Undergraduate Credit Courses
Below is a list of the credit courses FIT offers online. Note that not all of these courses are offered every semester. For a list of courses offered by semester, visit the Registrar's Class Search page. After you select the semester and subject, make sure to choose "Online" from the Instructional Method options. Some courses may have pre- or co-requisites; information can be found in the class search.
AC 111 Advertising and Promotion
3 credits
For Advertising and Marketing Communications, Fabric Styling, Fashion Merchandising
Management, and Textile Development and Marketing students. Concepts, perspectives,
and methods for the development and implementation of integrated marketing communications
programs for producers, manufacturers, and retailers are analyzed and critiqued.
AC 114 Marketing for Integrated Marketing Communications
3 credits
This course provides students with a broad background to marketing concepts as they
apply to integrated marketing communications (IMC). Students explore the role of marketing
both within the organization and the external environment in which firms operate.
The process of developing marketing with an IMC perspective is addressed, as well
as how managers use these elements to gain competitive advantage in a global economy.
AC 161 Multimedia Computing for Advertising and Marketing Communications
2 credits
Students develop computer skills applicable to the communications industry, including
word processing, spreadsheets, networking, presentations, desktop publishing, and
internet research. Through hands-on use, they complete such industry-oriented projects
as print ads, press releases, and advertising analyses.
AC 171 Mass Communications
3 credits
Analysis and comparison of mass media and the communication arts as they are used
in advertising, marketing, promotion, and the dissemination of public information.
Includes an overview of careers available in communications. Students learn communications
theory, new electronic media, and their potential applications.
AC 222 Sales Promotion
3 credits
Students plan and develop sales promotion activities in order to achieve specific
marketing and communications objectives. Both business-to-business and business-to-consumer
sales promotion campaigns are developed.
AC 231 Advertising Copywriting
3 credits
Evaluating, writing, and editing copy for national, trade, and retail advertising
and promotion, internal communications, and direct marketing for all market levels.
Includes copy-testing techniques and visualization for copy brainstorming.
AC 271 Audiences and Media
3 credits
This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of the role of media
planning and buying in advertising. The course reviews such areas as basic measurement
tools and the relationship between marketing and advertising objectives translated
into media objectives, strategies, and tactics. Students identify target markets,
develop media strategies, and evaluate media alternatives and media-buying approaches.
AC 272 Research Methods in Integrated Marketing Communications
3 credits
This course examines the current methods and techniques used to evaluate the effectiveness
of marketing, advertising, and promotion. The information-gathering process uses both
secondary research data and primary sources. Students create a marketing research
project using a variety of research techniques.
AC 361 Computer Applications for Marketing Communications
2 credits
AC 361 is an intermediate level computer course designed to improve skills in word
processing, spreadsheets, desktop publishing and presentation through the use of marketing
communications case studies. Emphasis will be on using software applications to solve
marketing communications problems and to enhance target audience communication and
response.
AC472 — Social Media for Integrated Marketing Communications
3 credits
This course analyzes social media from a marketing communications strategy perspective,
and examines the new media landscape where traditional and social media co-exist.
Students learn how social media strategies can be used effectively in marketing communications
programs, what social media platforms should/should not be used, how to build engagement
and how to measure, track and evaluate performance and effectiveness.
AD 494 Senior Design Project Research
3 credits
A comprehensive study of the research methodology needed to write a thesis. Collect
and analyze data and develop design criteria to produce a thesis on the topic, "to
make a difference in the world."
AR 101 Fashion Art and Design
1.5 credits
For Fashion Merchandising Management, Patternmaking Technology, and Textile Development
and Marketing students. Studies basic proportions of the fashion figure, garment details
and terminology, and principles of color. (G6: Arts).
BE 261 Starting a Small Business
3 credits
Investigates the problems and challenges of opening and managing a small business.
Emphasis is placed on analysis of financial statements and on developing a business
plan.
BL 343 Introduction to Business Law
3 credits
An introduction to basic legal principles relating to branches of commercial law,
with special emphasis upon the laws of contracts, sales, agency, and other areas relevant
to the career aspirations of fashion industry students.
CD 235 Design History
3 credits
This course brings a historical perspective to the design experience, introducing
concepts, movements, artists, and technologies that have shaped and changed design.
Students undertake analysis and research, collect imagery, and write effectively about
design.
DM 211 Workshop in Direct Marketing
3 credits
Students study direct marketing principles and practices and develop a multifaceted
direct marketing plan.
DM 435 Internet Marketing
3 credits
Students are introduced to current marketing principles and practices on the internet.
The course explores email, the internet, and search engine marketing (SEM) as practical
applications used to create direct marketing plans and programs that integrate online
and offline strategies. In addition, students study the legal and ethical issues involved
in using the internet as a marketing tool.
EN 121 English Composition
3 credits
Prerequisite: college-level English proficiency as demonstrated by placement test or completion of appropriate ES course(s)
This course encourages students' confidence, writing fluency, and the development
of a competent writing self by focusing on the writing process. A number of forms
are employed, including brainstorming, free writing, journal writing, reading response
journals, and formal essay writing. Classes are conducted as workshops, and both peers
and instructor offer constructive feedback. (G1: Basic Communication).
EN 200 Digital Writing
3 credits
Investigates digital writing, ranging from individual artifacts such as memes to complex
digital environments such as websites. Students explore digital identity, “slactivism,”
remix culture, and other topics through course readings, discussions, and digital
composition projects ranging from text-driven blogs to truly multimodal animations,
infographics, and videos.
EN 201 Organizational Communication and Workplace Relationships
3 credits
This course explores modes of communication and workplace relationships as they converge
to shape organizational behavior. The class cultivates professional communication
skills expected in a business environment, especially in creative industries. A prominent
component of the course includes city lab assignments capitalizing on FIT’s location
in New York City.
EN 202 Women Write New York City
3 credits
This course examines women’s contributions to the creation of NYC as literary construct
through analysis of their writings on literature, art and activism. Students will
engage the city as literary landscape by visiting spaces and attending events in correlation
with the works we study to create their own writing.
EN 231 Short Fiction
3 credits
Students read and analyze stories by authors from around the world. They consider
various aspects of narrative and explore different modes of storytelling. The study
of short fiction prepares students to read more widely on their own in the future.
Special attention is paid to speaking skills. (G7: Humanities).
EN 233 Poetry
3 creditsStudents are introduced to the techniques of reading and writing about poetry
from different times and cultures. By examining diction, figures of speech, rhyme,
meter, free verse, translation, and other poetic strategies within the context of
culture and history, students develop an understanding of the poet’s craft and vision.
