Program Requirement

General Education Requirements (45 Semester Credit Hours)

Students admitted to upper-level coursework upon completion of sixty (60) credits with at least fifteen (15) credit hours in transferable general education coursework and thirty (36) credits from an approved technical specialty area where faculty hold the appropriate credentials must complete an additional 30 general education credit hours in order to fulfill the forty-five (45) credit hour general education requirement for the Bachelor of Applied Technology at South Texas College. 

Students beginning the Bachelor of Applied Technology Program upper-level coursework after completion of an Associate of Arts or Associate of Science degree will have fulfilled the Core Curriculum requirement for bachelor degree graduates. Students must take ECON 2301, if ECON 2301 was not taken as part of the completed General Education Core Curriculum.

 

Required Technology Management Major Courses (34 hours)

The upper-division Technology Management major courses are to educate students in the fundamentals of business management, finance, information technology, and manufacturing, while building upon skills already learned in the technical support areas. The curriculum design provides a broad training experience through general education courses in a variety of disciplines, core program courses in technology management, elective courses with specialization options and specialized projects and seminars that provide a window into the real world. The choice of electives permits students to tailor their studies toward their own careers and personal goals, giving them more opportunity for advancement and promotion to supervisory or managerial positions within their chosen occupational field.

 
Course Prefix Course Number Course Title Semester Credit Hours
TMGT 3302 Business and Economics Statistics 3
TMGT 3303 Communications for Technical Managers 3
TMGT 3336 Legal Issues for Technical Managers 3
TMGT 3310 Decision Making 3
TMGT 3411 Technology in Enterprise Management 4
TMGT 3312 Resource Management 3
TMGT 3305 Organizational Theory and Practice 3
TMGT 4304 Risk Management 3
TMGT 3337 Economics for Technical Managers 3
TMGT 3338 Accounting for Technical Managers 3
TMGT 4320 Organizational Management and Design Seminar 3

 

Through the Bachelor of Applied Technology in Technology Management, outcomes the student will be able to demonstrate are to:

  • Supervise and manage the financial operations of a business (TMGT 3338)
  • Utilize management and motivational theories to enhance the performance of employees and work-teams (TMGT 3305)
  • Use project and quality management strategies to successfully manage and secure organizational resources (TMGT 3312)
  • Apply oral and written communication skills and leverage technology to enhance communications (TMGT 3303)
  • Manage the organization or the business unit within legal and ethical boundaries (TMGT 3336)
  • Employ creative and critical thinking processes to resolve problems of the business unit (TMGT 3310)
  • Use appropriate electronic commerce strategies to enhance profitability of the organization (TMGT 3411)
  • Exhibit analytical thought, informed judgment, ethical behavior, and an appreciation for diversity (TMGT 4320)
  • Utilize appropriate information technology systems to enhance organizational performance (TMGT 3302)
  • Understand the challenges involved in conducting international business and its impact on the future growth of the organization (TMGT 3337)
  • Obtain hands-on training and apply concepts and theories in a workplace setting (TMGT 4396 or TMGT 4347)

Technology Management Elective Courses (12 credit hours)