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Fashion Design

Fashion Design - Two-Year Associate Degree Program - Fall 2010 Curriculum

This curriculum applies to students entering in Fall 2010 only. Currently enrolled FIT students should refer to the FIT catalog of their entering year.

Semester 1
MAJOR AREA FD 111 Draping I: Fundamentals 3
FD 121 Flat Pattern Design I 1.5
FD 131 Sewing Techniques I 1.5
FF 111 Fashion Art and Design I 2
FF 114 Model Drawing I for Fashion Des. 1
RELATED AREA FA 105 Life Drawing G6 1.5
LIBERAL ARTS EN 121 English Composition G1 3
choice see Math* G2 3-3.5
0
Semester 2
MAJOR AREA FD 112 Draping II: Const. Silhouettes 3
FD 132 Sewing Techniques II 1.5
FD 221 Flat Pattern Design II 1.5
FF 112 Fashion Art and Design II 2
FF 241 Fashion Design Comp.: Photoshop
 1.5
RELATED AREA TS 132 Intro. to Textiles for Fashion Des. 3
LIBERAL ARTS choice see Science* G3 3-5
choice see English/Speech* 3
0
Semester 3
MAJOR AREA FD 211 Draping III: Soft Silhouettes 3
FF 211 Fashion Art and Design III 2
FF 221 Fashion Past and Present 2
FF 242 Fashion Design Comp.: Illustrator 1.5
LIBERAL ARTS HA 112 History of Western Art & Civ. G5 3
choice see Social Sciences* G4 3
PE/HEALTH choice PE/Health 1
0
Semester 4
MAJOR AREA Apparel Concentration:
FD 212 Draping IV: Advanced Techniques 3
FD 241 Apparel Product Data Mgmt. 1.5
FF 212 Fashion Art and Design IV 2
FF 243 Digital Flats and Specs 1.5
or Art Concentration:
FD 241 Apparel Product Data Mgmt. 1.5
FF 213 Model Visualization Techniques 1
FF 243 Digital Flats and Specs 1.5
FF 244 Design Collections: Vis. Solutions 1.5
FF 291 Fashion Portfolio Collection 2
LIBERAL ARTS choice see Social Sciences* 3
choice see Humanities* G7 3
ELECTIVE choice General elective 1-2.5
PE/HEALTH choice PE/Health 1

Total Credit Requirements
Major Area (Apparel) 35
Major Area (Art) 34.5
Related Area 4.5
Liberal Arts 24-26.5
Elective 1-2.5
Health and/or Phys. Ed. 2
Total Credits:
Apparel 66.5
Art 66

SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

A "G" followed by a number 1-10 identifies specific courses that meet SUNY General Education baccalaureate degree requirements.
G1 Basic Communication; G2 Math; G3 Science; G4 Social Science; G5 Western Civilization; G6 Arts; G7 Humanities; G8 Foreign Language; G9 Other World Civilizations; G10 American History.

*REQUIREMENTS

English/Speech: 6 credits
EN 121 (G1) (Prerequisite: College-level English as demonstrated by placement test OR completion of appropriate Educational Skills courses) and
CHOICE of EN 231, 232, 233, 236, 241, 242, 244, 245, or 253.

Humanities: 3 credits
CHOICE of HA 111, 214, 221, 223, 224, 225, 226, 231, 311, 312, 314, 331, 332, 342, 343, 344, 345, 391, 392, or 393 (any one of these meets G7).

Mathematics: 3-3.5 credits
Graduation requirement: Arithmetic proficiency as demonstrated by placement test OR completion of appropriate developmental mathematics course(s).
CHOICE of MA 142, 161, 213, 222, 231, or 331 (any one of these meets G2).

Science: 3-5 credits
CHOICE of SC 111, 112, 121, 122, 045/145, 253, 326, or 032/332 (any one of these meets G3).

Social Sciences: 6 credits
CHOICE of two: SS 131, 141, 151, or 171 (any one of these meets G4).

EVENING/WEEKEND OPTION
A 6-semester (plus Winter and Summer) evening/weekend option is available for this degree program.

Upper Division Alternatives
Graduates of this program are eligible to apply for admission to the Bachelor of Fine Arts programs in Fashion Design, Fabric Styling, Textile/Surface Design, and Toy Design, and the Bachelor of Science programs in Production Management: Fashion and Related Industries, Technical Design, and Textile Development & Marketing.