Technology - Industrial Development Baccalaureate Concentration 8002, B.S.

A Bachelor of Science in Technology Management

The Technology majors will develop enhanced skills in their area of technical expertise, research advancements in their technical specialty, utilize modern technical applications, and fabricate advanced technical projects. They will also gain skill sets in ethics, business management, professional relationships, manufacturing processes, and supervisory teamwork. Graduates of this technology degree program will find enhanced employment opportunities in career fields that utilize project control, industrial applications, technical supervision, manufacturing technologies, and other advanced technical specializations.

Admission into this baccalaureate degree program requires the prospective student to possess an A.S. degree from an approved technology program. Acceptance into this program will be granted through the approval of the Technology Baccalaureate Degree Department Chair and the Dean of Technology. There are six concentrations associated with the Baccalaureate program: Advanced Manufacturing, Industrial Development, Surveying Management, Information Technology, Career/Tech Education, and Agribusiness.

Students that have received an AS degree in the following programs can transition into the Baccalaureate Degree program or specific concentration areas in the Baccalaureate Degree Program:

Credits completed in AS Degree Programs (61-63)

Completed Prior to Admission to Baccalaureate Program

• UCC Requirements

• Composition

• ENGL 101 - English Composition I 3 hrs

• Mathematics

• MATH 102 - College Algebra 3 hrs -or- MATH 103 - Mathematics and Its Applications 3 hrs  (or higher mathematics)

• Speech

• COMM 143 - Speech 3 hrs -or- COMM 148 - Interpersonal Communication 3 hrs 

• Laboratory Science

• Physical or Biological Science with Laboratory Elective 4 hrs

• Social Science

• Social Science Elective 3 hrs

• Humanities

• PHIL 212 - Introduction to Ethics 3 hrs

• Writing

• Writing Elective 3 hrs

• UCC Electives

• Humanities, Mathematics, Science, Social Science, or Writing Elective 6 hrs

• List of elective courses 

Major Program Requirements

• CNST 421 - Facilities Management 3 hrs
• MGMT 305 - Principles of Management 3 hrs
• MGMT 341 - Human Resource Management 3 hrs
• MGMT 433 - Organizational Management 3 hrs
• PRDM 357 - Total Quality Management 3 hrs
• TECH 310 - Technology Project Applications I 5 hrs
• TECH 360 - Technology Project Applications II 5 hrs
• TECH 410 - Technology Project Research I 5 hrs
• TECH 455 - Problem Solving 3 hrs
• Technology Elective 3 hrs
• Directed Elective 9 hrs

University Core Curriculum Requirements

• Laboratory Science

• Physical or Biological Science Elective 3 hrs

• Human Issues and Dilemmas 300-Level

• PHIL 313 - Contemporary Ethical Issues 3 hrs

• Diverse Cultures and Global Perspectives Elective

• TECH 300 - Workplace Diversity 3 hrs

• Senior Capstone

• TECH 490 - Technology Project Research II: Capstone 5 hrs

• List of elective courses 

Recommended Sequence of Courses

Total Hours: 120