College of Business and Technology

Department of
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY

Larry D. Kuskie, Chair

Professors: Envick, L. Kuskie, K. Larson, Tuttle
Associate Professors: Ashman
Assistant Professors: Arbuckle, Lightner, Obermier
Lecturers: S. Amundson, B. Jochum, S. Jochum, Ziller

Department Objectives:

• To prepare students for management careers in construction, industrial distribution, and telecommunications:
• To provide course opportunities for attaining knowledge of industrial technology and related areas;
• To provide courses which support and enrich the academic curricula and general education;
• To provide courses for students interested in transferring to such programs as engineering, architecture, and education.

College of Business and Technology Graduation Requirements

All students graduating with a degree from the College of Business and Technology must take at least 50% of their major area credit hour requirements from the College of Business and Technology at the University of Nebraska at Kearney.

All students graduating with a degree from the College of Business and Technology must take a minimum of 30 of their last 36 hours of credit needed for their degree from the University of Nebraska at Kearney.

INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY MAJOR

Four options are available in this major:

1. Construction Management Comprehensive Option - Bachelor of Science Degree
2. Industrial Distribution Option - Bachelor of Science Degree
3. Telecommunications Management Comprehensive Option - Bachelor of Science Degree
4. Industrial Technology Option - Bachelor of Arts Degree or Industrial Technology Option - Bachelor of Science Degree

   Minors:

   1. Industrial Technology
   2. Telecommunication for Business, Computer Science & Information Systems Majors
   3. Industrial Safety
   4. Safety Education

The department also offers a Supplemental Teaching Endorsement in Driver Education.

Courses with the prefix ITEC and SFED are offered by the department.

Safety Center

Darrel Jensen, Director

Associate Professors: Jensen;
Assistant Professor: S. Morrow

Program Objective:

The Nebraska Safety Center was established at the University of Nebraska at Kearney by the Nebraska Legislature, in 1978, to provide " . . . increased training and research activity in fields of traffic safety, home safety, industrial safety, fire safety, and recreational safety . . ."

11 May 2006
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