(G7: Humanities)
EN 235 African-American Literature
3 credits
A survey of the history of African-American literature from slavery to the present
is offered. Students read and analyze various genres of African-American literature
and are introduced to the social, economic, and political forces that have influenced
the writers. Through presentations, critical reading, and analytical writing, students
become familiar with the influence of these works on the evolution of world literature.
(G7: Humanities).
EN 236 Major Writers of the Western World
3 credits
Studies major themes in the cultural heritage of the Western world from Greek tragedy
to the modern novel. Readings are from such representative writers as Plato, Sophocles,
Euripides, Dante, Shakespeare, Austen, Flaubert, Tolstoy, Ibsen, Chekhov, Mann, and
Sartre. (G7: Humanities).
EN 245 Intercultural Communication
3 credits
Students are introduced to the communication process among people from different cultures.
The
course examines how factors such as cultural patterns, verbal and nonverbal communication,
and perception play a role in intercultural relationships. Theory and research in
intercultural communication are presented and students apply this information to intercultural
encounters.
EN 271 Literature and History: The Development of American Culture to 1865
3 credits
Students read significant texts from America's cultural development against the background
of a narrative of U.S. history through the Civil War. The course surveys a wide variety
of literature, from firsthand accounts of slavery to philosophical sources of the
U.S. Constitution to early documents in the debate over the role of women in society.
(G7: Humanities; G10: American History).
EN 272 Identity in America: History and Literature, 1865 to Present
3 credits
Students read and interpret literary texts in order to understand the evolution of
America's self-images since the Civil War. They explore the cultural context of particular
works and how identity manifests itself in literature. Themes examined include regional
and ethnic diversity between 1865 and World War I; modernism and expatriation in a
context of alienation, loss of faith, and new scientific questions between 1918 and
World War II; the civil rights and women's movements through 1980; and multiculturalism,
postmodernism, and the implications of technological development and globalization
in the last 20 years. (G7: Humanities; G10: American History).
EN 274 Voices of Civil Rights in American History
3 credits
An examination of the evolution of civil rights rhetoric in the history of the United
States. Students study civil rights speeches and the political, social, and cultural
events that surrounded them. Speeches are analyzed using Aristotle's logic, emotion,
and ethics. (G10: American History).
EN 306 Conflict Management and Negotiation
3 credits
This course examines conflict in an intercultural context. Students will analyze the
relationship between conflict and communication from an intercultural perspective.
The course explores conflict in interpersonal, professional, and intercultural contexts.
Students will learn how conflicts emerge, how they are managed, and how they can be
resolved.
EN 321 Business Writing
3 credits
Students analyze business situations to write effective correspondence, job search
materials, reports, and presentations. They also learn various strategies to elicit
appropriate responses for specific audiences. Students are guided in techniques of
business research and documentation and develop strategies for using available technology.
EN 322 Writing in the Art and Design Professions
3 credits
Art and Design students analyze a variety of professional situations in order to create
competitive marketing materials, persuasive presentations, and reader-appropriate
correspondence. They also develop strategies for producing effective proposals and
briefs through guided research and descriptive writing practice. Students develop
strategies for using available technologies.
EN 335 Working Women in the United States: 1865 to Present
3 credits
A survey of almost 150 years of U.S. history and literature through the lens of working
women. Students learn the landmarks of American history, women's struggles, and their
contributions. (G7: Humanities; G10: American History).
EN 361 Creative Writing
3 credits
In a workshop environment, students prepare a portfolio of works from one or more
of the following genres: fiction, poetry, or drama. Structure, plot, characterization,
point of view, theme, and metaphoric language are explored, and works-in-progress
are critiqued by faculty and fellow students. Through the process of writing, critiquing,
and revising, ideas are shaped into imaginative form. (G6: Arts).
EN 362 Creative Nonfiction
3 credits
In this advanced writing course, students are taught the skills needed to produce
informal essays or chapters of nonfiction books of high quality. Drawing upon observation,
experience, and research, they create works of intellectual substance that reveal
carefully shaped structure. Students develop ease and efficiency in their writing
processes and work toward clarity, grace, and individual style. (G1: Basic Communication).
EN 363 Fiction Writing
3 credits
Fiction Writing” is a course in imaginative storytelling. Students read short stories
and novel excerpts by established writers and create their own fictions, beginning
with craft exercises and evolving toward polished stories as the semester progresses.
In a workshop environment, students discuss and respond constructively to each other's
works-in-progress. (G6: Arts).
EN 364 Poetry Writing
3 credits
Students learn the major elements of writing poetry through a variety of exercises
and examples. Works-in-progress are critiqued by fellow students in a rigorous yet
supportive environment. Poems are revised and collected in a portfolio at the end
of the semester. (G6: Arts).
EN 371 Chinese Odyssey: Introduction to Chinese Literature
3 credits
Students study Chinese literature by reading and examining a variety of literary forms
from a range of historical periods. The course focuses on relationships between the
self, the nation, gender roles, and modernity and how the influence of local and global
histories has shaped the focus and reception of each work. All readings are in English.
(G7: Humanities; G9: Other World Civilizations).
ES 023 English as a Second Language Workshop
1 credit
With intensified instruction in reading and writing, students apply and practice the
English skills taught in the co-requisite ES 123. Sessions consist of small-group
and individual work.
ES 123 English as a Second Language
2 credits
For students who need to improve their skills in English as a second language. Instruction
is given in reading and writing English, with some practice in listening and speaking.
Students must register simultaneously in the corresponding section of ES 023. More
than one semester of ES 023/123 may be needed. Additional instruction (ES 024, ES
025, ES 027, ES 028) may be required after ES 023/123.
ES 033 College English Preparation Workshop
0 credits
A writing-intensive course in which students expand upon the skills taught in the
co-requisite ES 133. Sessions consist of small-group and individual work.
ES 133 College English Preparation
2 credits
A writing-intensive course focusing on the stages of the writing process and on strategies
to enhance reading comprehension and study skills. Topics include grammar, paragraph
structure, and essay development. Students must register simultaneously in the corresponding
section of ES 033. Additional instruction (ES 034) may be required.
ES 037 Survival Grammar
0 credits
Students improve their writing skills by focusing on the fundamentals of grammar and
conveying
information in an accurate, engaging, and efficient way.
FA 141 Drawing I
1.5 credits
This course introduces drawing with an emphasis on developing perceptual skills. Line,
value, placement, and perspective with still life and interiors as subjects are studied.
Black-and-white materials are used. (G6: Arts).
FD 241 Apparel Product Data Management
1.5 credits
Introduction to product data management. Students learn to facilitate the communication
and coordination of pre-product development tasks by linking design, engineering,
costing, and manufacturing information through a centralized database of product-related
information.
