The information and program qualifications related to the Textile Engineering Master of Science Program, under the Department of Textile Engineering of the Graduate School, are summarized below.
Information About The Program
Research Areas
The organization, management and execution of research and product development activities in textile and clothing industries and research institutes,
The multiway design, development, production and control of fibers, yarns, fabrics, clothing and technical and functional textile products,
Process and technology design and/or development,
Textile and clothing business and technology management
Vision
To be a program that continuously brings up the graduates equipped with scientific research and development skills in the field of textile engineering, respected and preferred in the sector.
Mission
To train academically highly qualified individuals that have the ability to perform leading, advanced scientific research in textile engineering and related interdisciplinary fields to ensure that the textile sector in Turkey continues to compete in the global market with a leading role.
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Registration Requirements
Application Term : Previous Term / 2024-2025 Spring Semester
Application Requirements (For T.C Nationality) ALES Numerical must be minimum 70 (old system GRE Quantitative minimum 675, new system GRE minimum 153 ). Undergraduate GPA must be minimum 2.25/4 (59.16/100). Graduation must be All Engineering, Biology, Industrial Design, Physical, Interior Architecture, Chemistry / Kimya, Mathematic, Architecture, Molecular Biology and Genetics, Landscape Architecture, Urban and Regional Planning. Scientific preparation program is applied to the other programs. Students from the other programs will have at least 4 courses in Textile Engineering Undergraduate Program.
Quota (For T.C Nationality): 25
Application Requirements (For International Students) ALES Numerical must be minimum 70 (old system GRE Quantitative minimum 675, new system GRE minimum 153 ). Undergraduate GPA must be minimum 2.25/4 (59.16/100). Graduation must be All Engineering, Biology, Industrial Design, Physical, Interior Architecture, Chemistry / Kimya, Mathematic, Architecture, Molecular Biology and Genetics, Landscape Architecture, Urban and Regional Planning. Scientific preparation program is applied to the other programs. Students from the other programs will have at least 4 courses in Textile Engineering Undergraduate Program.
Quota (For International Students): 8
Transfer Quota : 2
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Program Educational Objectives
Educational Objectives of Textile Engineering Master of Science Program
1. Graduates will demonstrate proficiency in principles and methods essential to contemporary and interdisciplinary context of textile engineering.
2. Graduates will be recognized for excellence and leadership and selected for high-quality industrial, academic, government, and other professional positions.
3. Graduates will demonstrate broadened perspectives regarding social issues and responsibilities, ethics, and professionalism.
4.Graduates will demonstrate an understanding of the global nature of engineering practice and business activities.
5. Graduates will understand the importance of further professional development through continuing education and research.
Measurement and Evaluation
Evaluating Student Success
The student success is evaluated considering Articles 56, 57, 58, and 59 of the Istanbul Technical University Graduate Education and Training Regulation Senate Principles.
ARTICLE 56 - Before the enrollment for the courses begins, the faculty member who offers the course informs the Program Executive Committee about the types, number and contribution percentage to the final grade of the studies within the semester, as well as requirements for a right to take the semester final exam. These requirements shall be finalized by approval of the Program Executive Committee and approval of the chair of the department, who declares them to the student and informs the Graduate School.
ARTICLE 57 - A student may appeal the final grade of a course within one week following the announcement of the grades. Appeals must be submitted to the Graduate School in writing. The relevant faculty member shall re-evaluate the student's success status and submit the result to the Graduate School within one week. Appeals not submitted within the prescribed time frame shall not be considered by the Graduate School.
ARTICLE 58 - Courses in graduate programs shall be evaluated according to the following grading system.
| Grade Description |
Grade |
Scale |
| Excellent |
AA |
4.00 |
| Very good plus |
BA+ |
3.75 |
| Very good |
BA |
3.50 |
| Good plus |
BB+ |
3.25 |
| Good |
BB |
3.00 |
| Conditional Pass |
CB+ |
2.75 |
| Conditional Pass |
CB |
2.50 |
| Conditional Pass |
CC+ |
2.25 |
| Conditional Pass |
CC |
2.00 |
| Fail |
FF |
0.00 |
| Fail(No Exam) |
VF |
0.00 |
ARTICLE 59 - Students who wish to improve their cumulative grade point average may retake courses during the course-taking period. The most recent grade will be counted for the repeated courses.
Internship
There is no internship in this program.
Graduation Requirements
1. At least 3.00 GPA is required for graduation from the Masters Program and the seminar course and dissertation must be successfully completed.
2. Students who have successfully completed their courses, seminar course and thesis work and whose weighted GPA is at least 3.00 can graduate in a shorter period.
3. For the student in orderto submit his/her master's thesis, it is required that he/she has received a paper or article accepted from a national or international conference, which includes the ITU address of the student's affiliated institutions and institutions.
The Awarded Degree and Title
Degree : Master of Science Title : -
Program Employment Opportunities
The textile engineers graduated from ITU are successfully recruited by a variety of companies in private sector and public foundations. The engineers graduated from Textile Engineering Department are equipped with the knowledge of the behavior of textile materials and the functions of machinery in textile and clothing technologies. They also have strong basic engineering knowledge, analytical thinking and problem solving skills, understanding of their professional and ethical responsibilities, high level of communication skills and they can renew themselves with their investigating character.
They are employed in departments of textile plants and companies varying from small to big scale, i.e., production, planning, quality control, sales or marketing or in agencies of domestic or foreign companies for textile products and textile machinery, concentrated in different regions of Turkey. The graduates who wish to carry out their further studies are successfully accepted by national and international graduate schools.
Number of Graduates
Graduate Statistics
| Year | Number of Graduates |
| 2013 | 6 |
| 2014 | 7 |
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2018 | 8 |
| 2019 | 9 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2024 | 6 |
Program Outcomes
P.O.1 Reaching knowledge deeply and extensively through making research; evaluating, interpreting and applying knowledge in the area of Textile Engineering.
P.O.2 Having comprehensive knowledge about current techniques and methods and constraints applied in Textile Engineering.
P.O.3 The ability to complete and apply information by scientific methods using uncertain, limited or missing data and the ability to use knowledge from various disciplines.
P.O.4 Being aware of the new and developing practices in the Textile Engineering area, and being able to study and learn them when needed.
P.O.5 Defining relevant problems in Textile Engineering, formulating them, developing methods to solving and applying innovative methods in solutions.
P.O.6 The ability to develop new and/or original ideas; designs complex system or processes and develops innovative/alternative solutions in designs.
P.O.7 Designing and implementing theoretical, experimental and modeling-based researches; studying and analyzing the complex problems during this process.
P.O.8 Ability to work in disciplinary and inter disciplinary teams, to make leadership in such teams, to develop solution approaches in complex situations; ability to work independently and to take responsibility
P.O.9 Proficiency in a foreign language –at least European Language Portfolio B2 Level- and establishing written and oral communication with that language.
P.O.10 Ability to transfer the processes and results of studies in national and international media in that or other field in a systematic and clear way with written or oral way.
P.O.11 Having knowledge of social, environmental, health, security, law aspects of technical textile practices and being aware of the constraints brought by these in Textile Engineering applications.
P.O.12 Paying regard to social, scientific and ethical values during the collecting, interpreting and announcing processes of data and in all the Professional related activities.
Program Coordinator
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