CREATIVE INDUSTRY STUDIES

The Bachelor of Arts in Creative Industry Studies Program offers transfer students an interdisciplinary curriculum emphasizing practical application within an industry-specific context. Students build skills in critical thinking and creative and quantitative literacy through research and problem solving within their core area of focus. Through studying the contemporary business environment, students are encouraged to pursue their own areas of interest and to practice their understanding of civic responsibility, ethical decision-making, and leadership for career success.

Students choose their individual core concentration from one of 10 areas of study:

• Apparel Industry Management
• Beauty Marketing & Product Development
• Digital Marketing
• Digital Media
• Fashion Design
• Graphic Design
• Interior Design
• Merchandising & Marketing
  • Fashion Marketing
  • Merchandising & Buying
• Merchandise Product Development
• Visual Communications

What Our Students Learn In this program, students learn to use college-level communication skills to complete a wide variety of oral, visual, and written career-related presentations. Students learn to apply research and critical thinking to problem-solving; exhibit an understanding of ethics, cultural diversity, and global influences; and demonstrate proficiency in the industry-standard computational, scientific, technical, and creative skills specific to their area of focus.

Why FIDM By transferring to FIDM, students have the opportunity to leap into their targeted area of career focus. FIDM's industry connections provide students with one-of-a-kind networking, mentoring, and classroom partner opportunities with top brands. In a capstone project, students apply skills to a specific problem in their chosen area of study. Students can graduate with a Bachelor's degree and a job-ready portfolio in two years.

REQUIRED CLASSES FOR BACHELOR OF ARTS (B.A.) Please see FIDM.edu for further details.

Prerequisite: An existing associate's degree or 45-60 semester units (67-90 quarter units) of transferable lower division academic coursework. Students entering the Bachelor of Arts in Creative Industry Studies program with fewer than 60 semester units (90 quarter units) will have additional coursework to complete and may take more than two years to graduate.