BS Fashion and Retail Studies at The Ohio State University

The programs in consumer sciences provide students with unique opportunities for careers in industries that provide goods and services, ranging from financial planners to merchandisers in retail or wholesale settings to hotel and restaurant managers. The department’s programs encompass product and service knowledge; the study of people who produce and distribute products and services, as well as the study of the people who use them; and the processes involved from conception to consumption. Programs in the department focus on enhancing consumer, individual and family well-being.

Faculty: Education and Human Ecology  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Columbus, OH, United States

What you will study

Students take a core of major courses and select supporting major choice courses. The major is designed to integrate knowledge of people and apparel with allocation and distribution processes and product acquisition. Emphasis is placed on product knowledge—performance characteristics, selection criteria, and design principles and trends; process skills—consumer behavior and business practices; and communication—visualization and interpretation. The curriculum combines product-focused courses with courses in retailing, marketing, management and accounting.

Career pathways

Graduates typically find employment in firms ranging from specialty stores to mass merchandisers to catalog distributors. Positions include wholesale/retail manager, buyer, entrepreneur and visual merchandiser.

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