Industrial Technology
(including concentrations in Cybersecurity, Networking Information Technology, Electro-Mechanical Technology, Environmental & Occupational Safety, Graphics Technology, Manufacturing and Technology Management, Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering Technology)
What Can I Do With A Major In Industrial Technology?
Industrial Technology encompasses several specific programs designed to prepare students for technology-oriented supervisory, middle management and leadership positions. The programs respond to an increasing industry demand for highly qualified personnel who have a combination of technical and managerial skills. Therefore, this study includes a comprehensive knowledge of industrial processes and applied technologies, in addition to a background in general education.
Graphics Technology students focus on electronic communication and paper technology. The program covers graphic design, photography, press and post-press operations as well as the computer applications and pre-press activities. Networking Technology spans career paths involving all levels of information technology including both hardware and software. Electro-Mechanical Technology prepares students for middle-management in the areas of production automation, technical sales and distribution, project management and the supervision of electro-mechanical systems. The Environmental & Occupational Safety program is designed to prepare students to be professionals skilled in the development of accident prevention programs in the workplace. The Manufacturing program is designed to prepare students for the ever-changing world of manufacturing. The program helps students to become skilled in new advances in technology, organizational structures and the challenges of a complex global economy. Technology Management was created to help students customize a plan of study that incorporates management courses and a self-selected core of technology courses in order to meet the demand for skilled workers who are diverse in their skills and abilities.
Visit CCSU's School of Engineering, Science and Technology Department webpage for all available degree program information
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Sample of Related Occupations
Graphics Technology
Customer Service Representative
Electronic Publishing & Imaging
Networking Technology
Customer Service Representative
LAN/WAN Design and Maintenance
Electro-Mechanical Technology
Production Automation Technician
Environmental & Occupational Safety
Manufacturing
Technical Supervising Engineer
Technology Management
For additional information on each occupation or any others you may be considering, please visit the Occupational Outlook Handbook, a nationally recognized source of career information, put together by the U.S. Department of Labor.
Professional Associations & Additional Career Information
Advanced Computing Systems Association
Association for Computing Machinery
Association of Information Technology Professionals
Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering
Institute for the Certification of Computer Professionals
National Management Association
Internships, Co-ops and Employment Opportunities
Industrial Technology majors may find experiential opportunities or employment in a number of areas depending on your skills, abilities and experience. Career-related internships and co-op placements are a great avenue to establishing yourself as a qualified candidate for full-time, professional-level career opportunities after graduation.
The following list of employers and job titles shows opportunities where the employer was specifically looking for industrial technology majors. This list is meant to be a resource for further career-related investigation and DOES NOT REFLECT current openings. To look for current openings, please visit College Central Network, CCSU's online job, internship, and co-op database, on the Career Success Center website here.
Aetna, Inc. - Website Coordinator, Learning Services Assistant Co-op, Information Systems Leadership
Development Program
Altra Industrial Motion - Process Engineering Co-op
Artec Machine Systems - IT Specialist
Central Connecticut State University - Assistant Technical Support Specialist, Web & Graphic Design Specialist, Media
Services Instructional Technology Assistant Co-op
CIGNA - Technology Early Career Development Internship
Connecticut Public Broadcasting, Inc. - Web Content Producer Internship
Covidien - Engineering Assistant Co-op
Digital Surgeons - Web Design Internship
Durham Manufacturing - Engineering Internship, Engineering Co-op
ETTER Engineering Company, Inc. - Electronic Controls Technician
G.E. Engineering - Aviation Northeast Supply Chain Technical Co-op, Environment, Health & Safety Co-op
Hasbro Games - Continuous Improvement Engineer
Kyo Logic LLC - Junior Software Developer
Mohegan Sun Casino - Database Administrator
Parker Hannifin Corporation - Manufacturing Engineering Internship, Fuel Cell Co-op, Quality Engineering Co-op,
Applications Engineer, Validation Engineer
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft - Manufacturing Engineer, Procurement Analyst Co-op
Robinson & Cole, LLP - IT Internship, IT Co-op
Schuco USA - Engineering Project Manager - Aluminum Division
Sikorsky Aircraft - Component Integration Co-op, Engineering Co-op
State of Connecticut Office of Policy Management - Computer Training Internship, Transportation Internship, Energy Internship
Structural Group, Inc. - Project Engineer Internship
The Hartford - Technology Leadership Development Program Internship
UBS Global Asset Management - Summer IT Internship
United Health Group - Client Services Analyst
Urban Engineers, Inc. - Resident Engineer
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Data Management/GIS Analyst
VBrick Systems, Inc. - Engineering Co-op
Visual Technologies, Inc. - Network Technician
Web Solutions, Inc. - Web Developer
Whelen Engineering - Engineering Co-op
XL Global Services - Staff Auditor Internship