Entertainment

Interested in Entertainment? You may want to consider the following paths:

Spatial Experience Design

In this program—the first of its kind in the country—display and exhibition designers combine spatial design, graphic design, electronic media, lighting, and custom fabrication to create installations for stores, museums, special events, and other environments. You’ll receive training in the techniques, equipment, and materials of visual merchandising; develop freehand drawing and drafting…

Toy Design

Students in this program learn the complete design cycle, from brainstorming, sketching, drafting, and rendering through design and engineering, to product materials, safety considerations, and building working prototypes. Courses cover design for the infant through ’tween markets, teaching child development, psychology, and motor learning. Facilities include a professional model-making…

Film & Media

Our program prepares you to become an innovative professional filmmaker, with a focus on developing your own artistic vision. An interdisciplinary collaboration between the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences and School of Art and Design, the program blends academic film study with hands-on filmmaking and related design disciplines. You’ll explore genres and techniques in narrative, documentary…

Direct and Interactive Marketing

Direct and interactive marketing is how businesses communicate directly with consumers to generate a response—and FIT is one of the first colleges to offer a bachelor’s degree program in this rapidly expanding and dynamic industry. Here you’ll develop multifaceted campaigns for actual products, effectively use social media, and learn how to encourage consumers to respond to a marketer, order a…

Communication Design Foundation

Communication Design Foundation encompasses all visual imagery—both still and moving—that persuades, promotes, educates, and informs. In this program you’ll study computer technology, typography, color theory, and layout design, as well as presentation and web design—all vital skills for working in today’s design fields. The skills taught in this fundamental curriculum are a vital springboard…

Art History & Museum Professions

This is an interdisciplinary major that draws on FIT’s strengths in art history, business, technology, and design. You’ll learn about professional roles available within museums, galleries, and other art organizations working in such areas as public and press relations, curation, marketing, rights and reproductions, retail, archives, conservation, membership and visitor services, logistics, and…

Animation, Interactive Media, and Game design

This comprehensive program provides an exciting foundation in 3D modeling, animation, and game theory. You’ll be prepared to enter many fields including animation production, post-production, game design and development, interactive storytelling, motion graphics, visual effects (VFX), and user experience. You’ll learn to apply the programming concepts that are needed to work in the technical…

Advertising and Marketing Communications

Create and implement strategic campaigns for advertising, public relations, direct marketing, and sales promotion. Direct, produce, and edit commercials. Write ads, press releases, and feature articles. Develop media plans. Intern at one of New York’s world-famous advertising and PR agencies. The AAS program provides you with a foundation in writing, creative marketing strategies, advertising…

Advertising and Digital Design

This program produces thinkers who can cut through the visual clutter and develop breakthrough television, billboard, print, and digital advertisements that get noticed. Here you’ll sharpen your design, technical, and presentation abilities. You’ll graduate with highly developed creative skills in image creation, copywriting, art direction, market strategy analysis, and concept development…