Spring 2021 Cumulative Curricular Actions

School of Art and Design

Communication Design Pathways

New course AD 217 Advertising and Digital Design: Principles, Processes, and Practices, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
Prerequisite(s): None
Co-requisite(s): PK 216
Description: This course introduces students to the disciplines, work environment, and creative workflow of advertising and digital design. Students are presented with brand communication challenges and learn to work in the new creative team of art directors, writers, and experience designers to apply both narrative and systematic creative thinking to deliver creative solutions for brand messaging as well as digital products such as mobile apps.
Proposed General Education: None
Minor(s): None
Type of Course: Related Area Required
Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
Action: Approved
Change prerequisites of AD 364 Digital Media Advertising, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from AD 216, to AD 217 or CT 200
Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
Action: Approved
New course AD 483 Creative Case Studies, 3 cr., 6 studio/lab hrs.
Prerequisite(s): AD 482
Co-requisite(s): None
Description: The course introduces the process of creating case studies to communicate creative concepts for both advertising campaigns and digital product design. Students learn to articulate the brand problem or a user problem, develop an insight, explore narrative or systematic creative solutions, execute the idea in the form of a client creative presentation that is persuasive, professional, and impactful.
Proposed General Education: None
Minor(s): None
Type of Course: Major Area Required
Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
Action: Approved
Online delivery and update course of study of CD 232 Visual Language, 3 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
Action: Approved
Change course title of CT 200 from Content Design and Research for Artists to Content Design and Research, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
Action: Approved
New special topics course VP 480A Special Topics in Motion and Design: Storytelling for Graphic Design, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022

Advertising and Digital Design BFA degree program:

Drop AD 497 Student Competition, 3 cr., 6 studio/lab hrs., from Major Area in Semester 8
Add AD 483 Creative Case Studies, 3 cr., 6 studio/lab hrs., to major area in Semester 8
Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
Action: Approved

Communication Design Foundation 1-Year AAS degree program:

Drop AD 216 Foundation in Advertising Digital Design, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from related area in semester 1
Add AD 217 Advertising & Digital Design: Principles, Processes, and Practices, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to related area in semester 1
Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2022
Action: Approved

Communication Design Foundation 2-Year AAS degree program:

Drop AD 216 Foundation in Advertising Digital Design, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from Related Area in semester 3
Add AD 217 Advertising & Digital Design: Principles, Processes, and Practices, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to Related Area in Semester 3
Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
Action: Approved

Fashion

Update the text in the program curriculum grids and in the notes section of all Fashion Design, upper division in the major area electives and related area elective areas to allow for flexibility in the related area.
Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
Action: Approved

Photography

Change prerequisites of PH 331 Lighting for Still and Moving Images, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from PH 118 or PH 130 or PH 132 or PH 181 to PH 118 or PH 130 or PH 132 or PH 181 or FI 111
Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
Action: Approved

Photography and Related Media, BFA program changes:

Drop EN 323 Specialized Writing and Thesis Preparation, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from liberal arts in semester 6
Add EN 322 Writing in the Art and Design Professions, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to liberal arts in semester 6
Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2022
Action: Approved

School of Business and Technology

Advertising and Marketing Communications

Update course of study and course description for AC 111 Advertising and Promotion, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
Action: Approved
Online delivery of AC 141 Introduction to Journalism, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
Action: Approved
Update co-requisites of AC 202 Strategic Planning for Integrated Marketing Communications, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from AC 272 Research Methods in Integrated Marketing Communications to none
Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
Action: Approved
Online delivery of AC 211 Workshop in Business Communications, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
Action: Approved
Change prerequisites of AC 231 Advertising Copywriting, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from (AC 111 and CD 122) or AD 216 to AC 111
Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
Action: Approved
Online delivery of AC 242 Fashion Journalism Workshop, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
Action: Approved
Online delivery of AC 262 Multimedia Presentations for Business, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
Action: Approved
Online delivery of AC 312 Multi-Channel Copywriting, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
Action: Approved

FIT-ISCOMM BS 1-year study abroad option

A joint 1-yr study abroad exchange experience between ISCOM in Paris and FIT for twelve (12) FIT AMC students and twelve (12) French ISCOM students. The French students will study at FIT for semesters 5 and 6, along with the FIT students. In semesters 7 and 8 the French and FIT students study at ISCOM. Courses taken at ISCOM will be transferred back to fulfill the AMC, BS degree requirements.
Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2022
Action: Approved

