Business Technology Degree . . .

The Business Technology degree consists of a total of 64 total semester hours.
Each program requires a General Education core of 25 credit hours and the
Business Technology core of 21 credit hours with a student selection of an
additional 18 credit hours in one specialized area of concentration described below.

Advisors for the
Business
Technology:
Business
Management
Degree

George Kontos
Email George
270.780.2588
309 South Campus

Freda Mays
Email Freda
270.780.2541
141 B South Campus

Ron Mitchell
Email Ron
270.780.2535
319 South Campus

Aaron Peters
Email Aaron
270.780.2545
301 South Campus

Mark Staynings
Email Mark
270.780.2555
311 South Campus

Linda Todd
Email Linda
270.780.2547
141 A South Campus

Business Technology Concentrations . . . 18 hours each

Business Management Concentration . . .
The Business Management Concentration of the Business Technology Degree
requires the following courses in addition to the core courses and general education
courses required of all Business Technology Students:
Principles of Management - BUS 200C
Business Entrepreneurship - BUS 250C
Management of Human Resources - BUS 257C
Labor Relations Management - BUS 270C
Computerized Business Finance - BUS 255C
a 3 hour Business Elective. (Internship strongly recommended.)

Management Information Systems Concentration . . .
The Management Information Systems Concentration of the Business Technology Degree
requires the following courses in addition to the core courses and general education
courses required of all Business Technology Students:
Computer Programming I - INS 181C
Computer Operating System - INS 182C
Electronic Spreadsheets - INS 270C
Database Management - INS 272C
an approved INS elective
a 3 hour Business Elective. (Internship strongly recommended.)

Manufacturing Management Concentration . . .
The Manufacturing Management Concentration of the Business Technology Degree
requires the following courses in addition to the core courses and general education
courses required of all Business Technology students:
Principles of Management - BUS 200C
Manufacturing Operations Management - MFG 240C
Manufacturing Quality Management - MFG 245C
Manufacturing Management Seminar - MFG 265C
six hours of advisor approved electives.

Office Management Concentration . . .
The Office Management Concentration of the Business Technology Degree
requires the following courses in addition to the core courses and general education
courses required of all Business Technology Students:
Two of the following:
Keyboarding - OST 101C
Word Processing - OST 220C
Desktop Publishing - OST 221C
Advanced Desktop Publishing - OST 222C
Transcription - OST 217C or Electronic Spreadsheets - INS 270C
Records and Information Management - OST 225C
Office Administration - OST 255C
a 3 hour Business Elective. (Internship strongly recommended.)

Real Estate Concentration . . .
The Real Estate Concentration of the Business Technology Degree
requires the following courses in addition to the core courses and general
education courses required of all Business Technology Students:
Essentials of Real Estate - RE 170C
Real Estate Finance - RE 272C
Real Estate Law - RE 273C
Real Estate Appraisals - RE 274C
a 3 hour RE Elective
a 3 hour Business Elective. (Internship strongly recommended.)

Program Mission
The mission of the Business Technology program is to prepare students
academically in a core of courses focused on common business environment
skills and specific course concentrations in the following areas: Banking,
Information Systems, Office Management, Retail Management, Business
Management and Manufacturing Management.

The goals are:
to prepare terminal-degree students for successful business careers after graduation;
to furnish business students prerequisites for transfer into baccalaureate programs;
to provide job enhancement opportunities for non-degree seeking students; and
to allow under prepared or never prepared business students an opportunity for a college degree.