Recommendations by Major
Accessories Design—PC or Mac
Advertising and Marketing Communications—PC or Mac
AMC computer classes are taught on PC, but any computer with MS Office is fine.
8GB of RAM is recommended.
Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing—PC
Direct and Interactive Marketing—PC
Fabric Styling—PC
If you already have a Mac, it's fine as long as you also have Adobe Creative Suite
Fashion Merchandising Management—PC
You will need MS Office, Internet Browser, and video viewing capability. If you already have a Mac, it's fine as long as you also have MS Office for Mac.
Fine Arts—Mac
Illustration—PC or Mac
You will need the most current version of Adobe Creative Suite and Corel Painter.
International Trade and Marketing for the Fashion Industries—PC
Jewelry Design—PCThe computer should have no less than 8GB of RAM.
Menswear—PC or Mac
You will need Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop (the entire CS if budget allows), plus a word processing program (Microsoft Word, iWork Pages, etc.).
Packaging Design—Mac
Any Mac laptop is fine; must have Adobe Creative Suite
Production Management: Fashion and Related Industries—PC
You must have MS Office and Adobe Creative Suite.
Technical Design—PC
You will need a computer capable of displaying 1,280 x 800 resolution or higher. You will need Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, MS Excel and MS Word.
Textile Development and Marketing—PC or Mac
MS Office is needed for incoming freshmen; Adobe Creative Suite is needed later.
Textile/Surface Design—PC or Mac
You will need the most current version of Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop (the entire Creative Suite, if budget allows) and Microsoft Office
Visual Art Management—PC or Mac