Overview

Key Features

In the textile, fashion, interiors and related fields, there is established interest and importance placed on design sustainability, artisanal heritage and entrepreneurship. The think global/live local movement emphasizes a return to artisanal roots through ethical sourcing and reconnecting with handwork interfaced with technology. Maker spaces proliferate where artisanal skills are celebrated, and resources are shared. This program provides context for designing in a global market where people want to understand the heritage of their products and purchases.

Through this innovative program, with semesters in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA and Galashiels, Scotland UK, students will be immersed in the global textile design market, enabling them to develop both their technical and artisanal skills for foremost industry or entrepreneurial ventures. Students will have unprecedented access to extend and expand their professional networks through involvement with global trade fairs, access to famed archives and placement into premiere textile design industry internships.

Through successful completion of the Global Textile Design program at Thomas Jefferson University, students will:

Develop an understanding of international perspectives and issues relating to design, global textiles and artisanal heritage.

Appreciate the diversity of expertise, skill, trends and archival inspiration in the global textile field.

Develop technical and creative skills for prototyping and visualizing textile design ideas.

Critically evaluate a range of techniques and processes within a selected field and progress ideas in response.

Understand the relationship between design product and market segmentation.

Synthesize contextual issues with research and processes to develop an individual direction.

Apply visual research and technical skills to create a final textile body of work.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Textile Design Management

Global Textile Heritage

Textile Design Ideation

Research Methodology

Global Textile Artisanship

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 18 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-08-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-08-01 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2025-05-15 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

35 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Design Fashion, Textiles and Luxury Goods View 411 other Masters in Design in United States

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Student insurance

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Tuition Fee

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International

30986 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 1328 USD per credit during 18 months.
National

30986 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 1328 USD per credit during 18 months.
In-State

30986 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 1328 USD per credit during 18 months.

Living costs for Philadelphia

1313 - 2284 USD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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