Technology (M.S.)

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Program Admission Requirements

In addition to the Graduate School Admission Requirements , the General Test of the Graduate Record Examinations is required. Applicants must hold a bachelor’s degree in an engineering, engineering technology, or industrial technology program with an average grade of B or higher as defined by the department in upper-level undergraduate courses in the major. Prerequisites for admission to the program for graduates of other curricula include a minimum of 16 hours of undergraduate work in four different technical areas. Three recommendations from former instructors who are in a position to judge the applicant’s aptitude for graduate study.

Students must demonstrate computer competency prior to completion of six semester hours of the program. Students who lack this experience must complete an advisor-approved computer class.

Program Description

Requirements for the M.S. degree in technology include a minimum of 30 semester hours distributed over core requirements, professional writing, support area, and applied electives. Thesis option requires an additional 6 semester hours in thesis.

Technology Core

ET 603 - Applied Research Methods and Experimental Design Credits: 3
ET 641 - Quality Assurance Credits: 3
ET 642 - Automation Systems Credits: 3
or
ET 644 - Data Acquisitions, Systems Control and Biometrics Credits: 3

Directed Project

ET 688 - Directed Project Credits: 1-3, R6

Professional Writing

ENGL 501 - Writing for Careers Credits: 3

Support Areas (6 hours)

6 semester hours from business, including courses with MGT, ECON and FIN prefixes or a MATH prefix. Course selections must be approved by the graduate program director.

Applied Electives (9 hours)

9 hours selected from (if both ET 642 and ET 644 are taken, one can be used to satisfy electives requirement):

approved electives by the program director

ET 510 - Advanced Parametric Modeling and Prototyping Credits: 3
ET 521 - Ergonomics Credits: 3
ET 522 - Advanced Polymer Technology Credits: 3
ET 524 - Facilities Management and Maintenance Credits: 3
ET 534 - Facilities Layout Credits: 3
ET 536 - Engineering Economic Analysis Credits: 3
ET 570 - Telecommunications and Networking Systems Credits: 3
ET 575 - Systems Integration and Management Credits: 3
ET 593 - Topics in Engineering Technology Credits: 1-3, R6
ET 642 - Automation Systems Credits: 3
ET 644 - Data Acquisitions, Systems Control and Biometrics Credits: 3
ET 648 - Manufacturing Research and Analysis Credits: 3
ET 680 - Independent Study Credits: 3, R6
ET 695 - Seminar in Engineering Technology Credits: 1-3, R6

Examination

Successful performance on a comprehensive examination, written and/or oral as determined by the department is also required.

Thesis Option (6 hours)

ET 699 - Thesis Credits: 3, R6