FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY**FASHION MERCHANDISING MANAGEMENT
FOR STUDENTS BEGINNING SPRING 2010
07/10
ONE YEAR A.A.S. DEGREE PROGRAM - (Total: 33.5 - 36.5 credits)
CURRICULUM WORKSHEET
Student's Name _______________________________
Date _______________
Advisor __________________
SEMESTER I
Cr.
SEMESTER II
Cr.
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3
3
3
3
3
3
 FM 268 Team Development Workshop
 FM 244 Product Development
(Pre-req. TS111 & FM224)
 FM 262 Contemporary Retail Mgmt.
(Pre-req. FM114)
 FM 225 Fashion Merchandising
(Pre-req FM224 & TS111)
 Major Area Elective
 Related Area Elective
2.5
3
FM 114
FM 117
FM 116
FM 224
AC 111
TS 111
Intro to Fashion Industry
Intro to Fashion Marketing
Fashion Business Practices
Merchandising Math App.
Advertising & Promotion
Fundamentals of Textiles
3
3
3
1-4
Total Credits
18
Total Credits 15.5 - 19
One year students do not take English or Math placement exams because they do not take liberal arts.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Major Area Electives: Select One
Cr.
Related Area Elective: Select One
Cr.
FM 144
FM 212
FM 213
FM 222
FM 223
FM 226
FM 231
FM 251
FM 491
Product Knowledge
Case Studies Fash. Mkt.(Pre-req. FM116)
Intro to Direct Marketing
(Pre-req. AC111 & FM114)
Import Buying (Pre-req. FM224)
3
3
3
Creative Fashion Presentations
(Pre-req. AC111 & FM114)
International Buying & Marketing
(Summer only)
Strategies of Selling
Small Store Fashion Retailing
(Pre-req. FM224)
Fashion Merch. Internship in
London (Summer only)
3
3
3
3
3
4
AC 221 Publicity Workshop (Pre-req. AC111)
3
AR 101
Fashion Art & Design
1.5
AR 115
Intro to CAD for Fashion Designers
3
CL 112
Faces & Places in Fashion
1
**IC296/IC297/IC298/498 Internship
(Room B202)
4 (see note below)
DE 101
Principles of Display
2
HD 111
Career Planning
3
HP 201
Home Products Merchandising
3
ID 103
Interior Design Merch.
2
JD 101
Jewelry Design
2
*MG 153 Excel for Business
2
PH 116
Photography
2
PH 162
Photographic Styling
2
SD 112
Textile Color Fundamentals
2
*Recommended if you plan to apply to the FMM B.S. Degree Program at FIT.
IMPORTANT: All One Year students must complete all requirements for the FMM One Year Curriculum as indicated above. This
includes a minimum of One Major Area Elective and One Related Area Elective. An absolute minimum of 33.5-36.5 credits must be
completed in residence at FIT. A maximum of 15 credits may be taken as a non-matriculated student at FIT. No transfers or waivers
are accepted.
**INTERNSHIP: IC296/IC297/IC298
If you select an internship as your Related Area Elective, it is highly recommended to lighten your second semester credit load to no more
than 15 credits. Students should add a course to the first semester as necessary.
Students who plan to apply to the FMM B.S. Degree Program are strongly urged to meet with an advisor to review the pre-requisite
requirements during the first semester of the A.A.S. One Year Program. See note below.
NOTE: IMPORTANT FOR ANY STUDENT WHO PLANS TO APPLY TO THE FMM B.S. Degree Program: The courses listed
below are not required for completion of the One-Year A.A.S degree but ARE pre-requisites for FMM B.S. degree courses. These Prerequisite courses can be completed once students have begun the bachelor degree or added during the completion of the A.A.S. degree
program: SS141: Macro-Economics, MA222: Statistics, MG153: Excel for Business.
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