Department of Engineering Technology
Welcome to Engineering Technology!
About Our Department:
Our mission is to engage students in rigorous, hands-on curricula through which they apply problem-solving principles to create innovative, real-world solutions. Our students benefit from faculty, industry, and peer mentoring to promote and nurture their success. As undergraduates, they have access to state-of-the-art facilities and equipment. Our degrees open doors to exciting careers in manufacturing, operations, and service industries.
Undergraduate Programs:
- Bachelor of Science – Industrial Technology. This program has been the cornerstone of our department for several decades. Graduates are employed as supervisors, manufacturing engineers, numerical control programmers, and quality managers in numerous manufacturing and service industries.
- Bachelor of Science – Construction Science & Management. The construction science and management degree program offers hands-on work experience through labs, field trips, internships, team competitions, and more. You’ll develop practical job skills utilizing the latest hand and power tools, as well as computer-based testing equipment and technology.
- Bachelor of Applied Science – Construction Science and Management. The Bachelor of Applied Science in Construction Science and Management is designed to allow a pathway for graduates from an approved AAS degree* to continue their education with a Bachelor’s degree. The program allows for up to 23 hours of technical (WECM) credits from the AAS to be counted towards the BAS degree.
- Bachelor of Science – Mechanical Engineering Technology (MECH). The MECH program has slightly higher math requirements than our Industrial Technology program and emphasizes design and analysis. Graduates are employed as manufacturing engineers, industrial designers, process engineers, and in numerous other roles in industries.
- Bachelor of Science – Manufacturing Engineering Technology (MET). The MET program has the same math requirements as the MECH program. This program has more emphasis on manufacturing operations.
- Bachelor of Applied Arts and Science – Manufacturing and Industrial Management (MIM). The MIM is an online degree-completion program that provides a path for working adults to earn a bachelor’s degree. Nine hours of community college coursework will get you started. Military or company courses satisfy the other requirements for the degree.
Employment Outlook:
Nearly 100% of our graduates are employed in manufacturing, aerospace, automotive, petrochemical, service, utilities, logistics, transportation, and warehousing fields. Job titles include manufacturing engineer, process engineer, quality engineer, maintenance engineer, production supervisor, logistics engineer, reliability engineer, production planner, and many, many more. Salaries can start around 80K per year.
Graduate Programs:
- Master of Science in Quality and Engineering Management (QEM). The QEM program has been in place since 2010. Over 140 graduates have used the degree to gain promotions and change or broaden their careers in quality, health care, manufacturing, and service roles across many industries. The program is fully online and designed for working adults, although some students extend their stay at Tarleton and expand their education through this program.
- Master of Science in Construction Science & Management. The master’s in construction science and management (CSM) is a fully online program designed to help advance construction graduates and industry professionals into more middle and senior management-level roles. The program is designed as a pathway to acquire more technical skills that are synonymous with the current changes the industry is experiencing with technological advancement.