Advertising and Marketing Communications 1-Year AAS degree program:

Drop SS 205 Introduction to Accounting Financial Management from General Education, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from Semester 1
Add MG 242 Principles of Accounting, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to Related Area in Semester 1
Add AC 161 Multimedia Computing for Advertising and Marketing Communications, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to Major Area in Semester 1
Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
Action: Approved

Advertising and Marketing Communications 2-Year AAS degree program:

Drop SS 205 Introduction to Accounting Financial Management from General Education, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from Semester 1
Add MG 242 Principles of Accounting, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to Related Area in Semester 1
Remove 1 credit of Health and/or Phys. Ed from degree program
Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
Action: Approved

Advertising and Marketing Communications BS degree program:

Add AC 301 Shopper Marketing and Sales Promotion, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. to list of Major Area Electives/Internship
Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
Action: Approved

Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing

New cross-listed course CM/EP 363 Beauty Entrepreneurship, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
Prerequisite(s): None
Co-requisite(s): None
Description: This course provides a dynamic forum for students to identify new opportunities in the fragrance, cosmetics, and toiletries industries to create innovative business ideas and product concepts. Students will develop the skills and the materials necessary to launch ideas in the Beauty Entrepreneurship space turning them into viable new business ventures.
Proposed General Education: None
Minor(s): Creative Entrepreneurship
Type of Course: Elective
Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
Action: Approved
New course CM 402 Color Cosmetics: Science and Creativity, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
Prerequisite(s): CM 323 and CM 023
Co-requisite(s): None
Description: This course will provide students with a full understanding of the world of color cosmetics. They will explore the chemistry, the psychology, the development, and the manufacturing of color cosmetics. Through a series of lectures, workshops, and hands -on experiments students will learn to color match, evaluate, and produce industry ready palettes for all product categories including lip, eye, skin, and nails.
Proposed General Education: None
Minor(s): None
Type of Course: Major Area Elective
Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
Action: Approved

Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing BS degree program:

Add option to 8th semester. Update 8th semester major area to CM 425 Environmental Fragrancing, 3 cr., 3 lec., hrs., or CM 402 Color Cosmetics: Science and Creativity, or CM 363 Beauty Entrepreneurship, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2022
Action: Approved

Entrepreneurship

New cross-listed course EP 363 Beauty Entrepreneurship, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
Prerequisite(s): None
Co-requisite(s): None
Description: This course provides a dynamic forum for students to identify new opportunities in the fragrance, cosmetics, and toiletries industries to create innovative business ideas and product concepts. Students will develop the skills and the materials necessary to launch ideas in the Beauty Entrepreneurship space turning them into viable new business ventures.
Proposed General Education: None
Minor(s): None
Type of Course: Elective
Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
Action: Approved
Add new cross-listed course CM/EP 363 Beauty Entrepreneurship, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to the Creative Entrepreneurship minor
Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
Action: Approved

Entrepreneurship BS degree program:

Add new cross-listed course CM/EP 363 Beauty Entrepreneurship, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to the pool of courses listed on the Entrepreneurship major page as a Major or Related Area Elective
Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2022
Action: Approved

Fashion Business Management

Online delivery of FM 110 Product Elements and Principles, 2 cr., 2 lec.
Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
Action: Approved
Online delivery of FM 203 Business Intelligence in Planning and Buying, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
Action: Approved
Online delivery of FM 300 Case Study Method: Fashion Business Applications, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
Action: Approved
New course FM 304 Business of Virtual Merchandising, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
Prerequisite(s): None (for Fashion Business Management majors only)
Co-requisite(s): None
Description: This course focuses on the changes in retail merchandising for: wholesale showrooms, retail visual merchandising, and online platforms; B2B and B2C business models. This student experience in working in a virtual merchandising environment will be gained through the use of ByondXR Virtual Showroom Platform. This course applies cloud based virtual software that students will use to create virtual showrooms for wholesale and retail brands. Students will apply their skills to merchandise collections, plan and allocate product, and create visual merchandising presentations all in a virtual setting.
Proposed General Education: None
Minor(s): None
Type of Course: Major Area Elective
Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
Action: Approved
Update course of study, course description, learning outcomes and change prerequisites of FM 422 Merchandising Strategies from FM 325 and (MA 300, or MA 311, or MA 321, or MA 322, or MA 331) to MA 300, or MA 311, or MA 321, or MA 322, or MA 331
Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
Action: Approved
Change prerequisites of FM 441 Computer-Aided Product Development II, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from FM 341 and MG 306 to FM 341
Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
Action: Approved

