Majors
160 MajorsFashion Design/Milan and New York – Knitwear BFA Degree Program
School of Art and DesignApplications accepted for fall only. NYSED: 00735 HEGIS 1009
This overseas academic program is offered in collaboration with the Politecnico di Milano. Courses
listed below include those offered in Milan. Equivalent course substitutions offered in Milan fulfill
some related area course requirements. Students may attend the international program for one
or both years. Refer to the department's website at fitnyc.edu/fashiondesign for course and other
related information. Students must complete IT 111 before attending the Fashion Design Program
in Milan.
Semester 5 Credits
MAJOR AREA FD 321 - Computerized Pattern Design 1.5
FD 352 - Knitwear Design: Flat Pattern Design and Sewing 1.5
FD 353 - Knitwear Design: Machine Knitting 2
FF 351 - Knitwear Design I 1.5
FD 351 - Body Contour 1.5
RELATED AREA FM 301 - Fashion Merchandising for Apparel Designers 3
FM 324 - Business of Licensing 3
GENERAL EDUCATION/
ART HISTORYSS 374 - Cross-Cultural Studies G9 or choice - see History of Art and Civilization* G7 3choice - see Foreign Language* G8 3
Semester 6
MAJOR AREA FD 354 - Knitwear Design: Draping, Advanced Sewing, and Flat Pattern Design 1.5
FD 355 - Primavision I 1.5
FF 321 - 20th-Century Style and the Modern Designer 2
FF 352 - Knitwear Design II 1.5
RELATED AREA FS 322 - Fashion Knit Design 2
MG 301 - Apparel Production: Labor Analysis 2
TS 261 - Introduction to Weft Knitting Principles 3
GENERAL EDUCATION/
ART HISTORYchoice - see History of Art and Civilization* G7 3choice - see Foreign Language* 3
Semester 7
MAJOR AREA see Knitwear Concentration** 7
RELATED AREA see Knitwear Concentration** 2.5
GENERAL EDUCATION/
ART HISTORYSS 374 - Cross-Cultural Studies G9 or choice - see History of Art and Civilization* G7 3choice - see Foreign Language* 3
Semester 8
MAJOR AREA see Knitwear Concentration** 5
RELATED AREA choice - see Related Area Electives*** 2
GENERAL EDUCATION/
ART HISTORYchoice - see American History* G10 or History of Art and Civilization* G7 3TOTAL CREDIT REQUIREMENTS
GENERAL EDUCATION/ART HISTORY 21
MAJOR AREA 26.5
RELATED AREA 17.5
Total Credits: 65