Textile Technology (BS): Medical Textiles Concentration
Our is perfect for students who want a hands-on, applied science education spent in labs instead of behind a desk.听
Textile technology students learn not only about the fibers that make up the textiles we use in everything from outdoor gear to sneakers, but also about business, supply chain operations and manufacturing. They then apply this knowledge to work with textile engineering students and industry partners on a year-long .听
The covers design and methods of production of state-of-the-art textile products and devices used in medical applications including sutures for wound closing and cardiac support devices.听
Contact
Dr. Ericka Ford
Textile Engineering, Chemistry and Science Department
Wilson College of Textiles
enford@ncsu.edu
Plan Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Orientation | ||
| 罢听101 | Strategies for Success in the Wilson College of Textiles | 1 |
| MA/ST and Natural Sciences | ||
| 惭础听131 | Calculus for Life and Management Sciences A 1 | 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 | |
| 厂罢听311 | Introduction to Statistics | 3 |
| 辞谤听厂罢听370 | Probability and Statistics for Engineers | |
| 颁贬听101 &补尘辫;听颁贬听102 | Chemistry - A Molecular Science and General Chemistry Laboratory 1 | 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 | 4 |
| 辞谤听笔驰听211 | College Physics I | |
| 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 |
| 辞谤听笔驰听212 | College Physics II | |
| Major Requirements | ||
| 贰颁听205 | Fundamentals of Economics | 3 |
| 贵罢惭听217 | The Textile Industry | 3 |
| 惭罢听366 | Biotextile Product Development | 3 |
| 笔颁颁听302 | Technology of Textile Wet Processing | 4 |
| 惭罢听105 | Introduction to Medical Textiles | 3 |
| 辞谤听罢罢听105 | Introduction to Textile Technology | |
| 罢贰听200 | Introduction to Polymer Science and Engineering | 3 |
| 罢贰听201 | Fiber Science | 4 |
| 罢罢听327 | Yarn Production and Properties | 4 |
| 罢罢听331 | Performance Evaluation of Textile Materials | 4 |
| 罢罢听341 | Knitted Fabric Technology | 3 |
| 罢罢听351 | Woven Products and Processes | 3 |
| 罢罢听380 | Management and Control of Textile and Apparel Systems | 3 |
| 罢罢听401 | Textile Technology Senior Design I | 4 |
| 罢罢听402 | Textile Technology Senior Design II | 4 |
| 罢罢听431 | Quality Management and Control In Textile Manufacturing | 3 |
| 罢罢听404 | Introduction to Nonwovens Products and Processes | 3 |
| 罢罢听481 | Design and Technology of Technical Textiles | 3 |
| Medical Textiles Concentration | ||
| 叠滨翱听183 | Introductory Biology: Cellular and Molecular Biology | 4 |
| 惭罢听432 | Evaluation of Biotextiles | 3 |
| Medical Textiles Electives | 11 | |
| GEP Courses | ||
| Acad Writing Resarch 1 | 4 | |
| GEP Humanities | 6 | |
| GEP Social Sciences | 3 | |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 2 | |
| GEP Elective | 3 | |
| GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 5 | |
| 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 |
| 贵尝贰听101 | Academic Writing and Research | 4 |
| Transfer Sequence | ||
| ENG 1 GEP | 3 | |
| 贰狈骋听202 | Disciplinary Perspectives in Writing | 3 |
Medical Textiles Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 叠滨翱听240 | Principles of Human Anatomy & Physiology (A): Nervous, Skeletal, Muscular, & Digestive Systems | 4 |
| 叠滨翱听310 | Quantitative Approaches to Biological Problems | 3 |
| 叠滨翱听361 | Developmental Biology | 3 |
| 叠滨翱听405 | Functional Histology | 3 |
| 叠滨翱听414 | Cell Biology | 3 |
| 叠滨翱听416 | Cancer Cell Biology | 3 |
| 叠滨翱听432 | Evolutionary Medicine | 3 |
| 叠础贰听305 | Biological Engineering Circuits | 4 |
| 叠础贰听321 | Bioprocessing Engineering Fundamentals | 3 |
| 叠惭贰听335 | Biomaterials | 3 |
| 叠惭贰听325 | Biochemistry for Biomedical Engineers | 3 |
| 叠叠厂听201 | Introduction to Biopharmaceutical Science | 3 |
| 叠滨罢听402 | Biotechnology Networking and Professional Development | 1 |
| 叠贰颁听425 | Molecular Biology for Biomanufacturing | 2 |
| 叠贰颁听475 | Global Regulatory Affairs for Medical Products | 3 |
| 叠贰颁听525 | Molecular Biology for Biomanufacturing | 2 |
| 叠贰颁听575 | Global Regulatory Affairs for Medical Products | 3 |
| 颁贬听221 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| GPH/ST 404 | Epidemiology and Statistics in Global Public Health | 3 |
| 颁尝础听115 | Medical Terminology | 3 |
| 顿厂颁听201 | Introduction to R/Python for Data Science | 1 |
| 顿厂颁听205 | Data Communication | 1 |
| 顿厂颁听295 | Introductory Special Topics in Data Science | 1-3 |
| 顿厂颁听406 | Exploratory Data Analysis for Big Data | 1 |
| 顿厂颁听412 | Exploring Machine Learning | 1 |
| 顿厂颁听495 | Special Topics in Data Science | 1-3 |
| 贵罢惭听486 | Supply Chain Management in the Textile Industry | 3 |
| 骋颁听120 | Foundations of Graphics | 3 |
| 惭罢听381 | Medical Textile and the Regulatory Environment | 3 |
| 惭罢听471 | Chemistry of Biopolymers | 3 |
| 笔颁颁听201 | Impact of Industry on the Environment and Society | 3 |
| 笔颁颁听274 | Introduction to Forensic Science | 3 |
