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Industrial Technology Management - Program Description
The Industrial Technology Management (ITM) curriculum provides students with the opportunity to blend technical interests with management and leadership aspirations. This academic program is ideal for students seeking to build upon a background in engineering technology (e.g. electrical, mechanical, civil, or construction) with an emphasis on developing abilities for project management, systems thinking, managerial skills, entrepreneurship, and business development.
Students in this Major:
- Have a specialization in an engineering discipline.
- Are able to plan and manage technical projects.
- Are prepared to contribute to business development activities such as field services, technical marketing, product development and operational support.
- Are able to communicate in an organized manner through technical reports in written, oral, and other formats appropriate to their careers.
- Develop skills to function in and lead a team based effort.
Career Opportunities:
Employment opportunities are broad and span the range of industry and commerce. Opportunities in this market include:
- Manufacturing and quality control
- Operations management
- Logistics
- Field managers
- Planning and scheduling
- Sales
Admission Requirements:
- Refer to the table of high school course prerequisites for admission.
- Incoming students will meet all general admission requirements as freshmen to SUNY Canton and be prepared to take College Algebra (MATH 121). Transfer students will be evaluated individually by the program academic advisor and must have a minimum GPA of 2.0.
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (Curriculum 0935)
Semester I Credits
| ENGL 101 | Composition and the Spoken Word (GER 10) | 3 |
| MATH, PHYS, OR CHEM | Math, Physics, or Chemistry Elective4,5 | 4 |
| Program Elective1 | 3 | |
| Program Elective1 | 3 | |
| Program Elective1 | 3 | |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 16 |
Semester II Credits
| ACCT 101 ACCT 104 |
Accounting I OR Survey of Accounting |
4 |
| MATH, PHYS, OR CHEM | Math, Physics, or Chemistry Elective4,5 | 4 |
| Program Elective1 | 3 | |
| Program Elective1 | 3 | |
| Program Elective1 | 3 | |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 17 |
Semester III Credits
| ECON 101 ECON 103 |
Macroeconomics (GER 3) OR Microeconomics (GER 3) |
3 |
| MATH 141 | Statistics (GER) | 3 |
| Program Elective1 | 3 | |
| Program Elective1 | 3 | |
| GER2 | 3 | |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 15 |
Semester IV Credits
| BSAD 201 | Business Law I | 3 |
| MATH | MATH Elective4 | 4 |
| Program Elective1 | 3 | |
| GER2 | 3 | |
| GER2 | 3 | |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 16 |
Semester V Credits
| BSAD 340 | Management Communications* | 3 |
| SOET 361 | Project Management | 3 |
| U/L Program Elective1 | 3 | |
| Program Elective1 | 3 | |
| Program Elective1 | 3 | |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 15 |
Semester VI Credits
| BSAD 301 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| SOET 370 | Engineering Economics | 3 |
| Program Elective1 | 3 | |
| Program Elective1 | 3 | |
| U/L Liberal Arts/Science | 3 | |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 15 |
Semester VII Credits
| BSAD 449 | Management Policies | 3 |
| SOET 377 | Engineering Ethics | 1 |
| SOET 430 | Systems Analysis | 3 |
| U/L Program Elective1 | 3 | |
| U/L Program Elective1 | 3 | |
| U/L Liberal Arts/Science | 3 | |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 16 |
Semester VIII Credits
| SOET 348 | Engineering Safety | 1 |
| SOET 477 | Engineering Technology Capstone Project | 3 |
| U/L Program Elective1 | 3 | |
| U/L Program Elective1 | 3 | |
| U/L Business Elective3 | 3 | |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 13 |
* Fulfills writing intensive requirement.
U/L = Upper Level Courses (300/400).
GER = General Education Requirement.
All graduates must have a minimum of 45 U/L credits and 30 liberal arts credits.
1All Program Elective courses presented for graduation must have at least a grade of C (or transfer credit). Program Electives can be chosen from the Canino School of Engineering technology, the Business Department, or the Cybersecurity program.
2 Seven of ten SUNY General Education Requirement subject areas (including mathematics and basic communication) and 30 credits of SUNY General Education courses must be completed within the first two years of full-time study of the program. The list of all subject areas is: 1.) Mathematics; 2.) Natural Science; 3.) Social Science; 4.) American History; 5.) Western Civilization; 6.) Other World Cultures; 7.) Humanities; 8.) The Arts; 9.) Foreign Language; 10.) Basic Communication.
3 A business elective (U/D) is an elective from business school upper division courses.
4 Minimum mathematics requirement is MATH 121 College Algebra or MATH 123 Pre-Calculus Algebra, or equivalent.
5 Physics or Chemistry Electives can be chosen from PHYS 121 & 125, PHYS 122 & 126, PHYS 131 & 135, PHYS 132 & 136, CHEM 150, CHEM 155, or equivalent.
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Industrial Technology Management
Michael Newtown
Dean CSOET
315-386-7411
csoet@canton.edu