Industrial Technology

Electro-Mechanical Systems Technology Concentration

This option is designed to prepare graduates for career leadership and management positions in computer-controlled/automated, equipment-intensive environments. Graduates from this option take courses that emphasize theory and application relating to the design, control, and integration of electrical, mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic components and assemblies. Students completing this option will develop a focused understanding of power and control systems utilized in industrial, environmental, construction, transportation, and military sectors.

This concentration is available only to transfer students who have completed an electricity/electronics related associate degree program from a regionally-accredited community or technical college.

Program Requirements

Core Curriculum - 31 credits

Basic Competency - 9 credits
ENG 100C English Competency
Pre-Calculus (or above)
Reasoning

Fine Arts - 6 credits (courses from a different department)
Performance Centered
History Centered

Humanities - 6 credits (courses from a different prefixes)
Literature
Other Times/Other Culture

Social Sciences - 6 credits (courses from a different department)
Economics

Natural Sciences - 4 credits (with Lab)
Physics

Writing Intensive - 3 Credits
ITP 210 Technical Writing

Departmental Requirements - 12 Credits
MAT 148 Applied Calculus
ITP 240 Industrial Statistics
ITT 181 Intro to Computers
ACC 110 Financial Accounting

General Electives - 6-7 Credits

Professional Required - 21 Credits
ITP 230 Project Management
ITP 280 Industrial Org. Mgt.& Supervision
ITS 300 Ergonomics/Time Study
ITP 310 Plant Layout & Material Handling
ITS 320 Occup.Safety & Health
ITP 330 Production Control
ITP 340 Fundamentals Of Quality

Technical Required - 15 Credits
ITT 221  Power & Energy Proc
ITT 323  Fluid Power
ITT 425  Electronic Control
ITT 427  Robotics & Auto. Mat.
ITT 440  Occupational Experience / Internship

Technical Electives 39-43 Credits - (Transfer)

Undergraduate Degrees & Minors:

Industrial Technology

Industrial Management
Precision Manufacturing
Electro-mechanical Systems
Information & Communications Technology
Construction Management (Degree)
Construction Management (Certificate)

Applied Technical Leadership

Minors in Industrial Technology

References

Fall 08 Course Schedule

Early Student Success WebSite

DOT Writing Manual

Research & Scholarship

University of Southern Maine Department of Technology
211 John Mitchell Center, Gorham, Maine 04038
Phone: 207-780-5440 Fax: 207-780-5129