Department of Industrial Technology

College of Social and Natural Sciences

www.uni.edu/indtech

 

M. Fahmy, Head. C. Blue, S. Egger, J. Fecik, S. Giese, D. Hotek, C. Johnson, A. Kashef, H. Nie, R. O'Meara, R. Pecen, N. Posinasetti, N. Pramanik, M. Salim, S. Varzavand, M. White, J. Zhang, J. Zhu.

 

The Department of Industrial Technology offers the following undergraduate and graduate programs and program certificates.  Specific requirements for these programs are listed within this Department of Industrial Technology section in the following order:

 

Undergraduate Majors(B.S.)

Construction Management
Electrical and Information Engineering Technology (EIET)
Manufacturing Technology

Undergraduate Majors (B.A.)

Graphic Communications
Technology Education and Training-Teaching
Technology Education and Training-Training
Technology Management
Combined B.A./M.S. or B.S./M.S. - Technology

Minors

Electrical and Electronics Technology (EET)
Graphic Communications
Technology Education and Training-Teaching
Technology Management

Graduate Majors (M.S.)

Technology

Graduate Majors(D.I.T)

Doctor of Industrial Technology

Program Certificates

Advanced Technology Certificate
Technology Management Certificate

 

Bachelor of Science Degree Programs

 

Construction Management Major

 

The B.S. Construction Management major requires a minimum of 126 total hours to graduate. This total includes Liberal Arts Core requirements and the following specified major requirements, plus electives to complete the minimum of 126 hours. Liberal Arts Core courses included in major program requirements are distinguished by italics.

 

Student must earn a minimum UNI GPA of 2.20 to register for upper division (100-level) Construction Management courses.

 

Required Core:
Construction sciences/construction: 330:018; 330:025; 330:045; 330:100; 330:124; 330:125; 330:126; 330:128; 330:149; 330:153; 330:154; 330:170; 330:172; 330:173; 330:175; 330:185; 330:196	51 hours
Required:
Business and management:
Accounting: 120:030	3 hours
Management: 150:080; 150:101; 150:145	9 hours
Economics: 920:020*; 920:024	6 hours
Mathematics and science:
Mathematics: 800:060; 800:072	7 hours
Chemistry and Biochemistry: 860:044	4 hours
Physics: 880:054	4 hours
Total	84 hours

 

*800:072 or 800:092 is a prerequisite for 920:020. Either 800:072 or 800:092 may be used to satisfy Category 1C of the Liberal Arts Core.

 

Electrical and Information Engineering Technology (EIET) Major

The B.S. Electrical and Information Engineering Technology (EIET) major requires a minimum of 126 total hours to graduate. This total includes Liberal Arts Core requirements and the following specified major requirements, plus electives to complete the minimum of 126 hours. Liberal Arts Core courses included in major program requirements are distinguished by italics.

 

The Electrical and Information Engineering Technology (EIET) major provides theoretical and hands-on experience in the field of electrical, analog/digital electronics, microprocessors, modern electronic communication systems, digital signal processing, power electronics, control systems, networking, and their applications.

 

Required mathematics and computer science core
Mathematics: 800:046; 800:048 or 800:060; 800:064 or 800:072	11 hours
Computer Science: 810:036	3 hours
Physics: 880:054; 880:056	8 hours
Required technical core:
Industrial Technology: 330:037; 330:038; 330:039; 330:041; 330:042; 330:103; 330:104; 330:129; 330:152; 330:156; 330:157; 330:160; 330:164; 330:165; 330:166; 330:167; 330:174; 330:176	52 hours
Total	74 hours

 

Manufacturing Technology Major

 

The B.S. Manufacturing Technology major requires a minimum of 126 total hours to graduate. This total includes Liberal Arts Core requirements and the following specified major requirements, plus electives to complete the minimum of 126 hours. Liberal Arts Core courses included in major program requirements are distinguished by italics.

 

Required mathematics and computer science core
Mathematics: 800:048 or 800:060; 800:072	7 hours
Chemistry and Biochemistry: 860:020 or 860:044	4 hours
Physics: 880:054 or 880:130	4 hours
Required technical core:
Industrial Technology: 330:008; 330:024; 330:060; 330:112; 330:132; 330:142; 330:143; 330:170; 330:172; 330:179 (1 hr.); 330:180; 330:187; 330:196; 330:197	39 hours
Concentration: choose one of the following three concentrations	21 hours
Total	75 hours

 

Advanced Manufacturing: 330:113; 330:123; 330:145; 330:147;
330:177; 6 hours electives (see below).

