Applied Business and Technology BS–Technology Management Option

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The Bachelor of Science in Applied Business and Technology provides students with knowledge and skills designed to enhance their employability and upward mobility in the technical field of their choice. Students take courses in the diverse areas of management, accounting, and marketing; as well as in other essential business areas. The technology concentration courses can be done in any of a number of technical disciplines. Graduates are prepared for supervisory and management positions in a variety of technical areas, ranging from aviation and manufacturing to sales and product development.

The Technology Management Option allows students transferring from two-year institutions to apply up to 45 credit-hours of their technical specialty, as well as general education courses, for a total of 60 credit-hours transferrable to Kansas State. The Applied Business Option allows students to build a more integrated business focus, with additional studies in mathematics and applied business electives.

Area of Concentration (39-45 credit hours)

This block of courses may include course work in one area of concentration, or related multiple certificates, options, or specialization areas other than business. Courses accepted for transfer to K-State must be academic college-level courses.

General Education courses (28 credit hours)

Communications (12 credit hours)

COMM 106 - Public Speaking I Credits: 3
ENGL 100 - Expository Writing I Credits: 3
ENGL 200 - Expository Writing II Credits: 3
ENGL 302 - Technical Writing Credits: 3

Quantitative (6 credit hours)

MATH 100 - College Algebra Credits: 3
STAT 325 - Introduction to Statistics Credits: 3

Natural Science (4 credit hours)

Science Elective with Lab Credits: 4

Economics (6 credit hours)

ECON 110 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
ECON 120 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3

Restricted Electives (17-23 credit hours)

Choose from the following areas:
Advanced Industrial Internship
Communication Studies
Computer Systems Technology
Digital Media
Humanities/Social Science
Mathematics
Natural Science
Statistics

Business and Management (30 credit hours)

Required (18 credit hours)

BUS 251 - Financial Accounting Credits: 3
BUS 252 - Managerial Accounting Credits: 3
BUS 315 - Supervisory Management Credits: 3
BUS 366 - Management with Information Technology Credits: 3
BUS 420 - Management Perspectives Credits: 3
BUS 520 - Integrated Technology Management Capstone Credits: 3

Choose 12 credit hours from the following:

BUS 390 - Foundations of Business Law Credits: 3
BUS 400 - Marketing Techniques and Applications Credits: 3
BUS 410 - Managerial and Project Economics Credits: 3
BUS 421 - Applied Operations Management Credits: 3
BUS 450 - Integrated Finance Credits: 3
BUS 530 - Practices of Industrial and Labor Relations Credits: 3
BUS 531 - Strategic Human Resource Management Credits: 3
BUS 542 - Personal Selling and Sales Management Credits: 3
** COT 450 - Polytechnic International Experience Credits: 0-6
COT 495 - Advanced Industrial Internship Credits: 0-6
** Repeatable with approval of School of Integrated Studies Director.

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