Textile Engineering (BS): Chemical Processing Concentration
If you鈥檝e ever relied on a tent to keep you warm and dry, put on a bandage or driven a car, you鈥檝e benefited from the work of a textile engineer.听
Textiles are everywhere, and a trains you to combine an engineering perspective with knowledge of fiber science, product development, dye chemistry and more. You鈥檒l wrap up your college career by working with textile technology students and industry partners on a year-long Senior Design project.听
Our bachelor鈥檚 degree in textile engineering is a joint degree between the Wilson College of Textiles and the College of Engineering.听
is one of three concentrations students in textile engineering can choose from. You鈥檒l learn how to combine textile and chemical engineering to develop chemical process improvements for industries dealing with fibers and polymers. Students in this concentration often minor or double major in chemical engineering.听
The textile engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of .听
Contact
Dr. Philip Bradford
Textile Engineering, Chemistry and Science Department
Wilson College of Textiles
919.515.1866
philip_bradford@ncsu.edu
Plan Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Orientation | ||
| 罢听101 | Strategies for Success in the Wilson College of Textiles | 1 |
| 贰听101 | Introduction to Engineering & Problem Solving 2 | 1 |
| 贰听115 | Introduction to Computing Environments | 1 |
| Mathematical & Physical Science | ||
| 惭础听141 | Calculus I 1 | 4 |
| 惭础听241 | Calculus II 1 | 4 |
| 惭础听242 | Calculus III | 4 |
| 惭础听341 | Applied Differential Equations I | 3 |
| 颁贬听101 &补尘辫;听颁贬听102 | Chemistry - A Molecular Science and General Chemistry Laboratory 1 | 4 |
| 颁贬听201 &补尘辫;听颁贬听202 | Chemistry - A Quantitative Science and Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory | 4 |
| 笔驰听205 &补尘辫;听笔驰听206 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists I and Physics for Engineers and Scientists I Laboratory 1 | 4 |
| 笔驰听208 &补尘辫;听笔驰听209 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists II and Physics for Engineers and Scientists II Laboratory | 4 |
| Major Requirements | ||
| 贰听102 | Engineering in the 21st Century | 2 |
| 罢贰听110 | Computer-Based Modeling for Engineers 2 | 3 |
| 罢贰听200 | Introduction to Polymer Science and Engineering | 3 |
| 罢贰听201 | Fiber Science | 4 |
| 罢贰听205 | Analog and Digital Circuits | 4 |
| 罢贰听301 | Engineering Textile Structures I: Linear Assemblies | 3 |
| 罢贰听302 | Textile Manufacturing Processes and Systems II | 4 |
| 罢贰听303 | Thermodynamics for Textile Engineers | 3 |
| 辞谤听颁贬贰听315 | Chemical Process Thermodynamics | |
| 罢贰听401 | Textile Engineering Design I | 4 |
| 罢贰听402 | Textile Engineering Design II | 4 |
| 罢贰听404 | Lean Six Sigma Quality | 3 |
| 罢贰听424 | Textile Engineering Quality Improvement Laboratory | 1 |
| 笔颁颁听301 &补尘辫;听笔颁颁听304 | Technology of Dyeing and Finishing and Technology of Dyeing & Finishing Laboratory | 4 |
| 厂罢听370 | Probability and Statistics for Engineers | 3 |
| 惭础贰听206 | Engineering Statics | 3 |
| 辞谤听颁贰听214 | Engineering Mechanics-Statics | |
| 骋颁听120 | Foundations of Graphics | 3 |
| Economics - Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics | ||
| Principles of Microeconomics | ||
| Fundamentals of Economics | ||
| Concentration Requirements | ||
| 颁贬贰听205 | Chemical Process Principles | 4 |
| 颁贬贰听225 | Introduction to Chemical Engineering Analysis | 3 |
| 颁贬贰听311 | Transport Processes I | 3 |
| 颁贬贰听435 | Process Systems Analysis and Control | 3 |
| Concentration Elective | 3 | |
| Choose from one of the following | ||
| Polymer Engineering | ||
| Mechanics of Tissues & Implants Requirements | ||
| Polymeric Biomaterials Engineering | ||
| Clothing Comfort and Personal Protection Science | ||
| Human Physiology for Clothing and Wearables | ||
| Textile Composites | ||
| Polymeric Biomaterials Engineering | ||
| Polymer Physics | ||
| Special Studies In Textile Engineering and Science | ||
| Textile Information Systems Design | ||
| Transport Processes II | ||
| Thermodynamics of Chemical and Phase Equilibria | ||
| Chemical Engineering Lab I | ||
| Chemical Processing of Electronic Materials | ||
| GEP Courses | ||
| Acad Writing Research 2 | 4 | |
| GEP Humanities | 6 | |
| GEP Social Sciences | 3 | |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 2 | |
| GEP Elective | 3 | |
| GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 3 | |
| GEP Global Knowledge (verify requirement) | ||
| GEP Foundations of American Democracy (verify requirement) | ||
| World Language Proficiency (verify requirement) | ||
| Total Hours | 125 | |
- 1
C or better
- 2
C- or better
Concentration Elective
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 叠惭贰听466 | Polymeric Biomaterials Engineering | 3 |
| 叠惭贰听566 | Polymeric Biomaterials Engineering | 3 |
| 颁贬贰听312 | Transport Processes II | 3 |
| 颁贬贰听475 | Advances in Pollution Prevention: Environmental Management for the Future | 3 |
| 颁贬贰听575 | Advances in Pollution Prevention: Environmental Management for the Future | 3 |
| 罢贰听440 | Textile Information Systems Design | 4 |
