Construction Technology Option

Degrees Offered: Bachelor of Science and Associate of Technology
Information effective for students admitted since fall 2007.

The Industrial Technology Degree has eight unique specializations (listed in the navigation bar on the left) available to help prepare you for professional life. The Construction Technology option provides students with the knowledge and skills needed for careers in construction technology. Experience with computer-aided drafting and design, architectural design, blueprint reading, materials and processes, construction methods. Management issues like planning, scheduling, supervision, estimating, and contracting are addressed. This specialization offers both a bachelor's degree program (4 years, typ.) and an associate's degree program (2 years, typ.).

The coursework you’ll complete is divided into two basic categories – general education (required by the University) and departmental requirements (major coursework). The information below details the departmental requirements for both the bachelor's degree and the associate’s degree.

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Technical Literacy Core: 9 credit hours (3 courses)

• ITEC 110 - Communications Systems (3 cr.)
• ITEC 120 - Energy, Power, Transportation (3 cr.)
• ITEC 130 - Production Materials & Processes (3 cr.)

Management Core: 15 credit hours (5 courses)

• ITEC 492 - Industrial Organization (3 cr.)
• ITEC 494 - Total Quality Management (3 cr.)
• OSEH 120 - Fundamentals of Safety, Health, & Environmental Issues (3 cr.)
• BUAD 251 - Organization & Management (3 cr.)
• BUAD 452 - Production & Operations Management (3 cr.)

Elective Courses in Management: 9 credit hours (3 courses)

Choose any three from the following:

• ITEC 300 - Cooperative Education (3 cr.) 1
• ITEC 392 - Industrial Training (3 cr.)
• ITEC 400 – Cooperative Education (3 cr.)
• OSEH 221 - Industrial Fire Prevention, Protection, & Control (3 cr.)
• OSEH 320 - Safety Engineering Principles (3 cr.) 2
• OSEH 323 - Human Factors in Occupational Safety & Hygiene (3 cr.)
• OSEH 333 - Introduction to System Safety (3 cr.)
• BUAD 161 - Introduction to Financial Accounting (3 cr.)
• BUAD 352 - Human Resource Management (3 cr.)
• BUAD 353 - Labor-Management Relations (3 cr.)

1. A maximum of six credit hours of cooperative education will be counted towards graduation requirements.
2. OSEH 320: Safety Engineering Principles, is required for all construction technology majors.

Free Electives: 9 credit hours (3 courses)

Technical Option: CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY (27 cr.)

• ITEC 241 - Drafting Communications (3 cr.)
• ITEC 271 - Processing Nonmetallic Materials (3 cr.)
• ITEC 331 - Construction Technology I (3 cr.)
• ITEC 332 - Construction Technology II (3 cr.)
• ITEC 336 - Characteristics and Testing of Production Materials (3 cr.)
• ITEC 346 - Architectural Drawing and Design (3 cr.)
• ITEC 356 - Desktop Publishing (3 cr.)
• ITEC 433 - Construction Project Management (3 cr.)
• One ITEC elective.

The associate's degree Construction Technology option is for those students looking to secure technician level position in the construction industry. In addition to the Universities general education requirements, you will complete the coursework listed below. If you decide that you want to continue on to work towards a bachelor's degree, the classes you take for your associates degree will work in seamlessly into a four year plan.

CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY OPTION (64-65 cr.)

Technical Literacy Core: 9 credit hours (3 courses)

• ITEC 110 - Communications Systems (3 cr.)
• ITEC 120 - Energy, Power, Transportation (3 cr.)
• ITEC 130 - Production Materials & Processes (3 cr.)

Technical Option: 21-22 credit hours

• ITEC 241 - Drafting Communications (3 cr.)
• ITEC 271 - Processing Nonmetallic Materials (3 cr.)
• ITEC 331 - Construction Technology I (3 cr.)
• ITEC 332 - Construction Technology II (3 cr.)
• ITEC 336 - Characteristics and Testing of Production Materials (3 cr.)
• ITEC 346 - Architectural Drawing and Design (3 cr.)

Select one of the following courses:

• ITEC 326 – Fluid Power (3 cr.)
• ITEC 375 – Polymer and Ceramics Technology (3 cr.)
• ITEC 376 – Wood Technology (3 cr.)