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The internship provides an opportunity
to work off-campus under professional
guidance to gain increased knowledge
and career experience in the fashion
field. Seminars accompany the
internship to allow for exchange of
information about students‘
experiences. The College makes final
arrangements for the placement and
provides transportation when
necessary.
Prerequisite: Junior level standing and
permission of instructor
FD/FM 382
New York Fashion Tour
2 credits (CS)
Students will tour fashion businesses to
observe operations and production and
meet with managers in a range of
positions. Personnel in businesses
ranging from small private enterprises
to large, multi-national corporations
will share insights on how they remain
profitable in today‘s competitive global
business environment. Off-campus
tours will include trips to companies in
upstate New York and/or New York
City. Preliminary individual company
research and class seminars will
introduce the week‘s experience and
allow students to experience a wide
variety of fashion-related topics and
career possibilities. Students will write
papers and develop an individualized
career plan, based upon the
information obtained from the week‘s
activities. (Offered between Fall and
Spring terms, students enroll in the
course for the Spring semester.)
Prerequisite: Junior level standing or
permission of instructor; fee based course.
FD 393
Internship Preparation
3 credits (CS)
This course, taken in the junior year,
readies students for interviewing and
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getting the most out of their upcoming
internships. Guidance on putting
together a portfolio will also be
addressed.
FM 398
Fashion Show Management
3 credits (CS)
In this course students participate in
the planning, promotion and
production of the Cazenovia College
Student Fashion Show through the
development of a concept which
unifies all of the components of a
promotional fashion production. The
annual fashion show is a studentproduced
and promoted show.
Students will be required to contact and
work with local businesses and
technicians to develop and promote the
show, which includes fundraising and
promotional events, creating an
exciting and professional runway
show/exhibition to highlight studentdesigned
work. Students will be
involved in all aspects of the fashion
show process including publicity and
advertising, fundraising, coordination
of models, participating in the jurying
process for evaluating designs
submitted to the show, merchandising
the products, designing and building
the stage and exhibition area, music,
choreography, and announcements for
the show. Students enrolled in this
course will be responsible for learning
and demonstrating the management
skills involved in the production of an
industry-oriented fashion show and will
illustrate these concepts through handson
projects. Students enrolled in this
course are juniors who were
interviewed and awarded the
directorship positions for producing
the fashion show. Prerequisites: Junior
standing and selection by instructor