Polymer and Color Chemistry (BS): Medical Sciences Concentration
This bachelor鈥檚 degree takes an applied, hands-on approach to chemistry focusing on the building blocks of the materials we come into contact with every day: polymers and dyes.听
Students (PCC) learn about dye chemistry, color science and textile wet processes in our Dyeing and Finishing Lab Pilot Plant and DataColor Lab. This experiential learning wraps up with a capstone project covering a range of projects unavailable anywhere else.
is one of three concentrations offered in the PCC degree. Students looking to enter the medical field or some sort of medical school, including dentistry or ophthalmology, will find this concentration helpful in achieving their goals. The flexibility of this concentration helps students complete all prerequisite courses needed to apply to medical school. Students completing this concentration with a good GPA have been successful in gaining entrance into top medical schools.
Contact
Dr. Ahmed El-Shafei
Textile Engineering, Chemistry and Science Department
Wilson College of Textiles
amelsha@ncsu.edu
Plan Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Orientation | ||
| 罢听101 | Strategies for Success in the Wilson College of Textiles | 1 |
| Writing & Speaking | ||
| Acad Writing Research 1 | 4 | |
| Major Requirements | ||
| 笔颁颁听101 | Introduction to Polymer and Color Chemistry | 2 |
| 笔颁颁听104 | Introduction to Polymer and Color Chemistry Lab | 1 |
| 笔颁颁听106 | Chemistry of Colorants and Auxiliaries (Polymer Synth. Sustain. the Env.) | 3 |
| 罢贰听200 | Introduction to Polymer Science and Engineering | 3 |
| 罢贰听201 | Fiber Science | 4 |
| 罢惭厂听212 | Yarn and Fabric Formation and Properties | 2 |
| 笔颁颁听301 | Technology of Dyeing and Finishing | 3 |
| 笔颁颁听304 | Technology of Dyeing & Finishing Laboratory | 1 |
| 颁贬听331 | Introductory Physical Chemistry | 3 |
| 辞谤听罢贰听303 | Thermodynamics for Textile Engineers | |
| 笔颁颁听350 | Introduction to Color Science and Its Applications | 2 |
| 笔颁颁听354 | Intro to Color Science Laboratory | 1 |
| 笔颁颁听201 | Impact of Industry on the Environment and Society | 3 |
| 笔颁颁听412 | Textile Chemical Analysis | 2 |
| 笔颁颁听414 | Textile Chemistry Analysis Lab | 1 |
| 笔颁颁听442 | Theory of Physico-Chemical Processes in Textiles II | 3 |
| 笔颁颁听461 | Chemistry of Polymeric Materials | 3 |
| 笔颁颁听464 | Chemistry of Polymeric Materials Laboratory | 1 |
| 叠颁贬听451 | Principles of Biochemistry | 3 |
| 辞谤听笔颁颁听471 | Chemistry of Biopolymers | |
| Mathematics | ||
| 惭础听131 | Calculus for Life and Management Sciences A | 3-4 |
| 辞谤听惭础听141 | Calculus I | |
| 惭础听231 | Calculus for Life and Management Sciences B | 3-4 |
| 辞谤听惭础听241 | Calculus II | |
| Sciences | ||
| 颁贬听101 | Chemistry - A Molecular Science | 3 |
| 颁贬听102 | General Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| 颁贬听201 | Chemistry - A Quantitative Science | 3 |
| 颁贬听202 | Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| 颁贬听221 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| 颁贬听222 | Organic Chemistry I Lab | 1 |
| 颁贬听223 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| 颁贬听224 | Organic Chemistry II Lab | 1 |
| 叠滨翱听181 | Introductory Biology: Ecology, Evolution, and Biodiversity | 4 |
| 叠滨翱听183 | Introductory Biology: Cellular and Molecular Biology | 4 |
| 笔驰听211 | College Physics I | 4 |
| 辞谤听PY 205/206 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists I | |
| 笔驰听212 | College Physics II | 4 |
| 辞谤听PY 208/209 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists II | |
| 惭叠听351 | General Microbiology | 3 |
| 惭叠听352 | General Microbiology Laboratory | 1 |
| Major Electives | ||
