Industrial Technology
Program of Study
You earn a bachelor of science degree in Industrial Technology from the College of Agriculture, specializing in one of two areas.
Manufacturing
This option prepares graduates to plan and coordinate materials, machines, methods, and human resources in a manufacturing environment. You'll get a firm foundation in such topics as manufacturing processes and total quality management.
Occupational Safety
This prepares graduates to develop, coordinate, and evaluate safety issues relating to people, materials, equipment, methods, and environments. Their goals are to achieve optimum safety effectiveness.
Internships
Mandatory internships or co-op experiences help students translate their classroom and laboratory experiences into the reality of industrial and business settings.
Emerging ideas for a Changing World!
Want to make a difference — a really big difference? Then work with the latest in growing areas like Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, automation, electronics, computer numerical control (CNC), or safety management, loss prevention and industrial hygiene.Develop technical, supervisory and management skills in technical settings. Study manufacturing and related technologies that enable advanced, globally competitive production.Study occupational safety and related technologies that enable advanced, globally competitive production. Develop theoretical and hands-on technology skills via classroom and laboratory experiences.
Industrial Technology Courses and Degree Planning
- Industrial technology courses (labeled TSM - Technology Systems Management)
- Curricula (required coursework) and four-year plans
- Approved list of humanities courses
- Approved list of ethics courses
- Approved list of international perspectives courses
- Approved list of U.S. diversity courses
- Independent study approval form (doc)
For More Information
Contact Melody Carroll, academic advisor, 515-294-6239, melody
iastate.edu, with questions about this program.
Iowa State University Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, 100 Davidson Hall, Ames, Iowa 50011, 515 294-1434, abeiastate.edu
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