FD 242 — Digital Fashion Design Studio II
2 credits
Course provides an in-depth study of industry-standard fashion design studio processes
for actualizing creative design concepts. Module A: Utilizing fashion digital illustration
industry practices, students effectively execute design ideas. Module B: Students
adopt a variety of fashion designer responsibilities as they research, develop, and
communicate creative information across multiple platforms.
FD 244 Design Development: Digital Communication & Management
1.5 credits
This course is an in-depth survey from concept to completion of the industry-standard
for design-to-manufacturing procedures and practices. Utilizing digital apparel management
programs and tools ( such as Adobe Creative Cloud, Microsoft Excel and Gerber-PDM
software), students learn to effectively execute design ideas and communicate design
information across multiple platforms for various design and development stages.
FD 341 Design with High-Tech Fabrics
1.5 credits
Students examine the relationship between high-tech fabrics and contemporary sportswear,
outerwear, and performance design. The course concentrates on the qualities and functions
of high-tech fabrics and their adaptability for specific functions or fashion looks.
Students also learn the special construction techniques and machines needed for these
fabrics.
FF 143 Digital Design Studio
3 credits
Students learn the fundamental and advanced techniques specific to fashion design
using relevant software such as Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. Course assignments
emphasize digital design development sketching techniques, color stories, line planning,
silhouette, and fabric design. The first 15 sessions focus on Photoshop, the last
15 sessions cover Illustrator.
FF 211 Visual Design Concepts III
2 credits
Students prepare for their fourth-semester design collections by exploring the roles
of research, design development, and editing in the fashion design process. Emphasis
is placed on the application of design development to a variety of design groups in
order to expand the students' knowledge of key fashion categories, markets, and price
points.
FF 241 Fashion Design Computer: Photoshop
1.5 credits
Students learn the fundamental and advanced techniques specific to fashion design,
using Adobe Photoshop. Course assignments focus on establishing fashion design principles
through digital line design development techniques. Students develop increasingly
advanced skills using the core software to produce coordinated fashion design presentations.
The focus of each design project targets specific customers and categories.
FF 242 Fashion Design Computer: Illustrator
1.5 credits
Students learn the fundamental-to-intermediate-level techniques specific to fashion
design using Adobe Illustrator. The course covers all aspects of drawing, including
working with images and color. Course assignments focus on establishing industry techniques
and developing proficiency in creating fashion designs using Adobe Illustrator.
FF 243 Digital Flats and Specs
1.5 credits
Students learn to create garment specification sheets by integrating manual and digital
skills. Digital design techniques and business practices are explored in order to
create a presentation of a design collection.
FF 245 Digital Design: Flats and Floats
1.5 credits
Students execute creative and complex fashion flats utilizing digital tools such as
Photoshop, Illustrator and Excel. Working from actual samples, they learn industry
standards to digitally illustrate flat measurements and develop detailed callouts
with related information.
FF 491 Internship (Fashion Design)
2 credits
An unsalaried, 12-week internship in the industry, scheduled individually for a minimum
of 87 hours at the worksite and 3 hours on campus. Integrates students' design knowledge
with field experience at a specific manufacturer with a company employee as a supervisor/mentor.
The Internship Center assists the Fashion Design Department in placement.
FI 111 Introduction to Film
3 credits
This course provides students with the tools to analyze moving image presentations
in an academic setting or as a filmmaker. Students examine the uses of camera, editing,
sound and elements of the production design as they create meaning in film images
and narratives. Examples are drawn from a full range of feature films, documentaries,
other forms of entertainment and advertising, whether delivered theatrically, through
television or over the Internet. (G7: Humanities).
FM 114 Introduction to the Fashion Industry
3 credits
This survey covers the history, characteristics, and global interrelationships of
all segments of the fashion industry. The course explores how fiber, textile, and
apparel producers, retailers, and home furnishings companies merchandise and market
their products within the industry and to the consumer.
FM 116 Fashion Business Practices
3 credits
A comprehensive introduction to the modern fashion business environment. The structures,
finances, management, organization, and ethical responsibilities of fashion enterprises
are examined in a global context.
FM 117 Introduction to Fashion Marketing
3 credits
This course focuses on the integration of fashion marketing concepts, practices and
applications and facilitates the development of a marketing/merchandise plan. Through
a case study approach, students analyze opportunities regarding merchandise positioning,
brand imagery, targeting and segmentation of an apparel or other fashion product.
FM 118 Consumer Motivation in Fashion
3 credits
Students learn demographic and psychographic information pertaining to consumer behavior
and how it relates to the marketing of fashion. Discussions concentrate on consumer
research, geographic distribution, income, education, leisure time, family structure,
lifestyle, attitude, reference groups, and consumerism as influences.
FM 121 Merchandise Planning and Control
3 credits
Provides an understanding of the concepts and calculations necessary for successful
merchandising and familiarizes students with the terminology of operating statements,
retail method of inventory, planning seasonal purchases, methods of figuring markups,
turnover, stock-sales ratios, open-to-buy, markdowns, and terms of sale.
FM 212 Case Studies in Fashion Marketing
3 credits
Through the case study method, analyze the decision-making process used to arrive
at independent solutions to typical marketing problems. Student analyses and presentations
of actual cases are evaluated for weighing of factual data, disciplined thinking,
and arrival at rational conclusions.
FM 213 Introduction to Direct Marketing
3 credits
Presents a comprehensive overview of the direct marketing industry, including its
various components and career opportunities. Through the use of case studies and/or
assignments, students learn strategic planning: how to choose and merchandise a product,
pinpoint a target audience, develop marketing tests, and analyze results. Students
are also introduced to the various electronic vehicles currently used in this ever-changing
industry.
FM 221 Workshop in Fashion Merchandising Management
3 credits
Presents students with opportunities to apply knowledge gained in prior courses to
creative solutions for specific problems. Workshop projects such as a day spent with
a merchant or the selection of merchandise from manufacturers offerings aid in understanding
the principles and procedures of successful fashion merchandising.
FM 222 Import Buying
3 credits
Analyzes important factors in developing import programs, distribution of products,
market sources, financing, and aspects associated with apparel and other imported
products. The impact of imports on domestic apparel businesses is examined.
FM 223 Creative Fashion Presentations
3 credits
Students prepare and present fashion information through clinics, shows, and written
communiques. They learn how to research, analyze, and forecast fashion trends. Awareness
of career opportunities in the fashion industries is fostered.
FM 224 Merchandising Math Applications
3 credits
Students develop an understanding of the merchandising concepts and calculations necessary
for interpreting and responding to financial planning and control reports of the merchandising
and store operational teams. Among such reports are sales analyses, maintained markup
reports, gross margin and seasonal plans.
