MSc. Engineering Technology - Engineering Technology

MSc. Engineering Technology - Engineering Technology

The Engineering Technology Concentration in the Master of Science in Engineering Technology (M.S.) program is offered through the College of Basic and Applied Sciences. Students are educated at the master's level in core engineering technologies and the management of those technologies. The program incorporates courses covering topics common to all areas of the technology sector of industry, including Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, state-of-the-art technologies, alternative energy sources and conservation, engineering project management, applied research, and safety. Under the Engineering Technology concentration, the degree requires the student to select courses, as approved by the graduate advisor, that provide the student with a technical area of specialty or a minor in another department. Currently, typical technical areas include computer systems and networking, mechatronics, robotics, energy harvesting, instrumentation and control, analog and digital electronics, automation, machine design, manufacturing, quality control, and optimization. Other technical areas or a minor can be designed to meet the student's individual needs if approved by the graduate advisor.

Career Path

Industry areas include manufacturing/assembly, medical, human resources/training, and service (retail, food service, etc.), as well as applied sciences. Some potential positions for degree-holders Engineering designer, Engineering project manager for, Process control companies, Enterprise resource systems developers, Technology development enterprises, Manager for global technology companies, Process and product engineer for manufacturing operations, Safety engineers and manager for production operations, Engineering and technical manager for, Manufacturing operations (including design, assembly, and fabrication).