Textile Technology (BS): Medical Textiles Concentration
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The B.S. in Textile Technology provides students with basic knowledge of fiber materials, science and technologies of fiber processing, as well as fiber-based product design and development. The curriculum prepares students in product design and development processes, beginning with understanding of application to material selection to appropriate technologies to utilize.
The Textile Technology degree program offers a well rounded versatile degree, which prepares graduates to collaborate effectively with professionals in a global interdisciplinary environment. After introductory exposure to several of the fundamental aspects of fiber science and textile technology, the student can build additional depth in one of the three concentrations of Medical Textiles, Technical Textiles, and Textile Supply Chain Operations or stay in the general degree which allows students the flexibility of designing their own interest or transferring from other programs or community colleges. The Medical Textiles concentration covers design and methods of production of state-of-the-art textile products and devices used in medical applications including sutures for wound closing to cardiac support devices. The Technical Textiles concentration covers design principles, understanding of applications, and technologies relevant to the vast array of technical textiles materials and products used in such areas as transportation, storage, packaging, automobile engineering, geotechnical engineering, and much more. This concentration offers two options: Materials and Nonwovens. The Textile Supply Chain Operations concentration focuses on the design, management, and coordination all the activities required to transform raw materials into finished textile products to retail. Students in this degree program will participate in the TE/TT Capstone Design Program, where projects are sponsored by industry partners and government agencies. More information about the degrees is available on the TECS TT website.
Plan Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orientation | |||
| T 101 | Strategies for Success in the Wilson College of Textiles | 1 | |
| Acad Writing Resarch 1 | 4 | ||
| MA/ST and Natural Sciences | |||
| Select one of the following: 1 | 4 | ||
| Calculus for Life and Management Sciences A | |||
| Computational Mathematics for Life and Management Sciences | |||
| Calculus I 1 | |||
| MA 231 | Calculus for Life and Management Sciences B | 3 | |
| or MA 241 | Calculus II | ||
| ST 311 | Introduction to Statistics | 3 | |
| or ST 370 | Probability and Statistics for Engineers | ||
| CH 101 & CH 102 | Chemistry - A Molecular Science and General Chemistry Laboratory 1 | 4 | |
| PY 205 & PY 206 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists I and Physics for Engineers and Scientists I Laboratory | 4 | |
| or PY 211 | College Physics I | ||
| PY 208 & PY 209 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists II and Physics for Engineers and Scientists II Laboratory | 4 | |
| or PY 212 | College Physics II | ||
| Major Requirements | |||
| EC 205 | Fundamentals of Economics | 3 | |
| FTM 217 | The Textile Industry | 3 | |
| MT 366 | Biotextile Product Development | 3 | |
| PCC 302 | Technology of Textile Wet Processing | 4 | |
| TE 200 | Introduction to Polymer Science and Engineering | 3 | |
| TMS 211 | Introduction to Fiber Science | 3 | |
| MT 105 | Introduction to Medical Textiles | 3 | |
| or TT 105 | Introduction to Textile Technology | ||
| TT 327 | Yarn Production and Properties | 4 | |
| TT 331 | Performance Evaluation of Textile Materials | 4 | |
| TT 341 | Knitted Fabric Technology | 3 | |
| TT 351 | Woven Products and Processes | 3 | |
| TT 380 | Management and Control of Textile and Apparel Systems | 3 | |
| TT 401 | Textile Technology Senior Design I | 4 | |
| TT 402 | Textile Technology Senior Design II | 4 | |
| TT 431 | Quality Management and Control In Textile Manufacturing | 3 | |
| TT 404 | Introduction to Nonwovens Products and Processes | 3 | |
| TT 481 | Design and Technology of Technical Textiles | 3 | |
