Savannah College of Art and Design
B.F.A. in Fibers
Savannah, USA
BA
DURATION
180 hours
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
USD 41,130 *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* total, full-time student for one academic year
Key Summary
About: The SCAD B.F.A. in Fibers teaches textile art, material innovation, weaving, surface and print design in large studio facilities. SCAD's fibers department is the largest in the US and connects students to industry; graduates have worked on thermal blankets for NASA, automotive interiors for Chrysler, athletic materials for Nike, and custom fabrics for Anthropologie, Lilly Pulitzer, and Macy's. SCAD has campuses in the US, France, and online and reports 99% graduate success within a year.
Career Outcomes: Become a material specialist, textile designer, or soft goods designer; work for brands, launch studios, teach, exhibit, or lead community arts programs.
The SCAD fibers department is the largest of its kind in the U.S. with a comprehensive curriculum and large, inspiring facilities stocked with top-of-the-line tools and resources. As a student, join the elite ranks of fibers artists who regularly win major awards. Then, follow in the footsteps of our successful fibers graduates, who work in demanding and inventive roles, developing thermal insulating blankets for NASA, automotive interior surface fabrics for Chrysler, innovative athletics materials for Nike, and custom fabrics and installations for fashion houses and retailers like Anthropologie, Lilly Pulitzer, Macy's, and more.
Foundation studies: 35 hours
- DRAW 100 Drawing I: Form and Space
- DSGN 100 Design I: Elements and Organization
- DRAW 101 Drawing II: Composition and Media
- DSGN 101 Color: Theory and Application
- DSGN 102 Design II: 3D Form in Space
- DRAW elective
General education: 60 hours
- COMM 105 Speaking of Ideas
- BUSI 110 Business I: Fundamentals
- CTXT 121 Visual Culture in Context: Pre-Modern Global Perspectives
- CTXT 122 Visual Culture in Context: Making Modernities
- ENGL 123 Ideas to Ink: Critical Concepts in Academic Writing
- DIGI 130 Digital Communication
- ARTH 207 20th-century Art
- BUSI 220 Business II: Economic Principles
- ARLH or ARTH elective
- General education elective
- Mathematics/natural sciences elective
- Social/behavioral sciences elective
Major curriculum: 75 hours
- FIBR 160 Surface Design: Drawing for Print and Pattern
- FIBR 170 Textile Structures: Material, Form, and Function
- FIBR 190 Color Lab: Textile Trends and Techniques
- FIBR 201 Woven Structures: Cloth and Context
- FIBR 221 Survey of Textiles: Origins and Evolution
- FIBR 276 Digital Surface Design: Image, Pattern, and Presentation
- FIBR 312 Surface Design: Screen Printing for Textiles
- Select one of these three options:
- FIBR 315 Complex Woven Structures: Dobby Technology
- FIBR 318 Digital Surface Design: Print and Pattern Development
- FIBR 319 Textile Futures: Digital Applications for Kinematic Structures
- FIBR 337 Business Practices for Fibers
- Select one of these three options:
- FIBR 342 Embellished Surfaces: Bespoke Embroidery to Thermoformed Fabric
- FIBR 415 Complex Woven Structures: Jacquard Technology
- FIBR 416 Digital Surface Printing: Material and Image Innovation
- Select one of these three options:
- FIBR 405 Machine Knitting for Art and Industry
- FIBR 412 Surface Design: Screen Printing for Fashion, Interiors, and Fine Art
- FIBR 418 Digital Surface Design: Collection Development for Interiors and Fashion
- FIBR 440 Fibers Senior Studio I: Research and Concept Development
- FIBR 450 Fibers Senior Studio II: Innovation and Production
- FIBR 460 Fibers Senior Studio III: Portfolio and Professional Practice
- Select one of these three options:
- FIBR 479 Undergraduate Internship
- 500-level SCADpro elective
- Business-focused elective
Become a material specialist. Become a soft goods designer. Become a textile designer. SCAD fibers graduates go on to launch their own studios, products, and clothing lines; they are commissioned by brands such as Anthropologie, The Coca-Cola Company, and Google; they work at universities, galleries, and community arts programs; and they exhibit at prestigious international art fairs.
Launch your career as a professional:
- Sustainable product developer
- Color/material/finish designer
- Textile designer
- Surface designer
- Carpet designer
- Knitwear designer
- Print and pattern designer
- Digital print engineer
- Embroidery and embellishment designer
Get recruited and hired by the best of the best:
- Anthropologie
- Chrysler
- Ralph Lauren
- Target
- Lilly Pulitzer
- Ruggable
- Nordstrom
- Title Nine
- Dorothy Draper