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Industrial Technology (IT)

The Industrial Technology (IT) program is designed to prepare students in both technical and management areas. Graduates are best suited for technical and/or managerial positions in business, industry, and government. Course work includes production planning, industrial ergonomics and safety, quality control and productivity, manufacturing facilities planning and material handling, automated manufacturing systems, automatic identification and data capture, and computer simulation.

Special Opportunities

The General Option of the B.S. in Industrial Technology is designed to enable a student with a technical Purdue A.S. degree to continue without loss of university credit. Consult the Purdue University academic counselor for how previous coursework may apply toward this B.S. degree. Students with credit from other institutions should ask about the latest course transfer and articulation agreements.

Careers

Typical entry-level position titles include industrial engineer, manufacturing engineer, operations manager, product manager, and quality assurance engineer.