Engineering Technology Major, B.S. (Manufacturing Technology Concentration)

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General Program Information

ETSU Academic Proficiency Requirements:

Writing: Students must complete a minimum of four writing-intensive courses. At least two of these courses must be in the major field of study. At least two of the four courses must be at the 3000-4000 level.

Oral Communication: Students must complete a minimum of two oral communication-intensive courses. At least one of these courses must be in the major field of study.

Using Information Technology: Students must complete at least one using information technology-intensive course in the major field of study.

Transfer students may be subject to reduced number of intensives.

See ETSUAcademic Proficiency Requirements for details.

Manufacturing Engineering Technology Concentration

This program is accredited by the Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET, 111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 21202-4012 – telephone: (410) 347-7700.

This concentration provides students with experiences in the major elements of manufacturing. Graduates are able to apply their knowledge and understanding to manufacturing processes and supervision. The program is broken into two specialty sequences – Programming and Automation and a General Manufacturing Sequence.

TBR General Education Core Requirements: 41 Credit Hours

ENGL 1010 - Critical Reading and Expository Writing (3 credits)
ENGL 1020 - Critical Thinking and Argumentation (3 credits)
Communication: Oral Communication (3 credits) *
MATH 1530 - Probability and Statistics – Noncalculus (3 credits) ²
PHYS 2010 - General Physics I-Noncalculus (3 credits)
PHYS 2011 - General Physics Laboratory I-Noncalculus (1 credit)
PHYS 2020 - General Physics II-Noncalculus (3 credits) and ⁴
PHYS 2021 - General Physics Laboratory II-Noncalculus (1 credit) ⁴
or
CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry Lecture (4 credits) and
CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry Laboratory (0 credit)
HIST 2010 - The United States to 1877 (3 credits)
HIST 2020 - The United States since 1877 (3 credits)
Literature (3 credits) *
Fine Arts (3 credits)*
ENTC 3020 - Technology and Society (3 credits)
ECON 2210 - Principles of Macroeconomics (3 credits)
PSYC 1310 - Introduction to Psychology (3 credits)

Note:

* See TBR General Education Core Requirements .

Technology Core Requirements: 19 Credit Hours

ENTC 1510 - Student in University (2 credits)
ENTC 2170 - CADD (Computer Aided Design Drafting) (4 credits)
ENTC 3030 - Technical Communication (3 credits)
ENTC 4017 - Industrial Supervision (3 credits)
ENTC 4060 - Project Scheduling (3 credits)
ENTC 4600 - Technical Practicum (4 credits) ⁵

Manufacturing Core Requirements: 23 Credit Hours

ENTC 1120 - Manufacturing Processes and Specification (3 credits)
ENTC 2200 - Machine Tool Technology (4 credits)
ENTC 2310 - Electrical Principles (4 credits)
ENTC 3710 - Manual Numerical Control Programming (3 credits)
ENTC 4037 - Quality Assurance I (3 credits)
ENTC 4357 - CIM Applications (3 credits)
ENTC 4777 - Safety Management (3 credits)

Technical Support Core Requirements: 17 Credit Hours

CSCI 2100 - Introduction to C (3 credits)
MATH 1720 - Precalculus II (Trigonometry) (3 credits)
MATH 1840 - Analytic Geometry and Differential Calculus (3 credits) ³
MATH 1850 - Integral Calculus for Technology (3 credits) ³
PHYS 2020 - General Physics II-Noncalculus (3 credits) and ⁴
PHYS 2021 - General Physics Laboratory II-Noncalculus (1 credit) ⁴
or
CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry Lecture (4 credits) and
CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry Laboratory (0 credit)

Specialty Sequence Requirements: 29 Credit Hours

Electives (0-2 credits)

Specialty Sequence

(Choose One)

Programming & Automation Sequence: 26-27 Credit Hours

ENTC 2320 - Electronics I (4 credits)
ENTC 3370 - Electronics-Digital Circuits (4 credits)
ENTC 4277 - Instrumentation and Process Control (4 credits)
ENTC 4337 - Microprocessors (4 credits)

Choose any three or more of the following ENTC classes:

ENTC 3350 - Industrial Electronics (3 credits)
ENTC 4287 - Introduction to Robotics (3 credits)
ENTC/CSCI Elective (4 credits) ⁶
ENTC/CSCI Elective (4 credits) ⁶

OR

General Manufacturing Sequence: 26-29 Credit Hours

ENTC 3010 - Statics and Strength of Materials (4 credits)
ENTC 3240 - Engineering Materials and Testing (4 credits) or
ENTC 3620 - Thermal and Fluid Technologies (4 credits)
ENTC 4257 - Plant Layout and Materials Handling (3 credits)

Choose any five or more of the following ENTC classes:

ENTC 3600 - Manufacturing Technology (3 credits) ⁵
ENTC 3680 - Plastics (3 credits)
ENTC 4227 - Engineering Economy (3 credits)
ENTC 4237 - Ergonomics and Process Optimization (4 credits)
ENTC 4247 - Industrial Operations Analysis (3 credits)
ENTC/CSCI Elective (4 credits) ⁶
ENTC/CSCI Elective (4 credits) ⁶

Total Hours Required for Degree: 128 Credit Hours

Note:

¹ For details regarding the General Education Requirements and course selection.

² MATH 1840 , MATH 1850 , MATH 1910 , or MATH 1920 may satisfy the General Education Math Requirement.

³ MATH 1910 and MATH 1920 will satisfy the MATH 1840 /MATH 1850 sequence.

⁴ CHEM 1120 /CHEM 1121 may be substituted for PHYS 2020 /PHYS 2021 .

⁵ Cooperative Education (ENTC 4989 /ENTC 4999 ) may be substituted for ENTC 3600 .

⁶ ENTC/CSCI electives may be chosen from any of the specialty sequence offerings or any of the following: ENTC 4217 , ENTC 4347 , ENTC 4900 , ENTC 4957 , ENTC 4989 /ENTC 4999 or CSCI 1250 , CSCI 1710 , CSCI 1800 , or CSCI 2100 .

⁷ In special cases and only with the approval of a MET program advisor, a student may develop a track of technical electives selected with the goal of developing proven technical understanding and competence in one or two manufacturing areas.

Additional Information

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