School of Art and Design
Applications accepted for fall only. NYSED: 00762 HEGIS 5012
The major in Menswear offers qualified students the opportunity to prepare for careers with retail and wholesale organizations as designers, assistant designers, or stylists with an understanding of merchandising, or as merchandising executives with design aptitudes. Curriculum below is for the entering class of Fall 2015.
| Semester 1 | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| MAJOR AREA | MW 131 - Menswear Flat Pattern Design I | 3 |
| MW 141 - Menswear Construction | 1.5 | |
| MW 151 - Menswear Design I | 1.5 | |
| RELATED AREA | FA 107 - Basic Design | 1.5 |
| IL 103 - Illustrating the Male Figure | 1.5 | |
| TS 111 - Fundamentals of Textiles | 3 | |
| GENERAL EDUCATION / ART HISTORY | HA 112 - History of Western Art and Civilization: Renaissance to the Modern Era | 3 |
| choice - see Requirements* | 3 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| MAJOR AREA | MW 152 - Menswear Design II | 1.5 |
| MW 232 - Menswear Flat Patternmaking Design II | 2 | |
| MW 241 - Tailoring the Jacket | 2 | |
| MW 254 - Computer Design I | 2 | |
| RELATED AREA | FA 105 - Life Drawing | 1.5 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION / ART HISTORY | HA 215 - History of Menswear | 3 |
| choice - see Requirements* | 3 | |
| Semester 3 | ||
| MAJOR AREA | MW 231 - Menswear Flat Patternmaking Design III | 4 |
| MW 251 - Menswear Design III | 1.5 | |
| MW 253 - Advanced Computer Fashion Design | 2 | |
| MW 262 - Presentation/Portfolio | 2 | |
| RELATED AREA | FM 202 - The Marketing of Menswear | 3 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION / ART HISTORY | choice - see Requirements* | 6 |
| Semester 4 | ||
| MAJOR AREA | IC 296 - AAS Internship B: Career Exploration | 2 |
| MW 221 - Digital Art for Menswear | 1.5 | |
| MW 252 - Menswear Design IV | 5 | |
| GENERAL EDUCATION / ART HISTORY | choice - see Requirements* | 6 | TOTAL CREDIT REQUIREMENTS |
| GENERAL EDUCATION / ART HISTORY | 24 | |
| MAJOR AREA | 31.5 | |
| RELATED AREA | 10.5 | |
| Total Credits: | 66 | |
*Fall 2015 Requirements: see below
FIT's General Education and Art History Requirements for Art and Design Associate Degree Programs:
- 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 and Design History courses: HA 112 (3 credits, required for all Art and Design majors), and HA 215.
FIT's Gen Ed courses are organized into 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.
Upper Division Alternatives:
Graduates of this program are eligible to apply for admission to the Bachelor of Fine Arts programs in Fabric Styling
and Textile/Surface Design
, and the Bachelor of Science programs in Direct and Interactive Marketing
, Production Management: Fashion and Related Industries
, Technical Design
, and Textile Development and Marketing
. By completing certain course requirements, graduates may also apply for admission to the Bachelor of Science programs in Fashion Business Management
and International Trade and Marketing for the Fashion Industries
.