Electronics/Control System Option

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

Students pursuing the Electronics/Control Systems option explore issues and gain practical skills in dealing with power, control, and electronic systems. If you choose to concentrate in electronics systems, you will have courses preparing you to work with digital electronics, instrumentation, control circuitry, and electronic communication systems. The control concentration includes fluid power, robotic systems, and designing industrial control systems. 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 - 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. 1 A maximum of six credit hours of cooperative education will be counted towards graduation requirements.
2. 2 OSEH 320: Safety Engineering Principles, is required for all construction technology majors.

Free Electives: 9 credit hours (3 courses)

Technical Option: ELECTRONICS/CONTROL TECHNOLOGY (27 cr.) CORE:

• ITEC 261 - Electrical/Electronics I (3 cr.)
• ITEC 262 - Electronics Systems II (3 cr.)
• ITEC 325 - Power Conversion and Control (3 cr.)
• ITEC 364 - Digital Electronics (3 cr.)
• ITEC 467 - Microprocessor Electronics (3 cr.)

Choose your emphasis:

• Electronics

• ITEC 363 - Analog Electronics (3 cr.)
• ITEC 465 - Instrumentation and Control (3 cr.)
• ITEC 466 - Electronic Communication Systems (3 cr.)
• One ITEC elective.

• Control

• ITEC 326 - Fluid Power (3 cr.)
• ITEC 425 - Robotic Systems (3 cr.)
• ITEC 427 - Designing Industrial Control Systems (3 cr.)
• One ITEC elective.

The associate's degree Electronics/Control Systems Technology option is for those students looking to secure technician level position in 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.

Required Courses (33-34 cr.) - ALL ASSOCIATES ITEC TECHNICAL OPTIONS

Technical Literacy Core: 12 credit hours (4 courses)

• ITEC 110 - Communications Systems (3 cr.)
• ITEC 120 - Energy, Power, Transportation (3 cr.)
• ITEC 130 - Production Materials & Processes (3 cr.)
• OSEH 120 - Safety, Health, and Environmental Issues (3 cr.)

Technical Option: ELECTRONICS/CONTROL SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY (21 cr.) CORE:

• ITEC 261 - Electrical/Electronics I (3 cr.)
• ITEC 262 - Electronics Systems II (3 cr.)
• ITEC 325 - Power Conversion and Control (3 cr.)
• ITEC 364 - Digital Electronics (3 cr.)
• ITEC 467 - Microprocessor Electronics (3 cr.)

Choose your specialization - either electronics or control:

• Electronics Specialization (select two courses from the group below)

• ITEC 363 - Analog Electronics (3 cr.)
• ITEC 465 - Instrumentation and Control (3 cr.)
• ITEC 466 - Electronic Communication Systems (3 cr.)
• One ITEC elective.

• Control Specialization (select two courses from the group below)

• ITEC 326 - Fluid Power (3 cr.)
• ITEC 425 - Robotic Systems (3 cr.)
• ITEC 427 - Designing Industrial Control Systems (3 cr.)
• One ITEC elective.