Industrial Systems Technology Degree

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Degree: Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.)

Program Description:

The Industrial Systems Technology Degree Program provides you with the competencies for preparing for a career in industrial systems technology. The program provides learning opportunities that introduce, develop, and reinforce academic and technical knowledge, skills, and attitudes required for job acquisition, retention, and advancement. The program additionally provides opportunities to retrain or upgrade present knowledge and skills. As a graduate, you are qualified for employment as an industrial electrician or industrial systems technician or an I and E technician with opportunities to move into a management position as an engineering assistant, programmable control specialist, or automation specialist.

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Curriculum Outline:

General Core Courses (30 Credit Hours)

Course	Title	Credit Hours
ENG 191	Composition and Rhetoric I	5
ENG 195	Technical Communications	5
HUM 191	Introduction to Humanities	5
SOC 191	Introduction to Sociology	5
MAT 191	College Algebra	5
PHY 190	Introductory Physics	5

Fundamental Occupational Courses (77 Credit Hours)

Course	Title	Credit Hours
SCT 100	Introduction to Microcomputers	3
IFC 100	Industrial Safety Procedures	2
IFC 101	Direct Current Circuits I	4
IFC 102	Alternating Current I	4
IFC 103	Solid State Devices I	4
IDS 101	Industrial Computer Applications	5
IDS 103	Industrial Wiring	6
IDS 105	DC and AC Motors	3
IDS 110	Fundamentals of Motor Controls	3
IDS 113	Magnetic Starters and Braking	3
IDS 115	Two-Wire Control Circuits	2
IDS 121	Advanced Motor Controls	2
IDS 131	Variable Speed Motor Controls	3
IDS 141	Basic Industrial PLCs	6
IDS 142	Industrial PLCs	6
IDS 209	Industrial Instrumentation	6
IDS 215	Industrial Mechanics	6
IDS 221	Industrial Fluid Power	7
IDS 231	Pumps and Piping Systems	2

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