 

Manufacturing Design: 330:106; 330:113; 330:122; 330:135; 330:148;
330:155; 4 hours electives (see below).

 

Metal Casting: 330:127; 330:134; 330:136; 330:137; 9 hours electives
(see below).

 

Select elective hours from the following:
Industrial Technology: any 100-level course.
Management: 150:113; 150:119.
Communication: 48C:141; 48C:173.
English Language and Literature: 620:106.
Philosophy: 650:142.
Sociology: 980:102.

 

Bachelor of Arts Degree Programs

 

Graphic Communications Major

 

The Graphic Communications major requires a minimum of 120 total hours to graduate. This total includes Liberal Arts Core requirements and the following specified major requirements, plus electives to complete the minimum of 120 hours. Liberal Arts Core courses included in major program requirements are distinguished by italics.

 

Required:
Management: 150:153	3 hours
Industrial Technology: 330:022; 330:055; 330:065; 330:070; 330:144; 330:150; 330:158; 330:161; 330:179 (3 hrs.); 330:187; 330:194; 330:196	38 hours
Mathematics: 800:046 or 800:072	3-4 hours
Chemistry and Biochemistry: 860:010 or 860:020 or 860:044	3-4 hours
Physics: 880:011 or 880:012 or 880:054	3-4 hours
Electives:
One of the following: Industrial Technology: 330:020 or 330:143.	3 hours
Two of the following: Industrial Technology: 330:163; 330:169. Art: 600:025; 600:125; 600:127.	6 hours
Total	59-62 hours

 

Technology Education and Training Major-Teaching Option

 

The Technology Education and Training-Teaching option major requires a minimum of 120 total hours to graduate. This total includes Liberal Arts Core requirements , the Professional Education Requirements and the following specified major requirements, plus electives to complete the minimum of 120 hours. Liberal Arts Core courses included in major program requirements are distinguished by italics.

 

Required:
Science core: Physics: 880:011 or 880:012 or 880:054	3-4 hours
Technology core: Industrial Technology: 330:008; 330:017; 330:018; 330:022; 330:024; 330:036; 330:114 or 330:121	24 hours
Education and training core: Industrial Technology: 330:019; 330:120; 330:178; 330:190; 330:195	15 hours
Electives in industrial technology: (choose from construction, energy and power, or transportation)	6 hours
Total	48 hours

 

Note: Technology Education and Training Major-Teaching option will be waived from 240:020 of the Professional Education Requirements. A student changing majors to a different teaching major would be required to complete 240:020.

 

Technology Education and Training Major-Training Option

 

The Technology Education and Training-Training option major requires a minimum of 120 total hours to graduate. This total includes Liberal Arts Core requirements and the following specified major requirements, plus electives to complete the minimum of 120 hours. Liberal Arts Core courses included in major program requirements are distinguished by italics.

 

Required:
Science core: Physics: 880:011 or 880:012 or 880:054	3-4 hours
Technology core: Industrial Technology: 330:008; 330:017; 330:018; 330:022; 330:024; 330:036; 330:114 or 330:121	24 hours
Education and training core: Industrial Technology: 330:019; 330:120; 330:178; 330:190; 330:195	15 hours
Technology training:
Measurement and Research: 250:150	2 hours
Industrial Technology: 330:020; 330:143 or 150:153; 330:168; 330:187	12 hours
Mathematics: 800:072	3 hours
English Language and Literature: 620:077 or 620:106	3 hours
Total	62 hours

 

 

Technology Management Major

 

The Technology Management major requires a minimum of 120 total hours to graduate. This total includes Liberal Arts Core requirements and the following specified major requirements, plus electives to complete the minimum of 120 hours. Liberal Arts Core courses included in major program requirements are distinguished by italics.

 

Required:
Industrial Technology: 330:008; 330:018; 330:020; 330:022; 330:036; 330:065; 330:114; 150:153 or 330:131 or 330:143; 330:142; 330:187; 330:196	35 hours
Mathematics: 800:072	3 hours
Chemistry and Biochemistry: 860:010 or 860:020 or  860:044	3-4 hours
Physics: 880:011 or 880:012 or 880:054	3-4 hours
Electives in industrial technology	18 hours
Total	62-64 hours

 

Combined B.A./M.S. or B.S./M.S. - Technology

 

Students with majors in an Industrial Technology program, interested in the combined program should declare their intent by the end of the junior year (or have completed at least 90 semester hours). They should complete an Application for Admission to Graduate Study and the departmental application, as well as two professional references and have them submitted to the Graduate Coordinator before attempting to register. Application for graduate admission can be found at http://www.grad.uni.edu/admission/default.aspx.

