Production Management: Fashion and Related Industries BS Degree Program
http://fitnyc.edu/productionmanagement
School of Business and Technology
Applications accepted for fall only. NYSED: 00564 CIP: 19.0902
In the major in Production Management: Fashion and Related Industries, students concentrate on the intricacies of the process: manufacturing, quality control, and supply chain. Students learn analytical and conceptual problem solving, effective business communication, and industry systems and software, and apply these skills through a required internship. Curriculum below is for the entering class of fall 2025.
| Semester 5 | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| MAJOR AREA | MG 306 - Information Systems: Case Analysis | 2 |
| MG 311 - Manufacturing I: Equipment Analysis | 3 | |
| LIBERAL ARTS | EN 321 - Strategies of Business Communication | 3 |
| MA 300 - The Mathematics of Financial Life Management or MA 311 - Mathematical Modeling for Business Applications | 3 | |
| choice - see Requirements: Liberal Arts Elective(s) | 3 | |
| Semester 6 | ||
| MAJOR AREA | MG 312 - Manufacturing II: Process Analysis | 3 |
| MG 313 - Cutting Room Processes | 3 | |
| LIBERAL ARTS | EC 242 - Microeconomics | 3 |
| SC 032 - Color Science Laboratory | 1 | |
| SC 332 - Color and Light | 3 | |
| choice - see Requirements: Liberal Arts Elective(s) | 3 | |
| Semester 7 | ||
| MAJOR AREA | MG 411 - Manufacturing Facilities Management | 3 |
| MG 442 - Product Costing | 3 | |
| RELATED AREA | TT 055 - Total Quality Management for Textile Products Laboratory | 1.5 |
| TT 455 - Total Quality Management for Textile Products | 1 | |
| LIBERAL ARTS | choice - see Requirements: Liberal Arts Elective(s) | 3 |
| choice - see Requirements: Liberal Arts Elective(s) | 6 | |
| Semester 8 | ||
| MAJOR AREA | MG 432 - Strategy, Policy, and Decision Making | 3 |
| RELATED AREA | TS 367 - Knit Fabrics and Machinery | 3 |
| choice - see Requirements: Major/Related Area Elective(s) | 3 | |
| LIBERAL ARTS | PL 300 - Business Ethics | 3 |
| choice - see Requirements: Liberal Arts Elective(s) | 3 | |
| TOTAL CREDIT REQUIREMENTS | ||
| MAJOR AREA | 20 | |
| RELATED AREA | 8.5 | |
| LIBERAL ARTS | 34 | |
| Total Credits: | 62.5 | |
*Fall 2025 Requirements: See below.
Internship or Major or Related Area Electives: 3 credits IC 497 OR CHOICE of any 300-400-level Business and Technology course which prerequisites have been met.
Liberal Arts and Sciences Course Content Requirements
(AAS credits* + 34 BS credits = 60 credits total)
- English: 9 credits.
- Mathematics: 6 credits.
- Other World Civilizations: 3 credits.
- Social Sciences: 9 credits.
- Philosophy: 3 credits.
- PL 300 (G7)
- Science: 7 credits.
- General Education: 3 credits. CHOICE of one additional SUNY General Education Areas:
- Western Civilization (G5)
- Arts (G6)
- Foreign Language (G8)
- American History (G10)
Liberal Arts Elective(s): 20-21 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.
NOTE: Required knowledge areas prior to the sixth semester after entering the program:
- MG 114Principles of Product Construction or equivalent
- MG 153 Excel for Business, equivalent, or placement test
- MG 242 Principles of Accounting or equivalent
- TS 111 Fundamentals of Textiles or any foundational textiles course
*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 Production Management BS program, students will be skilled in the following:
- Professionalism/Ethics: Students will be able to make ethical judgements that will meet the professional standards of the production management of the fashion and related industries.
- Business Fundamentals: Students will demonstrate the ability to create a complete financial plan, including master budget, sales, forecast, purchase budget, operating expense budget, cash and capital budget, projected operating statements, and proforma balance sheets.
- Communication: Students will understand the process of supply chain management from a manufacturer’s perspective of global sourcing, vender evaluation, quality assurance, materials resource planning, inventory control, budget considerations.
- Globalism: Students will create the necessary “paper trail” to track the legal documents required to process raw materials and the analysis of the legal aspects and restrictions applicable to the purchasing of raw materials; these include the study of warranties and the transfer of title.
- Technology: Students will articulate the intricacies of facilities design as they are made to consider material flow design, systems design, space allocations, auxiliary services, and storage facilities in their plant layout.
- Research & Critical Thinking: Students will plan and analyze flow techniques, create an operation process chart, place equipment while considering the intricacies of material handling between the various operations of the plant.
- Retail/Wholesaling: Students will learn the facility for researching and relating external information to the decisions required on plans, policies, strategies, and procedures for a particular company
- Production Commercialization: Students will develop a business plan for a small business and to prepare operational plans for a large business.