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RISD Graduate Courses in Textiles
| TEXT 480G |
TBD |
GRADUATE STUDIO I |
| This course, a major component in the student's curriculum, is tailored to individual needs and can entail two types of activity: 1. Participation in junior or senior level courses to strengthen technical skills and design vocabulary, and 2. Individual projects under graduate advisors to clarify personal concepts and format of the work. This semester's emphasis is on enlarging and solidifying the student's background and defining direction for the work. Fee: According to Materials Used Restricted to MFA.TEXT majors |
| Semester: Winter |
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| TEXT 481G |
TBD |
GRADUATE STUDIO II |
| This course, a major component in the student's curriculum, is tailored to individual needs and can entail two types of activity: 1. Participation in junior or senior level courses to strengthen technical skills and design vocabulary, and 2. Individual projects under graduate advisors to clarify personal concepts and format of the work. This semester's emphasis is on enlarging and solidifying the student's background and defining direction for the work. Restricted to MFA TEXT majors only Fee: According to Materials Used |
| Semester: Spring |
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| TEXT 482G |
TBD |
GRADUATE STUDIO III |
| In this second-year course, the emphasis is on clarifying student's specific area of interest, format of the work, its context, and personal concepts. Restricted to and Requirement for Second-year MFA TEXT Fee: According To Materials Used |
| Semester: Spring |
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| TEXT 483G |
Anais A. Missakian |
THESIS PROJECT |
| This project represents the culmination of a student's study in the Graduate Program. The design projects can encompass various textile fields in the areas of interior or apparel textiles. A specific architectural context, an area of apparel design, an investigation of a particular technique, or a visual design sensibility and language can provide a framework for the project. The work, executed using any established textile techniques or technique that a student has developed, should manifest advanced original concepts, high quality of execution, and a strong commitment to the field. Written documentation and analysis of the sources of the work, how it relates to the textiles tradition or larger field of art and design, and of the development of the project should accompany the studio work. Restricted to and Requirement for MFA TEXT majors. Fee: According To Materials Used |
| Semester: Spring |
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| TEXT 484G |
Anais A. Missakian |
TEXTILE SEMINAR |
| This course focuses on issues in the professional textile field, such as the effect of production parameters and end use on design decisions. While helping students become more familiar with the wide ranging market, from the most innovative to the traditional, this course aims at providing an awareness of how one's own work fits into this context. Lecturers include professionals from the field, who advise on the studio work required in this class. May be repeated for credit. Restricted to MFA TEXT majors |
| Semester: Fall |
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| TEXT 498G |
Maria Tulokas |
THESIS WRITING |
| This written portion of the Thesis Project helps students to analyze their working process and its results, as well as inform future work. While the length and style of the written thesis may vary, the paper should contain: an identification of the project goals and an analysis of the sources of inspiration; the context in which the work fits into the textile area and larger field of art and design; a description of the working process, techniques, and materials used and their connection to application and end use; and finally, an evaluation of the project. Accompanying the paper will be visual documentation of the project. Restricted to MFA TEXT majors |
| Semester: Spring |
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