CURRICULUM DESIGN

Crafted for Creativity:
Our curriculum is meticulously designed to blend innovative design principles with practical skills, preparing you for a dynamic career in the textile world.

The Bachelor of Textile Design Technology (Honours) offers an exciting journey into the world of contemporary textile design, where creativity meets innovation and technology. Through hands-on exploration of resist, printing, and weaving, students experiment with materials, techniques, and digital tools to create meaningful textile outcomes. The programme blends traditional knowledge with modern industry practices, sustainability, and design thinking, empowering students to develop a strong creative identity. With real-world projects, portfolio development, and industry exposure, graduates are prepared to thrive in the dynamic fields of textile design and creative industries.

Curriculum

• Textile Design Technology: Focuses on creative aspects such as fabric design, color theory, pattern making, and the use of various materials and techniques. Courses often include textile art, digital design, fashion and textile illustration.

MQR Reference number:  MQA/SWA12366
UPU Program Code:  UE6545006 - Bachelor of Textile Design (Hons)  
Interview session/ portfolio submission/ drawing test: Yes - Candidates will be informed through email in the offer letter.

Core courses:
Textile Design Development (Resist, Printing  & Weaving)
Sustainable Textile Design
Textile Design Illustration & Manipulation (Manual and Digital)
Digital Textile CAD / CAM
Textile Trends and Styling
Creative Pattern Cutting

DEPARTMENT CORE COURSE

SEMESTER 1:

TEXTILE ART: MATERIALS AND METHODS

This course allows students to learn about appropriate materials and tools necessary to create textile innovative marks. Incorporating various textile instruments with colour (dye and pigments) will provide a better understanding of how the matter could be handled in diverse ways. The understanding of the function and methods of handling textile surfaces would also enhance the ability to utilize the tools appropriately. Simultaneously, the step-by-step demonstration also shapes students’ vision in developing their projects with new fresh ideas. Hence, the collection of samples becomes a reference for future work.

TEXTILE DESIGN EXPLORATION

The course introduces the students to choosing and drawing the local Malaysian subject matter from various angles and exposes them to explore the colouring process with types of drawing media suitable for textile design drawing. Students also will be facilitated in motif creation development; pattern repeat and arrangement with an application of creativity skills in the textile design ideation exploration process. They also will be supervised to produce creative and unique design compositions with colour schemes for Malaysian resist textiles, printing textiles, and, fibre (weaving) textile layouts.

WORLD HISTORY OF TEXTILE

This course is a fundamental level where analysis and findings by archaeologists and anthropologists explain the existence of the earliest production of textiles around the globe. At this stage, it is crucial to acquire the basic knowledge of how the materials, techniques and patterns were applied to form functional/non-functional textile objects for various societies. Significant visual images prepare students for a better understanding of materials/fabrics from the past to the present civilization. This can be further comprehended by observing samples during class sessions or educational trips 

SEMESTER 2:

TEXTILE PRACTICE
The course develops the student's understanding of the Malaysian textile practice basic techniques, media, and medium that involve three Malaysian textile disciplines, resist, printing, and fibre textile making. The student will be introduced to the basic application of techniques and processes of Malaysian resist, printing, and fibre through sample making for enhancing their skill and understanding of Malaysian textile practice. This course develops the student with basic skills and an appreciation of a wide range of areas in Malaysian textile design products, technological activities, and processes involved.

TEXTILE FOR COMMUNITY

This course is designed to enhance students' proficiency and build learners' skills in textiles and arts, leading to a practical understanding of sustainability in textile design. Students are expected to understand basic ideas in producing their creative artwork based on a sustainability textile design project. It also guides the student to have their artwork related to the social and cultural events in the community.

TEXTILE DISCOVERIES AND ISSUE

This course is designed to encourage students to ask questions about what is happening within the textile industry and how it impacts society and the environment. Through this discourse, students will learn to communicate openly and challenge each other by asking the right questions and debate in a healthy learning environment. They will be exposed to what is happening within the industry in a conventional and contemporary context through dialog sessions involving alumni and textile industry experts in textile resist printing and fiber.

