Industrial Management Technology (2378)
(New Curriculum Below is Effective Fall 2008)

Associate in Science

The Industrial Management Technology program is designed to prepare students for initial employment with an occupational title as industrial (supervisory) manager or to provide additional opportunities for those with military/corporate experience and training to apply those competencies to obtain an Associate in Science degree. This mid-level management degree program focuses on broad, transferable skills and stresses understanding and demonstration of the following elements of the Industrial Management industry: planning, management, finance, technical and product skills, underlying principles of technology, labor issues, community issues and health, safety, and environmental issues. This program is based on the philosophy that today’s managers need to be actively interacting with subordinates to be most effective. This degree will make individuals more marketable in all facets of industry, retail, commercial, small business and military commands.

The Industrial Management Technology degree program’s online option is grouped into 8-week units. You can complete your degree in 18 months or less. With applicable previous college credits, work or military experience, you can finish the program in 12 months or less. For information, contact Ray Wikstrom at 904.633.8416.

Career Opportunities, Rapid Placement

Florida Community College partners with a military advisory committee. We structure your coursework to make use of your service experience and increase your opportunities to advance in rate and rank.

Articulation

This A.S. degree program articulates into a bachelor’s degree program. For more information, please visit the Transfer Services Web site.

Cost

Estimated cost of tuition is $3,984 (tuition rated for Florida residents, as of 7/07). Contact the program manager for additional costs (textbooks, fees, materials).

Need More Information? Contact:

Ray Wikstrom, Open Campus, 904.633.8416 (accelerated online program contact)
John Hill, Military Education Institute, 904.357.8890
Jeff Schneider, NS Mayport, 904.249.7311
Nikki Pierce, NAS Jax, 904.771.3979

Military Experience

Learn more about credit for experience at Florida Community College’s here.

Curriculum

The following is a list of courses required for this program, presented in a recommended sequence of completion. The sequence is only a suggested guide, and there is no requirement to follow the sequence, precisely. Students in this program may register for any course as long as the student has met any pre-requisites for that course. Where a “professional elective” is indicated in the course sequence, students may choose any course from the group of professional electives that follows the full course sequence.

Course Number and Title		Credits
General Education
ENC 1101	English Composition I	3
	*Humanities	3
	*Social and Behavioral Science
	(recommend INP 1390 Human Relations in Business and Industry)	3
	*Mathematics	3
	*Natural Science	3
	Credit Hours	15

Required Professional Courses
MAN 2021	Principles of Management	3
SLS 1103	Strategies for Success in College, Careers and Life	3
CGS 1100	Microcomputer Applications for Business and Applications	3
OST 1581	Professional Development in the Work Environment	3
ENC 2210	Technical Report Writing	3
BCN 2732	OSHA Safety	3
MAN 2125	Supervision and Performance Improvement	3
	Credit Hours	21

Professional Electives (minimum 24 credit hours)
MTE 1811	Introduction to Seamanship	3
MTE 2801	Electronic Navigation	3
MTE 2802	Coastal Navigation	3
ACG 2021	Financial Accounting	4
BUL 2131	BUL 2131 Business Law I – Legal Environment of Business	3
CGS 1060	Introductory Computer Concepts	3
ECO 2013	Principles of Economics I	3
ETI 2781	Industrial Supervision	3
FIN 2000	Principles of Finance	3
GEB 1011	Introduction to Business	3
MAN 2043	Quality Management	3
MAN 2582	Introduction to Project Management	3
OST 1336	Fundamentals of Business Communications	3
OST 1355	Introduction to Information and Records Management	3
OST 1384	Introduction to Customer Service	3
QMB 2100	Business Statistics	3
or STA 2023 Elementary Statistics
		3
or **Military Service Credits (ACE Guide for the Military)   or ***Corporate Training Credits (ACE Guide for Corporate Training)
	Credit Hours	24
	Total Credit Hours	60

*Refer to A.S. degree General Education Requirements.
**Credits awarded by evaluation of appropriate military paperwork “SMART” transcript (U.S. Navy and Marine Corps) “AARTS” transcript (U.S. Army), “USCGI” transcript (U.S. Coast Guard), “ARNGESC” transcript (Army National Guard) and/or Community College of the Air Force transcript), using ACE Guide recommendations.
***Credits awarded by evaluation of appropriate corporate training (Official ACE Corporate transcript), using ACE Guide recommendations.

Note

This associate in science degree program is intended primarily for students who desire to complete an associate in science degree and become employed. Students who decide to pursue university transfer study must meet certain course and test requirements. For details refer to the university transfer guide.