| 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404 | Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Fiber Formation | 3 |
| 笔颁颁听471 | Chemistry of Biopolymers | 3 |
| 笔贬滨听325 | Bio-Medical Ethics | 3 |
| 厂罢厂听325 | Bio-Medical Ethics | 3 |
| 罢听104 | Fabric of Success and Career Readiness | 1 |
| 罢听497 | Independent Research in Textile Engineering, Chemistry and Materials Science I | 1-3 |
| 罢听498 | Independent Research in Textile Engineering, Chemistry and Materials Science II | 1-3 |
| 罢贰听110 | Computer-Based Modeling for Engineers | 3 |
| 罢贰听440 | Textile Information Systems Design | 4 |
| 罢贰听466 | Polymeric Biomaterials Engineering | 3 |
| 罢贰听467 | Mechanics of Tissues & Implants Requirements | 3 |
| TT/NW 405 | Advanced Nonwovens Processing | 3 |
| 罢罢听407 | Characterization Methods in Nonwovens | 3 |
| TT/NW 408 | Nonwoven Product Development | 3 |
| TT/NW 503 | Materials, Polymers, and Fibers used in Nonwovens | 3 |
| TT/NW 505 | Advanced Nonwovens Processing | 3 |
| TT/NW 507 | Nonwoven Characterization Methods | 3 |
| TT/NW 508 | Nonwoven Product Development | 3 |
| 罢罢听486 | Supply Chain Management in the Textile Industry | 3 |
| 罢翱齿听401 | Principles of Toxicology | 4 |
Semester Sequence
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 |
| 贰狈骋听101 | Academic Writing and Research | 4 |
| 惭础听131 or 惭础听141 | Calculus for Life and Management Sciences A 1 or Calculus I | 3-4 |
| 惭罢听105 or 罢罢听105 | Introduction to Medical Textiles (CP) or Introduction to Textile Technology | 3 |
| 罢听101 | Strategies for Success in the Wilson College of Textiles | 1 |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| 惭础听231 or 惭础听241 | Calculus for Life and Management Sciences B or Calculus II | 3-4 |
| 笔驰听211 | College Physics I or Physics for Engineers and Scientists I and Physics for Engineers and Scientists I Laboratory | 4 |
| 贵罢惭听217 | The Textile Industry | 3 |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| GEP Humanities | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 14 |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| 笔驰听212 | College Physics II or Physics for Engineers and Scientists II and Physics for Engineers and Scientists II Laboratory | 4 |
| 罢贰听201 | Fiber Science (CP) | 4 |
| 罢罢听327 | Yarn Production and Properties (CP) | 4 |
| 罢罢听380 | Management and Control of Textile and Apparel Systems | 3 |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| 厂罢听311 or 厂罢听370 | Introduction to Statistics or Probability and Statistics for Engineers | 3 |
| 罢贰听200 | Introduction to Polymer Science and Engineering | 3 |
| 贰颁听205 or EC听201 | Fundamentals of Economics or Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| 罢罢听341 | Knitted Fabric Technology (CP) | 3 |
| Medical Textiles Elective | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| 罢罢听351 | Woven Products and Processes | 3 |
| 罢罢听404 | Introduction to Nonwovens Products and Processes | 3 |
| 笔颁颁听302 | Technology of Textile Wet Processing | 4 |
| GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 2-3 | |
| 叠滨翱听183 | Introductory Biology: Cellular and Molecular Biology | 4 |
| 听 | Hours | 16 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| 罢罢听331 | Performance Evaluation of Textile Materials (CP) | 4 |
| 惭罢听366 | Biotextile Product Development | 3 |
| 罢罢听431 | Quality Management and Control In Textile Manufacturing | 3 |
| Medical Textiles Elective | 3 | |
| GEP Elective | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 16 |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| 罢罢听401 | Textile Technology Senior Design I | 4 |
| 惭罢听432 | Evaluation of Biotextiles | 3 |
| 罢罢听481 | Design and Technology of Technical Textiles | 3 |
| GEP Social Sciences | 3 | |
| Medical Textiles Elective | 2-3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| 罢罢听402 | Textile Technology Senior Design II | 4 |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 3 | |
| GEP Humanities | 3 | |
| Medical Textiles Elective | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 14 |
| 听 | Total Hours | 120 |
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Must be completed with a grade of C- or higher for major requirements
Career Opportunities
You can find textiles just about anywhere, which means you can find our graduates there too. Textile Technology alumni land jobs within aerospace, medicine, automotive, apparel, sports, manufacturing and more.听
These are just a few of the places our graduates go:听
- Athletics and Apparel: Nike, Adidas, The North Face, New Balance, Reebok, Levis, Fruit of the Loom, Hanesbrands
- Healthcare/Medical Textiles: Medline, Secant Medical
- Homewares: Target, Kohl鈥檚
- Government Agencies/Defense: United States Patent and Trademark Office, State Bureau of Investigation (SBI)
- Traditional Textiles: Milliken, Unifi, Parkdale Mills, Glen Raven, Springs Global听
- Plus: SAS, All Trails, Lenovo, Cisco, Accenture, IBM, Wolfspeed Inc.
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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