Industrial technology focuses on the management, operation, and maintenance of complex technical systems. The Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology—Industrial concentration prepares students to solve managerial, technical, and production problems in business, education, government settings, and industry.
Graduates of the program are often employed as production supervisors, quality systems managers, and technical specialists. Others pursue positions in design, industrial and technical sales, and testing.
Program Goals:
Graduates will have gained fundamental technical knowledge and also an understanding of the supervisory and management techniques used throughout industry. Technical competence is developed through various laboratory courses in the Department of Engineering, Engineering Technology, Interior Architecture, and Surveying, while management skills and knowledge are supplemented through select courses from the ETSU College of Arts & Sciences.
Student Outcomes:
Industrial Technology graduates develop skills to help solve managerial, production, and technical problems and find numerous employment opportunities in a wide range of industrial settings. Prior to graduation, qualified students may take advantage of numerous local and/or regional Co-op (for ETSU credit) or part time/full time (non-credit) employment opportunities to earn money and gain experience.
Curriculum:
To graduate from ETSU with a degree in Industrial Technology a student must complete a total of 120 hours. These hours contain:
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General Education:
- ENGL 1010 Critical Reading and Expository Writing
- ENGL 1020 Critical Thinking and Argumentation
- SPCH 2300 Public Speaking
- Literature (choose 1)
- Fine Arts Elective (choose 1)
- ENTC 3020 Technology & Society
- ECON 2210 Principles of Macroeconomincs
- PSYC 1310 Introduction to Psychology
- HIST 2010 The United States to 1877
- HIST 2020 The United States since 1877
- MATH 1530 Probability and Statistics – Noncalculus
- PHYS 2010 General Physics I Noncalculus
- PHYS 2011 General Physics Laboratory I – Noncalculus
- CHEM 1110 General Chemistry
- CHEM 1111 General Chemistry Laboratory I
- CSCI 1100 Using Information Technology
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Technology Core Requirements:
- ENTC 1510 Student in University
- ENTC 2170 CADD
- ENTC 3030 Technical Communication
- ENTC 4017 Industrial Supervision
- ENTC 4060 Project Scheduling
- ENTC 4600 Technology Practicum
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Industrial Technology Core Requirements:
- ENTC 1120 Manufacturing Processes & Specification
- ENTC 2200 Machine Tool Technology
- ENTC 2310 Electrical Principles
- ENTC 3650 Applied Electricity and Electronics
- ENTC 3620 Thermal & Fluid Technologies ENTC 3670 Energy/Power/Transportation
- ENTC 4357 CIM Applications
- ENTC 4777 Safety Management
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Industrial Operations Requirements:
- ENTC 3600 Manufacturing Technology
- ENTC 4037 Quality Assurance I
- ENTC 4227 Engineering Economy
- ENTC Electives (8 credits)
- ACCT 2010 Principles of Accounting
- CSCI 1710 Web Design and Development
- MATH 1720 Precalculus II (Trigonometry)
- MATH 1840 Analytic Geometry and Differential Calculus
- MGMT 3000 Organizational Behavior and Management
- MGMT 3310 Legal Environment of Business
- Electives (5 credits)
The Industrial Technology program has the widest range of technology (ENTC) and general electives of any of the Department’s concentrations. ENTC and general electives should be selected with the goal of developing a depth of understanding in one or two technical areas. Students are encouraged to select elective courses from computer and information science, construction, design graphics, electronics, environmental health, management and marketing, and surveying and mapping.
Faculty
Bill Hemphill
Program Coordinator; Associate Professor, Engineering Technology, Manufacturing Engineering Technology, Product Development, & Industrial Technology; Lead Faculty: ETSU Guitar Building Project
- hemphill@etsu.edu
- (423) 767-5254
- 109B Wilson-Wallis Hall