Engineering Technology Management
The engineering technology management, or ETM, degree program prepares students for careers that require an understanding of engineering, technology and management. The goal of the ETM program is to educate technology managers who can combine the critical understanding of agriculture and biological sciences with the problem-solving viewpoint of an engineer. The curriculum is intended for students who want a broader education than is provided by the engineering curriculum and who do not desire the analytical focus necessary in an engineering degree. Graduates fill key positions in food, biomanufacturing and agricultural industries, serving as technical managers for these increasingly vital sectors of the economy.
Curriculum degree maps
- ETM biomanufacturing technology option degree map (pdf)
- ETM environmental option degree map (pdf)
- ETM precision agriculture option degree map (pdf)
Program information
The ETM program prepares individuals to organize and manage technology-based businesses and operations. The emphasis is on planning and directing an industry or business project with responsibility for results. This program provides an understanding of how equipment, facilities and technology are used with plants, animals and/or microorganisms and their products. These processes all require an understanding of biological and physical sciences to produce and maintain top product quality.
The ETM curriculum emphasizes the application and integration of agricultural/biological sciences, agricultural engineered systems, and business. Courses are designed to apply physical concepts and problem solving to food and agricultural systems. Supporting courses provide a foundation of mathematics, biology, chemistry, business, and computer and communication skills. Technical electives are available to develop a degree program that meets personal career objectives.
Many students integrate their ETM degree into the completion of one or more academic minors, and/or a secondary major in natural resources and environmental sciences, and/or a dual major degree program (major in ETM and agribusiness, agricultural economics, animal science, agronomy, etc.). Careful planning allows students to integrate one or all of these options into their ETM degree program and graduate in four years.