2026-2028 Catalog

Offered at: San Luis Obispo Campus

The Industrial Technology Minor introduces a remarkable interdisciplinary curriculum tailored for students who are not majoring in Industrial Technology and Packaging but are intrigued by the diverse career possibilities within the industrial technology sector.

By embracing this program, students can delve into three distinct cores: product development, supply chain management, and process improvement. Within these cores, students will engage with a spectrum of courses covering technology, product design, manufacturing, lean thinking, quality control, business management, operations management, and supply chain management. These courses collectively give students supplementary knowledge and skills essential for securing roles within industrial technology-oriented companies.

Program Learning Objectives

  1. Apply knowledge and skills to identify opportunities and solve problems related to product development and supply chain and operations management.
  2. Use appropriate methods and current technology to analyze data and drive decisions related to product development and supply chain and operations management.
  3. Evaluate the implications of business, design, science, and technology decisions on diversity, equity, and inclusion issues.
  4. Recognize the ethical consequences of business, design, science, and technology decisions.
  5. Apply sustainability principles to product development and supply chain and operations management.

Minor Requirements and Curriculum

The minor must be completed prior to, or at the same time as, the requirements for the bachelor's degree. A major and a minor may not be taken in the same degree program, and a minor is not required for a degree. Requirements for the minor include:
  • At least half of the units must be from upper-division courses (3000-4000 level).
  • At least half of the units must be taken at Cal Poly (in residence).
  • No more than one-third of the units will be taken with credit-no credit grading (CR/NC), not counting courses with mandatory CR/NC. Departments may further limit CR/NC grading if desired.
  • A minimum 2.0 GPA is required in all units counted for completion of the minor.
REQUIRED COURSES
Select from the following:6
Product Development Core
ITP 2233
& ITP 3326
Product Modeling and Communication
and Product Design and Development
Supply Chain Management Core
ITP 3371
& ITP 4415
Supply Chain Management in Manufacturing and Services
and Supply Chain and Logistics
Process Improvement Core
ITP 3303
& ITP 4403
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
and Lean and Quality Systems Management
Approved Electives
Technology Core
Select from the following: 1, 29
ITP 1125
Introduction to Industrial Technology and Packaging
ITP 1150
Power Systems and Renewable Energy
ITP 2211
Industrial Safety and Maintenance
ITP 2233
Product Modeling and Communication
ITP 2260
Materials and Manufacturing Technology
ITP 2275
Industrial Facilities Management
ITP 3303
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
ITP 3304
International Supply Chains
ITP 3326
Product Design and Development
ITP 3371
Supply Chain Management in Manufacturing and Services
ITP 4400
Special Problems for Advanced Undergraduates
ITP 4403
Lean and Quality Systems Management
ITP 4406
Business-to-Business Complex Solutions Selling
ITP 4410
Operations Planning and Control
ITP 4415
Supply Chain and Logistics
ITP 4428
Commercialization of Innovation
Business and Humanities Core
Select from the following: 23-4
BUS 3310
Introduction to Entrepreneurship
BUS 3311
Managing Technology in the International Legal Environment
BUS 3382
Leadership and Organizations
BUS 3387
Organizational Behavior
BUS 3391
Information Systems
PHIL 3337
Business Ethics
Total Units18
1

Courses taken to meet a course requirement cannot be double-counted as a Technology Core elective.

2
Additional prerequisites may be needed to complete this requirement.