 

Upon admittance to the combined B.A./M.S. or B.S./M.S. program, undergraduate students during their senior year may register for a maximum of 9 hours of graduate credit as a senior, with the approval of the Graduate Coordinator and the Department Head on a Student Request form. The admitted student may enroll and self-identify themselves with every instructor in the first two weeks of the semester in these 9 hours during the senior year, but before the baccalaureate degree is awarded. To be eligible for this exception to the undergraduate registration policies, the student must have earned at least 90 hours with a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher at the time of registration. When registering for the graduate courses, approval by the Graduate Dean and the Department Heads must be obtained on the same Student Request, with the IT Graduate Coordinator serving as the Advisor.  Students earning this type of credit are classified as seniors but will pay graduate tuition for the semester hours for which they will receive graduate credit.  The maximum tuition will be the full-time graduate rate for the student's residence classification.  The combined total of enrolled course credits, both undergraduate and graduate may not exceed fifteen hours in a semester or eight hours in a summer session.

 

Graduate work completed on the early admission basis will be counted as graduate credit only after the baccalaureate degree has been awarded and enrolled for graduate course work within one year of the awarding of the baccalaureate degree. Actual admission to graduate study and classification as a graduate student commences the semester after the student has completed the baccalaureate.

 

Minors

 

Electrical and Electronics Technology Minor (EET)

 

Liberal Arts Core courses included in minor program requirements are distinguished by italics.

 

The EET minor provides basic theory and hands-on experience in the field of electrical circuits, electrical power and machinery, analog/digital electronics, PLCs and their applications.

 

Required:
Industrial Technology: 330:037; 330:038; 330:039; 330:041; 330:042; 330:164	18 hours
Mathematics: 800:048 or 800:060	4 hours
Computer Science: 810:030 or 810:035 or 810:036	3 hours
Physics: 880:054 or 880:130	4 hours
Total	29 hours

 

Graphic Communications Minor

 

Liberal Arts Core courses included in minor program requirements are distinguished by italics.

 

 

Required:
Industrial Technology: 330:022; 330:055; 330:070; 330:161; 330:196	17 hours
Electives: two courses from the following: Industrial Technology: 330:144; 330:150; 330:158; 330:163; 330:169; 330:194	6 hours
Total	23 hours

 

Technology Education and Training Minor-Teaching

 

Liberal Arts Core courses included in minor program requirements are distinguished by italics.

 

 

Required:
Industrial Technology: 330:008; 330:017; 330:018; 330:019; 330:022; 330:036; 330:178; 330:190; 330:195	29 hours
Electives in industrial technology: (choose from construction, energy and power, or transportation)	3 hours
Total	32 hours

 

Technology Management Minor

 

Liberal Arts Core courses included in minor program requirements are distinguished by italics.

 

Required:
Industrial Technology: 330:020; 330:142; 150:153 or 330:131 or 330:143; 330:187; 330:196	15 hours
Mathematics: 800:072	3 hours
Electives in industrial technology	6 hours
Total	24 hours

 

Master of Science Degree Program

 

Major in Technology

 

Students interested in this program must submit a completed Application for Admission to Graduate Study and should contact the Department of Industrial Technology for any other admission requirements.  Graduate information and application for graduate admission can be found at www.grad.uni.edu/admission/default.aspx.

 

This major requires as a prerequisite a bachelor's degree with a major in technology, technology education, engineering, or related technical fields. This major offers several technical emphases: A. Industrial Management; B. Construction Management; C. Electrical Engineering Technology; D. Graphic Communication; E. Manufacturing Materials; F. Manufacturing Technology; and G. Technology Education and Training. Degree admission to the Master of Science in Technology for technical emphases A, B, C, D, E, and F require an applicant to have:

1. earned a minimum of 8 semester hours of college mathematics and 8 semester hours of college physics and/or chemistry and biochemistry or other science related to the major area (this may be either graduate or undergraduate credit);
2. earned a minimum of 15 semester hours in a major technical field and 8 semester hours in supporting technical subjects;
3. 3 semester hours of approved co-op education/internship or relevant experience;
4. department application;
5. Graduate College application;
6. TOEFL score of 550 (paper-based)/213 (computer-based) for applicants for whom English is not their first language;
7. three professional references; and
8. a minimum undergraduate grade point average of 3.00.

A student with an interest in Emphasis G will comply with items 3 to 8 from above, as well as the following:

1. completed a minimum of one course in college mathematics, one course in college physics and/or chemistry or other science related to the major area, and one course in computer programming;
2. evidence of professional or leadership experiences.