Fashion Business Management/Florence and New York, BS

Drop MG 306 Information Systems: Case Analysis, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs. from related area in semester 7
Add FM 330 Data Insights and Fashion Analytics, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to major area in semester 7
Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
Action: Approved

Home Products Development

Update/change course of study, course description, and learning outcomes of HP 315, change course title from Textile Applications: Home Products to Home Textile Applications
Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2022
Action: Approved

Technical Design

Update prerequisites of PM 171 Pattern Grading: Misses' and Women's Wear, 2 cr., 4 studio/lab hrs., from (for Patternmaking Certificate students) PM 121, or (for Fashion Design students) FD 111 or FD 121 to PM 121 Patternmaking I: Misses' and Women's Wear or approval from program coordinator
Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
Action: Approved
Change prerequisites of TC 341 Technical Design I - Wovens, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from TC 311 and (AR 215 or FF 242) and (FD 241 or MG 252 completed spring 2008 or later) to TC 311
Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
Action: Approved

Production Management

Production Management BS degree program:

Drop MA 213 Quantitative Methods, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from Liberal Arts in semester 5
Add choice of MA 300 The Mathematics of Financial Life Management, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., or MA 311 Mathematical Modeling for Business Applications, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to Liberal Arts in semester 5
Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
Action: Approved

Textile Development and Marketing

Online delivery of TS 110 Product Elements and Principles Laboratory, 1 cr., 2 studio/lab hrs.
Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
Action: Approved

School of Liberal Arts

English and Communication Studies

Online delivery of EN 203 Your Digital Life: Online Literacies for a Networked World, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
Action: Approved
Add EN 235 African-American Literature, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to the African American and Africana Studies Minor
Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
Action: Approved
Update course of study and course description of EN 245 Intercultural Communication, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
Action: Approved
Add EN 274 Voices of Civil Rights in American History, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to African American and Africana Studies Minor
Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
Action: Approved
Online delivery of EN 323 Specialized Writing and Thesis Preparation, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
Action: Approved

Film, Media, and Performing Arts

New course FI 210 Film Genres: Cult Cinema, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
Prerequisite(s): None
Co-requisite(s): None
Description: Cult films are difficult to define or categorize. Whether certain cult films are intentionally self designated, or whether alternative audiences see worth in what mainstream cinema goers have found unpalatable or distasteful, the “culture of cult” requires a more attentive approach.
Proposed General Education: Humanities (G7)
Minor(s): Film and Media Studies
Type of Course: Major area Elective
Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
Action: Approved

History of Art

Online delivery of HA 111 History of Western Art and Civilization: Ancient Prehistory Through the Middle Ages, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
Action: Approved
Add HA 219 African American Art, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to the African American and Africana Studies minor
Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
Action: Approved
Add HA 223 African Art and Civilization, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to the African American and Africana Studies minor
Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
Action: Approved
Update course of study and change course description of HA 314 History of American Art, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
Action: Approved
Add HA 394 History of New York Architecture (Honors), 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to the American Studies minor
Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
Action: Approved

Modern Languages and Cultures

Online delivery of FR 111 French I, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
Action: Approved
Online delivery and update course description of MC 202 Rome: The Making and Unmaking of the Eternal City, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
Action: Approved
Add MC 202 Rome: The Making and Unmaking of the Eternal City, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to the History minor
Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
Action: Approved
Add MC 203 Gender as Performance: Representation of Masculinities in Latin American/Latinx Theatre, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs, to the Women and Gender Studies minor
Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
Action: Approved
New course MC 203 Gender as Performance: Representation of Masculinities in Latin American/Latinx Theatre, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
Prerequisite(s): Co-requisite(s): None
Description: This course provides an introduction to Latin American and Latinx theatre from the point of view of gender studies and the representation of masculinities. Students gain an understanding of the different trends that led to the development of theatrical manifestations in Latin America while learning about their historical, socio-economical, political, and cultural context from the late 60s up to nowadays.
Proposed General Education: The Arts (G6), Humanities (G7), and Other World Civilizations (G9)
Minor(s): Latin American Studies and Spanish
Type of Course: Liberal Arts Elective
Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
Action: Approved
Online delivery of MC 302 Faire La Cuisine: French Food and Identity, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
Action: Approved
New course MC 303 Black in Paris: African American, African, and Caribbean Writers in the City of Lights (Honors), 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
Prerequisite(s): Qualification for Presidential Scholars Program, or 3.5 GPA with approval of Dean of Liberal Arts
Co-requisite(s): None
Description: This course will explore the long-historical relationship that African American, African, and Caribbean writers have had with the city of Paris from the colonial period to the postcolonial eras. Central to our discussions will be two of the most prominent 20th Century Black cultural Movements: the Harlem Renaissance and the African and West Indian Negritude Movement.
Proposed General Education: Humanities (G7) and Other World Civilizations (G9)
Minor(s): African American and Africana Studies, Caribbean Studies, and Ethics and Sustainability
Type of Course: Liberal Arts Elective
Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
Action: Approved

