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If you were inspired by magazines filled with vibrant storytelling while growing up (or all the early-2000s movies glamorizing big-city editors), fashion journalism may be the career route for you. Whether you’re interested in becoming a magazine editor, fashion writer, social media manager or fashion PR specialist, there’s programs across the U.S. and the world for your desired path.
Below, we’ve compiled a list of schools in the U.S. and beyond currently offering degrees in fashion journalism and media.
United States
Academy of Art University
Location: San Francisco, CA
Degrees offered: AA, MA in Fashion Communication
Examples of courses: Foundations of Fashion Journalism, Fashion Research and Reporting, Blogging: Content Creation and Promotion, Mobile and Social Media Journalism
Other details to note: remote learning available
Fullerton College
Location: Fullerton, CA
Degrees offered: AA in Fashion Journalism
Examples of courses: Introduction to the Fashion Industry, Fashion Marketing, Introduction to Magazine Production, Feature Writing, Reporting and Writing, Fashion Forecasting
Indiana University Bloomington
Location: Bloomington, IN
Degrees offered: BA in Media with a concentration in Fashion Media
Examples of courses: Fashion, Media and Politics; Fashion, Beauty and Lifestyle Media; PR Strategies for Fashion, Beauty and Lifestyle Communication; Managing Media
Lasell University
Location: Newton, MA
Degrees offered: BA in Fashion Media and Marketing
Examples of courses: The Business of Fashion, Understanding Mass Media, The Fashion Consumer, Fashion Content Development, Fashion Industry Professional Development
LIM College
Location: New York, NY
Degrees offered: BS in Fashion Media
Examples of courses: Digital Photography and Imaging, Video Production and Editing, Introduction to Film, Integrated Marketing Communications
Other details to note: remote learning available
Southern Methodist University (SMU)
Location: Dallas, TX
Degrees offered: BA in Fashion Media
Examples of courses: Fashion Communication, Media Literacy and Democracy, Reporting, Editing Across Platforms, Media Law and Ethics, Fashion and Diversity
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International
Accademia Costume & Moda
Location: Rome and Milan, Italy
Degrees offered: BA in Fashion Editor, Styling and Communication
Examples of courses: Fashion Styling, Fashion Editing, Press Office and Communication, Digital Communication, Sociology, Fashion Photography
Other details to note: three-year program
Central Saint Martins
Location: London, U.K.
Degrees offered: BA in Fashion Communication: Journalism
Examples of courses: Methods and Media, Fashion Critical Studies, Positioning and Professional Preparation, Creative Unions
Other details to note: three years full-time or four years full-time with Diploma in Professional Studies
Fashion Retail Academy
Location: London, U.K.
Degrees offered: BA in Fashion Communication & Styling
Examples of courses: Fashion Image, Product Styling & E-Commerce, Fashion Storytelling, Study and Research Skills, Global Markets
Other details to note: two-year program
International Fashion Academy Paris
Location: Paris, France
Degrees offered: MBA in Fashion Image & Media Production
Examples of courses: Advanced Marketing & Merchandising, Fashion’s Environment, Production, Image, Content
Other details to note: two-year program, French language only
Lasalle College of the Arts
Location: Singapore
Degrees offered: BA in Fashion Media
Examples of courses: Cultural and Contextual Studies in Fashion, Fashion Studio
Other details to note: three-year program
London College of Fashion
Location: London, U.K.
Degrees offered: BA in Critical Practice in Fashion Media, Fashion Journalism and Content Creation
Examples of courses: Introduction to Fashion Communication, News and Feature Writing, Content Creation for Fashion, Fashion Broadcast
Other details to note: three years program
London Metropolitan University
Location: London, U.K.
Degrees offered: BA in Fashion Marketing and Journalism
Examples of courses: History of Journalism in Context, Introduction to Fashion Journalism and Communications, Mobile Journalism: Fashion Features, Media Law and Ethics
Pearl Academy
Location: New Delhi, India
Degrees offered: BDes, MDes in Fashion Communication
Examples of courses: Fashion & Social Media, Fashion Journalism, Fashion Advertising & Public Relations, Fashion Image & Visual Culture
Polimoda
Location: Florence, Italy
Degrees offered: MA in Fashion Marketing and Communications
Examples of courses: Contemporary Fashion, Fashion Marketing, Fashion Communications
Other details to note: 32-week program
Raffles Design Institute, Singapore
Location: Singapore
Degrees offered: Advanced Diploma in Fashion Communication and Journalism
Examples of courses: Fashion Coordination and Promotion, Digital Content Writing, Consumer Behavior, 20th Century Style and Trends
Other details to note: 18-month program
University of Sunderland
Location: Sunderland, U.K.
Degrees offered: BA in Fashion Journalism
Examples of courses: Media Histories, Essential Fashion Journalism, Essential Media Law and Regulation, Digital Storytelling
Vogue College of Fashion
Location: London, U.K.
Degrees offered: MA in Fashion Journalism & Editorial Direction, Fashion Communication
Examples of courses: Fashion Media Futures, Fashion Writing & Criticism, Planning & Managing Editorial Content
Other details to note: one-year program
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