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| Introduction to the Industrial Technology Major |
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The Industrial Technology (IT) major will provide you with a well rounded plan of study that prepares you for a broad range of technical and managerial positions within business, industry, and government. IT students can take advantage of a wide range of manufacturing and management coursework and combine them with specialist electives.
By joining the IT family, you will find student-oriented faculty who are experts in their field. They combine both a wide range of work experience and academic achievement that enables them to provide an exceptional classroom environment. Many of our faculty have extensive teaching honors, voted on by students, as well as their faculty colleagues. IT faculty come from a variety of different educational backgrounds and possess industry experience in many areas of manufacturing, quality assurance, Six Sigma methodology, industrial ergonomics, safety, and biometrics technology. Our faculty are student oriented, experts in their fields, and continuously pursuing scholarship and professional development opportunities.
Our staff are also here to enable you to succeed - Craig Mallett is our academic counselor, and will provide you with the guidance and advice to complete your degree. Betty Cottrell, who works in our main office is the central focus for placement, co-op and internship program.
The job outlook is very promising for graduates of the IT major.
- Many entry-level positions for industrial technologists will occur as automation and modernization continue to be applied in business and industry
- An increased demand for interdisciplinary technologists in manufacturing support is expected
- The average annual starting salary for graduates with a bachelor’s degree is $42,500
- Excellent, varied job opportunities for graduates with high placement rates; 97% job placement rate within six months of graduation
- Graduates can expect excellent and varied job opportunities
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. The Industrial Technology program is accredited by the National Association of Industrial Technology (NAIT).
For more information, please complete the information at the bottom of this page.
| Industrial Technology Major Plan of Study |
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In order to complete the IT major, you need to have 124 credit hours. The distribution of course requirements in specific areas is shown below:
Distribution of course requirements in specific areas |
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| English, Communication and Humanities | 17% |
| Mathematics and Physical Sciences | 15% |
| Management and Productivity | 17% |
| Technical Courses | 31% |
| Electives (Technical and other) | 20% |
Typically, the plan of study is as follows:
SEMESTER 1 |
CR |
GR |
SEM |
SEMESTER 2 |
CR |
GR |
SEM |
IT 104 Industrial Organization Prereq: None |
3 |
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IT 214 Intro to Lean Manufacturing # Prereq: None |
3 |
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CNIT 136 Intro to Computer Tech # Prereq: None |
3 |
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CGT 110 Technical Graphics Comm # Prereq: None |
3 |
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ENGL 106 English Composition . Prereq: None |
4 |
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COM 114 Fund of Speech Communications Prereq: None |
3 |
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MA 159 Pre-Calculus Prereq: None OR |
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MET 143 Materials & Processes I # Prereq: None |
3 |
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MA 153 Algebra & Trig I MA 154 Algebra & Trig II |
3 3 |
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PSY 120 Elementary Psychology Prereq: None |
3 |
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CREDIT HOURS |
15 |
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CREDIT HOURS |
15 |
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SEMESTER 3 |
CR |
GR |
SEM |
SEMESTER 4 |
CR |
GR |
SEM |
IT 230 Industrial Supply Chain Mgmt Prereq: None |
3 |
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AGEC 217 or ECON 210 Principles of Econ Prereq: None |
3 |
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CNIT 175 Intro Structured Program # Prereq: CNIT 136 and MA 153 |
3 |
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ECET 214 Electricity Fundamentals # Prereq: MA 159 or equivalent |
3 |
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AT 263 Fluid Power Systems (F) # Prereq: MA 153 |
3 |
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PHYS 218 General Physics # Prereq: MA 159 or equivalent |
4 |
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MET 144 Materials & Processes II # Prereq: None |
3 |
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MET 245 Manufacturing Systems # Prereq: MET 143 or 144 |
3 |
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SCIENCE SELECTIVE
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3 |
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FREE ELECTIVE
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3 |
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CREDIT HOURS |
15 |
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CREDIT HOURS |
16 |
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SEMESTER 5 |
CR |
GR |
SEM |
SEMESTER 6 |
CR |
GR |
SEM |
IT 342 Statistical Quality Control Prereq: MA 159 or equivalent |
3 |
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IT 345 Auto ID & Data Capture # Prereq: Junior or consent of instructor |
3 |
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IT 351 Advanced Industrial Safety & Health Management Prereq: None |
3 |
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IT 385 Industrial Ergonomics (S) # Prereq: MA 159 & junior in IT or consent of instructor |
3 |
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MFET 300 App of Automat in Mfg (F) # Prereq: ECET 214 and MET 143 &144 |
3 |
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STAT 301 Elem Statistical Methods Prereq: MA 159 or equivalent |
3 |
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TECHNICAL ELECTIVE
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3 |
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TECHNICAL ELECTIVE (300 or above) |
3 |
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COM ELECTIVE (300 level or higher)
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3 |
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SCIENCE SELECTIVE |
3 |
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FREE ELECTIVE
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3 |
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CREDIT HOURS |
18 |
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CREDIT HOURS |
15 |
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SEMESTER 7 |
CR |
GR |
SEM |
SEMESTER 8 |
CR |
GR |
SEM |
IT 381 Total Productive Maint (F) Prereq: IT 114 /214 and PHYS 218 and IT 342 or STAT 301 |
3 |
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IT 483 Facilities Design for Lean Mfg. (S) # Prereq: IT 442 or MFET 246 and MET 245 |
3 |
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IT 442 Production Planning (F) # Prereq: IT 114 /214 and MET 245 or consent of instructor |
3 |
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TECHNICAL ELECTIVE (300 or above) |
3 |
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IT 446 Six Sigma Quality # Prereq: STAT 301 |
3 |
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FREE ELECTIVE |
3 |
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IT 450 Production Cost Analysis Prereq: MA 159 or equivalent & junior or senior |
3 |
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FREE ELECTIVE |
3 |
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COM 315 Speech Comm Tech Info Prereq: COM 114 OR ENGL 420 Business Writing Prereq: First-year composition |
3 |
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FREE ELECTIVE |
3 |
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CREDIT HOURS |
15 |
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CREDIT HOURS |
15 |
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# Lab Required
Science Selective
Any of the following: Biol, Chm, EAS, Phys. Note: No FNR or Entm courses are acceptable
Mat Math/Computing Selective
Any Math course at a level higher than MA 159 (or MA 153 + 154). Any CS or CNIT/CPT course
| Companies who employ our graduates |
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Top 20 companies are identified with bold letters – for more information, please click on the career opportunities pages.
| Statewide Locations |
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Purdue’s College of Technology resides in 10 Indiana communities in additional to the West Lafayette campus. All of the programs are offered at the West Lafayette campus, while programs available at other locations are dependent on area workforce needs. The IT department is currently available at eight College of Technology locations:
- Anderson
- Columbus
- Greensburg
- Kokomo
- Lafayette
- New Albany
- Richmond
- South Bend
- Vincennes
contact
Dr. Donald D. Buskirk
International Program Officer & Associate Professor
Department of Industrial Technology
Knoy Hall of Technology
401 N. Grant Street
West Lafayette,IN 47907-2021
Phone:765.496.2297 Fax:765.496.2700
Email: dbuskirk@purdue.edu
advisor
J. Craig Mallett
Head Academic Counselor
Department of Industrial Technology
cmallett@purdue.edu
(765) 494-4002
placement coordinator
Betty Cottrell
Placement Coordinator
Department of Industrial Technology bgcottrell@purdue.edu (765) 494-1088