Program Description: The program prepares qualified candidates for professional careers that require technical applications related to quality assurance, manufacturing operations, and industrial supervision.

Specifically, the program is designed to serve working professionals through evening course offerings in Asheville and full-time graduate students in Cullowhee.

Four major study areas include professional writing, a technology core, a supporting area, and an applied area. In the applied and supporting areas, the student may select specific groups of courses that provide a greater depth of study.

The program is designed with sufficient flexibility to permit students to select a combination of courses in applied and supporting areas to meet individual career needs. Additional courses provide the opportunity to develop special research and applications skills. The program requires a minimum of 30 semester hours of graduate study.

Required Standardized Test: GRE General Exam

Minimum Admissions Requirements: Same as the Graduate School

Additional Admissions Criteria: Three letters of recommendation from former professors or supervisors who can testify to the candidate's aptitude for graduate study.

Application Deadline: None

Prerequisites: An undergraduate degree in engineering, engineering technology, industrial technology, or an approved technical field.

Number of Graduate Faculty: 4

Number of Students: 9  

Location of Course Offerings: Cullowhee and Asheville

Graduate Program Director:

Dr. James Zhang
Engineering and Technology
828-227-2167 or
828-227-2159
ZHANG@wcu.edu

Departmental Website: Engineering and Technology