Industrial Technology Education Major (TNSJ)

The Industrial Technology Education group major is designed to prepare teachers of industrial technology education (formerly known as industrial technology or industrial arts) for middle, junior, and senior high schools. The student must complete the group major in Industrial Technology Education. A minor is not required, but students who complete the requirements for a vocational minor in Drafting or Graphics Arts are eligible for vocational certification in the related vocational CIP code.

1. Minimum Hours Required for this Major (77 hours)

2. Required Cognates (5 hours)

PHYS 1070 - Elementary Physics Credits: 4 hours
PHYS 1080 - Elementary Physics Laboratory Credits: 1 hour

3. Industrial Technology Education Teaching Major (36 hours)

AVS 2800 - Transportation Technology: Policy, Perils, and Promise Credits: 3 hours
or
ENGL 1050 - Foundations in Written Communication: Strategies, Behaviors, Success Credits: 3 hours
FCS 1490 - Design Communication I: Mechanical and Digital Drafting Credits: 3 hours
FCS 2400 - Woodworking Credits: 3 hours
EDMM 1420 - Engineering Graphics Credits: 3 hours
EDMM 1430 - Product Design Fundamentals Credits: 3 hours
EDMM 1500 - Introduction to Manufacturing Credits: 3 hours
EDMM 2001 - Applied Electricity/Electronics Credits: 3 hours
EDMM 2460 - CAD - Solid Modeling Credits: 3 hours
EDMM 2500 - Plastics Properties and Processing Credits: 3 hours
EDMM 2540 - Machining Processes Credits: 3 hours

4. Professional Education Courses (24 hours)

WFED 3050 - Career and Employability Skills Credits: 3 hours
WFED 3480 - Student Assessment and Management Credits: 3 hours
WFED 5100 - Special Populations in Workforce Education and Development Credits: 3 hours
WFED 5120 - Principles of Workforce Education and Development Credits: 3 hours
WFED 5130 - Teaching Methods in Workforce Education and Development Credits: 3 hours
WFED 5420 - Curriculum Development in Workforce Education and Development Credits: 3 hours
LS 3050 - K-12 Disciplinary Literacy Credits: 3 hours

Either:

FCS 1030 - Lifespan Development Credits: 3 hours
or
FCS 2150 - Adolescent Development Credits: 3 hours

5. Directed Internship (12 hours)

WFED 4100 - Seminar in Education Credits: 2 hours
WFED 4750 - Intern Teaching in Workforce Education and Development Credits: 10 hours

6. Minor

No minor is required. However, students may choose to complete the requirements for a vocational minor in Drafting or Graphic Arts to be eligible for a vocational Standard CTE Teaching Certificate in the CIP code related to the minor. Each vocational minor, Drafting or Graphic Arts, requires a minimum of 4000 hours of recent (within 10 years) and relevant (must be in drafting or graphic arts) work experience. Some of the work experience can be completed as part of the undergraduate degree. Drafting and Graphic Arts minor requirements are listed in the “Vocational-Technical Minor” section of the catalog.