Business and Information Technology - Montana Tech of the University of Montana

Business and Information Technology from Montana Tech of the University of Montana is a Campus Bachelor Management degree that prepares you for a Business career. Departmental Objectives Prepare students for an ever-evolving business climate by offering a dynamic and emergent curriculum. Emphasize both practical and conceptual models to produce a manager capable of insightful, comprehensive, critical and applied thinking. Enable students to understand and apply a wide range of business analytical tools. Connect the theory of management and leadership to the practical challenges of the workplace to be an effective problem solver. Deliver a student with an in-depth appreciation of group dynamics and team work. Provide an educational program of study integrating business and technology . Program Outcomes Graduates will be able to implement contemporary management practices. Graduates will understand and be able to implement the strategic management process. Graduates will be prepared to implement the business decision making process in decision analysis. Graduates will communicate effectively using written, oral, and multimedia venues. Graduates will be able to interpret and analyze financial statements. Graduates will be able to work effectively on projects in either a team environment or an individual basis. Graduates will be prepared to be life-long learners. Upon graduation, graduates will be well equipped to pursue post-baccalaureate studies. Graduates will be ready for the technological challenges of the twentyfirst century workplace. Overview What will strike the student entering this program is its dynamic balance between traditional business course work and information technology requirements. The curriculum integrates business and computer applications in much the same way as today?s most successful, innovative businesses. Graduates work at the interface of business and information technology , enabling them to pursue a variety of career paths. Preparation from the course curriculum encourages and supports the need for continuing education of working professionals. The recommendation of sitting for a professional examination of the student?s choosing reinforces this. Graduates from the business program will be instilled to understand and honor the concepts of ethics and diversity in the workplace. The curriculum includes all of the pre-professional courses required for admission into most Master of Business Administrations (MBA) programs. The BIT degree offers students three educational options: Accounting: Students concentrate on accounting and have the opportunity, through Tech course work, to prepare for the Certified Public Accountant and Certified Management Accountant exams. Students preparing to take the Certified Public Accountant exam should be aware that a minimum of 150 college credit hours are required prior to obtaining certification in Montana. Students are encouraged to discuss options for meeting this requirement with their advisors. Management: The management option at Montana Tech gives students the flexibility to pursue additional management course work beyond the business core in areas of marketing, human resources, or cost management. Students completing this option are prepared to enter any number of managerial based careers or continue into graduate school. Information Technology: This option allows students to complement general business knowledge and skills with an emphasis in information technology and in particular the management of information technology systems. Students completing this option are prepared to enter information technology management positions or continue into graduate school. View more details on Montana Tech of the University of Montana . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Management courses.