| 罢贰听463 | Polymer Engineering | 3 |
| 罢贰听466 | Polymeric Biomaterials Engineering | 3 |
| 罢贰听540 | Textile Information Systems Design | 4 |
| 罢贰听565 | Textile Composites | 3 |
| 罢贰听566 | Polymeric Biomaterials Engineering | 3 |
| 罢惭厂听565 | Textile Composites | 3 |
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 |
Semester Sequence听
This is a sample.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hours | |
| 颁贬听101 | Chemistry - A Molecular Science 1 | 3 |
| 颁贬听102 | General Chemistry Laboratory 1 | 1 |
| 贰听101 | Introduction to Engineering & Problem Solving 2 | 1 |
| 贰听115 | Introduction to Computing Environments | 1 |
| 贰狈骋听101 | Academic Writing and Research 2 | 4 |
| 惭础听141 | Calculus I 1 | 4 |
| 罢听101 | Strategies for Success in the Wilson College of Textiles | 1 |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| 颁贬听201 | Chemistry - A Quantitative Science | 3 |
| 颁贬听202 | Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| 惭础听241 | Calculus II 1 | 4 |
| 笔驰听205 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists I 1 | 3 |
| 笔驰听206 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists I Laboratory 1 | 1 |
| 罢贰听200 | Introduction to Polymer Science and Engineering | 3 |
| 贰听102 | Engineering in the 21st Century | 2 |
| 听 | Hours | 17 |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| 颁贬贰听205 | Chemical Process Principles 2 | 4 |
| 罢贰听110 | Computer-Based Modeling for Engineers 2 | 3 |
| 笔驰听208 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists II | 3 |
| 笔驰听209 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists II Laboratory | 1 |
| 惭础听242 | Calculus III | 4 |
| GEP Humanities | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 18 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| 罢贰听201 | Fiber Science | 4 |
| 惭础贰听206 or 颁贰听214 | Engineering Statics or Engineering Mechanics-Statics | 3 |
| 颁贬贰听225 | Introduction to Chemical Engineering Analysis 2 | 3 |
| 惭础听341 | Applied Differential Equations I | 3 |
| GEP Social Sciences | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 16 |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| 厂罢听370 | Probability and Statistics for Engineers | 3 |
| 颁贬贰听311 | Transport Processes I 2 | 3 |
| 罢贰听301 | Engineering Textile Structures I: Linear Assemblies | 3 |
| 罢贰听303 or 颁贬贰听315 | Thermodynamics for Textile Engineers or Chemical Process Thermodynamics | 3 |
| GEP Humanities | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| 罢贰听205 | Analog and Digital Circuits | 4 |
| 罢贰听302 | Textile Manufacturing Processes and Systems II | 4 |
| 罢贰听404 | Lean Six Sigma Quality | 3 |
| 罢贰听424 | Textile Engineering Quality Improvement Laboratory | 1 |
| 骋颁听120 | Foundations of Graphics | 3 |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| 罢贰听401 | Textile Engineering Design I | 4 |
| 笔颁颁听301 | Technology of Dyeing and Finishing | 3 |
| 笔颁颁听304 | Technology of Dyeing & Finishing Laboratory | 1 |
| Concentration Elective | 3 | |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| GEP Elective | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| 罢贰听402 | Textile Engineering Design II | 4 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Fundamentals of Economics | ||
| Principles of Microeconomics | ||
| Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics | ||
| GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 3 | |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| 颁贬贰听435 | Process Systems Analysis and Control | 3 |
| 听 | Hours | 14 |
| 听 | Total Hours | 125 |
- 1
Must be completed with grade of C or higher.
- 2
Must be completed with grade of C- or higher.
Career Opportunities
The interdisciplinary nature of textiles means that textile engineers are needed everywhere. As the only ABET accredited textile engineering program, our graduates have unmatched expertise. The result? Top employers in just about every industry recruit our alumni to help them solve problems and make a difference. These are just a few of the places our graduates go:听
- Government Agencies/National Defense: NASA, The U.S. Army, Lockheed Martin, Natick, United States Patent and Trademark Office
- Athletics and Apparel: Nike, Adidas, Under Armour, The North Face, Lululemon, Patagonia, Levis, Peter Millar, HanesBrands听
- Healthcare/Medical Textiles: ATEX, Merck & Co., Stryker, Medline, Secant Medical
- Automotives: Tesla, BMW, Volvo Trucks, Nissan, Goodyear, Michelin, Firestone
- Homewares: Home Depot, Lowes, Mohawk Flooring, Hunter Douglas
- Traditional Textiles: Milliken, Unifi, Contempora Fabrics, Elevate Textiles, SteinFibers
- Advanced Materials: Technimark, DuPont, Eastman, Honeywell
Career Titles
- Materials Developer / Specialist / Designer
- Research and Development Engineer
- Product Development Specialist
- Strategic Sourcing Manager
- Logistics Manager / Inventory Manager
- Data Scientist
- Design Engineer / Process Improvement Engineer
- Production Manager / Project Engineer / Product Manager
- Quality Control Engineer
- Technical Marketing Manager
- Technical Service / Sales
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