Textile Development and Marketing One-Year AAS Degree Program
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY
Applications accepted for fall only. NYSED: 00841 CIP: 19.0901
The major in Textile Development and Marketing prepares students to make a textile what it is—and make a designer creation look and perform exactly as it should. Students learn sustainable fabric development, color creation, and management for fashion apparel and home furnishings end uses, with an emphasis on textile applications and forensics, global sourcing, and marketing. Curriculum below is for the entering class of fall 2026.
| Semester 1 | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| MAJOR AREA | TS 111 - Fundamentals of Textiles | 3 |
| TS 230 - Sustainability and Circularity in the Textile Industry | 2 | |
| TT 247 - Color Creation and Sustainable Applications | 3 | |
| TT 276 - Fabrics for Interiors | 2 | |
| RELATED AREA | FM 114 - Introduction to the Fashion Industry | 3 |
| MG 108 - Apparel and Home Textile Products Manufacturing | 2 | |
| MG 153 - Excel for Business | 2 | |
| TD 212 - CAD and Design Fundamentals for Printed Textiles | 1.5 | |
| Semester 2 | Credits | |
| MAJOR AREA | TT 174 - Fabric Development | 3 |
| TT 202 - Textile Value Chain Marketing: Concept to Consumer or TT 210 - Textile Product Development: From Consumer Insight to Data Analysis | 3 | |
| TT 203 - Yarn Formation: Fundamentals and Industry Applications | 3 | |
| TT 204 - Textile Branding and Marketing | 3 | |
| RELATED AREA | Choice - Related Area Elective* | 2-3 |
| MG 242 - Principles of Accounting | 3 | |
| TOTAL CREDIT REQUIREMENTS | ||
| MAJOR AREA | 22 | |
| RELATED AREA | 13.5-14.5 | |
| Total Credits: | 35.5-36.5 | |
*Fall 2026 Requirements: See below.
Related Area Elective(s):
CHOICE of AC 221, AR 115, HP 201, IC 297, LD 101, PH 118, or PH 162
General Education Business & Technology: 24 credits
One year AAS degree programs include completion of at least 30 transferable credits from an accredited college with a minimum of 24 liberal arts credits equivalent to FIT’s General Education requirements. Six (6) additional transferable elective credits are required for 30 transferable credits totals:
One year AAS degree programs include completion of at least 30 transferable credits from an accredited college with a minimum of 24 liberal arts credits equivalent to FIT’s General Education requirements. Six (6) additional transferable elective credits are required for 30 transferable credits totals:
- 6 credits in college-level written and oral English communication (3 credits each in SUNY GE: COMO and COMW or a 3 credit a combination (SUNY GE: COMO and COMW) course plus additional 3 credits in English (taken in the U.S. or in a country in which English is an official language);
- 3 credits in college-level mathematics above basic algebra (SUNY GE MATH: MA 222 Statistics recommended);
- 3 credits in physical science, biology, or life science (SUNY GE: NSCI).
- 3 credits in diversity studies, specifically the historical and social factors related to equity, inclusion and social justice (SUNY GE: DVRS)
- 9 additional credits (3 different areas recommended) in the remaining SUNY GE Areas:
- The Arts (SUNY GE ARTS)
- World History and Global Awareness (SUNY GE: GLBL)
- Humanities (SUNY GE: HUMN)
- Social Sciences (SUNY GE: SOCS)
EC 141 Macroeconomics recommended - U.S. History and Civic Engagement (SUNY GE: USCV)
- World Languages (SUNY GE: WLNG)
Upon graduating from the Textile Development and Marketing One-Year AAS degree program, students will demonstrate:
- Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility: Students will understand the meaning, relevance and responsibility to steward finance, ecology and society.
- Product Knowledge: Students will be able to examine textile products, including analysis and application to appropriate end uses.
- Technology: Students will develop a scientific baseline of textile technology to understand both the primary and ancillary needs of textile products.
- Research & Critical Thinking: Students will demonstrate techniques that enable decision making through product and process knowledge.
- Globalism: Students will develop diverse patterns of thinking to understand the complex geographical and cultural nature of the textile industry.
- Communication: Students will demonstrate the basic methods of domestic and international communication so they can function globally.