Industrial Technology Education Major (ITEJ)

The Industrial Technology Education 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. A minor is not required, however, through additional coursework and documentation of work hours, students could also complete the requirements for an additional CTE endorsement. Please see #5 – Optional Minor for more information.

Minimum Credits Required for this Major (71 hours)

1. Required Cognates (5 hours)

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

2. Industrial Technology Education Teaching Major (30 hours)

AVS 2800 - Transportation Technology: Policy, Perils, and Promise 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
ENGL 1050 - Foundations in Written Communication: Strategies, Behaviors, Success Credits: 3 hours
FCS 2400 - Woodworking Credits: 3 hours

3. Professional Education Courses (24 hours)

LS 3050 - K-12 Disciplinary Literacy Credits: 3 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

Either:

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

4. Directed Internship (12 hours)

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

5. Minor

No minor is required, however, students who are interested in teaching at a Career and Technical Center may also complete additional requirements to earn a Career and Technical Education (CTE) endorsement in a related industrial or technical area. The additional requirements include coursework and documentation of 4,000 hours of recent and relevant work experience in the industrial area in which they would like to teach. WMU offers two minors that include the coursework for a CTE endorsement: Drafting and Graphic Arts. Coursework requirements for other CTE endorsement areas may be met through community college courses, WMU courses, and/or with a state or national license. 3,000 of the 4,000 work experience hours will be completed as part of the Industrial Technology Education major. The other 1,000 hours must be wage-earning experience in the specific industrial or technical area and documented on a verification of work experience form. A list of CTE endorsement areas can be found on the Michigan Department of Education website. Please contact your advisor with questions.