Dwight Look College of Engineering
Curriculum in Industrial Distribution
Industrial distribution prepares men and women for sales engineering, sales management and mid-management positions with manufacturers who sell through distributors and with wholesale distributors who purchase, warehouse, sell, distribute and service a wide variety of industrial products. Industry segments include: automation solutions; general line; building materials; chemical and petrochemical; electrical; electronics; semiconductor; fluid power; heating, ventilation and air conditioning; mechanical power; metals; plastics; plumbing; safety equipment; specialty tools; and welding.
The day-to-day challenges faced by the industrial distributor or the manufacturer's representative require the person to be a professional with many capabilities. To fulfill this demand, the curriculum provides study in business, communications, information technology, applied technology, engineering and human relations. This knowledge is applicable to the graduate in relationships with executives, managers, engineers, scientists and craftsmen while assisting them in their manufacturing, plant maintenance or construction operations. The industrial distribution graduate assists them by direct application of operations, business and product knowledge. Essentially the industrial distribution graduate becomes a special assistant in the other person's business--a challenging and rewarding profession. This program is ranked as the best industrial distribution program offered in the United States. Graduates receive the Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Distribution.