In addition to departmental requirements, students pursuing the area of study in manufacturing engineering technology are required to complete the NIU general education requirements as outlined in the Undergraduate Catalog. The following illustrates a suggested semester schedule for students in this area of study.
TECH 211 - Computer-Aided-Design (3 credits)
MATH155 - Trigonometry (3 credits)
CHEM 110 (or CHEM 210T) - General Chemistry I (3 credits)
CHEM 111 (or CHEM 212) - General Chemistry Lab I (1 credit)
ENGL103 - Composition I (3 credits)
General Education Requirement #1 (3 credits)
16 total semester hours
MATH 229 - Calculus I (4 credits)
ENGL104 - Composition II (3 credits)
TECH 265 - Basic Manufacturing Processes (3 credits)
General Education Requirement #2 (3 credits)
TECH 262 - Machine Production Processes (3 credits)
16 total semester hours
MATH 230 - Calculus II (4 credits)
PHYS 250 - General Physics I (4 credits)
COMS 100 - Communications I (3 credits)
TECH 175 - Electronics and Electricity Fundamentals (3 credits)
TECH 175a - Electronics and Electricity Fundamentals Lab (1 credits)
15 total semester hours
Manufacturing Process Elective #1 (3 credits)
General Education Requirement #3 (3 credits)
TECH 210 - Engineering Mechanics (2 credits)
TECH 212 - Engineering Dynamics (2 credits)
STAT 208 - Basic Statistics (3 credits)
TECH 295 - Manufacturing Computer Applications (3 credits)
16 total semester hours
TECH 326 - Fluid Mechanics/Lab (3 credits)
TECH 393 - Properties of Materials (3 credits)
TECH 369 - Strength of Materials (3 credits)
ENGL 308 - Technical Writing (3 credits)
Tech 312 - Geometric design and Tolerancing (3 credits)
15 total semester hours
Manufacturing Process Elective #2 (3 credits)
TECH 342 - Manufacturing Component Design (3 credits)
TECH 425 - Programmable Logic Controllers (3 credits)
Manufacturing System Elective #1 (3 credits)
TECH 443 - Engineering Economy (3 credits)
15 total semester hours
TECH 477 - Senior Projects I (1 credits)
General Education Requirement #4 (3 credits)
TECH 420 Computer-Integrated Manufacturing (3 credits)
Manufacturing System Elective #2 (3 credits)
TECH 391 - Industrial Quality Control (3 credits)
Manufacturing Process Elective #3 (3 credits)
16 total semester hours
TECH 478 - Senior Project II (3 credits)
TECH 362 - Numerical Control Systems (3 credits)
TECH 423 - Automated Manufacturing Systems (3 credits)
General Education Requirement #5 (3 credits)
General Education Requirement #6 (3 credits)
15 total semester hours
TECH 260 - Metal Fabrication Processes
TECH 314 - Tool and Die Design
TECH 344 - Materials & Processes in the Plastics Ind.
TECH 345 - Plastic Molding Processes
TECH 364 - Advanced Numerical Control Programming
TECH 365 - Metrology
TECH 479 - Special Topics in Engineering Technology
TECH 334 - Hazard Control
TECH 401 - Ethics
TECH 402 - Industrial Training
TECH 404 - Industrial Supervision
TECH 409 - Internship
TECH 429 - Plant location, Layout, and Mat Handling
TECH 434 - Human Factors in Accident Prevention
TECH 442 - Work Simplification
TECH 444 - Production Systems
TECH 482 - Industrial Safety Analysis
TECH 496 - Industrial Project Management
College of Engineering & Engineering Technology, DeKalb, IL 60115
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