About admission
- Admission to AO
- Designated school recommendation admission
- Admission on recommendation
- General Admission A
(High school graduate or equivalent) - General Admission B
(Re-entering from university, junior college, or vocational school) - General Admission C
(High school equivalency not obtained) - General Admission D
(International students) - Transfer
(2nd and 3rd years) - Tuition list
- Tuition support system
Major from 2nd year
Fashion Business
Buyer/MD Course
BUYER MD
Learn commercialization planning and procurement methods from both theoretical and practical perspectives
This course aims to help students become buyers, planners, and MDs by learning market research, trend analysis, quantitative knowledge required for purchasing, and methods of negotiating deals. There is also a buying training course where students can experience purchasing goods overseas just like professional buyers, and the appeal is that students can learn about full-scale business operations.
Shop class supervised by TSI
Under the supervision of major apparel company TSI, we have set up a fully-fledged classroom equipped with a cash register, fitting rooms, back-of-store storage, etc., where students can learn more practical store operations and space creation.
Korean buying training
Students will gain experience buying in Korea by utilizing the purchasing methods they learned in class. The products they purchase locally will be sold in a shop they set up themselves as part of their graduation project.
Winner of the Grand Prix at the FB Awards
A business planning contest was held by the Fashion Business Society. Shujiro Iida (2nd year) and his team's plan, "Fashion Consulting Services for People with Physical Disabilities," won the grand prize.
Pop-up store at UMEDA 1 PARK
In collaboration with the popular e-commerce site "own it," a pop-up store was opened at the Osaka Station underground passage "UMEDA 1 PARK." First-year students were involved in the planning, product selection, and sales themselves.
curriculum
2ndyear
The aim is to work as a buyer or MD at select shops and department stores.
What is required of buyers and MDs is to read trends based on the store concept and seasonal theme, and sometimes even go to overseas fashion shows to conduct research in order to attract customers and create an attractive assortment of products that is different from other stores. Students will learn merchandising planning and product purchasing methods from both theoretical and practical perspectives, and after graduation, they will be able to work as staff members who understand store management strategies and distribution marketing.
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Work presentation schedule
[First half] Summer festival mini shop operation
[Second Term] Graduation Project Shop Management
Main subjects
Buying Skills
・RMD
You will learn how to plan and create a select shop that is in line with the times, as well as creating project proposal materials and planning product lineups that are in line with themes, concepts and target needs, and acquire the ability to create such items.
Buying skills
・Buyer theory
You will learn about MD planning and product purchasing planning, which are necessary for buyers. You will develop a broad perspective and acquire practical buying skills that incorporate social trends and trends into your product lineup.