Industrial Technology

Information and Communications Concentration

The Information and Communications Technology concentration provides for the study of information and communications systems integral to modern business and industry. The concentration emphasizes theory and application relating to the management and operation of computer and technical systems used for communications, information management, control technology, and publishing. Students may elect to incorporate a minor in computer science, management information systems, or business.

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 or Chemistry

Writing Intensive - 3 credits
ITP 210 Technical Writing

Departmental Requirements - 15/16 credits

MAT 148 Applied Calculus
Statistics
Computer Programming
BUS 245 Info Tech/MIS
Science

General Electives - 9 Credits

Professional - 15 Credits
ITP 230 Project Management
ITP 280 Industrial Org., Mgt., & Supr.
ITP 350 Teambuilding and Facilitation
ITP 381 Human Resource Dev./Ind.
ITS 300 Ergonomics/Time Study

Professional Electives - 12 Credits from approved ITP courses or one of the listed minors:
Computer Science minor
Management Information Systems minor
Economics minor
Business Administration minor

Technical - 42 Credits (Required 24)
EGN 100 Introduction to Engineering
ITT 181 Introduction to Computers
ITT 241 Graphic Communications
ITT 272 Intro to Computer Networking
ITT 281 Internet Web Site Dev.
ITT 282 Computer Aided Design
ITT 311 Telecommunications
ITT 343 Desktop Pub. & Design

Technical Electives - 18 Credits

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 2011 Course Schedule (PDF)

Two Year Course Schedule (PDF)

Program Core Competencies

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