FM 225 Fashion Merchandising
3 credits
This course provides a comprehensive look at the merchandising environment including
the functions and objectives of the merchandising team and the principles and techniques
practiced by today's buyers, planners, product developers and account executives.
Students work in teams on simulated merchandising projects to execute a seasonal plan.
FM 228 The Business of Fashion Styling
3 credits
In the course, students explore the role of a fashion stylist as it applies to the
field of merchandising. They learn about career opportunities in fashion styling and
wardrobe consulting. The business requirements and entrepreneurial opportunities in
the field of fashion styling are explored.
FM 244 Product Development
3 credits
Introduces the concepts and methods by which retailers create special, store-branded
merchandise for targeted customer segments. The process of product development, from
research to production to distribution, is studied.
FM 245 Fashion Forecasting for Merchandisers
3 credits
Students explore and apply various forecast research methods in preparation for developing,
planning, purchasing, or merchandising apparel lines and collections. Using the case
study method, trend research is evaluated through the use of scholarly texts, articles,
databases, and relevant websites to identify opportunities for growth and profitability
in a fashion business.
FM 251 Small Store Fashion Retailing
3 credits
Enables students to understand the procedures of organizing a small, fashion retail
enterprise and to become aware of the decision making inherent in successful small-store
merchandising. Students develop a model for a small fashion retail store.
FM 262 Contemporary Retail Management
3 credits
Studies operational functions of retailing customer service, store credit, logistics,
selling, staffing, and managing employees while exploring exciting careers in retail
store management.
FM 268 Team Development Workshop
2.5 credits
Through individual and team role-playing and workshop activities, students learn the
management skills needed in the international workplace. Communications skills, teamwork,
and process management are stressed.
FM 321 Workshop in Apparel Merchandising
3 credits
Hands-on workshops simulate the activities of a fashion merchandiser in overseeing
the research, development, and presentation of a line for an apparel manufacturer.
Emphasizes handling key accounts and the merchandiser's relationship with design,
production, and sales staff.
FM 324 Business of Licensing
3 credits
Students examine the business aspects of licensing as they apply to the fashion industry,
from licensing assignments through the merchandising approval process. Appropriate
skills for negotiating and planning licensed product lines are developed. Business
and career opportunities with manufacturers, retailers, product developers, and designers
of licensed fashion merchandise are explored.
FM 328 Merchandising for Omni Retailing
3 credits
This course covers omni-channel retailing, which is rapidly gaining momentum in the
industry as consumers gain control of the shopping experience and demand to shop everywhere
and in every way. The course looks at how e-commerce and social commerce, as well
as mobile devices and tablets, are revolutionizing the role of the brick-and-mortar
store to create a seamless shopping experience.
FM 361 Management for Retailing
3 credits
A comprehensive study of the role of the manager in today's retail climate. Students
learn the effect of an organizations culture on the management process and how it
is viewed from a global perspective. Decision-making, planning, structure, leadership,
and defining control are also studied.
FM 422 Merchandising Strategies
3 credits
Students, working as members of a mock merchandising team for a fashion manufacturer
or retailer, develop and refine goals and strategies to enhance market strength, increase
market penetration, and build relationships among internal and external customers.
FM 424 Global Merchandising
3 credits
This course explores the multiple merchandising practices used around the world in
fashion apparel companies--both retail and wholesale. American merchandising theory
is used as a base of comparison in the consideration of various religions, cultures,
legal systems, and other global systems.
GD 232 Survey of Graphic Design
3 credits
Traces the development of modern graphic design. Significant stylistic trends and
influences are analyzed and compared. The processes used by major designers to realize
design solutions are examined. The people, processes, and products involved in the
development of modern graphic design are explored.
GD 491 Senior Thesis Research
3 credits
In developing their senior thesis, students learn about the nature and extent of information
needed and how to effectively access this information. They create a working bibliography
and outline, critically evaluate sources and authority, analyze primary sources, and
become familiar with written and oral communication techniques relevant to research.
HA 112 History of Western Art and Civilization: Renaissance to the Modern Era
3 credits
Presents the history of Western art and civilization from the early Renaissance to
the modern era. Illustrated lectures explore painting, sculpture, and architecture
in relation to pertinent religious, political, economic, and social conditions. (G5:
Western Civilization; G7: Humanities).
HA 121 Cities and Civilizations: The Eastern Mediterranean World, c. 3000 BCE - 1000 CE
3 credits
Students examine the art and civilization of the ancient to medieval eastern Mediterranean
(including western Asia) from a non-Western perspective. Illustrated lectures and
discussions survey the cultures, societies, and arts of the great urban centers of
antiquity up to the Crusades. (G7: Humanities; G9: Other World Civilizations).
HA 201 History of Fashion Photography
3 credits
Surveys fashion photography from its 19th-century origins to the present, emphasizing
its relation to major movements in art and photography and to fashion itself. Students
consider work of leading fashion photographers and the fashions they depict.
HA 218 Art and Myth in the Classical World
3 credits
Illustrated lectures examine the Greek myths--and their depiction in Greek and Roman
art--in relation to their social and religious contexts. (G7: Humanities).
HA 219 African American Art
3 credits
Diverse African traditions have contributed to the rich fabric of American life since
the 17th century. Students study the continuities and disruptions of these traditions
in art, from the first moments of slavery through the contemporary era. (G7 Humanities:
G10 American History).
HA 221 East Asian Art and Civilization
3 credits
Introduces major characteristics of East Asian civilizations through a survey of traditional
art and architecture. Illustrated lectures survey artistic traditions in relation
to historical, religious, and social aspects of these civilizations. (G7: Humanities;
G9: Other World Civilizations).
HA 223 African Art and Civilization
3 credits
Surveys cultures of sub-Saharan Africa. Illustrated lectures present art and architecture
in relation to history, religion, economic conditions, and social and political structures.
(G7: Humanities; G9: Other World Civilizations).
HA 225 Art and Civilization of India
3 credits
Introduces major characteristics of Indian civilization through a survey of its traditions
of art and architecture. Illustrated lectures survey artistic tradition in relation
to historical, religious, and social aspects of this civilization. (G7: Humanities;
G9: Other World Civilizations).
HA 226 Art and Civilization of the Islamic World
3 credits
This course examines the art and civilization of the Islamic world, from the birth
of Islam in the seventh century AD to the present. Students are introduced to the
spiritual, philosophical, and sociopolitical factors that led to the formation of
this multiethnic style. (G7: Humanities; G9: Other World Civilizations).
HA 229 Korean Art and Civilization
3 credits
This course is a survey of the art and civilization of Korea from its prehistoric
origins to the early 21st century. We will examine how Korea created artistic traditions
in response to regional and international trends, and how Korea adopted new artistic
styles through relationships with China and Japan.