PATTERN CUTTING
This course concentrates on pattern and garment making, which allows the students to measure accurately for the construction of patterns and garments. The aim is to assist students to establish a good and organized procedure in transforming the technical accuracy of 2D measurements into 3D garment. Thus, students will be able to visualize the end garment with high quality finishing.

CAD : TEXTILE DESIGN ILLUSTRATION & MANIPULATION

The course offers the essential skill of integrating CAD  software in textile design. This course aims to provide new opportunities for textile designers to explore creative options by using a computer to extend beyond the traditional methods of the textile design process.

SEMESTER 3:

TEXTILE DESIGN RESEARCH: RESIST

The course introduces students to various types of resist techniques which include hand-drawn, resist’s block and bound and stitch. The students will also be learning how the resist techniques have been applied by different cultures around the globe. Demonstration of various techniques and materials such as resist patterns on silk, tie and dye coloration with synthetic dyes and step-by-step canting or waxing process on fabrics will be conducted on weekly basis. All samples and projects are meant to be assessed at the end of the semester. Hence, these practices become a testimonial of their understanding of creating a resist textile artwork.

TEXTILE DESIGN RESEARCH: PRINTING

This subject has been designed to emphasize the intermediate level of knowledge in manual and digital printing techniques. Students will also explore various types of dyeing processes in printing using pigment and reactive dyes in manual printing and using the digital printing machine. Students are required to produce samples of printed designs on different kinds of fabrics and produce a regular size of products at the end of the course. 

TEXTILE DESIGN RESEARCH: WEAVING

The course is designed to introduce the students to basic textile research and design in weaving. This course covers the theoretical and practical aspects of the looms, loom terminologies and anatomy, weaving vocabulary and techniques, materials and processes, project planning, designing drafts, choosing yarns, and understanding the basic weave structures. The students will also be introduced to various hand-woven products using table and floor looms. At the end of the course, the students should be able to plan, execute, and complete weaving projects

CREATIVE PATTERN CUTTING

This course aims to produce skillful designers with knowledge in pattern layout, construction, development and manipulation to create creative and wearable garments and other fabric-based products. This course also aims for students to understand, organize and apply the production process from conceptualization to realization for fabric-based products with technical accuracy. The program also covers from conceptualizing a specific design to the technical and production processes of draping in create toile (mock-up) and final making up with quality finishing standards.

SEMESTER 4:

TEXTILE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

This is a research design course in preparation for their final design project where students will analyse the background information and visual details of their subject matter as a potential design element according to their respective textile discipline which are resist or printing or weaving. Students will systematically study their subject matter through a drawing process and develop motifs, patterns and compositions suitable for textile surface design and products. The observation and inspiration for developing design often are driven by current issues and design trends.

SUSTAINABLE TEXTILE DESIGN PRACTICE

The course will cover a range of topics related to sustainable textile design products, including identifying innovation opportunities and recognizing the tools and methods. The emphasis will be on materials, techniques, and applications to encourage students to think creatively and generate novel ideas that benefit the community. Design is the crucial criterion for innovating products, which must align with the four pillars of sustainability: environment, economy, society, and culture. Overall, this course is designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary to create sustainable textile products that are both innovative and beneficial for the community.

CAM: DIGITAL TEXTILE

This course is to emphasize the theory and tools of Computer Aided Design (CAD) and Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) with an emphasis on the central role of the vector- based layout and digital fabric printer integration. It focuses on the integration of the technical tools and the automation of the product development cycle using industry standard digital sublimation fabric and direct to garment printers (DTG)

SEMESTER 4: (SHORT SEMESTER)
TEXTILE DESIGN THINKING AND IDEA SOLUTION

This course is designed for students to create innovative textile designs and products from a solution-driven methodology. Various phases in approaching the problems and finding solutions will be introduced to ensure the aesthetics and functional properties are aligned when creating the projects. Empathizing, Defining, Ideating, Sampling/Prototyping and Testing are the stages required for students to formulate many creative ideas in return. Subsequently, structured brainstorming sessions allow students to identify issues in a more comprehensive method and direction. Hence; visual, material and human engagement could be seen as the means for the new innovated textile designs and products. 

