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A
minor increases your employability and supplements your skills and
abilities. A minor makes you more flexible and adaptable. Every item,
from a piece of lumber, to toothpaste, to a book, is packaged,
strapped down, boxed, shipped, etc. Every product and part must be
identified and protected. The packaging of an item is vitally
important for the marketability and usefulness of that item. The
packaging minor is beneficial to anyone involved with design,
manufacturing, or transportation. The minor in packaging gives you the
basics of packaging design, testing, and management. Our placement
rate is virtually 100%.
Program instruction
is designed to involve you in a combination of classroom learning
situations and hands-on laboratory experiences. These activities allow
you to explore the use and application of machines and test equipment,
learn design techniques, and gain an understanding of the management
function. ISU’s Packaging Technology program is only one of a limited
number of packaging technology programs available throughout the
United States. The program utilizes new and well-equipped laboratories
It is the
responsibility of packaging engineers to supervise the tasks necessary
to develop a package that protects the welfare of the product from
production to consumption. Packaging, as the third largest industry
and largest employer in the United States, offers excellent
opportunities for graduates in such as the following.
1988 graduate,
current job title: Manufacturing Operations Manager; current salary:
$81,000/yr; 1995 graduate, Package Engineer, $52,000/yr; 1998
graduate, Packaging Engineer, $52,000/yr; 2000 graduate, Packaging
Engineer, $40,000/yr.
Professional
Organizations
A number of
activities are available through ISU’s packaging technology program
which allow you to interact with other students and professionals in
the packaging industry. The campus chapter of the
Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP)
offer you opportunities to participate in local chapter’s monthly
meetings and be a part of campus-wide activities, attend regional and
national conventions, and qualify for scholarships and other financial
grants.
For more information
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Curriculum
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Packaging Technology Minor Courses
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