Automation Technology, Associate of Applied Science - IS13

The Automation Technology Degree program is designed for the student who wishes to prepare for a career as an Automation technician/electrician. The program provides learning opportunities that introduce, develop and reinforce academic and technical knowledge, skill, and attitudes required for job acquisition, retention, and advancement. Additionally, the program provides opportunities to retrain or upgrade present knowledge and skill. The Degree program teaches skills in Automation Technology providing background skills in several areas of industrial maintenance including electronics, industrial wiring, motors, controls, plc's, instrumentation, fluid power, mechanical, pumps and piping, and computers. Graduates of the program receive an Automation technology Degree that qualifies them for employment as industrial electricians or industrial systems technicians.

Program Curriculum

General Education Core

Area I - Language Arts / Communication

ENGL 1101Composition and Rhetoric

3

Area II - Social / Behavioral Sciences

Select one Social / Behavioral Sciences Elective (3 hours).
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Social/Behavioral Sciences Electives

3

Area III - Natural Sciences / Mathematics

Select one of the following Natural Sciences / Mathematics courses (3 hours).
MATH 1100Quantitative Skills&Reasoning

3

MATH 1101Mathematical Modeling

3

MATH 1103Quantitative Skills and Reasoning

3

MATH 1111College Algebra

3

Area IV - Humanities / Fine Arts

Select one Humanities / Fine Arts course (3 hours). 
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Humanities/Fine Arts

3

Program Specific Core Requirements

Select one program specific Core Elective (3 Hours).
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Program-Specific Core Elective

3

Occupational Courses

In addition to the courses below, select 11 hours of Occupational Electives.
IDSY 1111Industrial Wiring

4

IDSY 1112Motor Controls I

4

IDSY 1113Motor Controls II

4

IDSY 1171Industrial Mechanics

4

IDSY 1181Fluid Power Systems

4

IDSY 1191Pumps and Piping Systems

3

IDSY 2000PLC I

4

IDSY 2001PLC II

4

AC Courses
Select one of the following AC courses.
IDFC 1012Alternating Current I

3

IDSY 1105AC Circuit Analysis

3

DC Courses
Select one of the following DC courses.
IDFC 1011Direct Current I

3

IDSY 1101DC Circuit Analysis

3

Total Credit Hours: 63

Total Credit Hours: 63