Continuing the Jefferson University’s legacy as a national leader in textile education, the MS in Textile Engineering equips students with the advanced scientific, technical, and engineering expertise needed to shape the future of the global textile industry. The program blends theory and experiential learning, preparing graduates for leadership roles in technical textiles, product development, materials characterization, and emerging textile technologies.
As advanced materials and technical textiles expand across global markets, employers seek engineers who understand fiber science, product development, and performance testing. Graduates enter a field with strong career growth and diverse opportunities.
Program Highlights
- State‑of‑the‑art facilities: The Fashion & Textiles Futures Center and Bruner Materials Characterization Lab provide access to industry‑standard machinery and advanced testing instrumentation, giving students real‑world experience from day one.
- Textiles as high‑tech materials: Textiles today power industries far beyond apparel, including aerospace, medical devices, automotive, sports performance, and sustainability innovation. Students learn to engineer materials that solve real‑world technical challenges.
- Hands‑on and classroom learning: Students work on a two-semester research-based thesis as their culminating experience, using skills and knowledge they gained in previous courses to design and create a textile-based product and then characterize it.
Curriculum
Required Courses
Semester (Fall I, Spring II) | Course Number | Course Name | # of Credits |
FALL | TEXT 601 | Fibers & Yarns* | 3 |
SPRING | TEXT 759 | Product Evaluation | 3 |
*Those with textile background may qualify to waive this course.
Elective Courses
Semester (Fall I, Spring II) | Course Number | Course Name | # of Credits |
FALL/SPRING | TEXT 602 | Textile Sustainability | 3 |
FALL/SPRING | TEXT 603 | Integrated Engineering Product Development | 3 |
FALL/SPRING | TEXT 613 | Characterization of Fibrous Materials | 3 |
FALL/SPRING | TEXT 624 | Textile Composites | 3 |
FALL/SPRING | TEXT 625 | Biomaterials Technology | 3 |
FALL/SPRING | TEXT 713 | Coloration & Finishing Studies | 3 |
FALL/SPRING | TEXT 721 | Analytical Methods | 3 |
FALL/SPRING | TEXT 751 | Advanced Woven Structures | 3 |
FALL/SPRING | TEXT 752 | Advanced Knitted Structures | 3 |
FALL/SPRING | TEXT 753 | Advanced Nonwovens Structures | 3 |
FALL/SPRING | TEXT 754 | Industrial Textiles | 3 |
FALL/SPRING | TEXT 755 | Advanced Yarn Studies | 3 |
FALL/SPRING | TEXT 762 | Textile & Apparel Operations Management | 3 |
FALL/SPRING | TEXT 783 | Advanced Chemistry of Fibrous Materials | 3 |
FALL/SPRING | TEXT 790 | Quality Management | 3 |
FALL/SPRING | TEXT 791 | Internship | 0.5-3 |
FALL/SPRING | TEXT 797 | Selected Topics | 3 |
FALL/SPRING | TEXT 798 | Independent Study | 3 |
*Other course offerings change due to availability of faculty.
