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2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Bachelor of Applied Science in Technical Management

The Bachelor of Applied Science in Technical Management is designed to build upon students’ prior education and work experience gained through a community college or military technical courses/occupations. This degree is intended to provide the knowledge and skills often required in management and supervisory roles.

This program will explore management theories, concepts, and practices necessary to organize, motivate, and lead human capital.

In the courses for this program, students will conduct management research focused on business problems, collect and analyze data, and communicate their findings by using qualitative and quantitative research methods. Students will also develop critical thinking, analysis, planning, and communication skills and examine complex organizational issues such as staffing, budgeting, strategic management, quality control, project management, supply chain management, marketing management, information systems, and operations.

In addition, students will identify and solve problems related to a specialty area using technical management, project management, technical research management, management information systems, and transportation security management and develop an analytical framework using a variety of approaches to apply leadership and management theory and practice to address the challenges of today’s global organizations. Students will also develop the ability to evaluate technical management issues in the context of ethical, technological, structural, cultural, human, and environmental factors.

This program has been designed in consultation with industry business leaders and is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP®).

ACBSP® is a registered trademark of the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs.

Degree Program Objectives

In addition to the institutional and degree level learning objectives, graduates of this program are expected to achieve these learning outcomes:

  • Conduct business problem focused management research, including collection and analysis of data, and communication of findings by using qualitative and quantitative research methods.
  • Develop and foster critical thinking, analysis, planning, and communication skills.
  • Examine complex organizational issues that include staffing, budgeting, strategic management, quality control, project management, supply chain management, marketing management, information systems, production and operations.
  • Demonstrate a proficiency in identifying and solving problems related to the specialty area using Technical Management, Project Management, Technical Research Management, Management Information Systems, and Transportation Security Management.
  • Develop an analytical framework using a variety of approaches to apply leadership and management theory and practice to address the challenges of global organizations in this century.
  • Evaluate technical management issues in the context of ethical, technological, structural, cultural, human and environmental factors.

Degree at a Glance

Degree Program Requirements

General Education (30 semester hours)

Major Required (27 semester hours)

Students must choose a concentration for this degree program and may select from a Concentration in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Concentration in Management of Information Systems, Concentration in Project Management, Concentration in Technical Management, or Concentration in Technical Resource Management.

Concentration in Logistics and Supply Chain Management (15 semester hours)

The concentration in Logistics and Supply Chain Management introduces the student to the common logistical and supply chain management functions in an enterprise. Students will learn about a broad rand of topics including logistics, demand, risk, and supply chain management.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this concentration, the student will be able to:

  • Evaluate the practices and processes required for successful logistics management.
  • Develop strategic planning skills, using a broad range of logistics and supply change management tools, to solve complex business problems.
  • Analyze the critical role supply chain and logistics management play within organizations.
Concentration Requirements (15 semester hours)

Concentration in Management of Information Systems (15 semester hours)

The management of information systems concentration introduces the student to the common database management systems used in business and management. Students will study the common management information systems (MIS) architecture, databases, local area networks, and network security. Students will focus on management research, including collection and analysis of data, and communication of findings by using qualitative and quantitative research methods.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this concentration, the student will be able to:

  • Evaluate the most common management information systems.
  • Develop a broad working knowledge of the most common local area networks, management information systems, and database systems.
  • Analyze network and security threats.
Concentration Requirements (15 semester hours)

Concentration in Project Management (15 semester hours)

The project management concentration prepares the student to identify and solve technical management projects that rely upon systems and technology in the fast-changing business and management environments. The students will focus on project management, budget development, management information systems, Microsoft Project manager applications, and organizational behavior.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this concentration, the student will be able to:

  • Evaluate the practices and processes required to be a successful technical management project manager.
  • Develop strategic planning skills, using a broad range of technical management tools, to solve complex project problems.
  • Analyze the critical role project manager’s play in the technical management workplace.
Concentration Requirements (15 semester hours)

Concentration in Technical Management (15 semester hours)

The technical management concentration introduces the student to the systematic approach to solving complex business and management problems. Students will focus on management research, including collection and analysis of data, and communication of findings by using qualitative and quantitative research methods.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this concentration, the student will be able to:

  • Evaluate technical management systems.
  • Develop a broad knowledge of technical management.
  • Analyze technical management/business management problems.
Concentration Requirements (15 semester hours)

Concentration in Technical Resource Management (15 semester hours)

The technical resource management concentration introduces the student to the systematic approaches to solving technical systems problems. Students will learn to identify cost-savings, logical approaches to dealing with increasing business and management resource demands. Students will also focus on business critical thinking strategies, financial management, budget development, and human resource development.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this concentration, the student will be able to:

  • Evaluate organizational technical management problems.
  • Develop proficiency in handling complex technical development concepts, to include the latest computer software tools and technologies.
  • Analyze project scheduling and resource management functions.
Concentration Requirements (15 semester hours)

Final Program Requirement (3 semester hours)

Elective Requirements (45 semester hours)

  1. All literature courses require successful completion of ENGL101-Proficiency in Writing or ENGL110-Making Writing Relevant.

  2. All literature courses require successful completion of ENGL101-Proficiency in Writing or ENGL110-Making Writing Relevant.

  3. Prerequisite: Senior Standing and completion of all major courses prior to enrollment. Must be taken as the last course before graduation.

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