SEMESTER 5:

TEXTILE PORTFOLIO

This course enable students to showcase their presentation of final textile design projects by using CAD and graphic design software, and other social media applications.  This course also provides a basis and guidance in the visual communication of a body of work appropriate to a design and major project proposals. The students will learn how to convert manual designs/ideas onto digital platform, and create a strong brand identity/corporate image design in presenting student’s final year project in order to extend the student’s portfolio of work.  This course will also incorporate photography, development of individual style in relation to a major project, experimentation with media & media technique, analysis of market needs and directions into their individual projects to create successful textile design presentations and portfolios. 

TEXTILE SAMPLING AND COSTING

This course emphasizes the fundamentals of product costing that include direct material (DM), direct labor (DL), and manufacturing overhead (MOH). Students will be exposed to the costing process, including Controlling, Planning and Estimating to justify the final product cost components, variants, and estimations via a comprehensive cost sheet with attributes.

TEXTILE TRENDS & STYLING

This module introduces the student to essential textile styles and trends of the 20th and 21st century and the social, political, cultural events and style arbiters that have shaped and influenced textile styles from the apparel, soft furnishing and fashion accessory industries.  Students will research on the highly diversified textiles design throughout the modern ages from all over the world, covering not only natural sciences, and concept & art direction that had contributed to its design characteristics, but also on the social issues and economic factors which influenced the elements of textile styling and trend forecasting. This course will include writing practice to develop observation on contemporary trends that emphasizes the usage of different approaches that require a variety of market studies, audiences and media.

FINAL YEAR PROJECTS

This course encourages students to be independent in projecting their final year project that aligns with the lectures’ brief. The proposed final-year project will cultivate creativity through diversifying techniques and materials within the parameters of the 3 areas: resist printing and weaving. Students are expected to apply design concepts in developing ideas to suit the aim and objectives of the proposed area. Project deliberations must include both; mass-production and exclusive-based design. Engagement with industries could be materialized depending on the quality and prospects of the outcome. Hence, verbal and nonverbal communication are indeed expected from the students in showcasing their final projects at the end of the semester.

SEMESTER 6:

INTERNSHIP / INDUSTRIAL TRAINING

The program covers the technical knowledge and practical skills in textile design which consist of three disciplines (weaving, printing, and resist). This program also emphasizes comprehensive textile studio and textile/ fashion design software, training on the practical skills relevant to the needs of the industry.

MQR Reference number:
UPU Program Code:  To be confirmed - Diploma in Art and Design (Textile)
Interview session/ portfolio submission/ drawing test: Yes - Candidates will be informed through email in the offer letter.

Core courses:
Textile Design Development (Resist, Printing  & Weaving)
Textile Design
Textile Design Illustration & Manipulation
Pattern, Form and Product
Fashion Illustration (Manual and Digital)
Fashion CAD / CAM
Fashion Communication and Seminars

The Bachelor of Textile Design Technology (Honours) and Bachelor of Technology in Textile and Apparel with Honours is a double degree course offered by the university to provide a comprehensive education in both textile design and textile technology. This program equips students with the creative skills needed for textile design and the technical expertise required in textile and apparel technology. 

Curriculum

• Textile Design Technology: Focuses on creative aspects such as fabric design, color theory, pattern making, and the use of various materials and techniques. Courses often include textile art, digital design, and textile illustration.

• Textile and Apparel Technology: Covers technical aspects including textile manufacturing processes, quality control, materials science, and apparel production. Courses might include textile chemistry, fabric testing, and industrial engineering for apparel.

MQR Reference number:  MQA/SWA12366
UPU Program Code:  UE6214003 - Bachelor of Textile Design (Hons) and Bachelor of Textile Science and Fashion Technology Honours.

Core courses:
Textile Design Development (Resist, Printing  & Weaving)
Sustainable Textile Design
Textile Design Illustration & Manipulation (Manual and Digital)
Digital Textile CAD / CAM
Textile Trends and Styling

Creative Pattern Cutting

Woven Structural Engineering

Modelling for Textile and Apparel System

Textile and Fashion Product Development