Undergraduate | Department of Technology and Society

Major in Technological Systems Management (TSM)

Students must complete a specialization in any one of the following: natural science, engineering and applied science, or environmental studies. (For those students who have a major in one of those areas and who pursue technological systems management as a second major, the first major will serve as the specialization.)

Students who submit their application on time will be admitted if they meet the following requirements:

Completed AMS 161 or the equivalent (e.g. MAT 132) and the second course in a natural sciences sequence, or their equivalents;
Earned a cumulative grade point average of 2.80;
Received completed course evaluations for all transferred courses that are to be used to meet requirements for the major.

Completion of the major requires approximately 79 credits.

One of the following sequences:

1. PHY 131 and PHY 132 Classical Physics I, II

Note: One of the following alternate physics course sequences may be substituted for PHY 131 and PHY 132:
PHY 121 and PHY 122 or PHY 125, PHY 126, PHY 127 or PHY 141, PHY 142

2. BIO 201, 202, 204 or BIO 201, 203, 204 or BIO 202, 203, 204 Fundamentals of Biology

3. CHE 131, CHE 132 General Chemistry I, II

4. GEO 101 Environmental Geology, GEO 102, GEO 112 The Earth/Physical Geology Lab and one of the
following:

GEO 304 Energy, Mineral Resources and the Environment
GEO 311 Geoscience and Global Concerns
GEO 313 Understanding Water Resources for the 21st Century
GEO 315 Groundwater Hydrology
Other GEO courses with permission of the department.

5. BIO 201 Principles of Biology: Organisms to Ecosystems and one of the following:
GEO 101 Environmental Geology
MAR 104 Oceanography
EST/ATM 102 Weather and Climate
ENS 101 Prospects for Planet Earth
or any other natural science course with permission of the department.
A cluster of seven related courses, totaling at least 21 credits^*, in one area of natural science, engineering, applied science, or environmental studies from a single department or program, or in the department defined specialization of Information and Communication Technologies for Development. At least three courses, totaling at least nine credits, must be at the 300 or 400 level. Specializations in the areas of Computer Science and Information Systems are slightly different. (See "Prescribed Areas of Specialization" below for the specializations with course options.)

*Note: All 21 credits must be unique without any overlap in requirements: A, B, D or E.
1. Required courses (11)

1. EST 194 Decision-making
2. EST 202 Introduction to Science, Technology, and Society Studies
3. EST 304 Communication for Engineers and Scientists
4. EST 331 Engineering Ethics
5. EST 391 Technology Assessment
6. EST 392 Engineering Economics
7. EST 393 Project Management
8. EST 440 Interdisciplinary Research Methods
9. EST 441 Interdisciplinary Senior Project
10.One skills-information course:
EST 240 Visual Rhetoric
EST 291 Energy, Environment and People
EST 305 Applications Software for Information Management
EST 325 Technology in the Workplace
EST 326 Management for Engineers
EST 339 Benevolent Computing
EST 344 Technical Writing
EST 364 How to Build a Startup
11.One design course:
EST 205 Introduction to Technological Design: Innovation and Design Thinking
EST 207 Interaction Design
EST 209 Introduction to Italian Design: Theory and Practice
EST 310 Design of Computer Games
EST 323 Human-Computer Interaction

2. Electives (3)
- EST 205 Introduction to Technological Design: Innovation and Design Thinking
- EST 207 Interaction Design
- EST 221 Multimedia for Online Content Platforms
- EST 240 Visual Rhetoric and Information Technology
- EST 280 Fundamentals of Industrial Engineering
- EST 291 Energy, Environment, and People
- EST 304 Communication for Engineers and Scientists
- EST 305 Applications Software for Information Management
- EST 310 Design of Computer Games
- EST 320 Comm Technology Systems
- EST 323 Human Computer Interactions
- EST 325 Technology in the Workplace
- EST 327 Systems Engineering Management, Elements of Product Design and Development
- EST 339 Benevolent Computing
- EST 342 Industrial Engineering, Intro to Operations Research I
- EST 364 How to Build a Startup
- EST 475 UG TA
- EST 488 Internship in TSM
- EST 499 Research in TSM
- Other 300/400 level courses in the area of specialization are allowed upon the approval of the TSM advisor
Please note:
- At most 3 credits of the 3 electives can be counted from the following courses: EST 475, EST 488 and EST 499.
- Only two, 200-level courses may be used in the major elective category unless permission is received from the department.
- Students may take other 300 or 400 level courses in their area of specialization with the approval of the undergraduate program director/advisor.
All degree candidates must demonstrate skill in written English at a level acceptable for Technological Systems Management majors. To satisfy this requirement, Technological Systems Management majors must complete EST 440 and EST 441 with a grade of C or higher. Successful completion of these two courses also satisfies the university WRTD requirement.

Matrix for all the required courses:

	FALL	SPRING
Freshman		194
Sophomore	202	304
Junior	331, 391	392, 393
Senior	440	441

Grading
All courses taken to satisfy requirements 1 through 4 above must be taken for a letter grade. A grade of C or higher is required in all.

Notice: As all courses are not offered every semester, please check Course Listings for current scheduling information

PRESCRIBED AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION

A specialization in the area of Computer Science also requires completing at least 21 credits (nominally, seven courses). Four introductory courses are required; this rigorous sequence of courses will provide students with a good background to complete the upper division courses for the specialization. Students who specialize in Computer Science may not specialize in Information Systems.

Students specializing in Computer Science must take the following four courses:

1. CSE 101 Computer Science Principles
2. CSE 114 Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming
3. CSE 214 Data Structures
4. ISE 218 Fundamentals of Information Technology
*Students with demonstrated programming experience may substitute a course from the special topics sequence CSE 190-191-192 for CSE 101, with permission of the Computer Science Department Undergraduate Committee.

Students must also select three courses from the following list:
- ISE 305 Database Design and Practice
- One of: CSE 310 Computer Networks or ISE 316 Introduction to Networking
- CSE 337 Scripting Languages
- CSE 373 Analysis of Algorithms
- Up to two courses from CSE 390-CSE 391-CSE 392 Special Topics
A specialization in Information Systems also requires completing at least 21 credits (nominally, seven courses). Four introductory courses are required; this rigorous sequence of courses will provide students with a good background to complete the upper division courses for the specialization. Students who specialize in Information Systems may not specialize in Computer Science.

Students specializing in Information Systems must take the following four courses:

1. CSE 101 Computer Science Principles
2. CSE 114 Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming
3. CSE 214 Data Structures
4. ISE 218 Fundamentals of Information Technology
*Students with demonstrated programming experience may substitute a course from the special topics sequence CSE 190-191-192 for CSE 101, with permission of the Computer Science Department Undergraduate Committee.

Students must also select three courses from the following list:
- ISE 305 Database Design and Practice
- One of: CSE 310 Computer Networks or ISE 316 Introduction to Networking
- ISE 321 Introduction to Network Administration
- ISE 331 Fundamentals of Computer Security
- Up to two courses from CSE 390-CSE 391-CSE 392 Special Topics