Toy Design - Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree Program - Fall 2012 Curriculum
This curriculum applies to students entering in Fall 2012 only. Currently enrolled FIT students should refer to the FIT catalog of their entering year.
| Semester 5 | |||||
| MAJOR AREA | TY 311 | Toy Design I | 1.5 | ||
| TY 321 | Drawing for Toy Design | 1.5 | |||
| TY 322 | Marker Rendering | 1.5 | |||
| TY 323 | Basic Drafting for Product Design | 1.5 | |||
| TY 351 | Product Materials and Safety | 2 | |||
| TY 362 | The Toy Industry: An Overview | 1 | |||
| RELATED AREA | FA 301 | Anatomy for Toy Designers | 1.5 | ||
| LIBERAL ARTS | SS 232 | Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| Semester 6 | |||||
| MAJOR AREA | TY 313 | Soft Toy and Doll Design | 3 | ||
| TY 325 | Adv. Drafting for Product Design | 1.5 | |||
| TY 331 | Model-Making I | 2 | |||
| TY 342 | Computer Graphics in Toy Design | 2 | |||
| RELATED AREA | MK 301 | Marketing for the Toy Industry | 3 | ||
| LIBERAL ARTS | HA 345 | History of Industrial Design | 3 | ||
| HE 301 | Motor Learning | 3 |
| Semester 7A | |||||
| MAJOR AREA | TY 491 | Summer Internship: Toy Design** | 4 |
| Semester 7B | |||||
| MAJOR AREA | TY 411 | Toy Design II and Product Update | 2 | ||
| TY 416 | Hard Toy: Design | 1.5 | |||
| TY 417 | Hard Toy: Engineering | 1.5 | |||
| TY 418 | Licensed Product Design | 1.5 | |||
| TY 431 | Model-Making II | 2 | |||
| TY 442 | Advanced Graphics/Toy Design | 2 | |||
| RELATED AREA | GD 407 | Graphic Design for Toy Designers | 1.5 | ||
| LIBERAL ARTS | MA 041 | Geometry and Probability Skills | 0 | ||
| MA 241 | Topics in Probability/Geometry | 3 |
| Semester 8 | |||||
| MAJOR AREA | PK 403 | Packaging for the Toy Designer | 2 | ||
| TY 414 | Games*** | 1.5 | |||
| TY 444 | Photorealistic Product Communication |
2 | |||
| TY 461 | Business Practices/Toy Industry | 2 | |||
| TY 462 | Professional Portfolio Dev. | 2 | |||
| TY 493 | Senior Project: Design | 1.5 | |||
| LIBERAL ARTS | choice | see American History* | G10 | 3 | |
| choice | see Other World Civ.* | G9 | 3 |
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TOTAL Minimum Required |
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| MAJOR AREA: | 43 credits |
| RELATED AREA: | 6 credits |
| LIBERAL ARTS: | 18 credits |
| TOTAL Minimum Required: | 67 credits |
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
A "G" followed by a number 1-10 identifies specific courses that meet SUNY General Education baccalaureate degree requirements (www.fitnyc.edu/gened).
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
American History: 3 credits
CHOICE of EN 271 or 272 or LA 221 or 392 (any one of these meets G10).
Foreign Language:
The Gen. Ed. Foreign Language requirement (G8) has been waived for the Toy Design major.
Other World Civilizations: 3 credits
CHOICE of HA 121, 221, 223, 224, 225, or 226 (any one of these meets G9).
** If Internship cannot be completed during the summer, a special independent study program will be arranged in the eighth semester.
*** Students may substitute TY 314 for TY 414.
NOTE:
FIT assists students in licensing designs, in accordance with terms agreed to by the student and FIT prior to matriculation.