Manufacturing Technology Option

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

This option is designed for individuals seeking management-level careers in the manufacturing industries. Your courses may include computer-aided drafting and design (CADD), materials technologies, computer numerical control (CNC), materials testing, machine tool design, power conversion and control, and robotics. 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. 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 contsruction technology majors.

Free Electives: 9 credit hours (3 courses)

Technical Option: MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY (27 cr.)

• ITEC 241 - Drafting Communications (3 cr.)
• ITEC 271 - Processing Nonmetallic Materials (3 cr.)
• ITEC 281 - Processing Metallic Materials (3 cr.)
• ITEC 382 - CNC Machining (3 cr.)

CHOOSE TWO OF THE FOLLOWING THREE COURSES:

• ITEC 375 - Polymer and Ceramic Technology (3 cr.)
• ITEC 376 - Wood Technology (3 cr.)
• ITEC 385 - Metal Technology (3 cr.)

CHOOSE TWO OF THE FOLLOWING FIVE COURSES:

• ITEC 325 - Power Conversion and Control (3 cr.)
• ITEC 336 - Characteristics and Testing of Production Materials (3 cr.)
• ITEC 425 - Robotic Systems (3 cr.)
• ITEC 445 – Design for Manufacture and Assembly (3 cr.)
• ITEC 448 - Machine Tool Design (3 cr.)*

  ITEC 342 (242) is a prerequsite for ITEC 448 and can be taken as a free elective.

CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TWO COURSES:

• ITEC 476 – Wood Manufacturing Processes
• ITEC 485 – Metal Manufacturing Systems

The associate's degree Manufacturing 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: MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY (21 cr.)

• ITEC 241 - Drafting Communications (3 cr.)
• ITEC 242 - Engineering Drafting (3 cr.)
• ITEC 271 - Processing Nonmetallic Materials (3 cr.)
• ITEC 281 - Processing Metallic Materials (3 cr.)
• ITEC 382 - CNC Machining (3 cr.)

CHOOSE TWO OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• ITEC 300 - Co-op in Industry (3 cr.)
• ITEC 325 - Power Conversion & Control (3 cr.)
• ITEC 336 - Characteristics and Testing of Production Materials (3 cr.)
• ITEC 375 - Polymer/Ceramic Technology (3 cr.)
• ITEC 376 - Wood Technology (3 cr.)
• ITEC 385 - Metal Technology (3 cr.)
• ITEC 425 - Robotic Systems (3 cr.)
• ITEC 445 – Design for Manufacture and Assembly (3 cr.)
• ITEC 448 - Machine Tool Design (3 cr.)
• ITEC 483 – Computer Aided Manufacturing (3 cr.)
• ITEC 485 – Advanced Manufacturing Systems (3 cr.)