Description of program: This seven day trip to New York City will provide a new understanding of the fashion and interiors business as it relates to both Furnishing and Interior majors and Merchandising majors. We will have structured visits with corporate offices, showrooms, and studios during the day followed by educational free time each evening. The structured visits will aid in your professional development as well as help to conceptualize your future career. This is a great way to establish your network of contacts for possible internship opportunities, and to understand what career path is best for you. Included in the tour price is 12 corporate visits, transportation (airfare, airport transfers, unlimited subway), 6 night stay at a mid-town hotel, and a Broadway play. You will have 1 ½ days of free time to experience NYC on your own.
While studying in New York, students will:
- Meet with industry leaders in their own creative environments to discuss the nature of the industry, their company success, and possible career options
- Gain a broader knowledge of where trends originate and why NYC is the capital of design
- Experience the culture, history and society of NYC
- Tour 2-3 art museums (MOMA, MET, Whitney, etc.)
- Keep a thought-provoking daily journal of experiences in order to receive course credit
- Go see a Broadway play with friends
- Shop! Shop! Shop!
Application Deadline:
- Application and $600 non-refundable deposit are due by November 4, 2011 by 5:00 p.m. to Monica Magby in the Dean’s office (Dawson Hall, 2nd floor.) Please provide checks and money orders only to be paid at Bursar’s Office. The department does not accept any payments for this trip(Checks and money orders only--checks made out to UGA-NYC) to Becky Price in 112 Dawson Hall
Approximate Cost: $1,900 (the program fee does NOT include tuition or any fees associated with tuition)
Dates: May 16 - May 22, 2012
Courses Offered: TXMI5710
Spaces Available For for 2012: 16 minimum students to make the trip
For more information please contact Jaya Rose, ASID at jayarose@uga.edu or Monica Magby in the Dean’s office, 224 Dawson Hall.
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