Technology continues to change the face of society, making the work of humans easier, more efficient, and quicker. Business, industry, and government truly thrive on the latest technology, but even the most up-to-date technological processes are useless without qualified professionals to implement and interpret them.
Curriculum for Aspiring Students
With five undergraduate programs and one graduate program to choose from, Cal State LA's Department of Technology has a curriculum for any aspiring technologist. Students can focus their education on one of the following majors.
Explore our undergraduate programs in Aviation Administration, Engineering Technology, and Fire Protection and Administration and graduate program in Industrial Management!
ADVISING
The Department of Technology and College of ECST strive to provide you with the support and academic information needed to reach your undergraduate and graduate degree goals.
DEPARTMENT UPDATES
Catch up on important updates and information regarding Department operations. Please contact the Technology Department coordinator for general information.
Office: ET A337 | Phone: (323) 343-4550 | tech.ecst@calstatela.edu
- NEW in Fall 2022 | Engineering Technology (ETEC) Program
- NOTICE to Current Students - BS Industrial Technology
The CSU Chancellor's office has approved our curriculum proposal for the B.S. Engineering Technology program. The new Engineering Technology program was approved to begin in Fall 2022. The new program will require MATH 2110 (Calculus 1) and PHYS 1560/1570 as prerequisite courses for some junior and senior-level ETEC courses. Once the Engineering Technology program is established and the first group of students graduates, we will seek ABET Accreditation per the ABET accreditation guidelines. Current Industrial Technology students will be able to complete their Industrial Technology degree, or some students may choose to switch to the new program if the Campus and Accreditation guidelines qualify them. The Technology Department has worked on major change guidelines from Industrial Technology to Engineering Technology. We have planned informational meetings for our current Industrial Technology majors as follows. We will arrange similar meetings for PRE- Industrial Technology majors later.
Information meeting scheduled for Industrial Technology majors (please note that these are not for Pre-Industrial Technology majors)
- Date to be determined
- We will plan additional meetings as needed.
- The following are some resource materials that will provide more details.
- Engineering Technology Curriculum sheet
- Engineering Technology Major Change Guidelines
- Allowed substitutions from ITEC curriculum to ETEC curriculum
- Four-Year Road Map for Engineering Technology curriculum
- Four-Year FlowChart Road Map
If you have any questions, please contact Technology Department Chair Dr. Rupa Purasinghe.
Notice to Current Students – Pre-Industrial Technology Meeting notice
The CSU Chancellor's office has approved our curriculum proposal for the BS Engineering Technology program. The new Engineering Technology program was approved to begin in Fall 2022. The new program will require MATH 2110 ( Calculus 1) and PHYS 1560/1570 as prerequisite courses for some junior and senior-level new ETEC courses. Once the Engineering Technology program is established and after the first graduate, we will seek ABET Accreditation per the ABET accreditation guidelines. Current Industrial Technology students will be able to complete their Industrial Technology degree, or some students may choose to switch to the new program if the Campus and Accreditation guidelines qualify them. The Technology Department has worked on major change guidelines from Industrial Technology to Engineering Technology. We have planned information meetings for our current Pre-Industrial Technology majors as follows.
Information meeting scheduled for Pre-Industrial Technology majors
(Note: This is only for Pre- Industrial Technology majors and not for Industrial Technology majors. Industrial Technology majors have a separate meeting.)
- Date to be determined
- We plan to add additional meetings depending on the need.
- Here are some materials we will use during the information meeting.
- Engineering Technology Curriculum sheet
- Engineering Technology Major Change Guidelines
- Allowed substitutions from ITEC curriculum to ETEC curriculum
- Four-Year Road Map for Engineering Technology curriculum
- Four-Year FlowChart Road Map
If you have any questions, please contact Rupa Purasinghe, Technology Department Chair, at rpurasi@calstatela.edu.
DEPARTMENT VISION
To be recognized as a department offering outstanding student-centered programs for professional growth in technology fields.
DEPARTMENT MISSION
To provide quality, innovative programs that transform students into knowledgeable professionals and leaders for our ever-changing technological world.
DEPARTMENT OF TECHNOLOGY
5151 State University Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90032 | E&T, A-337
Tel (323) 343-4540 | Fax (323) 343-4571 | Email: tech.ecst@calstatela.edu