International Programs

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fitnyc.edu/study-abroad/

The Office of International Programs coordinates the opportunities for students to study abroad for a year, a semester, or three to four weeks in the summer or winter sessions. Students may also study abroad through SUNY (suny.edu/studyabroad) or the College Consortium for International Study (CCISabroad.org). Applicants are selected competitively and are generally required to have a minimum GPA of 3.0. Students must develop an advisement plan with their department’s chair or study abroad faculty coordinator that lists the courses they are approved to complete abroad so they may transfer credit back to the FIT degree program.

Short-Term Study Abroad and Internship Programs
FIT conducts a number of international short study courses in subjects such as Art History, Spanish, Japanese, Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing, Graphic Design, Photography, Menswear, Illustration, Textile/Surface Design, and Packaging Design, during the summer and winter sessions in a variety of locations, including China, India, Japan, Korea, France, Spain, and Italy. Students receive 2, 2.5, 3, or 4 FIT credits upon completion of a short-term study abroad program. FIT also offers four- to eight-week internships abroad during the summer session in England, China, France, Germany, Spain, Sweden, and Australia. For more, see fitnyc.edu/study-abroad/programs/short-term.

Students accepted into the BS Fashion Business Management degree program in New York and Florence can study in Florence for their third year (fifth and sixth semesters) or for the fifth or sixth semesters only, returning to New York City to complete their program. Courses are taught in English and students receive FIT credits toward their degree for courses completed.

Students of all majors have the opportunity to take Liberal Arts courses during a spring semester in Florence, Italy.

Milan:
Location: Politecnico Di Milano, piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133 Milan, Italy

Students accepted into the BFA degree in Fashion Design Sportswear or Knitwear specializations can spend their third or fourth academic years in New York City or Milan, or may spend their fifth or sixth semester in Milan. Courses are taught in English and students receive FIT credits toward their degree for courses completed.

Other Semester Study Abroad Programs

Courses are taught in English

   Australia:

• RMIT University, for Fashion Design, Fashion Business Management, Textile/Surface Design, Advertising & Digital Design

   Canada:

• Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, for Textiles/Surface Design

   Chile: 

• Duoc UC (School of Design), for Fashion Design

   China:

• Donghua University (DHU) Semester in Shanghai Program, for Fashion Business Management, International Trade and Marketing

• Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HKPU), for Fashion Design, Fashion Business Management, Production Management

   Denmark:

• KEA (Copenhagen School of Design and Technology, “Københavns Erhvervsakademi”), for Direct and Interactive Marketing

   England:

• Arts University of Bournemouth, for Graphic Design and Photography

• Central Saint Martins (University Arts London), for Fashion Design

• Chelsea College of Arts (University Arts London), for Graphic Design, Textile/Surface Design

• Falmouth University, for Advertising & Digital Design

• Leeds Arts University, for Advertising & Digital Design

• Nottingham Trent University (NTU), for Fashion Design, Graphic Design

• University of Westminster, for Fashion Business Management

   France:

• American University of Paris, for Advertising and Marketing Communications, Fashion Business Management, International Trade and Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Film and Media, and Art History and Museum Professions

• American Business School in Paris, for Advertising and Marketing Communications, Fashion Business Management

• ICART Paris, for Art History and Museum Professions

• ISCOM Paris, for Advertising and Marketing Communications

• Paris College of Art (PCA), for Photography

    Italy:

• American University of Rome (AUR), for Advertising and Marketing Communication, Fashion Business Management, International Trade and Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Film and Media, and Art History and Museum Professions

• Florence University of the Arts, for Photography, Interior Design

• Lorenzo de’ Medici, for Advertising and Marketing Communication, Art History and Museum Professions, Fabric Styling, Fine Arts, and International Trade and Marketing

    Mexico:

• Iberoamericana University, for Advertising and Marketing Communication, Graphic Design, Fashion Design, Textile/Surface Design, and Art History and Museum Professions

    New Zealand:

• Otago Polytechnic, for Graphic Design

    Scotland: 

• Heriot Watt University, for Textile/Surface Design

SUNY Study Abroad Programs
With departmental approval, students may also study abroad through one of the 800-plus programs offered by SUNY for a semester, summer, or winter session (suny.edu/studyabroad/).