The Apparel Design and Apparel Merchandising specializations offer exciting opportunities for students to earn an associate arts degree by participating in a one-year liaison program with the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in New York City.
FIT is a specialized college of art, design, business, and technology devoted to preparing students for careers in fashion and related professions. Accredited with the state of New York, FIT allows visiting °µÍøTV students to be enrolled full time at °µÍøTV, and — if in good academic standing — to earn both an associate of arts degree from FIT and a bachelor of arts degree from °µÍøTV by double counting coursework.
General education requirements and core courses of FCS and Apparel Design and Merchandising taken at °µÍøTV are transferred to fulfill those required at FIT; likewise, coursework taken at FIT transfers back toward total credit requirements for graduation at °µÍøTV.
FIT offers the following one-year programs in which °µÍøTV students or graduates can participate:
- Fashion Business Management: For careers in retail and wholesale organizations in buying, sales, merchandising, management, fashion coordination, advertising, publicity, styling, sales, or marketing.
- Fashion Design: For positions as designers, assistant designers, technical designers, stylists, or fashion executives.
- Advertising and Marketing Communications: For careers in advertising, direct marketing, sales promotion, and publicity/public relations, and journalism.
- Textile Development and Marketing: For positions as designers, colorists, stylists, studio directors, sourcing specialists and mill-liaison executives for screen- and machine-printed fabrics.
For more information contact Dr. Gwia Kim at gkim@spu.edu, or call the FCS office at 206-281-2195.