About This Program
With a focus on hands-on experience and practical skills, our associate degree program prepares you for a variety of roles in business and technology. Students can specialize in marketing/sales, management, entrepreneurship, logistics or supply chain management, or they can take a 2+2 articulation pathway toward the B.B.A. degree. Apply now and take the first step toward an exciting career. Read more...
Contact Information
Program Delivery
- Delivery
- Location:
- Ashtabula Campus
- East Liverpool Campus
- Geauga Campus
- Salem Campus
- Trumbull Campus
- Tuscarawas Campus
- Twinsburg Academic Center
- Lisbon, Ohio (Management and Entrepreneurship concentration only)
Examples of Possible Careers and Salaries*
Administrative services and facilities managers
- 6.5% faster than the average
- 325,900 number of jobs
- $98,890 potential earnings
General and operations managers
- 5.8% faster than the average
- 2,486,400 number of jobs
- $103,650 potential earnings
Management analysts
- 10.7% much faster than the average
- 876,300 number of jobs
- $87,660 potential earnings
Project management specialists and business operations specialists, all other
- 5.9% faster than the average
- 1,361,800 number of jobs
- $77,420 potential earnings
Sales managers
- 3.5% about as fast as the average
- 433,800 number of jobs
- $132,290 potential earnings
Social and community service managers
- 17.0% much faster than the average
- 175,500 number of jobs
- $69,600 potential earnings
* Source of occupation titles and labor data comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook. Data comprises projected percent change in employment over the next 10 years; nation-wide employment numbers; and the yearly median wage at which half of the workers in the occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less.
Admission Requirements
The university affirmatively strives to provide educational opportunities and access to students with varied backgrounds, those with special talents and adult students who graduated from high school three or more years ago.
Kent State campuses at Ashtabula, East Liverpool, Geauga, Salem, Stark, Trumbull and Tuscarawas, and the Twinsburg Academic Center, have open enrollment admission for students who hold a high school diploma, GED or equivalent.
Some programs may require that students meet certain requirements before progressing through the program. For programs with progression requirements, the information is shown on the Coursework tab.
For more information on admissions, contact the Regional Campuses admissions offices.
Roadmap
This roadmap is a recommended semester-by-semester plan of study for this major. However, courses designated as critical (!) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation.
Plan of Study Grid | Semester One |
|---|
| ! | ACTT 11000 | ACCOUNTING I: FINANCIAL | 4 |
| ! | BMRT 11000 | INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS | 3 |
| IT 11000 | INTRODUCTION TO OFFICE PRODUCTIVITY APPS | 3 |
| UC 10001 | FLASHES 101 | 1 |
| Kent Core Requirement | 3 |
| Kent Core Requirement | 3 |
| | Credit Hours | 17 |
| Semester Two |
|---|
| ! | BMRT 11009 | INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY | 3 |
| COMM 15000 | INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN COMMUNICATION (KADL) | 3 |
| ECON 22060 | PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS (KSS) | 3 |
| Kent Core Requirement | 3 |
| Concentration Requirement or General Elective | 3 |
| | Credit Hours | 15 |
| Semester Three |
|---|
| ! | BMRT 21000 | BUSINESS LAW AND ETHICS I | 3 |
| ! | BMRT 21011 | FUNDAMENTALS OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| ! | BMRT 21050 | FUNDAMENTALS OF MARKETING TECHNOLOGY | 3 |
| Kent Core Requirement | 3 |
| Concentration Requirement or General Elective | 3 |
| | Credit Hours | 15 |
| Semester Four |
|---|
| ! | BMRT 21052 | PROFESSIONAL SELLING TECHNIQUES | 3 |
| Concentration Requirements and/or General Electives | 10 |
| | Credit Hours | 13 |
| | Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 60 |
University Requirements
All students in an applied or technical associate degree program at Kent State University must complete the following university requirements for graduation.
NOTE: University requirements may be fulfilled in this program by specific course requirements, please see Program Requirements for details.
Course List | Code | Title | Credit Hours |
| 1 |
| |
| 15 |
| 60 |
| |
Kent Core Requirements
Program Learning Outcomes
Graduates of this program will be able to:
- Apply lessons learned by integrating business simulations into appropriate courses using Excel, Mylab or other simulation software.
- Discuss various aspects of teams in business: team dynamics, different types of teams, meeting rules and management.
- Research and share how businesses are currently working to improve their products, services and overall organizations.
- Understand business concepts and vocabulary.
- Demonstrate knowledge acquired by emphasizing public speaking, ethical problem solving, teamwork and multimedia presentations.
- Write in a formal and informal style.
- Demonstrate ability to work effectively in teams.
- Demonstrate knowledge of business and economic principles, concepts and vocabulary.
- Interpret local, state, national and international markets and regulations.
- Use appropriate technology for business applications, as well as review future technology needs.
- Identify, assess and solve specific problems for actual organizations, or address problems presented in a case-study.
- Distinguish between ethical and unethical business practices, and show an appreciation for diversity in the workplace.
Full Description
The Associate of Applied Business degree in Business Management Technology provides students with a core consisting of communication, management, accounting, marketing, e-commerce, economics and liberal arts courses. Students may have the opportunity to participate in internships, which help to link theory with hands-on practice.
The Business Management Technology major comprises the following concentrations:
- The Business Administration concentration articulates with the Bachelor of Business Administration degree at Kent State.
- The Logistics and Supply Chain Management concentration allows students to become knowledgeable in the process and supervision of the movement of products from the point origin to the point of consumption for consumers, business and other organizations.
- The Management and Entrepreneurship concentration comprises coursework in management, entrepreneurship and and productivity applications.
- The Marketing/Sales concentration comprises coursework in management, advertising, customer service and productivity applications.
