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Department of Technology

Concentration in Industrial Management

[IM Minor]

This concentration is designed to prepare graduates for leadership and management positions in technical environments such as those found in business and industry. Students in this concentration take courses to develop an understanding of the many organizational elements and functions that make up industrial operations.

There are two versions of this concentration, one designed for traditional students which is described on this page and one for students with an associate degree or significant prior training in a technical area.

Courses & Requirements

UNIVERSITY CORE - 37 Credits    
    
College  Writing    
Quantitative Reasoning    Pre-Calculus above
Creative Expression    
Socio-cultural    Economics
Science Exploration    PHY w/Lab
Cultural Interpretation     
Ethical Inquiry    
    

THEMATIC CLUSTER
    
Cluster Course 1    
Cluster Course 2    
Cluster Course 3    
    
Capstone    ITT 460
    
DEPARTMENTAL REQUIREMENTS - 16 Credits
    
ITP 210 Technical Writing
ITT 181 Introduction to Computers
MAT 148  Applied Calculus
             Statistics
             Physics or Chemistry

General Elective - 6 Credits

Professional - 36 Credits

ITP 230 Project Management
ITP 280 Industrial Org., Mgt., and Supr.
ITP 310 Plant Layout & Material Hand.
ITP 330 Production Control
ITP 340 Fundamentals of Quality
ITP 350 Teambuilding and Facilitation
ITP 381 Human Resource Dev./Ind.
ITP 410 Technical Ops. and Strategies
ITP 490 Cost Analysis & Control
ITS 300 Ergonomics/Time Study
ITS 320 Occupational Safety and Health
ACC 110 Financial Accounting Information for Decision Making

Technical - 36 Credits

ITT 103 Materials Property and Testing
ITT 221 Power and Energy Processing
ITT 231 Technical Graphics
ITT 241 Graphics Communications
ITT 252 Material Processing
ITT 282 Computer Aided Design
ITT 323 Fluid Power
ITT 353 Automated Mat. Processing
ITT 425 Appl Process Control Engineering
ITT 440 Internship/Senior Capstone

Technical Electives - 3 Credits


Minor: Industrial Management consists of management courses approved by the Department. [18 credits]

  • ITP 210 - Technical Writing [3 credits]
  • ITP 280 - Industrial Organization, Management & Supervision [3 credits]
  • ITP 310 - Facility Planning [3 credits]
  • ITP 330 - Production Control [3 credits]
  • ITP 340 - Fundamentals of Quality [3 credits]
  • ITP 350  -Teambuilding & Facilitation [3 credits]
  • ITP 381 - Human Resource Development [3 credits]
  • ITP 410 - Technical Operations & Strategies [3 credits]
  • ITP 490* - Cost Analysis & Control [3 credits]
  • ITS 300 - Ergonomics/Time Study [3 credits]
  • ITS 320 - Occupational Safety & Health [3 credits]

    *NOTE: ITP 490 has a a pre-requisite of ACC 110 - Financial Accounting