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Textile-related degree programs

The International Textile and Apparel Association http://www.itaaonline.org/template.asp?intPageId=93

Apparel Design and Merchandising Resources, Colorado State University Libraries
http://lib.colostate.edu/research/design/

American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC)
http://aic.stanford.edu/become/

 

University Degree programs

Berea College
Department of Art
Berea, Kentucky
B.A.(in art)
Weaving, surface design, 3D forms, embellishment, AVL loom, sewing

California College of the Arts
Textile Program
Oakland & San Francisco, CA
http://www.cca.edu
B.A., M.F.A.
Surface design, weaving, computer jacquard loom, fiber sculpture, dye technology, textile history, installation

California State University - Long Beach
Art Department, Fiber Program
Long Beach, California
http://www.csulb.edu
art@csulb.edu
B.F.A., M.F.A
Fiber as a fine art media including surface, weaving, paper, book and combined sculptural media.

Cornell University
Department of Textiles and Apparel
Ithaca, New York
txa_admin@cornell.edu
http://www.human.cornell.edu/TXA/index.cfm
B.A./B.S., M.A./M.S., Ph.D.
Apparel and textile management, fiber science

Cranbrook Academy of Art
Department of Fibers
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
http://www.cranbrookart.edu/fibers
M.F.A.
Fiber and related material studies

Eastern Michigan University
Department of Art
http://www.emich.edu/textiles/textiles.html
B.F.A., M.A., M.F.A.
Textiles, weaving, surface design, felt making, dyeing, jacquard design

Fashion Institute of Technology
New York, New York
http://www.fitnyc.edu
A.A.S.,B.F.A., M.A.
Textile and surface design, museum studiescostume and textiles, textile conservation

University of Georgia
Lamar Dodd School of Art—Fabric Design
Athens, Georgia
http://art.uga.edu
Weaving, surface design, sculptural fibers, history of fabrics, textile study collection

Indiana University-Bloomington
Department of Apparel Merchandising and Interior Design
http://www.indiana.edu/~amid/
B.S., M.S.
Apparel merchandising, interior design

Iowa State University
Department of Apparel, Educational Studies and Hospitality Management- Textiles & clothing Program
Ames, Iowa
http://www.aeshm.hs.iastate.edu/tc/
M.S., Ph.D.
Ethnic textiles, artisan groups & marketing, historic costume & textiles, entrepreneurship, cultural & social aspects of dress

Kyoto City University of Arts
Department of Textiles
Kyoto, Japan
http://w3.kcua.ac.jp/
M.S., Ph.D.
Weaving, dyeing

North Carolina State University
College of Design-Department of Art & Design
College of Design-Industrial Design
College of Textiles-Department of Textiles & Apparel, Technology & Management
College of Textiles- Department of Textile Engineering, Chemistry & Science
Raleigh, North Carolina
http://www.tx.ncsu.edu/departments/tatm/index/html
http://www.design.ncsu.edu/departments/art_design/index.html
http://www.tx.ncsu.edu/departments/tecs/
http://www.ncsu.edu/www/ncsu/design/sod5/anni_albers/
B.A.,B.S.,M.S., Ph.D.
Fibers, art and design, textile & apparel management, textile chemistry, textile engineering, textile technology

Nova Scotia College of Art and Design
Department of Textiles
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
http://www.nscad.ns.ca
B.F.A., M.F.A.
Weaving, computer jacquard loom, dyeing, printing

Otago Polytechnic School of Art
School of Art and Technology- Textiles
Dunedin, New Zealand
http://www.tekotago.ac.nz
B.F.A., M.F.A.
Textiles, printing, weaving, stitching, hand construction

The Ohio State University
Department of Consumer & Textile Sciences
Columbus, Ohio
http://ehe.osu.edu/cs/programs/tc/undergraduate.cfm
B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Dress studies; archeological & historical textiles

Philadelphia University
Department of Textile Design
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
B.S., M.S.
http://www.philau.edu/textiledesign
Technical and design aspects of printed, woven and knitted textiles

Purdue University
Department of Visual & Performing Arts-
Division of Art & Design
West Lafayette, Indiana
http://www.sla.purdue.edu/academic/vpa/ad/
B.A., M.F.A.
Fiber art, woven textile design, computerized Jacquard weaving

Rhode Island School of Design (RISD)
Department of Textiles
Providence, Rhode Island
http://www.risd.edu
B.F.A., M.F.A.
Woven, printed, and knitted design, apparel design

Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville
Department of Art & Design
Edwardsville, Illinois
http://www.siue.edu/ART/areas/textiles/index.html
B.F.A., B.A., M.F.A.
Weaving, surface design, papermaking, basketry, book binding

University of Arizona
School of Art-Fibers area
Tucson, Arizona
http://web.cfa.arizona.edu/3dstudies/curriculum.php#fibers
B.A., B.F.A., M.F.A.
Fibers as fine art medium, combined media

University of Kansas
Department of Art & Design
Lawrence, KS
B.F.A., M.F.A.

University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Department of History Department
Amherst, Massachusetts
wbdenny@arthist.umass.edu
History of Oriental carpets course

University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
Department of Artisanry/Design
Textile Design/Fiber Arts Program
http://www.umassd.edu/cvpa/areas/textiles/bfa-overview.cfm
BFA Artisanry-Textile Design/Fibers; MFA Artisanry/Fiber Arts
Textile design, surface design, weaving and off-loom constructions,
CAD, fiber art, sewn structures, history of textiles

University of Michigan
School of Art & Design
Ann Arbor, Michigan
http://www.art-design.umich.edu/
B.F.A., M.F.A., M.A.
Woven design, tapestry, complex weaves, computer design

University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Department of Textiles, Clothing & Design
Lincoln, Nebraska
http://textiles.unl.edu
M.A.
Textile history, textile science, quilt studies

University of Rhode Island
Department of Textiles, Fashion Merchandising & Design
Kingston, Rhode Island
http://www.uri.edu/hss/tmd/
B.S., M.S. Textile science, historic textiles & costume, apparel design, fashion merchandising, textile conservation

University of Southampton,
Department of History of Art-Design
Winchester, United Kingdom
http://www.soton.ac.uk
B.A., M.A.
History of textiles and dress; textile art; textile design; textile conservation

University of Washington
Department of Art- Fibers
Seattle, Washington
202-543-0999
http://art.washington.edu/div_art/fibers/index.html
B.F.A., M.F.A.
Fibers, JacqCAD, materials research

University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison Wisconsin
Department of Environment, Textile, & Design
http://www.sohe.wisc.edu/etd/
B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Textile & apparel design, material culture

Internship opportunities
Internships available- no formal program
The Gloria F. Ross Center for Tapestry Studies
http://TapestryCenter.org Arizona State Museum-The University of Arizona
Ann Hedlund, Director
520-626-8364
ahedlund@email.arizona.edu

Distance Learning

North Carolina State University, College of Textiles
TOTE Program (Textile Off-campus Televised Education) http://www.tx.ncsu.edu/academic/distance

For other listings please see the International Textile and Apparel Association’s website.
http://www.itaaonline.org/template.asp?intPageId=93

Additional Listings

Higher Education in Textile Art and Design
http://www.siue.edu/ART/faculty/strand/higher_education.html

 

 

     
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