On Campus, Online
Create content to engage audiences.
Fashion Media includes everything from writing and editing to production, art direction, and photography. Yet at its core, majoring in Fashion Media means learning how to become a professional storyteller, helping not just to shape the global conversation around fashion and business, but to lead it.

A Closer Look

News
New Course: A History of the Selfie
The evolution of self-portraiture over 500 years.
- September 28, 2023

Blog
Working a Unique Tradeshow for Artisanal Fashion Designers
FORMSHOW is a tradeshow for international design that gives a specific and highly curated group of artisanal fashion designers the opportunity to showcase their newest collections, timed with New York Fashion Week.
- September 20, 2023
- Toni Nunziata

News
Running an Online Classroom Like a Digital Newsroom
Fashion Media professor Nora Neus is an Emmy-nominated producer, writer, and freelance journalist. With a body of multidisciplinary work covering some of the world’s most pressing issues, her career has taken her to news outlets such as CNN and the NBC affiliate in Charlottesville, Virginia, and her pieces have been published in Teen Vogue, VICE News, POLITICO, Esquire, and more.
- May 30, 2023
Courses & Curriculum
Total credits: 121/122
- FASH 1110 - Introduction to the Fashion Business credit(s): 3
- LIMS 1000 - First Year Experience credit(s): 1 or LIMS 1020 - College Success for Online Students credit(s): 1
- TECH 1310 - Business Spreadsheets credit(s): 3
- MRKT 1550 - Marketing credit(s): 3
- COMM 1400 - Communicating Across Cultures credit(s): 3
- COMM 2010 - Critical Thinking: Reading, Writing and Research credit(s): 3
- COMM 2025 - Digital Culture in Business and Life credit(s): 3
- ENGL 1100 - English Composition credit(s): 3 or ENGL 1095 - English Composition with Essentials credit(s): 3 and ENGL 0795 - Essentials of Composition credit(s): 2* or ENGL 1060 - English Composition for International Students credit(s): 3 or ENGL 1055 - English Composition for International Students with Essentials credit(s): 3 and ENGL 0755 - Essentials of Composition for International Students credits(s): 2*
- ENGL 3110 - Global Themes for Writing credit(s): 3
- MATH 1300 - Introduction to Statistics credit(s): 3 or MATH 1295 - Introduction to Statistics with Essentials credit(s): 3 and MATH 0595 - Essentials of Introduction to Statistics credit(s): 2*
- MATH 2760 - Applied Data Analysis credit(s): 3
* Institutional credits - do not count toward total credit requirement
- CARE 1300 - Internship Prep: Designing Your Career credit(s): 2
- CARE 1620 - Internship 1 credit(s): 2
- CARE 2620 - Internship 2 credit(s): 2
- CARE 4800 - Senior Co-op Prep: Launching Your Career credit(s): 1
- CARE 4820 - Senior Co-op credit(s): 6
- COMM 1500 - Introduction to Mass Media credit(s): 3
- COMM 2328 - New Media: Writing, Editing, Visuals credit(s): 3
- COMM 3328 - Intermediate New Media: Writing, Editing, Visuals credit(s): 3
- COMM 4328 - Advanced New Media: Writing, Editing, Visuals credit(s): 3
- FAME 4960 - Fashion Media Senior Capstone (6CR) credit(s): 6
- Digital Choices (choose 2):
- FAME 2020 - Graphic Communication for Media credit(s): 3
- FAME 3521 - Video Production and Editing credit(s): 3
- VIST 3014 - Digital Photography and Imaging credit(s): 3
- Media Choices (choose 3):
- ARTS 2220 - Introduction to Film credit(s): 3
- COMM 2127 - Television, Audiences, and the Internet credit(s): 3
- COMM 2603 - Global Media credit(s): 3
- COMM 2625 - Documentary and Media Activism credit(s): 3
- COMM 3312 - Women in Media credit(s): 3
- COMM 3411 - The New Journalism credit(s): 3
- COMM 3421 - Film Stardom and Celebrity credit(s): 3
- MRKT 2714 - Integrated Marketing Communications credit(s): 3
- SOCI 2217 - Critical Theories of Fashion and Culture credit(s): 3
Liberal Arts Electives are any non-remedial courses offered by the Arts & Sciences Department and Interdisciplinary Studies Department departments with the following prefixes: ARTS, COMM, ECON, ENGL, HIST, INTD*, LANG, MATH, NTSC, PHIL, POLS, PSYC, and SOCI, and courses not specifically required for a major. These courses vary depending upon major course requirements.
General Electives are any courses numbered 1000 or higher (except CARE 1890 - Micro-Internship (Optional)) which are not specifically required for the student’s degree program.
You'll gain priceless experience-and make important connections-through required internships. Here are just a few places where LIM students have interned.
- Harper’s Bazaar
- Food Network Magazine
- Marie Claire
- The Dr. Oz Show
- The Wendy Williams Show
- Viacom/MTV
LIM College offers the following minors for each major, which are intended to provide an additional focused area of study:
Fashion Media Minor:
- Fashion Media
Fashion Merchandising Minors:
- Beauty
- Event Planning
- Fashion Merchandising
- Fashion Styling
- Retail Buying And Planning (For Non-Fashion Merchandising Majors)
- Retail Buying And Planning (For Fashion Merchandising Majors)
- Sustainability
Interdisciplinary Studies Minors:
- Entrepreneurship
- Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion
Liberal Arts Minors:
- The Arts: History and Performance
- English
- Global Studies
- Society And Culture
Marketing, Management, And Finance Minors:
- Digital Business
- International Business
- Management
- Marketing
Visual Studies Minors:
- Digital Design And Photography
- Interior And Residential Concepts
- Photo Styling And Set Design
- Visual Studies
- Visuals For Social Media
Craft your Fashion Media major to focus on the area you’re most interested in, including:
- Advertising
- Content Marketing
- Media Production
- Magazine Publishing
- Public Relations
- Social Media
- Web Content Management

