International Programs

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fitnyc.edu/study-abroad/

The Office of International Programs coordinates 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 a study abroad course 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 many international short study courses in subjects such as Art History, Italian, Japanese, Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing, Graphic Design, Photography, Illustration, Textile Development and Marketing (TDM), Textile/Surface Design, and Packaging Design, during the summer and winter sessions in a variety of locations, including Chile, India, Japan, UK, 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, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, and Australia. For more programs and locations, see fitnyc.edu/academics/global/study-abroad/programs/short-term.

FIT in Italy

FIT in Italy programs are additional locations accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 (MSCHE.org). FIT in Italy Fashion Design programs are also accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (nasad.arts-accredit.org). Students must spend at least one year at FIT in New York City.

Florence

Location: Polimoda, Villa Favard, Via Curtatone 1, 50123 Florence, Italy  

AAS degree students in Fashion Design can spend their first academic year studying abroad in Florence or  select students may study in Florence for the third semester (fall) only, returning to New York to complete their fourth semester. Courses are taught in English and students receive FIT credits toward their degree for courses completed in Italy. 

Students in the BS Fashion Business Management degree program can study in Florence for their third year (fifth and sixth semesters) or for their 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 in Italy.

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

Milan

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

Students in the AAS degree in Fashion Business Management (FBM) can spend their fourth semester in Milan.  Courses are taught in English and students receive FIT credits toward their degree for courses completed in Italy.

Students in the BFA degree in Fashion Design can spend their fifth semester in Milan.  Sportswear specialization students can spend their third academic year in Milan, or may spend their fifth, sixth or seventh semester in Milan. Courses are taught in English and students receive FIT credits toward their degree for courses completed in Italy.

FIT at SUNY Korea

FIT at SUNY Korea programs are accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 (MSCHE.org). FIT at SUNY Korea Art and Design programs are also accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (nasad.arts-accredit.org). 
 

Incheon

Location: Songdo Global University Campus, Songdo  Moonwha-Ro 119, Yeonsu-Gu, Incheon, South Korea 406-840
 
The AAS program in Fashion Business Management and the AAS program in Fashion Design are accredited additional locations for FIT at SUNY Korea. Students in the program are required to spend both their first and second academic years in Korea. Courses are taught in English and students receive FIT credits toward their degree for courses completed in Korea.
 

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

  Chile

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

   China

  • 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 Bournemouth, for Photography

  • Camberwell College of Arts (University of the Arts London) for Spatial Experience Design

  • 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

  • Manchester Metropolitan University for Fashion Business Management

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

  • University of Westminster, for Fashion Business Management

  • University of York, for Art History and Museum Professions

   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, and Footwear and Accessories 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 1,000-plus programs across the globe offered by SUNY colleges and universities for a semester, summer, or winter session (suny.edu/studyabroad/).

CCIS Study Abroad Programs

FIT is a member of the College Consortium for International Study (CCIS), which includes approximately 100 colleges across the United States that offer study abroad programs. Under the auspices of the CCIS Consortium students can study at institutions around the globe with departmental approval (CCISabroad.org).