
| FASHION BRANDING | ||
| CONTEMPORARY FASHION DESIGNERS (WIC) | ||
| FASHION FORECASTING | ||
| FASHION IN THE MEDIA 1 | ||
| FIELD EXPERIENCE STUDY TOUR FOR NYC STUDIO STUDENTS (ELR) | ||
or JMC 46091 | NEW YORK MEDIA SEMINAR | |
| Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 24 | |
| 1 | FDM 35080 must be taken in New York City only. |
Graduation Requirements
| Minimum Minor GPA | Minimum Overall GPA |
|---|---|
| 2.700 | 2.000 |
- Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be upper-division coursework (30000 and 40000 level).
- Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be outside of the course requirements for any major or other minor the student is pursuing.
- Minimum 50 percent of the total credit hours for the minor must be taken at Kent State (in residence).