University of Northern Iowa

Technology Management Majors

Summary

In the technological world of today, the person who is knowledgeable about industry and its technologies has a decided advantage in the job marketplace. The technology management major at University of Northern Iowa provides that advantage by offering a broad program of studies about industry, including its organization, resources, processes and management technologies. Students in this program study the disciplines of mathematics, science, industrial management and production technology.

 

Coupled with a strong Liberal Arts Core program, students who major in technology management are eligible for a broad spectrum of occupations in our economic sector. The program provides opportunity for students to select additional elective courses in specific technologies or to complete a minor in a related or supporting field.

 

Major:

Technology Management, B.A.

 

Minor:

Technology Management, B.A.

 

Certificate:

Technology Management

 

(Click major/minor/certificate title to see typical courses for the program)

 

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Careers

 

Graduates of the technology management program typically find employment in business or industry in such career areas as industrial sales and distribution, training, safety and/or insurance, and technically oriented supervision and management.

 

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Unique Features

  • Accredited by the National Association of Industrial Technology (NAIT)

  • Several annual competitive scholarships

  • Department of Industrial Technology Advisory Board

  • Active student organizations and other department-wide professional organization chapters

  • Dedicated departmental student computer labs

  • Hands-on experiential learning opportunities on campus and on site in industry

  • Dedicated faculty who have strong professional relations with industry and potential employers of program graduates

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Facilities

  • Housed in the Industrial Technology Center, featuring classrooms with state-of-the-art media facilities

  • Specialized laboratories with modern equipment and testing devices

  • Student computing laboratories for instructional and student use

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Scholarships

 

Several full-tuition industrial technology scholarships are available to incoming freshmen on a competitive basis through the College of Natural Sciences Mathematics, Science and Technology Symposium. Other scholarships are available through endowments and industrial donations to students majoring in Industrial Technology.

 

More information on department scholarships can found at Financial Aid.

 

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