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School of Art and Design
Applications accepted for fall only. NYSED: 00833 HEGIS 5012
The major in Textile/Surface Design offers qualified students the opportunity to prepare for careers in the fabrics, fashion, home furnishings, and related industries as designers, colorists, stylists, and studio directors, as well as freelance entrepreneurs. Curriculum below is for the entering class of Fall 2015.
| Semester 1 | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| MAJOR AREA | TD 111 - Computer-Aided Design Principles for Textile Design | 1.5 |
| TD 112 - Textile Color Fundamentals | 2 | |
| TD 113 - Textile Surface Design: Styles Sources | 2 | |
| TD 121 - Studio Practices | 3 | |
| TD 131 - Woven Design I | 1.5 | |
| TD 141 - Nature Studies | 1.5 | |
| GENERAL EDUCATION / ART HISTORY | choice - see Requirements* | 3 |
| HA 112 - History of Western Art and Civilization: Renaissance to the Modern Era | 3 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| MAJOR AREA | TD 122 - Printed Fabrics | 3 |
| TD 132 - Woven Design II | 1.5 | |
| TD 133 - CAD for Yarn-Dyed Woven Fabrics | 1.5 | |
| TD 142 - Advanced Nature Studies | 1.5 | |
| TD 181 - Fundamentals of Screen Printing | 1.5 | |
| RELATED AREA | TS 111 - Fundamentals of Textiles | 3 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION / ART HISTORY | choice - see Requirements* | 3 |
| choice - see History of Art | 3 | |
| Semester 3 | ||
| MAJOR AREA | TD 156 - Introduction to Decorative Fabrics | 2 |
| TD 224 - Computer-Aided Print Design | 1.5 | |
| TD 228 - Techniques for Fashion Fabrics | 2 | |
| TD 229 - Screen-Print Techniques for Fabric | 2 | |
| RELATED AREA | FA 131 - Life Drawing I | 1.5 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION / ART HISTORY | choice - see Requirements* | 6 |
| ELECTIVE(S) | choice - General Elective(s) | 1.5-3 |
| Semester 4 | ||
| MAJOR AREA | TD 237 - Experimental Wovens | 2 |
| TD 253 - Advanced Decorative Fabrics | 2 | |
| TD 261 - Industrial/Studio Practice | 3 | |
| TD 271 - Textile/Surface Design Using Adobe Illustrator | 2 | |
| TD 321 - Advanced Hand Screen Printing for Portfolio Development | 2 | |
| GENERAL EDUCATION / ART HISTORY | choice see Requirements* | 6 | TOTAL CREDIT REQUIREMENTS |
| GENERAL EDUCATION / ART HISTORY | 24 | |
| ELECTIVE(S) | 1.5-3 | |
| MAJOR AREA | 39 | |
| RELATED AREA | 4.5 | |
| Total Credits: | 69-70.5 | |
Art and Design Associate Degree Programs: FIT's General Education and Art History Requirements
- Three (3) credits from each required area, totaling 9 credits: G1, G2 and G3
- Six (6) credits from two (2) different areas in liberal arts courses in G4-G10
- Three (3) credits of any 200- or 300-level English literature or speech course
- Six (6) credits from Art and Design History courses: HA 112 (3 credits, required for all Art and Design majors), plus another 3-credit HA course.
FIT's Gen Ed courses are organized along the following categories: G1 Basic Communication; G2 Mathematics; G3 Natural Sciences; G4 Social Sciences; G5 Western Civilization; G6 The Arts; G7 Humanities; G8 Foreign Language; G9 Other World Civilizations; G10 American History.
See list of Gen Ed approved courses under FIT's General Education Requirements and Courses . An FIT Gen Ed course cannot be used to meet more than one General Education area.
Upper Division Alternatives:
Graduates of this program are eligible to apply for admission to the Bachelor of Fine Arts programs in Fabric Styling
and Textile/Surface Design
, and the Bachelor of Science program in Textile Development and Marketing
.