BFA, Textiles/Fashion

Division: Craft/Foundation
Degree: Bachelor of Fine Arts
Program: Major in Textiles/Fashion

Program Length: 4 years (see Degree Requirements)

Campus: Fountain Campus

Program Entry

The Major in Textiles/Fashion is an open entry program. After successfully completing the first two years of study, students may declare their intention to major in textiles/fashion.

Program Requirements

Courses required

FNDN 1010 Intro to Studio Practice

(3-credits)

FNDN 1100 Foundation Drawing I

(3-credits)

FNDN 1200 Intro to Visual Culture

(3-credits)

FNDN 1800 Writing for the Arts

(3-credits)

18 credits of 1000-level Studio courses

AHIS 2010 19th C Art or AHIS 2020 20th C Art

(3-credits)

AHIS 2120 Craft & Design Hist 1750-1950

(3-credits)

AHIS xxxx

(3-credits)

AHIS 3160 20th C Craft

(3-credits)

AHIS 3xxx / 4xxx

(3-credits)

LASC (Liberal Arts & Science)

(3-credits)

12 studio credits chosen from:

TEXL 2000 Introduction to Weaving

(3-credits)

TEXL 2010 Off-Loom Structures

(3-credits)

TEXL 2200 Introduction to Screenprinting

(3-credits)

TEXL 2100 Introduction to Resist Dyeing

(3-credits)

TEXL 2501 Fashion Studio 1: Skills Dev.

(3-credits)

TEXL 2502 Fashion Studio 2: Techn. Dev.

(3-credits)

6 studio credits chosen from:

TEXL 2050 Natural Dyeing

(3-credits)

TEXL 2150 Repeating Patterns

(3-credits)

TEXL 2450 Developmental Drawing for Fashion

(3-credits)

TEXL 2600 Prototyping for Fashion

(3-credits)

12 studio credits chosen from:

TEXL 3000 Intermediate Weaving

(3-credits)

TEXL 3100 Intermediate Dye and Print

(3-credits)

TEXL 3410 Intermediate Fashion Studies

(3-credits)

12 studio credits chosen from:

TEXL 4006 Studio Projects 2

(6-credits)

TEXL 4020 Advanced Fashion Studies

(6-credits)

TEXL 4506 Studio Projects 3

(6-credits)

3 LASC credits chosen from:

TEXL 3320 Fabrics Laboratory

(3-credits)

TEXL 2701 Theories of Dress

(3-credits)

3 LAS credits chosen from:

ARTS 3110 Entrepreneurship for Visual Arts

(3-credits)

ARTS 4210 Professional Practice

(3-credits)

Open Credits (24 Credits)

Please visit the Academic Calendar for a description of all courses available during your undergraduate studies.

Available Minors

There are many minors to complement your textiles/fashion major, including art history, ceramics, drawing, film studies, illustration, jewellery design and metalsmithing, print/paper/book, textiles and journalism.

Faculty

Faculty members are accomplished artists, scholars, educators and leaders in their craft. Rory MacDonald is the Craft Division Chair. For a list of full faculty, click the button below.

Rory MacDonald
Division Chair