Professional Studies, Manufacturing Technology Management, (B.P.S)

The Bachelor of Professional Studies degree (BPS) with a concentration in Manufacturing Technology Management offers career and advancement opportunities in the manufacturing industry. The interdisciplinary focus on manufacturing supervisory skills will assist students in advancing their manufacturing careers for those already working in the industry. Students will learn skills in project planning and evaluation, work design improvement, production control, facility design, occupational safety, and statistical quality control. In addition, they will learn principles of supervision and other management skills. Those currently in the industry also have the opportunity to use existing work experience for college credit through Experiential Learning Credit.General Education (35-41 hours)See University General Education Program for the University General Education Program requirements. Students who have completed one year of American History in high school are exempted from the six credit-hour History General Education Program requirement; otherwise, students will have to meet the History requirement.Coordinated Study (54 hours)Many upper-division (30004000-level) courses have prerequisites that must be met prior to being permitted to register for those courses. You are responsible for knowing and satisfying all course prerequisites. Some (not all) prerequisites are listed below. For specific information about courses and the prerequisites they may have, please view course descriptions at: Course DescriptionsManufacturing Technology Concentration (27 hours)TECH 3386 - Safety Engineering Credit Hours: (3)TECH 3440 - Project PlanCost Evaluation Credit Hours: (3)TECH 4381 - Principles of Supervision Credit Hours: (3)TECH 4460 - Work DesignImprovement Credit Hours: (3)TECH 4462 - Quality Improvement Credit Hours: (3)TECH 4464 - Production Control Systems Credit Hours: (3)TECH 4466 - Facility Design Credit Hours: (3)UNIV 4110 - Internship Credit Hours: (3-6) (6)Management Services (27 hours)Administration and Supervision (3 hours)MGMT 3110 - Organization and Mgmt Credit Hours: (3)PADM 3601 - Public Admin Credit Hours: (3)Organizational Systems (3 hours)MGMT 3215 - Management of Human Resources Credit Hours: (3)MGMT 4420 - Organizational Behavior in Business Credit Hours: (3)PADM 4226 - Intro Nonprofit Organizations Credit Hours: (3)PSYC 3508 - IndustOrganizatnl Psyc Credit Hours: (3)Marketing and Public Relations (3 hours)MKTG 3010 - Principles of Marketing Credit Hours: (3)Team and Organizational Relations (3 hours)COMM 4011 - Communication in Organizations Credit Hours: (3)COMM 4342 - Small Group Communication Credit Hours: (3)COMM 4373 - Interracial Communication Credit Hours: (3)COMM 4375 - Intercultural Communication Credit Hours: (3)COUN 4621 - Human Interactions Credit Hours: (3)COUN 4781 - StrategyCrisis Intervention Credit Hours: (3)Written Communication (3 hours)ENGL 3601 - Technical and Profess Writing Credit Hours: (3)ENGL 3602 - Professional Editing Credit Hours: (3)ENGL 3603 - Engineering Communications Credit Hours: (3)ENGL 3604 - Persuasive Writing Credit Hours: (3)PBRL 3421 - Intro to Strategic Writing Credit Hours: (3)Social & Cultural Context (3 hours)

All students, both freshmen and transfer, must apply online for admission as an undergraduate student.

• Freshman admission is competitive and based upon a comprehensive review of the student’s academic record. The primary factors include the high school/secondary grade point average and demonstrated English proficiency.
• Transfer admission is competitive and based upon the cumulative grade point average of all previously attended colleges/universities (international and domestic) and must be at least a 2.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale for consideration. Demonstrated English proficiency is also required of all international applicants.

Applicants should upload a copy of their unofficial international transcript or marks sheet (high school/secondary or college/university) using our secure document upload system.

All international transfer applicants must have their international documents evaluated by a US credentialing agency that holds membership with the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES).

English proficiency may be satisfied two ways:

A minimum score or greater on any of the following English language tests:

• TOEFL - 61 on the internet-based test or 500 on the paper/pencil test
• IELTS - 6
• PTE - 50
• DUOLINGO - 95