INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY (ICS3)

The Industrial Systems Technology associate degree program is designed for students who wish to prepare for a career in industrial systems technology.  The associate degree program builds upon the diploma program in Industrial Systems Technology, providing background skills in several areas of industrial maintenance and control systems.  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.  Graduates of the program qualify for employment as industrial electricians or industrial systems technicians or Electrical and Instrumentation technicians with opportunities to move into management positions.

Associate Degree
Program Length 107 Credit Hours
Education Requirements High School graduate or GED recipient
Entrance Dates Quarterly
Offered Macon Campus

Industrial Systems Technology Curriculum
   

Credit Hours

General Education Core Courses
30
Area I - Humanities/Fine Arts  
ENG 1101 Composition and Rhetoric
5
HUM 1101 Introduction to Humanities
5
SPC 1101Public Speaking
5
     
Area II - Social/Behavioral Sciences  
ECO 1101 Principles of Economics
5
  OR
PSY 1101Introduction to Psychology
5
  OR
SOC 1101 Introduction to Sociology
5
     
Area III - Natural Sciences/Mathematics  
MAT 1111 College Algebra
5
MAT 1113 Pre-Calculus       
5
  OR  
PHY 1110  Introductory Physics    
5
 
Occupational Courses
77
IDS 101 Industrial Computer Applications
5
IDS 103  Industrial Wiring      
6
IDS 105 DC and AC Motors 
3
IDS 110 Fundamentals of Motor Controls
3
IDS 113 Magnetic Starters and Braking     
3
IDS 115 Two Wire Control Circuits
2
IDS 121  Advanced Motor Controls      
2
IFC 100 Industrial Safety Procedures   
2
IFC 101   Direct Current Circuits I
4
IFC 102  Alternating Current I  
4
IFC 103  Solid State Devices I   
4
SCT 100 Introduction to Microcomputers 
3
IDS 131 Variable Speed Motor Control       
3
IDS 141 Basic Industrial PLCs 
6
IDS 142 Industrial PLCs    
6
IDS 209  Industrial Instrumentation 
6
IDS 215   Industrial Mechanics
6
IDS 221   Industrial Fluidpower       
7
IDS 231 Pumps and Piping Systems          
2
 
Total Hours
107