Textile Technologies, Materials and Nanomaterials courses

About Honours Bachelor Of Craft And Design (textiles) in Sheridan College (Ontario)

Design and create outstanding work

Our Textiles Studio provides a range of traditional and contemporary techniques and methods. Learning from design professionals in our state-of-the-art facilities, you'll get hands-on experience in 2D and 3D fibre-specific approaches, including printing, weaving, dyeing, off-loom techniques, digital design and sewing. We foster and encourage experimentation and exploration of the fibre medium.

Our commitment to sustainable practices

With a growing awareness of sustainable industry practices, the Textiles Studio is committed to doing our part. We purchase our dyes from reputable suppliers and grow and harvest our own natural dyes in our Dye Garden, right here on campus. You'll also help to care for our Dye Garden, making a positive environmental impact and embracing greener textile practices.

Learning Outcomes

The successful completion of this program will enable the graduate to:

• Develop innovative solutions, appropriate to the target market.
• Plan and execute the creation of objects following a creative process of research, ideation, visualization, analysis, production and evaluation.
• Critically evaluate design decisions and develop defensible lines of argument that support those decisions.
• Explore the potential of materials and processes to develop unique and innovative objects.
• Develop a personal aesthetic that differentiates the work from that of their peers.
• Incorporate knowledge of contemporary and historical art and design theories, principles and historical practices in the conceptualization and development of studio work.
• Synthesize material from other academic disciplines in order to enrich and inform studio practice.
• Integrate appropriate research methodologies to sustain a professional practice.
• Engage in meaningful discourse regarding the larger social context of a craft or design practice.
• Integrate the principles of visual language and design in the development of studio work.

Career Opportunities

Whether you become an independent artist, seek studio employment or pursue graduate studies, we prepare you for your career through interdisciplinary projects, work placement programs, field trips, industry visits, competitions, visiting artists and lecturers, research and studio-based work.

Here are some jobs you might find:

• Textile Artist for Theatre or Film
• Textile Design for Fashion, Interiors, or Product
• Design Consultant
• Entrepreneur
• Educator
• Gallerist or Curator
• Artist / Craftsperson
• Textile Technologist

Academic qualification equivalents

• Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent, English, Grade 12 with a minimum 65% overall average.

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS           :   6.5 – Overall Band Score with no Band below 6.0
• TOEFL          :   88 (21L,W,S,R) iBT (Internet-based TOEFL) or 570 Paper-based
• PTE              :    60 – Overall Minimum Score (57L,W,S,R)

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