该计划的重点是用于服装和室内设计的织物的机织，针织和印花设计。该课程面向具有纺织品背景的人士，以及来自本科课程或专业实践的视觉研究经验，可帮助学生扩大和提高他们的技能，磨练他们的艺术形象并精通其技术和创造潜力选择的媒介及其背景。该计划还强调绘画和色彩研究（以及参加研究生研讨会），以此作为建立分析和批判性思维技能的手段。通过内容和上下文的框架实施设计过程，阐明完成作品的目的和上下文，以及这些内容如何在创建过程中为决策提供依据，认识到纺织材料，技术和过程在表达雄心勃勃的想法，展示的潜力具有分析能力和批判性思维
As an MFA candidate in Textiles, you build on solid technical skills and a proficient design process, engage in individual research, and develop a personal vision and understanding of design as an expression of a continually evolving culture. The two-year MFA in Textiles focuses on the woven, knit and print design of fabrics used for apparel and interior design applications. Geared towards those with a background in textiles and academic andor professional experience in visual studies, the curriculum helps you broaden and sharpen your skills, hone your artistic identity and become well versed in the technical and creative potential of the medium. The program also emphasizes studies in drawing and color - along with participation in graduate seminars - as a means of building analytical and critical thinking skills. The first year enriches your creative background and helps you expand your skills, including the use of digital technology in design. The second year allows for more individual exploration of weaving, knitting or surface design, with the final semester culminating in a thesis project that entails both studio work and writing.