Program Overview

Fashion and Textile Design (BS): Textile Design Concentration

Overview

The Fashion and Textile Design (BS): Textile Design Concentration is a program that focuses on the design of textiles, from the color and knit of a favorite blanket to the prints that make brands like Marimekko, Lilly Pulitzer, and Anna Sui famous. Textile designers make all the choices that decide the look, feel, and performance of memorable and functional fabrics and trims.

Plan Requirements

The program requires a total of 120 hours, including:

• Orientation: T 101 - Strategies for Success in the Wilson College of Textiles (1 hour)
• Mathematics and Sciences:
  • MA 131 - Calculus for Life and Management Sciences A (3 hours)
  • MA 231 - Calculus for Life and Management Sciences B (3 hours)
  • CH 101 - Chemistry - A Molecular Science (3 hours)
  • CH 102 - General Chemistry Laboratory (1 hour)
  • PY 211 - College Physics I (4 hours)
• Major Requirements:
  • TT 105 - Introduction to Textile Technology (3 hours)
  • TTM 106 - Yarn Formation, Classification and Numbering Systems (1 hour)
  • FTM 217 - The Textile Industry (3 hours)
  • FTD 200 - Design Skills Workshop 1 (3 hours)
  • TT 252 - Formation and Structure of Textile Fabrics 1 (4 hours)
  • FTD 201 - Computer-Aided Textile Design and Color Studio 1 (6 hours)
  • FTM 282 - Marketing and Brand Management Fundamentals in Textiles and Apparel (3 hours)
  • PCC 302 - Technology of Textile Wet Processing (4 hours)
  • FTM 310 - Entrepreneurship & New Product Development in Textiles (3 hours)
  • ADN 281 - Drawing I (3 hours)
  • D 100 - Design Inquiry I: Methods and Processes (3 hours)
  • D 101 - Design Inquiry II: Methods and Processes (3 hours)
  • FTD 104 - Fashion and Textile Design First Year Studio I (6 hours)
  • FTD 105 - Fashion and Textile Design First Year Studio II (6 hours)
• Concentration Requirements:
  • FTD 373 - Yarn Design Studio 1 (3 hours)
  • FTD 374 - Surface Design and Texture (3 hours)
  • FTD 375 - Woven Textile Design Studio I 1 (3 hours)
  • FTD 376 - Knitted Textile Design Studio I 1 (3 hours)
  • FTD 475 - Woven Textile Design Studio II (3 hours)
  • FTD 476 - Knitted Textile Design Studio II (3 hours)
  • FTD 479 - Senior Textile Design Studio (6 hours)
• FTD Advised Electives (6 hours)
• GEP Courses:
  • Acad Writing Research 2 (4 hours)
  • GEP Humanities (6 hours)
  • GEP Social Sciences (6 hours)
  • GEP Health and Exercise Studies (2 hours)
  • GEP Elective (3 hours)

Semester Sequence

The program follows a sample semester sequence:

• First Year:
  • Fall Semester:
    • ENG 101 - Academic Writing and Research (4 hours)
    • TT 105 - Introduction to Textile Technology (3 hours)
    • D 100 - Design Inquiry I: Methods and Processes (3 hours)
    • FTD 104 - Fashion and Textile Design First Year Studio I (6 hours)
    • T 101 - Strategies for Success in the Wilson College of Textiles (1 hour)
  • Spring Semester:
    • D 101 - Design Inquiry II: Methods and Processes (3 hours)
    • FTD 200 - Design Skills Workshop 2 (3 hours)
    • MA 131 - Calculus for Life and Management Sciences A (3 hours)
    • FTD 105 - Fashion and Textile Design First Year Studio II (6 hours)
    • GEP Health and Exercise Studies (1 hour)
• Second Year:
  • Fall Semester:
    • FTD 201 - Computer-Aided Textile Design and Color Studio (6 hours)
    • FTM 217 - The Textile Industry (3 hours)
    • PY 211 - College Physics I (4 hours)
    • TTM 106 - Yarn Formation, Classification and Numbering Systems (1 hour)
    • ADN 281 - Drawing I (3 hours)
  • Spring Semester:
    • TMS 211 - Introduction to Fiber Science (3 hours)
    • TT 252 - Formation and Structure of Textile Fabrics (4 hours)
    • FTD 373 - Yarn Design Studio (3 hours)
    • FTD 374 - Surface Design and Texture (3 hours)
    • MA 231 - Calculus for Life and Management Sciences B (3 hours)
    • GEP Health and Exercise Studies (1 hour)
• Third Year:
  • Fall Semester:
    • FTM 310 - Entrepreneurship & New Product Development in Textiles (3 hours)
    • FTD 375 - Woven Textile Design Studio I (3 hours)
    • FTD 376 - Knitted Textile Design Studio I (3 hours)
    • CH 101 - Chemistry - A Molecular Science (3 hours)
    • CH 102 - General Chemistry Laboratory (1 hour)
    • GEP Humanities (3 hours)
  • Spring Semester:
    • FTD Advised Elective (3 hours)
    • FTM 282 - Marketing and Brand Management Fundamentals in Textiles and Apparel (3 hours)
    • GEP Social Sciences (3 hours)
    • FTD Advised Elective (3 hours)
• Fourth Year:
  • Fall Semester:
    • FTD 475 - Woven Textile Design Studio II (3 hours)
    • FTD 476 - Knitted Textile Design Studio II (3 hours)
    • PCC 302 - Technology of Textile Wet Processing (4 hours)
    • GEP Elective (3 hours)
  • Spring Semester:
    • FTD 479 - Senior Textile Design Studio (6 hours)
    • GEP Social Sciences (3 hours)
    • GEP Humanities (3 hours)

Career Opportunities

Graduates of the Fashion and Textile Design (BS): Textile Design Concentration program are sought out by leading employers in various industries, including:

• Apparel: The North Face, Kohl’s, J. Crew, Nordstrom, Abercrombie & Fitch, St. John Knits
• Home Textiles: Valdese Weavers, Glen Raven, Mohawk Flooring

Career Titles

Some potential career titles for graduates of this program include:

• (Assistant, Associate) Textile Designer
• Print Designer
• Knit Designer/Knitwear Designer
• Woven Designer
• Product Designer/Developer/Manager
• Materials Developer
• Trims Developer
• Color Specialist
• Studio or Lab Manager
• Freelance Designer/Entrepreneur