(G7 Humanities; G9 Other World Civilizations).
HA 231 Modern Art
3 credits
Presents the history of Western art from the 19th century through the mid-20th century
in the context of cultural history. (G7: Humanities).
HA 234 Warhol and Pop Art
3 credits
Students study American and European Pop art movements, focusing on Andy Warhol, who
has had the greatest impact on visual culture from the 1960s to today. Influences
including Duchamp, Abstract Expressionism, and Neo-Dada practices are addressed, as
are advertising, sexuality, celebrity, postmodernism and the ongoing relevance of
Warhol and Pop. (G7: Humanities).
HA 243 History of Photography
3 credits
A history of photography from its beginnings to the present day. Illustrated lectures
present a chronological survey that focuses on photographers, technical advancements,
and aesthetic considerations in the context of pertinent ideas and events. (G7: Humanities).
HA 271 Japanese Art and Civilization
3 credits
This course is a survey of the art and civilization of Japan from its prehistoric
origins to the 21st century. Students study how Japan created artistic traditions
in response to regional and international trends, and adopted new artistic styles
through diplomatic relationships with China and Korea. Modernization of Japan within
the context of global cultural encounters is discussed. (G7: Humanities) (G9: Other
World Civilizations).
HA 314 History of American Art
3 credits
A history of art in America from the early colonial period to the early 20th century.
Illustrated lectures present painting, sculpture, and architecture in relation to
pertinent religious, political, economic, and social conditions. (G7: Humanities;
G10: American History).
HA 331 Contemporary Art and Culture: 1945 to the Present
3 credits
Presents the recent history of Western art and culture. Illustrated lectures present
artistic developments in relation to pertinent ideas and events in contemporary culture.
(G7: Humanities).
HA 344 History of Western Costume
3 credits
Illustrated lectures present the historical and social development of Western costume,
from antiquity to the present, in the context of the history of art and design. (G7:
Humanities).
HA 346 Twentieth-Century Fashion and Art
3 credits
A survey of 20th-century fashionable dress in the context of the history of art and
design, with emphasis on the work of leading fashion designers. Students study garments
and accessories in the collection of The Museum at FIT, as well as photographs, fashion
illustrations, and films.
HD 111 Career Planning
3 credits
Provides students with an opportunity to explore their own values, interests, and
capabilities and to acquire an in-depth knowledge of the fashion industry and potential
career opportunities. Helps students gain insights into the relationship between self-knowledge
and career decision-making. Students have access to a computerized career guidance
system for the fashion industries. Guest speakers from the industry address career
trends and options.
HE 101 Health Education
1 credit
Stresses the holistic approach to health and focuses on the theory of wellness as
a preventive measure
against illness. Provides a forum for examining such health issues as nutrition, exercise,
relationships,
sexuality, substance abuse, and death and dying, among other topics.
HE 102 Stress Management
1 credit
Identifies how stress affects the mind, body, and spirit. Students learn skills to
reduce stress and
cope with unavoidable stress in their personal and professional lives.
HI 202 U.S. History: Civil War to Present
3 credits
An introduction to American history, this course moves from a brief view of American
geography, economics, and government to a more focused examination of the social,
political, and economic experience from the Civil War through the Cold War and to
the present. Students are introduced to basic historical methodology and learn to
apply these techniques through critical reading, analytical writing, and verbal presentations.
(G10: American History).
HP 201 Introduction to Home Products
3 credits
Students are familiarized with the wide range of home products, both soft lines (textile)
and hard lines (non-textile), that comprise the home furnishings industry. Product
development and merchandising within each category are emphasized. Many sessions take
place at retailers and industry showrooms throughout the city.
HI 208 American History through Fabric, Fashion, and Dress
3 credits
The history of the United States—democracy, capitalism, social movements, mass immigration—can
be told from many points of view. Students study American history, from the Civil
War to the beginning of 21th Century, from the perspective of the design, manufacture,
and consumption of fabric, fashion, and dress (G10: American History).
IC 296 AAS Internship B: Career Exploration
2 credits
A 2-credit internship course for AAS students with a focus on the internship experience
and on helping students identify suitable career paths.
IC 298 AAS Internship D: Career Exploration
4 credits
A 4-credit internship course for AAS students with a focus on the internship experience
and on helping students identify suitable career paths.
IC 496 Senior Internship B: Career Planning
2 credits
A 2-credit advanced internship course for baccalaureate students with a focus on the
internship experience and on helping students plan their careers and market themselves
professionally.
IC 497 Senior Internship C: Career Planning
3 credits
A 3-credit advanced internship course for baccalaureate students with a focus on the
internship experience and on helping students plan their careers and market themselves
professionally.
IC 498 Senior Internship D: Career Planning
4 credits
A 4-credit internship course for baccalaureate students with a focus on the internship
experience and on helping students plan their careers and market themselves professionally.
ID 221 Interior Design: 1650-1850
2.5 credits
Traces the major period styles used in interior design in England, France, and the
United States from the mid-17th to the mid-19th centuries, with an analysis of their
evolution from concepts and forms developed in early classic civilizations.
ID 253 CAD I
1.5 credits
Introduces general concepts of computer-aided design and drafting (CADD), with emphasis
on two-dimensional drafting applications such as floor plans, furniture plans, reflected
ceiling plans, and elevations. Students create, store, modify, and plot drawings.
Students are taught to generate hard copies of their work.
ID 254 Interior Design Working Drawings
2 credits
Students learn how to prepare a construction set of working drawings for use by contractors
and the building trades. Architectural drafting techniques, schedules, specifications
of materials and finishes, and principles of door and cabinetwork detailing are included.
Students read drawings and understand conventions employed by architects, engineers,
and the building trades.
ID 255 Autocad II
1.5 credits
Presents CAD drafting, dimensioning, and detailing in order to create two-dimensional
drawings for architecture, interior design, and construction. Methods for creating
and using different line types and text styles are demonstrated. An introduction to
three-dimensional modeling is included.
ID 354 CAD III
1.5 credits
Three-dimensional modeling for interior designers. The course consists of lectures,
demonstrations, and lab exercises describing and teaching the general concepts and
techniques of creating, viewing, and manipulating three-dimensional computerized architectural
models.
IL 125 : Introduction to Digital Illustration Techniques
2 credits
In this introduction to basic Adobe Photoshop, students develop illustrative digital
drawing and painting skills using pressure sensitive tablets or displays in the production
of digital and traditional imagery from concept to finish.
