Curriculum: Textile 2019

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Certificate of completion of secondary education,
successful passing of entrance examinations, admission on the basis of a ranking list

Diploma of Professional Higher Education (Textile)

Diploma of Professional Higher Education, Academic Transcript in Estonian, Diploma Supplement in English

1. Provide high-quality professional higher education in the field of textile arts.
2. Educate artists/designers who boast a range of technical and intellectual skills and are able to solve problems creatively, and who feel responsibility for the preservation and advancement of specialist traditions.
3. Provide students with an integrated understanding of the developmental factors and the role of art and design in contemporary society.
4. Teach the skills for using different tools and media for the accomplishment of projects, promote cooperation and encourage inclination to find innovative solutions.
5. Develop the ability to see interconnections between the different disciplines and understand the opportunities in the speciality area in a wider context.
6. Prepare students for careers in companies that operate in the speciality area, provide conditions for continuing studies in the formal education system and/or pursuing lifelong learning.

first cycle higher education,
Estonian Qualifications Framework Level 6,
European Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning Level 6

General, speciality and practice module: compulsory
Module of elective and optional subjects: it is compulsory to select one of the two elective sets of general subjects (see curriculum modules below); optional subjects can be chosen from the Pallas subjects or from other colleges/universities

Master´s studies

Curriculum (240 ECTS) consists of following modules:

General module 52 ECTS
I General theoretical subjects 20 ECTS
II General practical subjects 32 ECTS

Module of elective and optional subjects 23 ECTS
I Elective sets of general subjects 12 ECTS
II Optional subjects 11 ECTS

Specialty module 115 ECTS
I General speciality courses 19 ECTS
II Fundamentals of speciality 20 ECTS
III Speciality projects 66 ECTS
IV Preparation for diploma project 6 ECTS
V Speciality elective projects/subjects 4 ECTS

Practice module 36 ECTS
Practice and projects 18 ECTS
Placement practice 15 ECTS
Practice for Final Project 3 ECTS

Final project 14 ECTS

Having completed the curriculum, the student:
- is a professional specialist in the field of textile able to navigate in the theoretical and practical applications of the specialty;
- knows the traditions of the specialty and can position its future processes in a contemporary context;
- has systematic knowledge and skills of the textile specialty;
- is able to set one’s aim and choose relevant methods working as a designer or an artist, considering the needs of the target group and client;
- is familiar with textile terminology and is able to express oneself both in speech and in writing in Estonian and one foreign;
- is able to associate problems of the field with a wider cultural environment and apply research techniques in conducting background studies for creative projects;
- is able to plan and complete projects from ideas to final works collaborating with specialists of different fields if needed;
- is able to take initiative and responsibility working both individually and in a team;
- understands present processes in the society and is able to associate one’s creations with current topics;
- can recognize interdisciplinary connections;
- has improved one’s professional skills participating in specialty projects and established personal preferences for working within the field;
- has gained essential skills for working as an artist and a designer in the fields of textile and fashion;
- is prepared for post-graduate studies as well as for other forms of self-development and lifelong learning