This two-year program prepares graduates for entry level technician positions in the anolmicro-fabrication industry and related manufacturing industries. This is a cross-disciplinary program combining elements of material science, chemistry, biology and physics, engineering and electronics. The multidisciplinary design of this program will provide graduates with the skills to enter a wide range of materials-based industries.
| Course Number | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 100 | |
| BIOL&211 | Majors Cellular | 5 |
| BIOL&260 | Microbiology | 5 |
| BUS236 | Interpersonal Communications for the Workplace | 5 |
| CHEM&121 | Intro to Chemistry | 5 |
| CHEM&122 | Intro to Organic Chemistry | 5 |
| CHEM&123 | Intro to Biochemistry | 5 |
| CSC111 | Computers for Math and Science | 5 |
| EET160 | Introduction to Electricity & Electronics | 5 |
| ENGL&101 | English Composition I | 5 |
| MATH109 | Elementary Statistics | 5 |
| MSC101 | Materials Science | 5 |
| NANO101 | Introduction to Nanotechnology | 5 |
| NANO150 | Internship/Practicum 1 | 5 |
| NANO210 | Laboratory Procedures & Quality Control | 5 |
| NANO220 | Materials Deposition & Characterization | 5 |
| NANO230 | Nano/Micro Device Fabrication & Testing | 5 |
| NANO250 | Capstone / Practicum 2 | 5 |
| PHYS&121 | General Physics I | 5 |
| PHYS&122 | General Physics II [1] | 5 |
| U.S. Cultures or Global Studies Elective | 5 | |
Total credits for certificate: 100
- Learning Outcomes
- Students will be able to:
- Present an overview of the nano/micro technology.
- Explain the unique properties of nano/micro and thin films and how they play a key role in a wide range of technology applications.
- Explain basic scientific principles related to the behavior of matter at the atomic level in chemical, biological, and mechanical systems.
- Follow procedures of the fabrication process as it applies to biological, chemical and electronics manufacturing technologies.
- Follow testing and characterization procedures for materials, thin films, components and packaged devices.
- Assist a technical team in the clean-room and lab environment, and operate and maintain clean-room and lab equipment.
- Perform technician-level functions in a micro-nano and thin-film fabrication environment.
- Apply proper safety procedures when working in a clean room and processing lab environment, and when handling chemical and biological materials.
- Follow proper experimental design, tracking and documentation procedures.
- Work effectively as a member of a technical team.
- Suggested Sequence
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- First Quarter: NANO101, CHEM&121, PHYS&121
- Second Quarter: CSC111, CHEM&122, PHYS&122 or PHYS&123
- Third Quarter: NANO150, CHEM&123, EET160
- Fourth Quarter: MATH109, BIOL&211, MSC101
- Fifth Quarter: BIOL&260, NANO210, NANO220, BUS236
- Sixth Quarter: NANO250, NANO230, ENGL&101, Global Studies Course
- U.S. Cultures/Global Studies Elective
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Contact the Advising Center for the list of acceptable U.S. Cultures and Global Studies courses.
- [1] Substitutions
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- Or PHYS&123 - General Physics III
This program curriculum contains substantial and coherent general education and related instruction. General education provides the broad, non-specialized portion of the students' education that includes:
- Communication
- Quantitative Reasoning
- Human Relations
- U.S. Cultures or Global Studies
The general education requirements address this description of general education. Other program requirements outside of this division (e.g., English and math) represent related instruction in support of skills and knowledge necessary in this field of study.
Safety and industrial hygiene are included throughout the curriculum through lectures and actual demonstrations of safe laboratory techniques.
Throughout this program of study the importance of a responsible and professional work ethic is stressed. Factors leading to such a work ethic are identified and discussed. Instruction is also provided in effective leadership and how it enhances the work environment. Input from this program's industrial advisory committee is essential to curriculum content pertaining to the work ethic and leadership as well as the technically oriented curriculum.
Effective Fall 2007
Associate of Applied Science, Transfer Degree in Nanotechnology
15.0614 / 653
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