All technical emphases available in the Master of Science Technology degree program require the thesis with a minimum of 34 semester hours. A minimum of 15 hours of 200-level course work is required for this degree program.  The successful completion of the departmental Professional Career Development Plan (PCDP) is required. Successful completion of a final written and/or oral comprehensive examination before pursuing the thesis is required.  Students must complete 6 semester hours of 330:299.

 

Required foundation for all technical emphases: Industrial Technology: 330:282; 330:288; 330:378 (7 hrs.) Required Research (12 hrs.) Industrial Technology: 330:292 (3 hrs.); 330:299 (6 hrs.)   Select one of the following (3 hrs.): Measurement and Research: 250:180. Psychology: 400:239. Mathematics: 800:121.	19 hours
Emphasis (choose from one of following emphases)	15 hours
Total	34 hours

 

A. Industrial Management Technical Emphasis (15 hours)

This emphasis provides advanced education for individuals who wish to expand their qualifications for supervisory positions in industry, business, and government.

 

Required:
Management: 150:262	3 hours
Industrial Technology: 330:258; 330:295	6 hours
Select two courses from the following: Management: 150:249. Industrial Technology: 330:225; 330:250; 330:294. Psychology: 400:157; 400:158.	6 hours
Total	15 hours

  

B. Construction Management Technical Emphasis (15 hours)

This technical emphasis provides the most recent integration of construction technology developments and competencies to establish an awareness of contemporary construction management.

 

Required:
Industrial Technology: 330:260; 330:262; 330:265	9 hours
Select two courses from the following: Industrial Technology: 330:125; 330:126; 330:153; 330:154; 330:173; 330:175; 330:185.	6 hours
Total	15 hours

 

C. Electrical Engineering Technology Technical Emphasis (15 hours)

G. Technology Education and Training Technical Emphasis (15 hours)

This emphasis provides advanced education and intensity for individuals in the areas of Technology Education or Technology Training or both.  The Technology Education emphasis is designed to meet the needs of current industrial technology (formerly industrial arts) teachers, or those who have previously completed a bachelor=s degree in Technology Education.  The Technology Training emphasis is designed to meet the needs of those who wish to expand their qualifications for careers in business and industrial organizations. Through this emphasis, graduates learn the pedagogical and administrative methods needed to assist new and experienced employees to gain the skills and knowledge necessary to fully contribute their talents to the organization in which they are employed.

 

Required:
Industrial Technology: 330:168 or 330:178; 330:290; 330:195 or 330:291; 330:294	12 hours
Instructional Technology : 240:245 or Psychology: 400:232	3 hours
Total	15 hours

 

Doctor of Industrial Technology Degree Program

The University of Northern Iowa offers the Doctor of Industrial Technology degree to meet the increasing need for advanced degree work in this field. Industrial technology is a relatively new and rapidly expanding knowledge base for a wide variety of professional fields: these include technology, trade and industrial education, technical institute education, industrial training, and technology transfer. This research-oriented degree program also includes the study of the technological systems used in industry and their effect on society and culture.

 

The Doctor of Industrial Technology degree is designed to develop scholars in the fields of education and industry. Programs emphasize the development of a thorough knowledge of (a) industrial technology as an intellectual discipline, (b) the technological systems used in industry and their effect on people and the environment, and (c) the potential and limitations of future developments in technological systems and their utilization in industry. Program emphasis is on providing the intellectual tools necessary to pursue scholarly research and applied practices in the field of industrial technology. Efforts will be made to develop in each student the interest and desire required for a leadership role in improving educational and industrial programs and determining directions for future programs. The degree program requires a minimum of 64 semester hours of credit completed beyond the master's degree.

The Doctor of Industrial Technology degree program is intended to prepare graduates for one or more of the following professional careers:

1. Faculty, supervisors, and consultants of industrial technology, trade and industrial education, technical institute education and technology education in secondary schools, colleges and universities.
2. Researchers and project coordinators, technology transfer specialists, technology forecasters and assessors of technology for industrial policy planning and decision making.
3. Leaders (e.g., deans, department heads, or directors) of technology-oriented programs at postsecondary institutions.
4. Researchers and research coordinators for education and industry in specific content fields of industrial technology.
5. Designers, coordinators and directors of industrial training or human resource programs, and related industrial applications.

It is the student's responsibility to be familiar with all degree program requirements and take the initiative in meeting established guidelines. This information may be obtained from the Graduate Programs Coordinator in the Department of Industrial Technology.

 

*800:072 is a possible prerequisite for 330:142 and 330:143.