The course is a three-year broad-based qualification to train students to be aware of, and to remain constantly in touch with, the ever-changing pulse of the textile design and lifestyle industries. The course is the platform for further study towards the degree BTech in Textile Design and Technology, which is awarded after a further year of study and allows for research and specialisation in the student’s chosen field.
Type: undergraduate diploma
Duration: 3 year full time
Compulsory Subjects
First Year Subjects:
- Design studies
- Drawing for designs
- Design technology
- Professional design practice
- History and art of design
Second Year Subjects:
- Textile design technology
- Textile design
- Preparatory studies
- Textile design practice
- Textile and design studies
Third Year Subjects:
- Textile design technology
- Textile design
- Preparatory studies
- Textile design practice
- Textile and design studies
Careers: Surface Designer, fashion designer
Source: www.cput.ac.za