Textile Engineering (BS): Information Systems Concentration
To see more about what you will learn in this program, visit the Learning Outcomes website!
The B.S. in Textile Engineering (administered jointly by the Wilson College of Textiles and the College of Engineering) is an interdisciplinary curriculum drawing on diverse science and engineering principles. Textile engineering students develop a unique background, through the curriculum, undergraduate research opportunities, summer internship experiences, and design projects ranging from the development of artificial arteries to the design of novel high-tech sporting and personal protective equipment. Textile engineers also design computer information systems that can integrate a worldwide distribution program eliminating a company’s reliance on regional stockpiles or streamline an industrial process using Six Sigma quality which can result in saving millions of dollars. The program offers small class sizes with personal attention from faculty. With the focus on interdisciplinary research, the opportunities for textile engineers have never been brighter. Students in this degree program will participate in the TE/TT Capstone Design Program, where projects are sponsored by industry partners and government agencies.
The Textile Engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org. The TE program: Information Systems Design concentration provides the student with the use of database information systems and is linked with Industrial Engineering, which allows most of the students to minor in IE while some choose to minor/double major in Computer Science..
- Minors in associated engineering fields (e.g., Computer Science, Industrial Engineering, and Materials Science) as well as foreign language minors are strongly encouraged as part of the academic plan.
- For exceptional students, dual degree programs with Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Materials Science and Engineering provide a bachelor degree in two engineering majors with one additional semester of course work.
- Our courses deal with the application of scientific and engineering principles to the design and control of all aspects of fiber, textile, and apparel processes, products, and machinery
For more details about the program, see description under the College of Engineering and the TECS TE website.
Contact:
Dr. Philip Bradford
Associate Professor and Textile Engineering Program Director
Department of TECS
919.515.1866
philip_bradford@ncsu.edu
Plan Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orientation | |||
| E 101 | Introduction to Engineering & Problem Solving 1 | 1 | |
| E 115 | Introduction to Computing Environments | 1 | |
| T 101 | Strategies for Success in the Wilson College of Textiles | 1 | |
| Mathematical & Physical Science | |||
| MA 141 | Calculus I 1 | 4 | |
| MA 241 | Calculus II 1 | 4 | |
| MA 242 | Calculus III | 4 | |
| MA 341 | Applied Differential Equations I | 3 | |
| 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 1 | 4 | |
| PY 208 & PY 209 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists II and Physics for Engineers and Scientists II Laboratory | 4 | |
| Major Requirements | |||
| E 102 | Engineering in the 21st Century | 2 | |
| TE 105 | Textile Engineering: Materials and Systems | 2 | |
| TE 110 | Computer-Based Modeling for Engineers 1 | 3 | |
| TE 200 | Introduction to Polymer Science and Engineering | 3 | |
| TE 201 | Fiber Science | 4 | |
| TE 205 | Analog and Digital Circuits | 4 | |
| TE 301 | Engineering Textile Structures I: Linear Assemblies | 3 | |
| TE 302 | Textile Manufacturing Processes and Systems II | 4 | |
| TE 303 | Thermodynamics for Textile Engineers | 3 | |
| TE 401 | Textile Engineering Design I | 4 | |
| TE 402 | Textile Engineering Design II | 4 | |
| TE 404 | Textile Engineering Quality Improvement | 3 | |
| TE 424 | Textile Engineering Quality Improvement Laboratory | 1 | |
| PCC 301 & PCC 304 | Technology of Dyeing and Finishing and Technology of Dyeing & Finishing Laboratory | 4 | |
| GC 120 | Foundations of Graphics | 3 | |
| MAE 206 | Engineering Statics | 3 | |
| or CE 214 | Engineering Mechanics-Statics | ||
| ST 370 | Probability and Statistics for Engineers | 3 | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | ||
| Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics | |||
| Principles of Microeconomics | |||
| Fundamentals of Economics | |||
| Concentration Requirements | |||
| ISE 135 | Computer-Based Modeling for Engineers | 3 | |
| ISE 311 | Engineering Economic Analysis | 3 | |
| ISE 361 | Deterministic Models in Industrial Engineering | 3 | |
| TE 440 | Textile Information Systems Design | 4 | |
| Concentration Elective: Select two of the following: | 6 | ||
| Supply Chain Economics and Decision Making | |||
| Database Applications in Industrial & Systems Engineering | |||
| Python Programming for Industrial & Systems Engineers | |||
| Data Analytics for Industrial Engineering | |||
| Introduction to Simulation | |||
| GEP Courses | |||
| Acad Writing Research 1 | 4 | ||
| GEP Humanities | 6 | ||
| GEP Social Sciences | 3 | ||
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 2 | ||
| GEP US Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | 3 | ||
| GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 3 | ||
| GEP Global Knowledge (verify requirement) | |||
| Foreign Language Proficiency (verify requirement) | |||
| Total Hours | 126 | ||
| 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 | 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 |
| E 101 | Introduction to Engineering & Problem Solving 1 | 1 |
| E 115 | Introduction to Computing Environments | 1 |
| ENG 101 | Academic Writing and Research 1 | 4 |
| MA 141 | Calculus I 1 | 4 |
| T 101 | Strategies for Success in the Wilson College of Textiles | 1 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| TE 105 | Textile Engineering: Materials and Systems 1 | 2 |
| MA 241 | Calculus II 1 | 4 |
| PY 205 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists I 1 | 3 |
| PY 206 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists I Laboratory | 1 |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| E 102 | Engineering in the 21st Century | 2 |
| EC 201 | Principles of Microeconomics or Fundamentals of Economics or Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics | 3 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| MA 242 | Calculus III | 4 |
| PY 208 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists II | 3 |
| PY 209 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists II Laboratory | 1 |
| TE 200 | Introduction to Polymer Science and Engineering | 3 |
| TE 110 | Computer-Based Modeling for Engineers | 3 |
| GC 120 | Foundations of Graphics | 3 |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| MA 341 | Applied Differential Equations I | 3 |
| TE 201 | Fiber Science | 4 |
| TE 205 | Analog and Digital Circuits | 4 |
| ISE 135 | Computer-Based Modeling for Engineers | 3 |
| MAE 206 or CE 214 | Engineering Statics or Engineering Mechanics-Statics | 3 |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| TE 301 | Engineering Textile Structures I: Linear Assemblies | 3 |
| TE 303 | Thermodynamics for Textile Engineers | 3 |
| TE 440 | Textile Information Systems Design | 4 |
| ST 370 | Probability and Statistics for Engineers | 3 |
| ISE 361 | Deterministic Models in Industrial Engineering | 3 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| TE 302 | Textile Manufacturing Processes and Systems II | 4 |
| TE 404 | Textile Engineering Quality Improvement | 3 |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| TE 424 | Textile Engineering Quality Improvement Laboratory | 1 |
| ISE 311 | Engineering Economic Analysis | 3 |
| GEP Humanities | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| TE 401 | Textile Engineering Design I | 4 |
| PCC 301 & PCC 304 | Technology of Dyeing and Finishing and Technology of Dyeing & Finishing Laboratory | 4 |
| GEP Humanities | 3 | |
| Concentration Elective | 3 | |
| GEP Social Sciences | 3 | |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| TE 402 | Textile Engineering Design II | 4 |
| Concentration Elective | 3 | |
| GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 3 | |
| GEP US Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | 3 | |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Total Hours | 126 | |
| 1 | Must be completed with grade of C-or higher for matriculation. |
| 2 | Must be completed with grade of C-or higher for major requirements. |