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Build a Lasting Career in Tech with an AAS in Technical Studies
If you have a passion for uncovering how machines work and how systems are built, the AAS in Technical studies program helps you turn your talents into a technology career where you’ll thrive.
Enhance your knowledge, hone your problem-solving ability, and deepen your expertise in this program designed to give you the practical skills you need in a wide range of technical fields. Tailor your degree to your career goals by choosing a technical concentration: Electrical Technologies or Nuclear Technologies/Power Plant Technologies.
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PROGRAM DETAILS
Online AAS in Technical Studies
- General Education21 Credits
- Major Core23 Credits
- University4 Credits
- Electives3 Credits
- Concentration9 Credits
Associate in Applied Science in Technical Studies
Combine theoretical knowledge and hands-on experience to prepare for a variety of entry-level roles in residential, commercial, and industrial electrical work. You’ll gain a solid understanding of electrical safety practices, blueprint reading, and the principles of electrical systems.
Build a comprehensive understanding of the energy sector and the technical skills required for safe and efficient nuclear plant operations. Learn about nuclear reactor systems, applicable regulations, concepts of control performance, human interface, and quality assurance to prepare for technician/operator positions in the nuclear industry.
- Major Requirement
- General Education Requirement
- University Requirement
- Arts and Sciences Elective
- Concentration Requirement
- Prerequisite to Major Courses
* Denotes alternative courses are available.
ZTC Denotes a Zero Textbook Cost course.
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Anveeksh Koneru, PhD
Department Chair of Engineering Technology (Electrical, Nuclear, and Mechanical)
School of Technology, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Institutional Accreditation
Excelsior University is an accredited institution and a member of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE or the Commission) www.msche.org. Excelsior University’s accreditation status is accreditation reaffirmed. The Commission’s most recent action on the institution’s accreditation status on June 23, 2022 was to reaffirm accreditation. MSCHE is recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education to conduct accreditation and pre-accreditation (candidate status) activities for institutions of higher education including distance, correspondence education, and direct assessment programs offered at those institutions. The Commission’s geographic area of accrediting activities is throughout the United States.
All of Excelsior University’s academic programs are registered (i.e., approved) by the New York State Education Department.
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The Associate in Applied Science in Technical Studies requires a minimum of 60 credits.
- Cornerstone Course
- Written English Requirement
- Humanities: Ethics
- Technical Writing
- Social Sciences/History
- Behavioral Sciences
- Technology and Society
- Natural Sciences/Mathematics
- Natural Sciences
- College-level Mathematics
- Arts and Sciences electives
Core Component:
- Introduction to Computing
- Introduction to Engineering Analysis
Technology Component:
- Computer Technologies
- Electromechanical Technologies
- Electronic/Instrumentation Technologies
- Nuclear Technologies/Power Plant Technologies
Work with your academic advisor to choose electives that best meet your goals.
Integrated Technology Assessment
In this online portfolio development experience, you will reflect on your academic and professional experiences and work with a faculty mentor to develop learning statements, compile evidence that supports those learning statements, and create an integrated technology assessment report.
Computer Technologies
Choose this concentration if you’ve learned how to build, test, operate, and maintain computer networks, or install, configure, and update software applications. Credits that count toward this concentration indicate knowledge of analog and digital electronics, computer design, development, troubleshooting, and maintenance of computer hardware, databases, and network systems.
- IT 200 Hardware and Software Essentials
- IT 211 Fundamentals of Programming
- IT 250 Business Data Communication
- CYS 220 Cloud Computing and Virtualization
- Computer Technologies elective
Electromechanical Technologies
This concentration conveys your knowledge of mechanical technology, electrical and electronic circuits, and automated, servo-mechanical, or electromechanical tools, equipment, and processes. Credits that count toward this concentration reflect coursework or training in the design, assembly, testing, maintenance, troubleshooting, and upgrading of electronic and computer-integrated mechanical components and instrumentation systems, such as automated manufacturing tools and engineering service equipment.
- TECH 185 Blueprint Reading
- TECH 225 Applied Instrumentation and Control
- TECH 233 Electrical Power Distribution
- EGR 280 Introduction to 3-D Modeling
- Electromechanical Technologies elective
Electronic/Instrumentation Technologies
Highlight your knowledge of electrical, electronic, and digital circuits, microprocessors, and programmable controllers, and the assembly, testing, maintenance, repair, and upgrading of electrical and electronic components and systems used in medical technology, analytical instruments, and industrial process control equipment. Credits applied to this concentration signify prior training in the operation of continuous and discrete systems and the use of electrical/electronic devices and instrumentation in troubleshooting analog and digital communication systems.
- TECH 185 Blueprint Reading
- TECH 225 Applied Instrumentation and Control
- TECH 240 Job Task and Troubleshooting
- IT 250 Business Data Communication
- Electronic/Instrumentation Technologies elective
Nuclear Technologies/Power Plant Technologies
This concentration features your education in the design, operations, and maintenance of radiation shielding, radiation detection instrumentation, and emergency planning and implementation of radiation protection procedures and regulations pertaining to safe operation of nuclear systems and power generation facilities. Credits applied to these requirements reveal knowledge of the role of control performance, human interface, and quality assurance in nuclear system operation and maintenance; procedures used to record and interpret measurements; protocols of power plant systems equipment start-up, maintenance, and shut-down; and basic operation, testing, and troubleshooting of boilers, turbines, electric generators, pumps, and other auxiliary equipment.
- TECH 250 Renewable Energy Overview I: Solar and Geothermal
- TECH 251 Renewable Energy Overview II: Wind and Water
- TECH 260 Energy Industry Fundamentals
- NUC 210 Health Physics and Radiation Protection
- NUC 240 Atomic and Nuclear Physics
