Recommended Computer Software
Specifications by Department

What you'll need

Associate of Arts Degree and Associate of Arts Professional Designation Degree Programs

Every new student receives a licensed copy of the latest version of Adobe Creative Suite 6 Design & Web Premium (Graphic/Digital Media students will receive Adobe Creative Suite 6 Master Collection) containing the Adobe software applications that are appropriate for their major.

	Automate Your Business Plan 2011 (PC Only)+	AutoCAD 2013*	Autodesk® 3ds Max 2013 (PC Only)*	Microsoft Office 2010/2011(PC or Mac)	Rhino
Apparel Industry Management	X			X
Beauty Industry Merchandising & Marketing				X
Digital Media Contact Gene LeBrock for more information 213.624.1200 x 2550				X
Fashion Design				X
Fashion Knitwear Design				X
Graphic Design				X
Interior Design*		X	X	X
Jewelry Design				X	X
Merchandise Marketing				X
Merchandise Product Development				X
Textile Design				X
Visual Communications				X

All majors can use PCs or Macs with the exception of Graphic Design and Digital Media, where access to a Mac is strongly suggested.

+ Students enrolled in Apparel Industry Management receive this as part of their books and supplies.

* Students enrolled in Interior Design and have an Intel-based Mac are recommended to have Parallels or Bootcamp installed in order to run Windows for use with AutoCAD 2013 or Autodesk® 3ds Max 2013. In these cases, students will need to purchase a current version of Microsoft Windows operating system separately. As an alternative, the newly released AutoCAD 2013 for Mac is now available as well, though not recommended

* Students who are required to use 3ds Max and have a Mac will need to purchase Windows as mentioned above since this software is not available for the Mac operating system. Three-year educational trials of AutoCAD 2013, AutoCad 2013 for Mac, and 3ds Max 2013 products are available online via the Autodesk® Educational Community at http://students.autodesk.com.

For up-to-date information, visit the FIDM Portal at http://myfidm.fidm.edu. Recommended computer specifications by department can be found under the FIDM Resources tab.

Recommended Computer Software Specifications by Department

Advanced Study Degree and Bachelor of Science Degree Programs

Every new student receives a licensed copy of the latest version of Adobe Creative Suite Design & Web Premium containing the Adobe software applications that are appropriate for their major.

	AutoCAD 2013	Autodesk® 3ds Max 2013 (PC Only)*	Microsoft Office 2010/2011 (PC or MAC)
Business Management			X
Entertainment Set Design & Decoration			X
Advanced Fashion Design			X
Film & TV Costume Design			X
Footwear Design			X
International Manufacturing & Product Development			X
Textile Production & Development			X
Theatre Costume Design			X

All majors can use PCs or Macs with the exception of Graphic Design and Digital Media, where access to a Mac is strongly suggested.

For up-to-date information, visit the FIDM Portal at http://myfidm.fidm.edu. Recommended computer specifications by department can be found under the Resources tab.

Recommended Computer Hardware Specifications for Students

Required for All:

Antivirus/Antispyware software (Trend Micro Titanium Maximum Security Premium (includes Antivirus, Antispyware, and Antiphishing- recommended)
Cable/DSL Connection

PC Compatible (e.g., IBM, Dell, Sony, etc., with Windows XP or higher)

Desktops: Intel Quad Core (minimum), Intel i7 processor (recommended)
Windows 7 64-bit edition highly recommended for Adobe Creative Suite software
Laptops: Intel Quad Core or AMD Dual Core (minimum), Intel i7 processor (recommended)
Desktops: 19” monitor or larger
Laptops: 15” screen (minimum), 17" screen (recommended)
4GB Memory (minimum), 8GB (recommended)
320GB hard drive (minimum), 500GB hard drive (recommended)
512MB (minimum), 1 GB (recommended) of video RAM (must be OpenGL compatible)*
802.11 n wireless networking capability
DVD-R Optical Drive

Apple® (Intel-based processor required)

Desktop (minimum) 21.5-inch iMac

Mac OS X v10.7 Lion
2.7GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5
8GB (two 4GB) memory
1TB hard drive
NVIDIA GeForce GT
640M with 512MB
One 18x SuperDrive

Desktop (recommended) 27-inch iMac

Mac OS X v10.7 Lion
2.9GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5
8GB (two 4GB) memory
1TB Serial ATA Drive
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675MX with 1 GB

* Research any required display adapters before purchasing

Laptop (recommended) 15-inch: 2.6GHz MacBook Pro with Retina display

Mac OS X v10.7 Lion
6GHz quad-core Intel Core i7
8GB RAM Memory
512GB flash storage
Intel HD Graphics 4000
NVIDIA GeForce GT 650m with 1GB of GDDR5 memory
18x SuperDrive

Additional Peripherals (Recommended)

USB Jump Drive (4 GB minimum, 16 GB recommended)
USB Printer/Scanner all-in-one
USB or Firewire External Storage, 1TB (minimum) or 2 TB (recommended)

Discounts for Software

• For special educational pricing on Apple® hardware please visit the Apple web site at http://store.apple.comand click on Education Store under “More Stores”
For special educational pricing on Apple® software please visit The FIDM Store located on the Los Angeles Campus. (213) 624-1200 ext. 4160, http://www.fidmstore.com
For software not available at The FIDM Store, visit http://www.journeyed.com