The Academy of Arts of Taihu University of Wuxi (with the Department of Arts as its predecessor) was established in 2002, with majors in Visual Communication Design, Product Design, Environmental and Art Design, Clothing Design and Engineering, Clothing and Fashion Design, Digital Media and Art Design, Advertising, Musical Performance, etc. Among these, Clothing Design and Engineering is a key major of the“12th Five-Year Plan” of Jiangsu.

Majors:

Product design

Main courses: product design methodology, ergonomics, materials and technology.

Core courses: design sketch, sketch techniques, visual communication design, shape design, principles and methods of product design, ergonomics, computer aided design and AutoCAD, RHINO product 3D modeling, 3D modeling Cinema4D rendering techniques, design psychology.

Visual Communication Design

Main courses: art, design, communication, aesthetics, psychology.

Core courses: professional theory, brand design, logo design, package design, visual design, advertising planning and performance, book overall design, layout design, illustration design, digital media interaction design.

Clothing and fashion design

Main courses: art, design, aesthetics, ergonomics, psychology.

Core courses: Chinese and Western clothing history, clothing design, clothing renderings techniques, accessories design, pattern design, color and match of clothing, clothing technology, image design.

Clothing design and engineering

Main courses: textile science and engineering, design.

Core courses: clothing design, pattern design, clothing technology, clothing materials science, clothing CAD, clothing marketing.

Environmental design

Main courses: methodology of architectural and environmental design, ergonomics, materials science.

Core courses: architectural drawings, architectural technology and science, architectural design, basic of environmental art design, display space design, interior design, landscape design.

Digital Media and Art

Main courses: computer science, communication, art design, multimedia technology.

Core courses: interactive media design, audio-visual language, digital effects production, animation design, interface design, network design and virtual reality applications.

Advertising

Main courses: journalism and communication, marketing.

Core courses: advertising psychology, mass communication, marketing, CI planning and design, advertising design, advertising planning, advertising copywriting.

Painting

Core courses: Chinese and foreign art history,introduction to art, Chinese painting techniques, oil painting techniques, painting creation, decorative arts, computer-aided design.

Main courses: art, fine arts

Music performance

Core courses: basic music theory, music and works analysis, method of song production, choral conductor, vocal music, piano, instrumental music, computer music production, brief history of Chinese music, brief history of foreign music.