Program Overview

Introduction to the Innovative Technical Textiles Master of Science Program

The Innovative Technical Textiles Master of Science Program is a graduate program under the Textile Engineering Department, providing education only at the Master of Science level. This program is designed for candidates who have graduated from a four-year undergraduate program in different disciplines.

General Information

• The program requires an ALES score (Quantitative) of at least 65 and an undergraduate GPA of 2.30/4.00.
• Student admission to the program is carried out according to ITU Graduate Regulations and Senate Principles.
• There is no Scientific Preparation required for this program.
• The quota for the program is determined as 30 people, considering the demand from textile companies' R&D centers.
• This program is supported by the Istanbul Textile Raw Materials Exporters Association (ITHIB).

Scope of the Program and Related Disciplines

• The program has an interdisciplinary structure, including applications of different disciplines such as Materials, Polymer, Nanotechnology, and Textile Engineering in technical textiles.
• The difference between this program and other master's programs in Materials, Polymer, and Nanotechnology is that it includes education and curriculum for the use of technical textile products in design, development, production, and testing processes.
• Course contents are designed for technical textile applications, including innovative and functional materials and products used in technical textiles, polymeric biomaterials, nanomaterials, and composites, and high-performance textile materials.

Vision and Mission

• Vision: To be a program that has knowledge about product design and development processes in the field of innovative technical textiles, can raise solutions for technological problems, train manpower to lead developments, and ensure its continuity.
• Mission: To train manpower with knowledge and equipment that can contribute to the competitiveness of our country and lead interdisciplinary studies in the field of innovative technical textiles.

Program Educational Objectives

• Having detailed information about all processes from raw material to final product in different fields of innovative technical textiles.
• Having the necessary knowledge and equipment to solve technological problems in the field of innovative technical textiles and lead future developments.
• Having the ability to design, develop, and evaluate innovative and unique technical textile products and evaluate product quality depending on the area of use.
• Having the potential to create a competitive advantage in their professions thanks to the interdisciplinary perspective offered by the program.
• To raise graduates who have the ability to transmit current developments and their studies in the field of innovative technical textiles in their own language or foreign language in written, verbal, and visual form, by supporting with quantitative and qualitative data and by using information and communication technologies.

Program Outputs

1. To be able to develop and deepen their knowledge in the field of innovative technical textiles at the level of expertise based on their undergraduate level qualifications.
2. To be able to comprehend the interdisciplinary interaction associated with the field of innovative technical textiles.
3. Being able to use the theoretical and practical knowledge at the level of expertise gained in the field of innovative technical textiles.
4. To be able to interpret the information gained in the field of innovative technical textiles by integrating with information from different disciplines and to create new information.
5. To be able to solve the encountered problems associated with innovative technical textiles by using research methods.
6. To be able to independently conduct a specialist study on innovative technical textiles.
7. To be able to develop new strategic approaches to solve unpredictable problems encountered in applications related to innovative technical textiles, and by taking responsibility to produce solutions and to take leadership.
8. To be able to evaluate the knowledge and skills acquired at the level of expertise in the field of innovative technical textiles with a critical approach and canalize their own learning.
9. To be able to transfer current developments and their own works in the field of innovative technical textiles by supporting with quantitative and qualitative data, to the groups in and out of the field systematically by written, oral, and visual means.
10. To be able to communicate orally and by written means using a foreign language at least at the level of European Language Portfolio B2.
11. To be able to use information and communication technologies at an advanced level together with computer software required by the field of innovative technical textiles.
12. To be able to supervise and teach social, scientific, cultural, and ethical values in the stages of collecting, interpreting, applying, and disseminating data on innovative technical textiles.
13. To be able to use the knowledge, problem-solving, and/or application skills they adopt in the field of innovative technical textiles in interdisciplinary studies.
14. To be able to transfer their own works in written form, orally, and/or visually on international platforms in the field of innovative technical textiles.

Curriculum

• There are a total of 26 courses in the curriculum.
• The teaching language of the program is 100% English.
• There are 10 compulsory and 16 elective courses in the program.
• The number of credits of each course is 3 credits (7.5 ECTS).
• At least 4 of the compulsory courses must be selected, and hence, at least 50% of the courses chosen should be compulsory courses.
• The academic calendar of the program will be in accordance with ITU Graduate Academic Calendar.
• Elective courses are planned for different fields of study of technical textiles.
• The program consists of at least twenty-four credit courses and non-credit courses, a seminar course, and a thesis work.

Program Modules

For students who want to specialize in various subjects, there are 3 different program modules consisting of elective courses in both "Innovative Technical Textiles" and "Textile Engineering" graduate programs:

• MODULE I "Composites and Indutex"
• MODULE II "Protech and Clothtech"
• MODULE III "Nanotech and Medtech"

Program Advisory Board

The program advisory board consists of professionals from various textile and related industries, including:

• Ahmet Öksüz | Kipaş Ticaret ve Pazarlama A.Ş.
• Ahmet Şişman | Hassan Tekstil San ve Tic. A.Ş.
• M. Fatih Bilici | BTD Tekstil San. ve Tic. A.Ş.
• Şerafettin Demir | Ankara Tekstil Paz. San. ve Tic. A.Ş.
• Necat Altın | Zorluteks Tekstil Tic. ve San. A.Ş.
• Mustafa Denizer | Diktaş Dikiş İplik San. ve Tic. A.Ş.
• Sultan Tepe | Tepar Tekstil San. ve Tic. A.Ş.
• Ali Sami Aydın | Aydın Tekstil Tic. ve Paz. A.Ş.
• İbrahim Özgür Yıldırım | Kordsa Teknik Tekstil A.Ş.
• Serdar Sezer | Pimsa Otomotiv Tekstilleri San.ve Tic.A.Ş.
• Yalın Aydın | Spinteks Tekstil İnşaat Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.
• Gülsen Tardü | Polyteks Tekstil Sanayi Araştırma ve Eğitim A.Ş.
• Gülnur Başer | Telateks A.Ş.
• Didem Tunçbilek | Aksa Akrilik Kimya Sanayi A.Ş.