Business Management Technology Major (A.A.B.)

Major code AA5030* (Regional Campus Students)/AA5031 (OHIO Online)

College of Business
Management
Copeland Hall 214
Athens, OH 45701
Phone: 740.593.2042
www.ohio.edu/business

Tanya Hire, contact person
biblert@ohio.edu

Available at the following locations:

Chillicothe
Lancaster
Southern
OHIO Online

Program Overview

Ohio University Chillicothe, Ohio University Lancaster, Ohio University Southern, and OHIO Online offer a two-year program of study in business management technology (BMT) leading to the Associate of Applied Business degree. The program offers a balance of theory and practice suitable for student interested in careers in supervision. Courses offered take a management approach to the functional areas of business operations including human resource management, marketing, operations, supervision, planning, and distribution. The principles of continuous quality improvement are used throughout the program.

*This program was previously AA5006 which awarded the Associate in Applied Business. Pending Board of Trustees approval (anticipated June 2024), the new program code will be AA5030 and will award the Associate of Applied Business effective the 2024-25 catalog year.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:

Describe and explain the functional areas of business.
Demonstrate business thinking skills by applying general business concepts to strategic decision-making.
Demonstrate critical thinking skills by exploring issues and ideas before accepting or formulating conclusions.

Admissions Information

Freshman/First-Year Admission

No requirements beyond University admission requirements.

Change of Program Policy

No selective or limited admission requirements.

External Transfer Admission

No requirements beyond University admission requirements.

Opportunities Upon Graduation

The BMT program is intended to prepare students for supervising or entry-level management positions in a number of industry sectors. Students have opportunities to develop analysis skills, problem solving, team building, and business presentations. Industry sectors that can benefit from supervisors who understand and practice these skills include manufacturing, retail, finance and banking, service, distribution, small business, health care, and not-for-profit. Students are also prepared to continue their academic studies in several baccalaureate programs, such as the Business Studies Major (B.S.) major.

Requirements

Technical Associate Degree Requirements

The minimum requirement for the Associate of Applied Business (A.A.B.) or the Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree is the completion of 60 credits with a 2.0 accumulative GPA in both the major area of study and all course work attempted at Ohio University. A maximum of 15 credits earned through prior learning assessment may be applied to any technical associate degree. You must earn a minimum of 18 semester credit hours while enrolled at Ohio University, and you must earn a minimum of 50 percent of coursework taken to fulfill your major concentration in residence with resident credit as defined in the Graduation Requirements – University-wide section. You also must meet Ohio University BRICKS requirements for associate degrees.

To earn a technical associate degree, you must complete an Application for Update of Program(s), available from any college office or regional campus student services office.

Graduation Hours Requirement

For graduation purposes, the Business Management Technology major requires completion of a minimum of 63 semester hours including all requirements listed below.

General Education

Complete the following general education requirements:

One course that fulfills the BRICKS Natural Science requirement.
One course that fulfills the BRICKS Humanities: Arts or Humanities: Texts and Context requirement.

ENG 1510 - Writing and Rhetoric I Credit Hours: 3
Complete one of the following Quantiative Reasoning courses:
MATH 1200 - College Algebra Credit Hours: 4
or
MATH 1060 - Quantitative Reasoning Credit Hours: 3
or
MATH 1500 - Introductory Statistics Credit Hours: 3

Non Major Requirements

Complete three courses:

Complete one of the following:
ACCT 1010 - Foundations of Accounting Credit Hours: 3
or
ATCH 1030 - Financial Accounting Procedures Credit Hours: 3
Complete the following:
PSY 1010 - General Psychology Credit Hours: 3
Complete one of the following:
ECON 1030 - Principles of Microeconomics Credit Hours: 3
or
ECON 1000 - Survey of Economics Credit Hours: 3

Complete two of the following courses:

ATCH 1040 - Managerial Accounting Procedures Credit Hours: 3
or
ACCT 1020 - Decision Making with Accounting Credit Hours: 3
BUSL 2000 - Law and Society Credit Hours: 3
or
BUSL 2550 - The Legal Environment of Business Credit Hours: 3
COMS 1010 - Fundamentals of Human Communication Credit Hours: 3
COMS 1030 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking Credit Hours: 3
ECON 1040 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credit Hours: 3

Major Requirements

Complete the following courses:

BA 1500 - Introduction to Business Communication and Professional Skills Credit Hours: 3
BMT 1150 - Foundations of Quality and Continuous Improvement Credit Hours: 3
BMT 2000 - Introduction to Business Computing Credit Hours: 3
BMT 2100 - Managing Finance in Business Credit Hours: 3
BMT 2500 - Practical Personnel Procedures Credit Hours: 3
BMT 2750 - Managerial Planning Credit Hours: 3
BMT 2850 - Government and Business Credit Hours: 3
BMT 2880 - Computer Applications for Management Credit Hours: 3
Complete one of the following:
MGT 2000 - Introduction to Management Credit Hours: 3
or
MGT 2100 - Introduction to Management and Organization Credit Hours: 3
Complete one of the following:
MKT 2020 - Marketing Principles Credit Hours: 3
or
MKT 2400 - Introduction to Marketing Management Credit Hours: 3
Complete one of the following:
QBA 1721 - Introduction to Information Analysis and Descriptive Analytics for Nonmajors Credit Hours: 3
or
QBA 1720 - Introduction to Information Analysis and Descriptive Analytics Credit Hours: 3