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The minimum total credits required for a BS degree in Industrial Technology is 121.

General Education (44 Credits)

Complete the General Education Requirements.  Include the following specific courses:

  • Mathematics           MATH 1324 & MATH 1325 or MATH 2412 & MATH 2413 or equivalent
  • Lab Science            PHYS 1301, 1101 and CHEM 1311, 1111
  • Social Science        ECON 2301
Computer Use
Industrial Technology majors obtain skills in using computers in problem-solving in COSC 1335,  a required lower-division course.  ITEC 2200 will develop skills in computer aided design.

Industrial Technology Lower Division Required Courses (20 Credits)

ACCT 2301       Principles of Financial Accounting (3)
COSC 1335         Computers and Problem Solving (3)
ITEC 2200            Computer Aided Design (3)
ITEC 2301            AC/DC Circuits (3)
ITEC 2302            Material Science (3)
ITEC 2337            Economic Analysis (3)
MNGT 2301          Introduction to Statistics (3)

Industrial Technology Major Upper Division Required Courses (12 Credits)

ITEC 3380           Managing Technology
ITEC 4380           Total Quality Management
ITEC 3303           Production Planning and Control
ITEC 3305           Safety, Health, and the Environment

Industrial Technology Major Elective Courses (33 Credits)

Choose 11 courses from the following:

Industrial Technology
ITEC 3310 - Manufacturing Technology
ITEC 4304 - Programmable Logic Controllers
ITEC 4305 - Industrial Ergonomics

Management (Choose a minimum of 2 courses)
MNGT 3302 - Inferential Statistics
MNGT 3310 - Management Concepts and Organization Theory
MNGT 3312 - Human Resource Management
MNGT 3340 - Production and Operations Management
MNGT 4340 - Operations Analysis and Control

Psychology
PSYC 4306 - Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Petroleum Technology
PTEC 3301 - Petroleum Fundamentals
PTEC 3302 - Petroleum Fluids and Natural Gas Technology
PTEC 3304 - Drilling Technology
PTEC 4301 - Petroleum Production Technology
PTEC 4302 - Pipeline Technology
PTEC 4304 - Wireline, Mud Logging, and Core Analysis

Electives (8 Credits)

Elective 33xx or 43xx (3)
Elective 33xx or 43xx (3)
Free elective (any level) (2-3)

Capstone (3 Credits)

ITEC 4392 - Internship