Home Products Development
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
JAY AND PATTY BAKER SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY
This program educates students to play pivotal roles in product management, focusing on the diverse range of home furnishings, spanning home textiles, home furnishings, and housewares. Tailored for the dynamic multibillion-dollar industry, the program equips you with essential skills to recognize consumer trends, identify market opportunities, generate product ideas, and manage the development process from initial concept to market launch. Direct engagement with industry professionals provides important insights into product categories, sourcing, supply chain management, target marketing, branding, and licensing. You will develop industry connections through internships, mentoring, industry-sponsored workshops, domestic and international trade shows, and showroom visits.
COURSES INCLUDE
Materials and Manufacturing Processes, Home Textile Applications, Licensing and Brand Management, Marketing, Product Development and Management, Capstone: Concept to Consumer
STUDY ABROAD OPPORTUNITIES
Winter and summer electives
TYPICAL INTERNSHIPS
Lifetime Brands, Robinson Home, J. Queen, S. Lichtenberg, Town & Country Living, Thro by Mario Lorenz, Himatsingka America, WGSN, Iconix Brand Group, West Elm, Design Within Reach, Chilewich, Macy’s, Anthropologie, The Inside
CAREER OUTCOMES
Alumni build careers in product development, product management, trend forecasting, merchandising, showroom management, sales, and design. Alumni also work in styling, media management, e-commerce, and trade shows.
Applicants to FIT’s bachelor’s programs must have earned an associate’s degree, or 60 credits, in courses appropriate to the bachelor’s major requirements. Visit fitnyc.edu/admissions for detailed information.