Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing BS Degree Program

http://fitnyc.edu/cfm

Fall 2025 Requirements: See below.

Liberal Arts and Sciences Course Content Requirements
(24 AAS credits* + 36 BS credits = 60 credits total)

• American History: 3 credits.
  • EN 335 (G10)
• ​Economics: 9 credits.
  • EC 141*
  • EC 242
  • EC 345
• English: 12 credits.
  • EN 131* (or EN 121 transferred or taken prior to Fall 2024)
  • Three (3) credits of any 200- or 300-level EN literature or speech course*
  • EN 321
  • CHOICE of Speech course: EN 241, EN 242, EN 244, EN 245
• Foreign Language: 6 credits. Two semesters of the same foreign language, one of which must meet General Education Foreign Language requirement (G8).
• Mathematics: 9 credits.
  • MA 222*
  • MA 311
  • MA 321 or MA 322 
• Natural Science: 6 credits.
  • ​CHOICE of any SC that meets SUNY (G3)*
  • SC 149
• Other World Civilizations: 3 credits. CHOICE of PC 353, PC 354, PC 356, or SO 374 (G9).

Liberal Arts Elective(s): 12 credits.* Select Liberal Arts courses from the following subject areas: AB (Arabic); CH (Chinese); EC (Economics); EN (English); FI (Film and Media Studies); FR (French); HA (History of Art); HE (Health Education) HE 201, HE 301; IT (Italian); JA (Japanese); HI (History); MA (Math); MC (Modern Languages and Cultures); MU (Music); PC (Political Science); PE (Physical Education and Dance) PE 215, PE 216, PE 217; PL (Philosophy); PO (Portuguese); PY (Psychology); SC (Science); SO (Sociology); SP (Spanish); and SS (Social Sciences). See Liberal Arts Courses.

Internship/Related Area Elective: 3 credits.
  IC 497 or AC 321, DM 435, EP 311, EP 360, EP 361, FM 326, FM 305, FM 331.

NOTE: Students must have taken the following courses prior to entering the program: AC 161 or  MG 153 and EC 141.

 *Credits from AAS will apply as appropriate

FIT’s 2+2 degree structure requires an earned AAS or equivalent plus all the BS or BFA degree requirements. For more information, please see Requirements for Degree Completion.

Upon graduating from the Cosmetic & Fragrance Marketing BS program, students will be skilled in the following:

1. Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability: Students will demonstrate the ability to make ethically responsible corporate decisions based on the four pillars of sustainability. 
2. Business Fundamentals:  Students will demonstrate the ability to make informed decisions utilizing current technology and business methodology to analyze present and predicted situations and opportunities connected to the beauty industry.
3. Product Knowledge:  Students will show in-depth knowledge of the product categories and new products determined by consumer attitudes and global trends for the beauty industry.
4. Innovation: Students will provide innovative solutions to business problems using their olfactive capabilities and sensory analysis skills.
5. Research and Critical Decision Making: Through innovative research using primary, secondary and tertiary data and sensory analysis students will be able to evaluate and process information gathered to arrive at business decisions which are both creative and mindful of the business climate in the global beauty business. 
6. Globalism: Students will be able to apply their knowledge of national and international health and safety regulations in creating and marketing beauty products for the global marketplace.
7. Communication: Students will be able to produce written, oral and visual communication instruments for digital and traditional media which meet professional criteria.