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2011-2012 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2011-2012 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Artisanry-Textile Design/Fiber Arts Minor


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Artisanry-Textile Design/Fiber Arts Minor

Qualified students may complete a minor in Textile Design/Fiber Arts within the Artisanry Department. The minor consists of 21 credits. To declare a TD/FA Minor, students must be a degree candidate who has earned at least 54 credits, with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.000 and a minimum 2.500 grade point average in their major.

The Textile Design/Fiber Arts Minor selects 9 credits from a core of Sophomore level studios, then chooses a Textile Design or Fiber Arts track with a selection of Junior level electives specific to the program area. Students must maintain a grade point average of 2.0 in all minor classes in order to proceed in the minor. Passing the Junior Year Review is required if a student elects to move into the senior 400 level studio classes.

Textile Design/Fiber Arts Minor Course Curriculum:

 

Textile Design/Fiber Arts Core

TD/FA has two tracks, therefore the 9 credits of Core courses are selected from a choice of the following:

ATR 273            Weaving 1 (off loom weaving)

ATR 274            Weaving 2 (on loom)

ATR 277            Textile Design 1: Pattern and Stitch: 2D to 3D

ATR 278            Textile Design 2: Repeat Pattern Design

Choice of 12 elective credits from:

ATR 300            Technical Structures

ATR 372            Computer Assisted Design

ATR 373            Weaving 3

ATR 378            Textile Design 4: Screen Print

ATR 476, 477, 478 or 479*

*Up to three credits of Senior level are allowed if a student successfully passes Junior Year Review.

9 cr TD/FA Core courses + 12 cr ATR Electives=21 credits

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