Textile Design (BFA)

From fabric burnout to photographic screen printing to computer–assisted print designs, students in the BFA Textile Design program design and print on both fabric and paper using various print techniques and fabric manipulation. Students develop their drawing and color skills in course work that combines excellence in design, artistic vision, and innovative technology to provide students with the skills necessary to realize their creative visions fully. Students are encouraged to participate in industry competitions and internships. Senior students may collaborate with other fashion design or knitwear majors to produce a runway collection for the annual San Francisco Fashion Show.

Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Degree
Core Classes

This program is available on campus

School of Fashion

FSH 100

Drawing for Fashion Core/3

Develop foundational skills in design sketching through observation and replication. You will become familiar with body proportions, basic human anatomy, and figure balance.

FSH 101

Fashion Visual Research and Design Development Core/3

Fashion design is a process. You'll build a firm foundation of skills as you develop and use visual research to create, edit, and balance a collection.

FSH 105

Fashion Industry Decoded: From Concept to Consumer Core/3

Discover how fashion businesses operate from concept to consumer—and beyond. You will dissect the fashion ecosystem and examine key functions and supply chain synergies across design, product development, sourcing, manufacturing, merchandising, marketing, promotion, and distribution. You will cultivate industry fluency to navigate, analyze, and influence the ever-evolving fashion landscape with confidence and creativity.

FSH 110

Creative Concepts for Fashion Core/3

Focus on original and creative hands-on development for collections. Color, fabrics, proportion, silhouette, customer, and wearing occasion are explored through 2D and 3D development.

FSH 120

Color Science & Fabric Fundamentals Core/3

Color and fabric are concepts that drive creativity, novelty, and innovation. You will explore how fashion professionals apply color and design principles at all levels of the industry. You will study how textile fibers and other fabric characteristics affect garment performance.

FSH 161

Fashion Business: Digital Techniques Core/3

Use professional software to communicate visual information. Learn to work fluidly between programs to create fashion line layout, concept boards, and detailed specification for reproduction.

FSH 164

Fashion Sewing Techniques Core/3

Get the cutting and sewing skills for work in the apparel industry. You will learn both hand finishing and machine sewing techniques in wovens and create a notebook documenting your new skills.

FSH 274

Textiles: Printing Techniques Studio Core/3

Produce a textile design collection. You will learn foundational textile techniques, including paper stencil printing and hand painting, to create unique textile designs.

FSH 276

Textiles: Screen Printing for Design Development Core/3

Expand your skills beyond foundational textile printing. Explore intermediate screen-printing techniques alongside key concepts in textile design and print collection development. (This course is cross-listed with FSH 611.)

FSH 476

Textiles: Capstone 2: Collection Core/3

Produce cohesive textile collections that showcase professional-level design thinking and technical skill. You will refine and master textile techniques, deepen conceptual development, and build a professional portfolio or develop larger-scale collaborative work.

Degree Requirements

Unit Requirements	Units
Core	24
Sophomore Portfolio	3
Senior Portfolio	3
Major	39
Electives	9
Liberal Arts	42
Total	120

BFA TEXTILE DESIGN DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

Minimum grade of C- in all major coursework.
Minimum 2.0 GPA and the following general education requirements:
4 Art Historical Awareness courses
1 Creative Communication course
1 Written Communication: Critical Thinking course
1 Fabric & Fiber Literacy course
1 Historical Awareness course
1 Quantitative Literacy course
1 Cultural Ideas & Influences course
1 Employment Communications and Practices course

After above general education requirements are met, take Liberal Arts electives as needed to fulfill the Liberal Arts unit requirement.

Additional Information

Liberal Arts

Program Learning Outcomes

Undergraduate students will meet the following student performance criteria:

Research and Concept Development

Produce creative and original designs
Select design concepts appropriate for the customer
Generate ideas that are coherently related to the chosen concept
Conduct thorough design research
Demonstrate evidence of trialing and self-editing designs
Propose designs that are possible to translate from 2D to 3D

Visual Presentation Skills

Create professional and organized presentations that reflect an individual/personal style
Effectively communicate design concepts and philosophy two-dimensionally

Technical Skills

Work effectively with industry standard software
Demonstrate technical proficiency in design communication

Verbal and Written Presentation Skills

Clearly express ideas utilizing industry vocabulary

Professional Readiness

Create a relevant and original portfolio and collateral materials which can be used to market themselves to the industry