| Economics Elective | 3 | |
| PCC Electives | 3-5 | |
| Advised Electives | 8 | |
| GEP Courses | ||
| GEP Humanities | 6 | |
| GEP Social Sciences | 3 | |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 2 | |
| GEP Elective | 3 | |
| GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 2 | |
| GEP Global Knowledge (verify requirement) | ||
| GEP Foundations of American Democracy (verify requirement) | ||
| World Language Proficiency (verify requirement) | ||
| Total Hours | 120 | |
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C- or better
Acad Writing Research
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Acad Writing Research | ||
| 贰狈骋听101 | Academic Writing and Research | 4 |
| 奥尝贰狈听101 | Academic Writing and Research | 4 |
| Transfer Sequence | ||
| 贰狈骋听1骋贰笔 | 3 | |
| 贰狈骋听202 | Disciplinary Perspectives in Writing | 3 |
Economics Elective
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 贰颁听201 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| 贰颁听205 | Fundamentals of Economics | 3 |
| 础搁贰听201 | Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics | 3 |
PCC Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 笔颁颁听274 | Introduction to Forensic Science | 3 |
| 笔颁颁听404 | Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Fiber Formation | 3 |
| 笔颁颁听420 | Textile Dyeing and Printing | 3 |
| 笔颁颁听466 | Polymer Chemistry Laboratory | 3 |
| 笔颁颁听474 | Forensic Chemistry Laboratory | 3 |
| 笔颁颁听490 | Undergraduate Research in Polymer and Color Chemistry | 1-6 |
| 罢听497 | Independent Research in Textile Engineering, Chemistry and Materials Science I | 1-3 |
Advised Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Choice of advised electives depends on the health-related field (e.g. Dentistry, Medical, Optometry, Pharmacy, etc.) and entrance requirements of health professional graduate degree programs. In addition to courses on this list, you can choose any 300 or 400-level CH course. | ||
| 叠贰颁听475 | Global Regulatory Affairs for Medical Products | 3 |
| 叠滨翱听240 | Principles of Human Anatomy & Physiology (A): Nervous, Skeletal, Muscular, & Digestive Systems | 4 |
| 叠滨翱听245 | Principles of Human Anatomy & Physiology (B): Endocrine, Cardiovascular, Respiratory & Renal Systems | 4 |
| 叠滨翱听414 | Cell Biology | 3 |
| 骋狈听311 | Principles of Genetics | 4 |
| 惭叠听411 | Medical Microbiology | 3 |
| 惭罢听366 | Biotextile Product Development | 3 |
| 惭罢听381 | Medical Textile and the Regulatory Environment | 3 |
| 惭罢听432 | Evaluation of Biotextiles | 3 |
| 厂罢听311 | Introduction to Statistics | 3 |
| STS/PHI 325 | Bio-Medical Ethics | 3 |
| 窜翱听250 | Animal Anatomy and Physiology | 4 |
Semester Sequence
This is a sample.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hours | |
| 罢听101 | Strategies for Success in the Wilson College of Textiles | 1 |
| 笔颁颁听101 | Introduction to Polymer and Color Chemistry | 2 |
| 笔颁颁听104 | Introduction to Polymer and Color Chemistry Lab | 1 |
| 惭础听131 or 惭础听141 | Calculus for Life and Management Sciences A or Calculus I | 3-4 |
| 颁贬听101 | Chemistry - A Molecular Science | 3 |
| 颁贬听102 | General Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| 贰狈骋听101 | Academic Writing and Research | 4 |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| 笔颁颁听106 | Chemistry of Colorants and Auxiliaries (Polymer Synth. Sustain. the Env.) | 3 |
| 颁贬听221 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| 颁贬听222 | Organic Chemistry I Lab | 1 |
| 惭础听231 or 惭础听241 | Calculus for Life and Management Sciences B or Calculus II | 3-4 |
| 叠滨翱听181 | Introductory Biology: Ecology, Evolution, and Biodiversity | 4 |
