MS in Industrial & Technical Studies

MS in Industrial & Technical Studies -- 2000-01 Catalog
Graduate Programs, College of Business
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General Characteristics

The Master of Science in Industrial and Technical Studies (MSITS) is designed to prepare students for critical "hands-on" positions in companies as operations-based facilitators. The program concentrates on developing graduates who will function successfully in technically focused industrial environments that are characterized by rapid and continual change.

The core of the program offers preparation in business-based decision tools, and technically-focused industrial processes and methods. Additional courses are taken to develop depth in a focus area that is designed to meet the student's career objectives.

Admission Requirements

Admission to the MSITS program is based upon:

a) Successful completion of an accredited undergraduate program of study.

b) Prior academic performance, with particular emphasis placed on performance in the last 90 quarter units (or equivalent).

c) Achievement on the General Test of Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT).

d) Prior work experience.

Program of Study

Students can choose to focus in one of the following areas of study: Production Management, Facilities Management, Packaging Management, Quality Management.

The core courses provide students with background information and training to:

Utilize accounting/economics/finance-based decision tools,
Deal successfully with the impact of science and technology on industrial processes and methods,
Improve productivity through the use of technology,
Commercialize changed and new technologies,
Understand and implement the impact of technology on business strategies, and
Deal with the human and cultural issues that arise in technically focused industrial settings.

Students with non-technical baccalaureate degrees must enroll in 15 quarter units of approved technical courses or provide documentation of appropriate experiences. This requirement is in addition to the 45 unit degree requirement and must be successfully completed prior to submission of a Formal Study Plan.

The time limit for completion of a thesis or project is three years.

MA Industrial and Technical Studies

Required core courses	34
BUS 501 Managerial Accounting and Managerial Economics I (5)
BUS 502 Managerial Finance and Managerial Economics II (4)
IT 510 Impact of Science and Technology (4)
IT 512 Improving Productivity Through Technology (4)
IT 514 Commercializing Technological Development (4)
IT 520 Management of Technology (4)
IT 527 Trends and Issues in Technology Management (4)
IT 599 Thesis/ Project or Adviser approved coursework and comprehensive examination (5)
Focus area courses	11
Select courses from one of the following areas:
Production Management IT 410, 428, 445, 522; BUS 472, 487; GSB 583; IME 555, 580, 590
Facilities Management IT 411, 432, 451, 453, 454; BUS 479, 480
Quality Management IT 403; BUS 487; IME 430, 431, 440
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