IN 312 International Trade
3 credits
Introduces international trade as it is practiced today. Students learn how various
industries have developed different international trade patterns and how the internet
is rapidly changing this field. Focus is placed on international trade as an industry,
professional opportunities, project management, intercultural skills, and technical
trends in logistics an online research.
IN 313 International Business Transactions
3 credits
The management of international trade transactions is introduced, with emphasis on
agency, distributorship, franchising agreements, import/export, and licensing. Students
learn the theory and practice of conducting international negotiations and how to
apply the self-regulatory standards used in international trade. The use of the internet
and business-to-business e-commerce websites to transact international business is
also examined.
IN 320 Compliance Management in International Trade
3 credits
This course identifies major compliance regulations, as well as ethics and sustainability
issues, that impact fashion companies, the agencies that implement them, as well as
the organizations that monitor them. The course will focus on how firms adjust their
processes to incorporate compliance assessment, manage tracking, surveys, testing
and document preparation.
IN 322 Global Marketing
3 credits
Introduction to the research techniques and implementation strategies practiced in
global marketing by the fashion and related industries. Students examine the major
trends revolutionizing international marketing, the evolution of international companies
into global firms, and the expanding role of e-commerce. The role of intercultural
communication and negotiation styles in global marketing strategies is studied in
detail.
IN 323 Import/Export Regulations
3 credits
Import and export regulations enforced by the U.S. Customs Service are presented,
including ECCN and HTSUS classification, country of origin, customer screening, export
licensing, quota/visa, required import/export documentation, and valuation. Students
develop an import or export international business plan.
IN 324 International Marketing Research
3 credits
Students learn how to plan, implement, and present an international marketing research
project. The course explores secondary data that are available through libraries,
public agencies, and online resources and analyzes strategies for generating primary
data in foreign markets. International team-building and presentation skills are reviewed
and practiced. Lectures and critiques are provided by guest speakers from the industry.
IN 341 International Logistics
3 credits
International logistics - the organized movement of goods, services, and people across
countries - is explored. Students survey the impact of market, government regulations,
and technological forces on ground, ocean, and air transportation systems. International
conventions and the role of unions in logistics are also studied.
IN 342 International Corporate Responsibility
3 credits
Students study the sustainability movement, and how ethical, social, and environmental
issues are being addressed by multinational corporations. Through the review of current
case studies, the course examines the role of fashion businesses in creating socially
responsible and ecofriendly global supply chains and their effect in international
trade policies.
IN 423 Global Marketing of Luxury Brands
3 credits
Prerequisite: IN 322 or approval of instructor
Through case studies, business articles, and position papers, students learn how international
luxury brands are affected by globalization, how they compete for emerging markets
and use elements of sustainability and social responsibility in their competition
strategies. Students explore the concept of the global consumer and the impact of
this consumer on marketing strategies.
IN 424 Export Promotion Marketing
3 credits
This course is an introduction to the variety of export assistance policies, programs,
and initiatives available to U.S., foreign, and global businesses to effectively market
fashion-related goods and services. Students examine various export promotion strategies
organized by the U.S. government, foreign governments, and bilateral and private-sector
joint programs that aid in the exportation of goods and services.
IN 433 Global Sourcing
3 credits
Students examine the import market process, import regulations, sources of supply,
supplier management and development, and transportation in order to learn how to participate
in the global marketplace and negotiate in cross-cultural situations.
IN 434 International Management
3 credits
This course is a guide to the world of international business and addresses the myriad
factors that influence decision makers working in this environment. How organizational
structure, personnel decisions, resource planning and allocation, and other business
alternatives are affected by a firm's global participation is assessed.
IN 441 International Business Law
3 Credits
Students develop a thorough understanding of the legal framework for international
business transactions in the fashion and related industries. They learn how international
sales contracts are structured, how international trade rules and national laws apply
to cross-border transactions, and how international business disputes are settled
IN 442 International Finance
3 credits
Students learn to use the basic principles and techniques of international financial
management and develop an understanding of the financial environment in which multinational
corporations and small international businesses operate. Focus is on international
capital budgets and capital structure, international cash management, international
tax regulations, management of currency and exchange-rate risks, and short- and long-term
trade finance.
IN 443 International Business Strategies and Fashion Law
3 credits
This management course introduces the strategic business considerations faced by international
fashion firms as they set up operations in foreign markets. Students examine the market
entry process of fashion firms and identify key financial, legal, management, and
marketing issues.
IT 111 Elementary Italian
3 credits
This introductory course enables students with no background in Italian to communicate
with Italian-speaking people. The basic skills of speaking, reading, and writing in
Italian are established, and Italian culture is introduced. Teacher-instructed multimedia
laboratory sessions reinforce skills learned in the classroom. (G8: Foreign Language).
IT 112 Italian II
3 credits
Prerequisite(s): IT 111 or equivalent
Students expand upon the skills established in Italian I and continue to study Italian
culture. Teacher-instructed multimedia laboratory sessions reinforce skills learned
in the classroom. (G8: Foreign Language).
IT 214 Italian IV
3.5 credits
Prerequisite: IT 213 or equivalent
Building on Italian III, students refine their communication skills in Italian. More
advanced supplementary reading materials (including poetry, short stories, and magazine
and newspaper articles), films, and videos further the students' knowledge of Italian
culture. Teacher-instructed multimedia laboratory sessions reinforce skills learned
in the classroom. (G8: Foreign Language).
IT 342 Writing Women of the Italian Renaissance
3 credits
This course introduces students to the lives and literary endeavors of a selection
of women who lived in Italy during the Renaissance and addresses how these women were
written about in the context in which they wrote. Topics addressed in the course include
their purpose and motivation for writing, the kinds of texts they wrote and the audience
served, and the effect of social class and religion on their work. This course is
conducted entirely in Italian. (G7: Humanities; G8: Foreign Language).
JD 138 Introduction to CAD for Jewelry Design
2 credits
Students create two- and three-dimensional computer-generated drawings and models
specific to jewelry design. Using modeling software and other computer applications,
students develop basic jewelry design skills to create a personal style.
JD 171 Materials and Properties
2 credits
Students learn basic chemistry and physics as they pertain to materials used in jewelry.
Emphasis is on how chemicals and acids used in the industry, and the chemical composition
of various stones, affect production.
LD 228 Accessories CAD
2 credits
This course introduces students to Adobe Illustrator, which is used as a CAD tool
for designing accessories. Auxiliary software includes Adobe Photoshop.
MA 142 Geometry and the Art of Design
3 credits
A contemporary primer of geometric topics that expand the concepts of shape and space,
this course presents some of the established and emerging ways geometry can provide
tools and insights for artists and designers. Included are a variety of visual phenomena
such as fractals, knots, mazes, symmetry, and the golden ratio. (G2: Mathematics).
