पाठ्यक्रम परिवर्तनशीलता

पाठ्यक्रमबारे सारश

In this program, students will learn how soft goods (bedding, towels, rugs, curtains) and hard goods (dinnerware, glassware, and cookware) are developed for home markets. Students will explore bedding and bath, kitchen and tabletop, giftware, and decorative accessories. Students will learn the many factors involved in the development process, including materials, lifestyle dynamics, sourcing and distribution, branding and licensing, packaging, marketing and merchandising. Students work in a collaborative environment that mirrors the industry. Students gain strategic marketing knowledge, global awareness, and presentation skills and graduate prepared to work closely with product developers, designers, merchandisers, and marketers to develop products people want to live with. In this program, students will: travel to the High Point Furniture Market in North Carolina and the International Home and House wares Show in Chicago have travel abroad opportunities to London and Paris for the International Maison et Objet Trade show; get real-world experience through internships at top companies such as Calvin Klein Home, Nautica Home, Kitchen Aid, Cuisinart, and Oneida, among many others. Students will learn to create a complete product line, and manage the entire home products development and design process. Students will understand the connection between trends and the business of home products. Students will acquire the computer skills and technical expertise required in the industry. Students will collaborate with other students in the Home Products Development Club, working in teams, to participate in an industry-sponsored Junior and Senior Product Development Competition. Challenged to develop an innovative product from start to finish, students will present the results to a panel of industry experts and faculty. Graduates of the Home Products Development program are working at major corporations, specialty manufacturers, and retailers in the home products industry. They hold positions as: Product developers, Product designers, Product managers, Trend forecasters, Marketing managers, Key account managers, Buyers, Stylists, Showroom and store managers and Merchandisers. Companies employing FIT graduates include: Calvin Klein Home, Martha Stewart Omnimedia, West Elm, Cuisinart, Bloomingdale’s, Donna Karan Home, Jonathan Adler, Mikasa, Baccarat, Tommy Hilfiger at Home, Target, The Container Store, Waverly Home, Sferra Brothers, Waterford-Wedgewood, Macy’s and Bed Bath and Beyond.

कार्यक्रमका खाकाहरू

This curriculum is a sample and should only be used as a general guide. The major areas are HP 313 Home Products Hard Lines I 3, HP 315 Textile Apps.: Home Products 2.5. The related areas are MG 306 Info. Systems: Case Analysis 2. The liberal arts EN 321 Business Writing 3, HA 345 History of Industrial Design 3, choice sees Foreign Language G8 3.5. The major areas are HP 314 Home Products Hard Lines II 3, HP 322 Home Products Brand Management 3. The related areas are PK 301 Home Products Pkg. Design 2. The liberal arts SS 242 Microeconomics 3, choice sees Foreign Language 3-3.5, choice sees Science/Math 3-3.5. The major areas are HP 421 Strategic Product Management 3, HP 491 Home Products Design and Dev. 3. The related areas are choice sees the related areas are alternative 2.5-3. The liberal arts SS 443 International Economics 3, choice sees Science/Math 3-3.5, choice sees Speech 3. The major areas are HP 432 Home Products Analytical Strategies 3, HP 492 Home Products Senior Project 2. The liberal arts PL 431 Philosophy: Ethics 3, choice sees American History G10 3, choice sees Other World Civ. G9 3.

अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय विद्यार्थीहरू प्रवेशको लागि आवश्यकता

Students must have completed an AAS degree from FIT or an equivalent degree or 60 appropriate credits from a regionally accredited four-year bachelor’s degree program. Those who have completed less than four years of English (not ESL) at a U.S. high school are required to take the TOEFL or IELTS. International students must have obtained a minimum TOEFL score of 80 on internet-based (ibt) test, 213 on computer-based test, 550 on paper-based test; IELTS band score of 6.5 in the academic module is required. Applicants who have completed an English composition course at a college in the U.S. are not exempt from taking the TOEFL or IELTS scores.

योग्यता

ब्याचलर्स डिग्रीज्

प्रदान गर्ने निकाय

Fashion Institute Of Technology

विभागको नाम

Jay and Patty Baker School of Business and Technology, Department of Home Products Development