Industrial Engineering Technology, B.S.

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Who manages the flow of people at theme parks or airports?
Who decides what kind of training employees need before they operate new equipment?
Who produces the layout for the new facility?
Who determines where to add people or machinery for maximum impact?

If you like to be at the center of the action, designing creative solutions that make business and industry work safer, faster, and leaner, making organizations more efficient, productive, and cost-effective then the career for you is Industrial Engineering Technology.

This Bachelor of Science degree offers the graduate a challenging career in business, industry, or government. Graduates deal primarily with the process management of money, materials, and labor in a business and industrial environment.

Career opportunities involve problem solving in the fields of:

• Quality Control
• Production/Materials Management
• Information Systems
• Process Improvement
• Logistics and Supply Chain Management
• Systems Simulation
• Salary and Compensation Plans
• Workplace Design
• Personnel Management
• Occupational Safety, Health and Ethics
• Project Management
• Economic Analysis/Cost Control

The Bachelor of Science with a major in Industrial Engineering Technology program is accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org.

General Education Core Curriculum (Areas A-E) (42 Credit Hours)

See listing of requirements

General Education Core Curriculum Requirements Specific to the Major

Area A2: MATH 1112 or MATH 1113
Area D1: MATH 1190
Area D2: Students must complete 8 credit hours from the following:
- PHYS 1111 and PHYS 1111L
- PHYS 1112 and PHYS 1112L
- PHYS 2211 and PHYS 2211L
- PHYS 2212 and PHYS 2212L
- CHEM 1211 and CHEM 1211L
- CHEM 1212 and CHEM 1212L
- BIOL 1107 and BIOL 1107L
- BIOL 1108 and BIOL 1108L

Lower Division Major Requirements (Area F) (18 Credit Hours)

Upper-Level Electives (9 Credit Hours)

Choose from the list below:

Free Electives (6 Credit Hours)

Any courses in the university curriculum.

Program Total (127 Credit Hours)

Concentrations

Students may choose a concentration by selecting a combination of specific required and elective courses.

Concentration in Quality Principles (21 Credit Hours)

The primary objective of the Concentration in Quality Principles is to provide training and education to students interested in quality system principles, methodology, elements and standards.

Students who successfully complete the Concentration with a grade of “C” or better in each course will be awarded a transcript note stating competency of the Six Sigma Green Belt certification.

Required Courses:

Concentration in Logistics (21 Credit Hours)

The primary objective of the Concentration in Logistics is to provide training and education to students interested in entering the Supply Chain industry.

Students who successfully complete the Concentration with a grade of “C” or better in each course will be awarded a transcript note stating compentency of the Six Sigma Green Belt certification.