Program Description
The School of Design and Engineering offers a five-year Bachelor of Science/Master of Science (BS/MS) program to qualifying students majoring in textile design. Students follow the BS in Textile Design program for the first three years. Graduate courses taken in the fourth year of undergraduate study are applied toward both the BS and MS degrees. The fifth year includes summer sessions, in addition to the fall and spring semesters.
The five-year program offers an opportunity for students wishing to further their design education through graduate-level studio work. The program focuses on design development on a more concentrated basis, and thus extends and expands students’ design skills and portfolio work (within their selected specialization) to a level not attainable through the undergraduate program.
Procedures
Prior to the end of their junior year, Textile Design BS students must complete the following:
- Meet with their academic advisor from the Textile Design program to discuss their interest
- Contact Graduate Admissions to share their intention to enter the 4 + 1 degree program and to discuss the procedure for doing so
- Currently-enrolled undergraduate Textile Design students will be considered for admission if they have maintained at minimum a 3.0 GPA
- Textile Design BS students must complete a minimum of 120 unique undergraduate credits to receive their undergraduate degree.
Program Learning Outcomes
Please see the Textile Design BS and Textile Design MS catalog entries for Program Learning Outcomes for both programs.
Curriculum: 5 Years, 120 (BS) & 30 (MS)
| Fourth Year | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| Year 4 + | ||
| TXD 617 | Design Studio I-C | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Summer | ||
| TXD 615 | Design Studio I-A | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Fifth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| TXD 742 | Design Studio II-A | 3 |
| TXD 743 | Design Studio II-B | 3 |
| TXD 744 | Design Studio II-C | 3 |
| Credits | 9 | |
| Spring | ||
| TXD 772 | Design Studio III-A | 3 |
| TXD 773 | Design Studio III-B | 3 |
| TXD 777 | Advanced Computer-Aided Design | 3 |
| Credits | 9 | |
| Summer | ||
| Graduate Elective | 3 | |
| TXD 774 | Design Studio III-C | 2 |
| TXD 975 | Thesis | 1 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Total Credits | 30 | |