| Medical Textiles Concentration | |||
| BIO 183 | Introductory Biology: Cellular and Molecular Biology | 4 | |
| MT 432 | Biotextiles Evaluation | 3 | |
| Medical Textiles Electives | 11 | ||
| GEP Courses | |||
| GEP Humanities | 6 | ||
| GEP Social Sciences | 3 | ||
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 2 | ||
| GEP Additional Breadth (Humanities/Social Sciences/Visual and Performing Arts) | 3 | ||
| GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 5 | ||
| GEP U.S. Diversity (verify requirement) | |||
| GEP Global Knowledge (verify requirement) | |||
| Foreign Language Proficiency (verify requirement) | |||
| Total Hours | 120 | ||
| 1 | C- or better |
Acad Writing Research
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acad Writing Research | |||
| ENG 101 | Academic Writing and Research | 4 | |
| FLE 101 | Academic Writing and Research | 4 | |
| Transfer Sequence | |||
| ENG 1GEP | 100 Level English Composition | 3 | |
| ENG 202 | Disciplinary Perspectives in Writing | ||
Medical Textiles Electives
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLA 115 | Medical Terminology | 3 | |
| FTM 486 | Supply Chain Management in the Textile Industry | 3 | |
| MT 381 | Medical Textile and the Regulatory Environment | 3 | |
| MT 471 | The Chemistry of Synthetic and Natural Bipolymers | 3 | |
| PCC 471 | The Chemistry of Synthetic and Natural Bipolymers | 3 | |
| PHI 325 | Bio-Medical Ethics | 3 | |
| STS 325 | Bio-Medical Ethics | 3 | |
| TT 486 | Supply Chain Management in the Textile Industry | 3 |
Semester Sequence
This is a sample.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hours | |
| CH 101 | Chemistry - A Molecular Science 1 | 3 |
| CH 102 | General Chemistry Laboratory 1 | 1 |
| ENG 101 | Academic Writing and Research | 4 |
| MA 131 | Calculus for Life and Management Sciences A 1 | 3 |
| MT 105 | Introduction to Medical Textiles (CP) | 3 |
| T 101 | Strategies for Success in the Wilson College of Textiles | 1 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| MA 231 | Calculus for Life and Management Sciences B | 3 |
| MA 132 | Computational Mathematics for Life and Management Sciences | 1 |
| PY 211 | College Physics I | 4 |
| TMS 211 | Introduction to Fiber Science | 3 |
| FTM 217 | The Textile Industry | 3 |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| EC 205 | Fundamentals of Economics | 3 |
| PY 212 | College Physics II | 4 |
| TT 327 | Yarn Production and Properties (CP) | 4 |
| TT 380 | Management and Control of Textile and Apparel Systems | 3 |
| GEP Humanities | 3 | |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ST 311 | Introduction to Statistics | 3 |
| TE 200 | Introduction to Polymer Science and Engineering | 3 |
| TT 351 | Woven Products and Processes (CP) | 3 |
| TT 341 | Knitted Fabric Technology (CP) | 3 |
| Medical Textiles Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| TT 404 | Introduction to Nonwovens Products and Processes | 3 |
| PCC 302 | Technology of Textile Wet Processing | 4 |
| GEP Social Sciences | 3 | |
| TT 481 | Design and Technology of Technical Textiles | 3 |
| BIO 183 | Introductory Biology: Cellular and Molecular Biology | 4 |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| TT 331 | Performance Evaluation of Textile Materials (CP) | 4 |
| MT 366 | Biotextile Product Development | 3 |
| Medical Textiles Elective | 2-3 | |
| GEP Additional Breadth (Humanities/Social Sciences/Visual and Performing Arts) | 3 | |
| GEP Humanities | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| TT 401 | Textile Technology Senior Design I | 4 |
| MT 432 | Biotextiles Evaluation | 3 |
| GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 2-3 | |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| Medical Textiles Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| TT 402 | Textile Technology Senior Design II | 4 |
| GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 3 | |
| TT 431 | Quality Management and Control In Textile Manufacturing | 3 |
| Medical Textiles Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
| 1 | Must be completed with a grade of C- or higher for major requirements |