M.S. Textile Chemistry Degree Requirements
Degree Requirements
Coursework: a total of 8 courses (24 credits of graded course work), meeting criteria #1 and #2 below, courses may count towards both criteria (e.g., all TC and some TE courses). Additional courses must be of the graduate level (500 or above) and be relevant to the field of study.
Criterion #1
Select a minimum of five courses from the TECS faculty taught courses listed below, the TC and some TE/FPS courses may also count towards criterion #2 as listed there.
TC Prefix
| Prefix | Course name | Credit hours |
|---|---|---|
| TC 530 | The Chemistry Of Textile Auxiliaries | 3 |
| TC 561 | Organic Chemistry Of Polymers | 3 |
| TC 565 | Polymer Applications and Technology | 3 |
| TC 589 | Special Studies In Textile Engineering and Science | 3 |
| TC 704 | Fiber Formation Theory and Practice | 3 |
| TC 705 | Theory Of Dyeing | 3 |
| TC 706 | Color Science | 3 |
| TC 707 | Color Laboratory | 3 |
| TC 710 | Science of Dye Chemistry, Dyeing, Printing and Finishing | 3 |
| TC 720 | Chemistry Of Dyes and Color | 3 |
| TC 771 | Polymer Microstructures, Conformations and Properties | 3 |
| TC 791 | Special Topics In Textile Science | 3 |
| TC 792 | Special Topics In Fiber Science | 3 |
TE Prefix
| Prefix | Course name | Credit hours |
|---|---|---|
| TE 505 | Textile Systems and Control | 3 |
| TE 533 | Lean Six Sigma Quality | 3 |
| TE 540 | Textile Information Systems Design | 3 |
| TE 550 | Clothing Comfort and Personal Protection Science | 3 |
| TE 551 | Human Physiology for Clothing and Wearables | 3 |
| TE 562 | Simulation Modeling | 3 |
| TE 565 | Textile Composites | 3 |
| TE 566 | Polymeric Biomaterials Engineering | 3 |
| TE 570 | Polymer Physics | 3 |
| TE 589 | Special Studies In Textile Engineering and Science | 3 |
TT Prefix
| Prefix | Course name | Credit hours |
|---|---|---|
| TT 503 | Materials, Polymers, and Fibers used in Nonwovens | 3 |
| TT 504 | Introduction to Nonwovens Processes and Products | 3 |
| TT 505 | Advanced Nonwovens Processing | 3 |
| TT 507 | Nonwoven Characterization Methods | 3 |
| TT 508 | Nonwoven Product Development | 3 |
| TT 520 | Yarn Processing Dynamics | 3 |
| TT 521 | Filament Yarn Production Processing and Properties | 3 |
| TT 530 | Textile Quality and Process Control | 3 |
| TT 532 | Evaluation of Biotextiles | 3 |
| TT 533 | Lean Six Sigma Quality | 3 |
| TT 581 | Technical Textiles | 3 |
Other Textile Prefixes
| Prefix | Course name | Credit hours |
|---|---|---|
| TMS 761 | Mechanical and Rheological Properties Of Fibrous Material | 3 |
| TMS 762 | Physical Properties Of Fiber Forming Polymers, Fibers and Fibrous Structures | 3 |
| TMS 763 | Characterization Of Structure Of Fiber Forming Polymers | 3 |
| FPS 710 | Science of Dye Chemistry, Dyeing, Printing and Finishing | 3 |
| FPS 750 | Advances in Fabric Formation, Structure, and Properties | 3 |
| FPS 770 | Advances in Polymer Science | 3 |
| TM 501 | Textile Enterprise Integration | 3 |
TECS Core Courses required hours = 15
Criterion #2
Select a minimum of four courses from the chemistry courses below, these courses may be double counted towards criteria #1 and #2 if taught by TECS faculty.
Chemistry Courses
| Prefix | Course name or description | Credit hours |
|---|---|---|
| TC500+ | Any graded (non-research) TC course at the 500 level or higher | 3 |
| CH500+ | Any graded (non-research) CH course at the 500 level or higher | 3 |
| TT/NW 503 | Materials, Polymers and Fibers used in Nonwovens | 3 |
| TE/PY 570 | Polymer Physics | 3 |
| TMS 762 | Physical Properties of Fiber Forming Polymers, Fibers and Fibrous Structures | 3 |
| TMS/MSE 763 | Characterization of Structure of Fiber Forming Polymers | 3 |
| FPS 710 | Science of Dye Chemistry, Dyeing, Printing and Finishing | 3 |
| FPS 770 | Advances in Polymer Science | 3 |
| BCH 751 | Biophysical Chemistry | 3 |
| FB 516 | Forest Products Colloids and Surfaces | 3 |
| FB 723 | Forest Biomaterials Chemistry | 3 |
| MSE 565 | Introduction to Nanomaterials | 3 |
| MSE/CHE 761 | Polymer Blends and Alloys | 3 |
| MSE 775 | Structure of Semicrystalline Polymers | 3 |
| CHE/BEC 562 | Fundamentals of Bio-Nanotechnology | 3 |
Chemistry Content Courses required hours = 12
Additional Requirements on Research, Independent Studies and Seminar
Seminar
2 semesters of TECS seminar (2 credits).
| Prefix | Course name | Credit hours |
|---|---|---|
| TC601 | Seminar | 1 |
| Total required | 2 |
Options for research and independent studies:
Option A
At least 6 credits of research or independent study courses, the first 3 credits are always recommended to be TC630.
| Prefix | Course name | Credit hours |
|---|---|---|
| TC630 | Independent study | 3 |
| TC693 | Master’s Supervised Research | 1-3 |
| TC695 | Master’s Thesis Research | 1-3 |
| TC696 | Master’s Summer research | 1-3 |
| Total required Research credits in Option A | >= 6 |
Option B
6 credits of independent study.
| Prefix | Course name | Credit hours |
|---|---|---|
| TC630 | Independent study | 3 |
| Total required Research credits in Option B | 6 |