| 听 | Hours | 14 |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| 罢贰听200 | Introduction to Polymer Science and Engineering (CP) | 3 |
| 颁贬听223 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| 颁贬听224 | Organic Chemistry II Lab | 1 |
| 笔驰听211 | College Physics I | 4 |
| 叠滨翱听183 | Introductory Biology: Cellular and Molecular Biology | 4 |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| 听 | Hours | 16 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| 罢贰听201 | Fiber Science | 4 |
| 颁贬听201 | Chemistry - A Quantitative Science | 3 |
| 颁贬听202 | Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| 笔驰听212 or PY听208 | College Physics II or Physics for Engineers and Scientists II | 4 |
| Economics Elective | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| 笔颁颁听461 | Chemistry of Polymeric Materials (CP) | 3 |
| 笔颁颁听464 | Chemistry of Polymeric Materials Laboratory | 1 |
| 笔颁颁听301 | Technology of Dyeing and Finishing (CP) | 3 |
| 笔颁颁听304 | Technology of Dyeing & Finishing Laboratory | 1 |
| 罢惭厂听212 | Yarn and Fabric Formation and Properties | 2 |
| 罢贰听303 or 颁贬听331 | Thermodynamics for Textile Engineers or Introductory Physical Chemistry | 3-4 |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| 听 | Hours | 14 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| 笔颁颁听350 | Introduction to Color Science and Its Applications (CP) | 2 |
| 笔颁颁听354 | Intro to Color Science Laboratory | 1 |
| GEP Humanities | 6 | |
| GEP Social Sciences | 3 | |
| Advised Electives | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| 笔颁颁听201 | Impact of Industry on the Environment and Society | 3 |
| 笔颁颁听442 | Theory of Physico-Chemical Processes in Textiles II | 3 |
| PCC Electives | 3 | |
| 惭叠听351 | General Microbiology | 3 |
| 惭叠听352 | General Microbiology Laboratory | 1 |
| Advised Electives | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 16 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| 笔颁颁听412 | Textile Chemical Analysis | 2 |
| 笔颁颁听414 | Textile Chemistry Analysis Lab | 1 |
| 叠颁贬听451 or 笔颁颁听471 | Principles of Biochemistry or Chemistry of Biopolymers | 3-4 |
| GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 2-3 | |
| GEP Elective | 3 | |
| Advised Electives | 2 | |
| PCC Electives | 2-3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| 听 | Total Hours | 120 |
Career Opportunities
A bachelor鈥檚 in PCC also regularly prepares students for admission to top advanced degrees in the medical field, from Johns Hopkins 福利逼站 to Harvard Medical School.
Employers across the country and the world also specifically seek out our students for their unique and in-demand knowledge. From apparel and more traditional textile applications to chemical companies, plastics, cosmetics and even forensics, our graduates are anything but boxed in by this unique degree.听
- Apparel: Nike, GAP, Victoria鈥檚 Secret, Under Armour, HanesBrands Inc., Abercrombie & Fitch
- Forensics: FBI, SBI
- Traditional Textiles: Unifi, Milliken, ITG, Guilford Performance, LORD Corporation, PVH Corp.听
- Fiber Producers/Chemical Companies: PGI, DuPont, Monsanto, Eastman Chemical Company, Cotton Inc., Teijin, Highland Industries, Honeywell听
- Plastics: Plaspak Inc., IPS Adhesives听
- Other: L鈥橭r茅al, Eisai Pharmaceuticals, Merc, Underwriters Laboratory, Ideal Fasteners, APJeT
Career Titles
- Color Scientist
- Dye Chemist / Textile Chemist
- Research and Development (R&D) Polymer Chemist
- Forensic Chemist
- Plant / Development Chemist
- Process Manager and/or Production Manager
- Laboratory Director
- Quality Control Chemist
- Health Care Manager
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