Textile and Material Engineering

Overview

This Bachelor's degree in Textile and Material Engineering at TAMK ( Tampere University of Applied Sciences ) is a multidisciplinary programme. It focuses on different materials in textiles and manufacturing processes, sustainability, circular economy, new innovations and businesses. Our education is conducted in close collaboration with textile companies and future employers.

Your studies will progress from basic knowledge of materials to value chains of global textile industry as well as sustainability challenges of global business.

The degree will give you the ability to work globally as a textile professional in managing of development and production, in purchasing, and in marketing in textile industry, business or in public organizations

Careers

During your studies you can work in various, multidisciplinary and international projects and projects in the circular and bioeconomy. They offer you the opportunity to work in a working life network and help you find the topic of your thesis and the transition to working life after graduation.

As a textile and material engineer, you work in production positions, various development positions, or technical purchasing and sales and customer service positions in the textile related industry. Industrial subcontractors, machinery and equipment suppliers, and raw material suppliers also offer interesting and international assignments to textile and material engineer professionals.

Typical professional titles include production engineer, quality engineer, sales engineer, design engineer, project engineer, research and development engineer, product manager, and laboratory manager.