MA 161 Mathematical Ideas
3 credits
Provides an overview of the historic, heuristic, and visual dimensions of mathematics.
Includes the golden ratio, fractal geometry, sets and groups, logic and circuits,
Euler diagrams, number theory, and discrete math. (G2: Mathematics).
MA 213 Quantitative Methods
3 credits
Explores the mathematical model-building process in the settings provided by linear
programming and probability. Includes simplex methods for solving linear programs;
duality; matrix algebra; probability models based on equally likely outcomes, independent
events, and conditional probability; applications, particularly to business and economics;
and elementary math of finance. (G2: Mathematics).
MA 222 Statistical Analysis
3.5 credits
Studies the principles and methods of statistical analysis including probability distributions,
sampling distributions, error of estimate, significance tests, correlation and regression,
chi-square, and ANOVA. Introduces the use of the computer to store, manipulate, and
analyze data. (G2: Mathematics).
MA 311 Mathematical Modeling for Business Applications
3 credits
To instill the value of mathematics as a tool for modeling real-life situations, this
course focuses on an analytical approach to business decision-making. Topics covered
include finance, cash flow, probability, linear programming, and the business applications
of basic equations. Microsoft Excel is used. (G2: Mathematics).
MA 321 Data Analysis for Business Applications
3 Credits
This course covers intermediate statistics topics with applications to business. Students
graph, manipulate, and interpret data using statistical methods and Excel. Topics
include data transformation, single and multiple regression, time series, analysis
of variance, and chi-square tests. Applications are from the areas of retail, finance,
management, and marketing. (G2: Mathematics).
MC 241 Italian American Cultural Studies
3 credits
This course is taught in English. This course is a critical examination of Italian
American cultural expression in literature and the arts from the late 19th century
through today. Students analyze a wide variety of related texts including novels,
short stories, plays, and poetry, as well as film, music, and the visual arts. (G7:
Humanities, G10: American History).
MC 262 Revolution as Spectacle: Mexico
3 credits
An exploration of the cultural context of Mexican Revolution, between 1910 and 1940.
Cultural production is examined using interconnected perspectives from critical sources
and written and visual archival material. Study of the impact of Mexican literary
and artistic revolutionary movements in Latin America and the United States during
this period.This course is taught in English. (G7: Humanities; G9 Other World Civilizations).
MC 345 Food for Thought: Gastronomy in Italian Literature and Culture
3 credits
An overview of italian literature reveals how, through food, Italians have affirmed
and defended their cultural heritage. Utilizing an analysis of influential literary
texts, students examine the historical evolution of Italian cuisine from the excesses
of the Roman table to today’s ‘slow food movement’ and Taught in English. (G5: Western
Civilization; G7: Humanities).
MG 132 Marketing for Manufacturers
3 credits
Students are introduced to the basic concept of marketing and the components of the
marketing mix in order to understand how fashion products are developed and successfully
distributed. Computer-assisted marketing, including barcoding, e-commerce, and the
role of the internet, is investigated as a strategic tool for globalization.
MG 153 Excel for Business
2 credits
This course provides a comprehensive presentation of Microsoft Excel 2000. Topics
include charting, data tables, financial functions, formatting, formulas, functions,
what-if analysis, working with large worksheets, and other business-related topics.
MG 242 Principles of Accounting
3 credits
An intensive introduction to accounting theory and practice, employing manual and
data processing techniques. Includes problems in double-entry principles, trial balances,
adjustments, valuation reserves, closing of books, and preparation of financial statements.
Also introduces accounting for manufacturing costs, apportionment of overhead, job
order costs, process costs, and standard costs.
MG 306 Information Systems: Case Analysis
2 credits
Principles of management information systems (MIS) are addressed. Students use database
and spreadsheet tools (Access and Excel) to problem-solve business situations and
present their solutions in PowerPoint. Topics include the business functions of human
resources, marketing and sales, finance and accounting, manufacturing, and technology
support.
PE 217 Urban Dance: History and Social Context
3 credits
Through a multi-disciplinary and collaborative approach, students explore the conceptual
underpinnings and political dynamics of popular urban dance. No prior dance training
is necessary. (G6: The Arts).
PH 262 Professional Procedures for the Commercial Photographer
2 credits
An in-depth understanding of owning and operating a small professional photography
business is provided. Students learn and practice organizational and career goal planning
techniques, assignment pricing structures, the use of standard contracts, maintaining
accurate records, and the creation of standard business forms. Emphasis is on understanding
copyright law and tax structure, and learning criteria for retaining legal and financial
services.
PL 211 Informal Logic: A Guide to Clear Thinking
3 credits
Introduction to practical techniques for evaluating, criticizing, and defending arguments
using ordinary English. Both deductive and inductive reasoning are considered, and
how to recognize fallacies is emphasized. Stresses techniques for producing good arguments
of many types. (G7: Humanities).
PL 431 Philosophy: Ethics
3 credits
An introduction to philosophy in general and to ethics in particular. Philosophy is
presented as an ongoing activity with emphasis on providing students with logical
and conceptual tools for dealing with real-life situations. The course is oriented
toward the development of the students ability to use reason to evaluate arguments,
particularly ethical arguments. (G7: Humanities).
PM 121 Patternmaking I: Misses' and Women's Wear
2 credits
Development of basic body slopers using standard specification measurements. Collars
and basic sleeve shapes, as well as paper patterns and a final fabric sample, are
made. Students learn the importance of fit and balance when creating a high-quality
production pattern. Specifications are discussed in relation to both pattern development
and finished garment measurements.
SC 111 Introduction to the Physical Sciences
3 credits
Presents basic principles of chemistry, physics, and earth and space sciences with
emphasis on understanding the physical world. Includes theoretical concepts as well
as applications. Illustrated by suitable lecture demonstrations. (G3: Natural Sciences).
SC 112 OL1 Earth Science
3.5 Credits
Not open to students who have taken SC111. The historical development, current research,
and fundamental principles associated with meteorology, geology, and astronomy are
studied. (G3: Natural Sciences).
SC 121 Introduction to Biological Science
3 credits
Examines the fundamentals of biology with emphasis on molecular, cell, and organismal
biology. Biotic diversity, evolution, and genetics are also presented. (G3: Natural
Sciences).
SC 326 Human Nutrition
3 credits
Studies the basic principles of nutritional science, including the relationships between
health, disease, and special nutritional requirements. History, fads, and fallacies
of nutrition are covered. (G3: Natural Sciences).
SP 111 Spanish I
3 credits
This introductory course enables students with no background in Spanish to communicate
with Spanish-speaking people. The basic skills of speaking, reading, and writing in
Spanish are established and the cultures where Spanish is spoken are introduced. Teacher-instructed
multimedia laboratory sessions reinforce skills learned in the classroom. (G8: Foreign
Language).