Social Sciences

Add HI 200 Queer Work: A Research Seminar in LGBTQ Business and Labor History, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to the LGBTQIA Studies and Women and Gender Studies minors
Requested date of Implementation: Summer 2021
Action: Approved
New Special Topics course HI 280A Crime, Police, and Prisons in American History, 3 cr., 3 lec hrs.
Prerequisite(s):None
Co-requisite(s): None
Description: What should be illegal, and who should decide? How should societies police and punish lawbreakers? Students learn the history of crime, police, punishment and rehabilitation over three centuries, focusing on theories of crime and policing, racism, civil rights, sex, drugs, and the rise and fall of violent crime.
Proposed General Education: American History (G10) and Social Sciences (G4)
Minor(s): African American and Africana Studies, American Studies and History
Type of Course: Liberal Arts Elective, Special Topics
Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
Action: Approved
Add PL 202 Animal Ethics and the Fashion Industry, 3 cr., 3 lec., hrs., to the Ethics and Sustainability and Fashion History, Theory and Culture minors
Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
Action: Approved
Online delivery and update course description of PL 300 Business Ethics, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
Action: Approved
New course SS 102 Economics of the Global Theme Park Industry, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
Prerequisite(s):None
Co-requisite(s): None
Description: Students will learn economic and applied economics principles of creative enterprises through their application to the global theme park industry. Students will learn how design can impact profitability and costs, and will apply this analysis to evaluate the success or failure of global theme parks and their social and economic impact.
Proposed General Education: Social Sciences (G4)
Minor(s): Economics
Type of Course: Liberal Arts Elective
Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
Action: Approved
Remove SS 310 Economic Globalization: Problem or Panacea?, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from the International Politics minor
Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
Action: Approved

School of Graduate Studies

Fashion and Textile Studies

Update/change course of study of FT 691 Internship, update credits and hours from 0 cr., 3 lec. hrs to 2 cr., 2 lec. hrs.
Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
Action: Approved

Fashion and Textile Studies MA degree program:

Add FT 691 Internship, 2 cr., 2 lec. hrs. to semester 2
Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
Action: Approved

Fashion Design MFA

Update/change course of study and hours of MF 501 Thesis Idea, change to 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
Action: Approved
Update/change course of study and hours of MF 502 Thesis Play, change to 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
Action: Approved
Update/change course of study and hours of MF 503 Fashion Creation I: X3 Self, change to 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
Action: Approved
Update/change course of study and hours of MF 522 Fashion Creation II: Elective Connect, change to 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
Action: Approved
Update/change course of study and hours of MF 601 Fashion Creation III: Design Archaeology, change to 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
Action: Approved
Update/change course of study and hours of MF 602 International Making Seminar II: Fashion Farming, change to 3 cr., 3 lec., 0 studio/lab hrs.
Requested date of Implementation: Winter 2022
Action: Approved
Update/change course of study and hours of MF 627 Thesis: Exhibition Design & Portfolio, change to 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
Action: Approved
Update/change course of study and hours of MF 629 Thesis: Captured/Present, change to 3 cr., 3 lec., 0 studio/lab hrs.
Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
Action: Approved

Fashion Design, MFA degree program:

Winter session 1:
1. Drop MF 506 International Making Seminar I - Fashion Institute of Technology Investigates FIT, 3 cr., 6 lab. hrs.
2. Move Summer session 2 course: MF 602 International Making Seminar, 3 cr., 3 lec., hrs., to Winter session 3
3. Add to semester 3: choice of FT 524 Dress and Textiles in World Cultures, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., or FT 522 History of Western Textiles, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
  Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
  Action: Approved