A.A.S. Industrial Automation Engineering Technology

(2 Years)

Program Objectives:

  1.      Solve technical problems typical of those encountered in the industrial automation discipline by using critical thinking skills, current technology, and practical use of trade equipment.
  2.      Work and communicate effectively in multidisciplinary teams in an industrial setting.
  3.      Demonstrate a commitment to lifelong learning and staying current with technical standards and codes.

Student Outcomes:

  1.      Demonstrate safe work practices.
  2.      Work and communicate effectively in a diverse team environment.
  3.      Utilize test equipment to troubleshoot discipline related circuits.
  4.      Analyze single phase alternating current (AC), three phase AC , and direct current (DC) electrical circuits.
  5.      Create and interpret discipline-specific technical documentation.
  6.      Construct and troubleshoot circuits for motor controls and associated devices.
  7.      Design and troubleshoot control systems consisting of Programmable Logic controllers (PLC) / Programmable Automation Controllers (PAC) and associated Human Machine Interfaces (HMI).
  8.      Install and troubleshoot electrical AC and DC motors and variable frequency drives for operation within an architecture.
  9.      Utilize the fundamentals of networks and digital communications to troubleshoot distributed plant automation and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems.
  10.      Configure and troubleshoot process instrumentation systems.
  11.      Troubleshoot and optimize process control loops.
  12.      Use the fundamentals of pump and valve operation to troubleshoot final element issues.
  13.      Demonstrate knowledge of motor monitoring equipment and switchgear.

Students must register concurrently for the lab course associated with each theory course.

Program Admissions Requirements

Official test scores must be dated within one year of program admission.

Placement Test Math
ALEKS 30
 

General Education

The listing below includes program requirements that also fulfill General Education requirements.

Objective 1 - ENGL 1101 or ENGL 1102 13
Objective 23
Objective 3 - Choose MATH 1143, MATH 1147, MATH 1153, MATH 1160, MATH 1170, or MGT 2216 13-5
Objective 5 - PHYS 1101 & PHYS 1101L, CHEM 1100, or TGE 11604
Objective 63
Total Credits16-18
 
1

 “P” courses are equivalent to the original course.

Major Requirements

Required Courses:
ESET 1100Engineering Technology Orientation1
ESET 1100LIntroduction to an Industrial Environment Laboratory1
ESET 1101Electrical Circuits I4
ESET 1101LElectrical Circuits I Laboratory4
ESET 1140Applied Technical Intermediate Algebra5
IAET 2000Fundamentals of Measurement and Control2
IAET 2000LFundamentals of Measurement and Control Laboratory1
IAET 2050Introduction to Automation3
IAET 2050LIntroduction to Automation Laboratory4
ESET 1181Introduction to Cyber-Physical Systems3
IAET 2100Motor Control Theory4
IAET 2100LMotor Control Laboratory2
IAET 3000PLC Programming Theory2
IAET 3000LPLC Programming Laboratory4
IAET 3100Process Measurement Theory3
IAET 3100LProcess Measurement Laboratory2
IAET 3150Process Control Theory4
IAET 3150LProcess Control Laboratory3
IAET 3200Industrial Networking2
TGE 1159Internship Strategies1
Choose one of the following Objective 1 courses:3
ENGL 1101
Writing and Rhetoric I
ENGL 1102
Writing and Rhetoric II
Choose one of the following Objective 3 courses:3-5
MATH 1143
Precalculus I: Algebra
MATH 1147
Precalculus
MATH 1153
Statistical Reasoning
MATH 1160
Survey of Calculus
MATH 1170
Calculus I
MGT 2216
Business Statistics
Choose one of the following Objective 5 courses:4
PHYS 1101
& 1101L
Elements of Physics
and Elements of Physics Laboratory
CHEM 1100
Concepts of Chemistry
TGE 1160
Foundations of Physical Sciences in Applied Technology
Total Credits65-67

Degree Totals

Program Admission Requirements0
General Education16-18
Major Requirements (Required General Education credits removed)55
Free Electives0
Total Credits71-73