SP 112 Spanish II
3 credits
Students expand upon the skills established in Spanish I and continue to study the
cultures where Spanish is spoken. Teacher-instructed multimedia language laboratory
sessions reinforce skills learned in the classroom. (G8: Foreign Language)
SS 131 General Psychology
3 credits
Principles of psychology and their application to general behavior are presented.
Stresses the scientific method in understanding learning, perception, motivation,
emotion, personality development, and the social influences on human behavior. (G4:
Social Sciences).
SS 141 Macroeconomics
3 credits
Introduction to basic principles and characteristics of economic systems. Primary
emphasis is on macroeconomic issues, including national income determination, monetary
and fiscal policy, and current economic problems. (G4: Social Sciences).
SS 151 Introduction to World Affairs
3 credits
Examines the contemporary world including changes in Europe, Russia, and the Third
World. Explores timely international issues such as nuclear arms, the breakdown of
the Soviet Union, and the Israeli-Arab dispute. (G4: Social Sciences; G9: Other World
Civilizations).
SS 171 Introductory Sociology
3 credits
Study of patterned social behavior and the interrelationships between individual life
experience and the social structure that helps to shape it. (G4: Social Sciences).
SS 201 Contemporary Issues in Economics
3 credits
This course covers leading contemporary economic problems, with specific topics chosen
from current and recent policy debates such as immigration, health care reform, national
debt and executive pay. The objective is to provide a critical economics perspective
about these issues, utilizing economic reasoning, theory, and principles. (G4: Social
Sciences)
SS 231 Personality
3 credits
Emphasizes normal personality development as viewed from a variety of perspectives,
including social, educational, biological, and psychodynamic factors. Students apply
these psychological principles to problems of everyday living and gain an understanding
of both normal and deviant reactions to life events. (G4: Social Sciences).
SS 237 Industrial Psychology
3 Credits
Applies psychological principles to issues in the workplace. Personnel selection,
training, leadership, motivation, job satisfaction, performance appraisal, and stress
are explored to provide future leaders, managers, and technical specialists with information
and skills to enhance their interpersonal and organizational effectiveness. (G4: Social
Sciences).
SS 242 Microeconomics
3 credits
Examines the principles underlying the behavior of business firms, resource owners,
and consumers within a system of price-making markets. Emphasis is on pricing, resource
allocation, cost analysis, price determination under market structures ranging from
competition to monopoly, and a functional approach to the distribution of income.
(G4: Social Sciences).
SS 343 Labor Economics
3 credits
Examines labor economics and labor institutions' role in the U.S. economy. Major subjects
include the changing labor force and its composition, labor markets, labor unionism,
collective bargaining, labor legislation, and government regulation. (G4: Social Sciences).
SS 354 Comparative Political Systems
3 credits
Study of political systems with a global perspective; compares and contrasts contemporary
political ideologies, institutions, and processes from democracies to authoritarian
regimes, advanced industrialized economies to developing countries. (G4: Social Sciences;
G9: Other World Civilizations).
SS 356 Asia in Motion: National, International, and Transnational Relations
3 credits
Examines the complexity, diversity, and dynamics of East Asian and Southeast Asian
politics. The course analyzes Asia and its moves toward modernity in terms of politics,
economics, and culture. Topics include modernization, post-World War II political
settings, and post-Cold War regional integration. (G9: Other World Civilizations).
SS 374 Cross-Cultural Studies
3 credits
This course provides conceptual and practical knowledge of the societies and cultures,
economies, histories, and institutions of non-Western societies. Special attention
is paid to the distinctive features of Japan and India. Students are introduced to
the range and significance of cultural differences and will be prepared to adapt to
these cultural differences as they move into international arenas. (G4: Social Sciences;
G9: Other World Civilizations).
SS 378 Asian Global Popular Culture
3 credits
Students examine the global production, consumption, and reproduction of popular culture
products in Asian countries, such as Korea, Japan, and India. Cultural products such
as films, television sitcoms, pop music, comic books, and animation from South and
East Asian societies are examined from local and global perspectives, and analyzed
using social scientific tools and methodologies. (G4: Social Science; G9: Other World
Civilizations).
SS 379 Sociology of the Digital Era
This course explores the impact of digital information and communication technologies
(ICT’s) in everyday life. Students examine how digital ICT’s have transformed social
relations, social structures, identity formation processes, and cultural, political,
and economic practices. (G4: Social Sciences).
SS 385 Social Psychology
3 credits
Human behaviors such as aggression, prejudice, attraction, attitude formation, conformity,
helping, and group processes are examined with particular emphasis on their current
applications. (G4: Social Sciences).
SS 386 Youth Subculture, Identity, and Fashion: A Sociological Perspective
3 credits
This course explores youth subcultures, in relation to gender, race and class identity.
Students are introduced to various case studies of youth subcultures around the world,
including Goth, Punk, and Lolita, and analyze how their values, norms, attitudes and
beliefs are reflected on their styles. (G4: Social Sciences; G9: Other World Civilizations).
SS 443 International Economics
3 credits
Reviews the origins of modern international economic theory and discusses present
patterns of trade and finance, including the balance of payments and its economic
effects, exchange rates, international commodity agreements, and tariff policies.
Includes an analysis of the relationship between international economics and current
U.S. economic problems. (G4: Social Sciences).
TC 111 Beginning Adobe Illustrator for Patternmaking
2 credits
Students learn the fundamental and advanced techniques that are specific to pattern
making documentation using Adobe Illustrator software on computers. All aspects of
drawing, working with images and color are covered. Course assignments focus on creating
garments using Adobe Illustrator software. Projects range from basic to intermediate/advanced
techniques including rendering over croquis to creating flats and details. Focus is
creating exact proportionate garments with stitching, trims and details.
TD 224 Computer-Aided Print Design
1.5 credits
Using Adobe Photoshop, students scan images and create original designs, repeats,
colorways, and coordinates targeting specific markets. Emphasis is on creative use
of the software, awareness of industry trends, and the development of an original
portfolio of digitally produced designs.
TS 111 Fundamentals of Textiles
3 credits
General study of textile materials with an emphasis on the factors that produce successful
fabrics in the marketplace, including fibers, yarns, construction, color, and finish.
Characteristics of a wide range of market fabrics are examined.
TS 131 Textile Principles for the Fashion Designer
3 credits
For Fashion Design students. Study of textile materials with an emphasis on the factors
that produce a successful apparel fabric. Fabric characteristics such as appearance,
drapability, hand, and performance are studied. Fabrics used in Fashion Design are
also studied.