Pre-treatment; modern pre-treatment processes; processes of chemical finishing; processes of mechanical finishing; mechanical equipment; chemical agents; influence on the environment and people; analysis of the quality of processes.
The use of knitted fabrics and knitwear; types and properties of knitted fabrics and knitwear; parameters and planning of knitted fabrics and knitwear; planning knitting processes; quality of knitted fabrics and knitwear; care of knitted fabrics and knitwear; CAD/CAM/CIM systems in knitting.
Structure, type and classification of textiles; properties of woven fabrics; stages of weaving production; types of weaving machines and their classification; mechanisms of weaving machines and their functions.
Spinning properties of yarns; types and properties of yarns; technological processes of producing yarn; planning and coordination of the spinning process; significance and effect of technological stages on the properties, productivity and price of spinning yarn.
Colour and chemical structure of dyes; determining the concentration of dyes in a solution and on fibres; solubility of dyes; aggregation of dyes; classification of dyeing systems; dye-fibre interaction; thermodynamics of dyeing; kinetics of dyeing.
Upgrading general knowledge of English to a higher professional level; reading strategies and discourse of professional texts; determining key words and writing abstracts, articles and reports; description of graphs; business communication; taking part in discussions.
Origin, function and meaning of clothing; the psychology and sociology of fashion; the history of clothes and textiles; fashion designers; specific areas of clothing; fashion accessories; graphic design in advertising and fashion.
Textiles and technical fibres: basic concepts, systematisation, historical development, identification, production technology, molecular structure, basics of supra-molecular structure, properties, fibres important for marketing, modification, innovations, functional properties of fibres in products.
Visual conception and principles; distinguishing between the figure and background; the role of contrast and assimilation; the principles of organisation of the field of vision; brightness and colour; artistic elements; sensory and psychological elements of space; depth guidelines.
Computer networks and services; the Internet and the World Wide Web; standards and formats; author’s rights in the globalised access to multimedia content; biometrics; basics of multimedia, multi-modality and interactivity.