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Advance your career with a Master’s Degree or Graduate Certificate: Merchandising Online Graduate Program Information Webinar

Webinar Date

This webinar is already available on demand.

Program Starts

Anytime! Because our programs have rolling admissions, you can start when you’re ready. All institutions are currently accepting applications for the fall 2022 semester.

Description

Great Plains IDEA offers an online Master’s degree and a graduate certificate in Merchandising. These unique graduate programs equip you with the skills to deliver the right product or service to the consumer in the right place, in the right quantities, and at the right time.

Students will analyze and evaluate the triple bottom line (economic, social, environmental) impact of sustainable merchandising industry activities and processes. Taken entirely online, these Merchandising graduate programs are flexibly structured to fit the needs of working professionals

Why study Merchandising through Great Plains IDEA?

The Merchandising curriculum provides in-demand skills to advance your career in the apparel or retail industry and is an excellent fit for creatively analytical thinkers. In particular, our technology-rich program expands your ability to improve business strategies through profit maximization, cost-cutting, customer satisfaction, and selling approaches measured through the triple bottom line.

You Will Learn

The programs build your ability to complete the following essential merchandising-related job responsibilities:

Analyze data using a variety of techniques
Research and implement effective business strategies
Design customer-focused product development strategies
Create flexible promotional campaigns
Balance the sustainable interests of businesses, consumers, and society
Predict micro and mass-market cost controls
Navigate trade regulations and recognize cultural concerns
Understand the evolving standards of corporate social responsibility

Admission Requirements

Rolling Admission: Apply by July 1 for Fall Admission. The first thing you’ll do is choose your home university. This is the institution from which you will receive your diploma. You will apply for admission at your selected home university. The application process looks a little different at each university. However, most universities require applicants to submit the following as part of their application: - An application form specific to the university - Official transcripts verifying previous college credits, if applicable - Letters of recommendation - Personal statement about goals or professional experience