Industrial Technology and Management (B.A.C.)/Industrial Technology and Operations (M.A.S.)

Program Overview

This accelerated master's program combines a Bachelor's in Industrial Technology and Management with a Master's in Industrial Technology and Operations. It provides a seamless transition to graduate studies, reducing the time and credit hours required. Graduates are equipped for managerial positions in various industries, including quality assurance, production planning, supply chain management, and operations management. The program also allows students to explore a wider range of industrial technology and management topics.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The Bachelor of Industrial Technology and Management/Master of Industrial Technology and Operations accelerated master's degree program provides an attractive opportunity for undergraduate students who intend to pursue a graduate degree. The Accelerated Master's Program allows seamless transition from Bachelor of Industrial Technology and Management studies focusing on the practical approaches to managing operations, personnel, and resources in industrial environments to Master of Industrial Technology and Operations studies that provide a broad knowledge of industrial technologies and operations activities. The program offers a reduction in the total credit hours and overall time required to complete both degrees through the "sharing" of nine credit hours between the two degree programs.

Careers:

Graduates of the Bachelor of Industrial Technology and Management/Master Industrial Technology and Operations Accelerated Master's Program will be able to advance in their career field and move into managerial positions, including:

• Quality assurance/quality control manager
• Inventory control/analyst
• Production planning/control
• Production scheduler/manager
• Process/continuous improvement manager
• Manufacturing engineer/manager
• Operations/general manager
• Supply chain analyst/manager
• Logistics planner/manager
• Demand planner
• Purchasing specialist/analyst/coordinator
• System/data analyst
• Sales and operations planner
• Environmental services manager
• Project manager
• Facilities coordinator/manager
• Construction supervisor/manager
• Field engineer/manager

Other:

The Bachelor of Industrial Technology and Management/Master of Industrial Technology and Operations program enables students to complete a wider range of industrial technology and management topic courses than would normally be available to undergraduate students, to include completion of two industrial specializations and a graduate special project, if desired.