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Introduction to the Industrial Technology Major

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).

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Industrial Technology Major Plan of Study

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
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	___	___	IT 214 Intro to Lean Manufacturing # Prereq: None	3	___	___
CNIT 136 Intro to Computer Tech # Prereq: None	3	___	___	CGT 110 Technical Graphics Comm # Prereq: None	3	___	___
ENGL 106 English Composition . Prereq: None	4	___	___	COM 114 Fund of Speech Communications Prereq: None	3	___	___
MA 159 Pre-Calculus Prereq: None OR	5	___	___	MET 143 Materials & Processes I # Prereq: None	3	___	___
MA 153 Algebra & Trig I MA 154 Algebra & Trig II	3 3	___ ___	___ ___	PSY 120 Elementary Psychology Prereq: None	3	___	___
CREDIT HOURS	15	___		CREDIT HOURS	15	___
SEMESTER 3	CR	GR	SEM	SEMESTER 4	CR	GR	SEM
IT 230 Industrial Supply Chain Mgmt Prereq: None	3	___	___	AGEC 217 or ECON 210 Principles of Econ Prereq: None	3	___	___
CNIT 175 Intro Structured Program # Prereq: CNIT 136 and MA 153	3	___	___	ECET 214 Electricity Fundamentals # Prereq: MA 159 or equivalent	3	___	___
AT 263 Fluid Power Systems (F) # Prereq: MA 153	3	___	___	PHYS 218 General Physics # Prereq: MA 159 or equivalent	4	___	___
MET 144 Materials & Processes II # Prereq: None	3	___	___	MET 245 Manufacturing Systems # Prereq: MET 143 or 144	3	___	___
SCIENCE SELECTIVE	3	___	___	FREE ELECTIVE	3	___	___
CREDIT HOURS	15	___		CREDIT HOURS	16	___

SEMESTER 5	CR	GR	SEM	SEMESTER 6	CR	GR	SEM
IT 342 Statistical Quality Control Prereq: MA 159 or equivalent	3	___	___	IT 345 Auto ID & Data Capture # Prereq: Junior or consent of instructor	3	___	___
IT 351 Advanced Industrial Safety & Health Management Prereq: None	3	___	___	IT 385 Industrial Ergonomics (S) # Prereq: MA 159 & junior in IT or consent of instructor	3	___	___
MFET 300 App of Automat in Mfg (F) # Prereq: ECET 214 and MET 143 &144	3	___	___	STAT 301 Elem Statistical Methods Prereq: MA 159 or equivalent	3	___	___
TECHNICAL ELECTIVE	3	___	___	TECHNICAL ELECTIVE (300 or above)	3	___	___
COM ELECTIVE (300 level or higher)	3	___	___	SCIENCE SELECTIVE	3	___	___
FREE ELECTIVE	3	___	___
CREDIT HOURS	18	___		CREDIT HOURS	15	___
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	___	___	IT 483 Facilities Design for Lean Mfg. (S) # Prereq: IT 442 or MFET 246 and MET 245	3	___	___
IT 442 Production Planning (F) # Prereq: IT 114 /214 and MET 245 or consent of instructor	3	___	___	TECHNICAL ELECTIVE (300 or above)	3	___	___
IT 446 Six Sigma Quality # Prereq: STAT 301	3	___	___	FREE ELECTIVE	3	___	___
IT 450 Production Cost Analysis Prereq: MA 159 or equivalent & junior or senior	3	___	___	FREE ELECTIVE	3	___	___
COM 315 Speech Comm Tech Info Prereq: COM 114 OR ENGL 420 Business Writing Prereq: First-year composition	3	___	___	FREE ELECTIVE	3	___	___
CREDIT HOURS	15	___		CREDIT HOURS	15	___

# 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

Top 20 companies are identified with bold letters – for more information, please click on the career opportunities pages.

Statewide Locations

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

Please complete the online form for more information

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

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