Professional Master of Technology (PMT)

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Kansas State University’s Professional Master of Technology Degree is offered through the College of Technology and Aviation and is designed to allow professionals in technology to thrive in today’s rapidly changing work environment. The program offers a professional degree that emphasizes the teaching of soft skills, alongside the hard skills appropriate to the technical requirements of the workplace. 30 credit hours are required to complete the degree.

Required Courses (18-21 credit hours)

COT 701 - Advanced Technical Communication Credits: 3
COT 703 - Project Management for Professionals Credits: 3
COT 704 - Managerial Finances, Metrics, and Analytics Credits: 3
COT 705 - Transformational Leadership for Technology Credits: 3
COT 706 - Informatics and Technology Management Credits: 3
COT 781 - Capstone Experience for Professional Master of Technology Degree Credits: 1-6

Elective Courses (9-12 credit hours)

COT 632 - Radio Frequency Technology for Unmanned Systems Credits: 3
COT 650 - Analytical and Computational Tools for Unmanned Systems Credits: 3
COT 663 - UAS Flight Operations Management Credits: 3
COT 664 - UAS Program Management Credits: 3
COT 674 - Processing Techniques for Low-Altitude Remotely Sensed Data Credits: 3
COT 675 - Acquisition and Advanced Processing of LARS Data Credits: 3
COT 676 - Low-Altitude Remote-Sensing Product/Project Development Credits: 3
COT 680 - Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Risk Analysis Credits: 3
COT 682 - Open Source Cyber Surveillance Credits: 3
COT 684 - Advanced Topics in Cyber Data Fusion Credits: 3
COT 686 - Risk Management for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operators, Pilots, and Ground Personnel. Credits: 3
COT 688 - Sense and Avoid Technologies in Unmanned Aircraft Systems Credits: 3
COT 720 - Application of Lean Six Sigma Methods Credits: 3
COT 721 - Reliability Centered Maintenance of Plant Equipment Credits: 3
COT 731 - Electromagnetics for Unmanned Systems Credits: 3
COT 741 - Aerospace Manufacturing and Materials Credits: 3
COT 750 - Professional Master of Technology International Experience Credits: 0-6
COT 770 - Material Properties of Bulk Solids Credits: 3
COT 771 - Storage and Flow of Bulk Solids Credits: 3
COT 772 - Pneumatic Conveying of Bulk Solids Credits: 3
COT 773 - Instrumentation and Safety of Bulk Solids Handling Credits: 3
COT 774 - Mechanical Conveying of Bulk Solids Credits: 3
COT 792 - Problems in Professional Master of Technology Credits: 0-3
COT 799 - Special Topics in Professional Master of Technology Credits: 0-6
ECON 640 - Industrial Organization and Public Policy Credits: 3
IMSE 680 - Quantitative Problem Solving Techniques Credits: 3
MANGT 810 - Operations and Supply Chain Management Credits: 3
MANGT 820 - Managing Organizational Behavior Credits: 3