Opportunities at LIM
Fashion Media Careers
You'll be able to bring your skills and knowledge to the workplace as a part of a corporate team or pursue your own interests as an entrepreneur. You can start a career in many different areas, including fashion journalism, media production, advertising, content marketing, publishing, PR, and web content management. Recent LIM grads have found jobs with titles like Fashion Assistant, Media Planner, and Social Media Coordinator.
Explore a Career in Fashion MediaThe Lexington Line
LIM's student magazine, The Lexington Line, covers fashion, beauty, culture, breaking news, and life at LIM College. The magazine publishes two print issues per year, and new content is continuously produced and posted to their website.
Visit their websiteInternship Experiences
You'll gain priceless experience — and make important connections — through required internships. Fashion Media majors have done internships in everything from social media to copywriting to graphic design at companies such as NYLON, Self Magazine, and the New York Daily News.
Browse Internship OpportunitiesStudy Abroad
Explore a different culture and expand your world view. Choose a short-term travel program or semester abroad to add an invaluable experience to your education.
View all Study Abroad ProgramsFashion Media Faculty
Dr. Daniel Chaskes

- Arts and SciencesFashion Media
- Daniel.Chaskes@limcollege.edu
- Chair
John Deming

- Arts and SciencesFashion Media
- jdeming@limcollege.edu
- Senior Lecturer
Dr. Alex Symons

- Arts and SciencesFashion Media
- Alex.Symons@limcollege.edu
- Assistant Professor
Christine Bord

- Arts and SciencesFashion Media
- christine.bord@limcollege.edu
- Adjunct Faculty
Sandra Luckow

- Arts and SciencesFashion Media
- sandra.luckow@limcollege.edu
- Adjunct Faculty
Dr. Bryan Pirolli

- Arts and SciencesFashion Media
- Adjunct Faculty
Dr. Kartleen Pullum

- Arts and SciencesFashion Media
- kathleen.pullum@limcollege.edu
- Adjunct Faculty
Martin Perry

- Arts and SciencesFashion Media
- martin.perry@limcollege.edu
- Adjunct Faculty
Donna Pulese-Murphy

- Arts and SciencesFashion Media
- donna.pulesemurphy@limcollege.edu
- Adjunct Faculty
Tom Vitale

- Arts and SciencesFashion Media
- tom.vitale@limcollege.edu
- Adjunct Faculty
Andrew Horvitz

- Arts and SciencesFashion Media
- andrew.horvitz@limcollege.edu
- Adjunct Faculty
Christine Flammia

- Arts and SciencesFashion Media
- christine.flammia@limcollege.edu
- Adjunct Faculty

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