Visual Presentation and Exhibition Design AAS Degree Program

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Semester 1		Credits
MAJOR AREA	DE 123 - Design and Rendering I	2
	DE 131 - Studio Design: Product Presentation	2
	DE 161 - Professional Practices	1.5
	DE 141 - Display Graphics I	2
RELATED AREA	FA 141 - Drawing I	1.5
	PH 116 - Photography Basics	2
GENERAL EDUCATION / ART HISTORY	choice - see Requirements*	6
Semester 2
MAJOR AREA	DE 124 - Design and Rendering II	2
	DE 142 - Display Graphics II	2
	DE 133 - Advanced Studio Design: Product Presentation	2
RELATED AREA	FM 101 - Survey of Fashion Merchandising	3
	ID 104 - Light/Sound/Motion	1.5
	ID 133 - Presentation Techniques I	1.5
GENERAL EDUCATION / ART HISTORY	choice - see Requirements*	6
Semester 3
MAJOR AREA	DE 125 - CAD for Visual Presentation	2
	DE 232 - Elements of Visual Merchandising	1.5
	DE 234 - Point-of-Purchase Display	1.5
	DE 236 - Studio Design/Exhibition	1.5
	DE 242 - Display Graphics III	1.5
RELATED AREA	PK 211 - Introduction to Packaging Design	1.5
	choice - see Related Area Elective**	1.5
GENERAL EDUCATION / ART HISTORY	choice - see Requirements*	6
Semester 4
MAJOR AREA	DE 213 - Exhibition Design	3
	DE 243 - Exhibit Design Graphics	1.5
	DE 251 - Event and Promotion Design	2
	DE 262 - Portfolio Development	1
ELECTIVE	choice - General Elective	1.5-3
GENERAL EDUCATION / ART HISTORY	choice - see Requirements*	6
TOTAL CREDIT REQUIREMENTS
	GENERAL EDUCATION / ART HISTORY	24
	MAJOR AREA	29
	RELATED AREA	12.5
	ELECTIVE	1.5-3
	HEALTH AND/OR PHYS. ED	2
	Total Credits:	69-70.5

*Art and Design Programs: FIT's General Education and Art History Requirements 

FIT's Gen Ed courses are organized along the following categories: G1 Basic Communication; G2 Mathematics; G3 Natural Sciences; G4 Social Sciences; G5 Western Civilization; G6 The Arts; G7 Humanities; G8 Foreign Language; G9 Other World Civilizations; G10 American History. 

See list of Gen Ed approved courses under FIT's General Education Requirements  and Courses . An FIT Gen Ed course cannot be used to meet more than one General Education area.         

  Associate Degree: (Effective for students entering AAS programs in Fall 2014)

• Three (3) credits from each required area, totaling 9 credits: G1, G2, and G3
• Six (6) credits from two (2) different areas in liberal arts courses in G4-G10
• Three (3) credits of any 200 or 300 level English literature or speech course
• Six (6) credits from Art/Design History courses: HA112 (3 credits, required for all Art & Design majors), plus another 3 credit HA course.                                                        

**Related Area Elective: 1.5 credits
CHOICE of FA 101, 104, or 142.

Upper Division Alternatives:
Graduates of this program are eligible to apply for admission to the Bachelor of Fine Arts programs in Accessories Design , Fabric Styling , Packaging Design , and Toy Design , and the Bachelor of Science programs in Art History and Museum Professions  and Home Products Development .