Applied Science - Industrial Technology Management, Bachelor of Applied Science

In addition to University Requirements:

• 64 units in an associate's degree transfer block. If you have been awarded an A.A.S. degree from an Arizona Community College, NAU will accept up to 75 transfer units.
• At least 6 units of Specialization Prerequisites
• At least 18 units of B.A.S. Requirements
• At least 21 units of Industrial Technology Management Specialization Requirements

• Up to 9 units of specialization prefix courses may be used to satisfy Liberal Studies requirements; these same courses may also be used to satisfy specialization requirements.

• Elective courses, if needed, to reach an overall total of at least 120 units.

Students may be able to use some courses to meet more than one requirement. Contact your advisor for details.

Minimum Units for Completion	120
Highest Mathematics Required	MAT 114
Additional Admission Requirements	Required
Some online/blended coursework	Required
AZ Transfer Students complete AGEC-A	Recommended
Progression Plan Link	View Progression Plan

Purpose Statement 

The purpose of the BAS in Industrial Technology Management (BAS-ITM) is to provide students with multi-modal delivery of a Baldrige-quality education as applied through the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) accreditation in industrial technology management, general business and the liberal studies.  Given ITM’s requirement for significant coordination between multiple departments and firms, the program emphasizes communication, collaboration and teamwork, including virtual teamwork and its facilitating technologies.  After laying a solid foundation with a course in the fundamentals of logistics, the program provides courses in supply chain management, operations management, and project management. To broaden the strengths of our graduates and better prepare them for success in the business world, these courses are accompanied by a carefully selected set of business courses.  Courses emphasize pragmatic, real-world-relevant content and utilize realistic experiential assignments, including many complex team-oriented assignments, with the students regularly encouraged to apply the ideas and assignments to their own firms.  In the capstone course, students work with local business entities on a project aimed at utilizing all the skills gained in the coursework for the ITM degree.   The faculty, a mix of academics and experienced practitioners, are highly qualified following the guidelines of the ACBSP, with quality further promoted through a comprehensive outcomes assessment program as well as a mentoring program in which full-time faculty annually evaluate the course content of part-time faculty.  

Additional Admission Requirements

• Individual program admission requirements over and above admission to NAU are required.

• To be admitted into a Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) plan, you must have an associate degree, either completed or in progress, from a regionally accredited institution and the associate degree must be completed prior to the awarding of the BAS degree.

• The associate's degree major or emphasis must be in a computer, or information technology, trade or technology field within 10 years of your application to Northern Arizona University.

• An Arizona General Education Curriculum (AGEC) is required if you attended an Arizona Community College and must be completed prior to NAU degree completion.

Liberal Studies Requirement

• • Please note that you may use the same course to satisfy both a liberal studies and a BAS Requirement.
  • Up to 9 units of major prefix courses may be used to satisfy Liberal Studies requirements; these same courses may also be used to satisfy major requirements.
  • Students with a completed AGEC from Arizona Community Colleges will have met the 35 units of liberal studies requirements.
  • Students with a completed IGETC from California Community Colleges will have met the 35 units of liberal studies requirements.

Associate Degree Transfer Block

• • 64 units in an associate's degree transfer block. If you have been awarded an AAS degree from an Arizona community college, NAU will accept up to 75 transfer units.

Major Requirements

• Specialization Prerequisites (6 units)

  • BBA 290, BBA 291

• B.A.S. Requirements (18 units)

• Designed to help you acquire a general knowledge of management, organizational, and policy issues while advancing your professional communication, computer, and quantitative skills. Other courses many be used to fulfill the core elective block. Please Note: At least 15 units in the core must be upper-division (300-400 level) courses.

• • Communication Block (3 units)

    • BBA 305W
    Public Administration and Management Block (6 units)
    • BBA 360 (3 units)
    • Select one additional course from (3 units):

• • • • BME 480, CCJ 331, CCJ 333, PADM 325, PADM 326, PADM 327, PADM 401, PADM 408C, PADM 421C, POS 325, POS 326, POS 327, POS 344, POS 359, POS 421C, POS 428, SOC 334, SOC 431 (3 units)

• • Values, Ethics, and Policy Block (3 units)
    Select one from:
    
    • CCJ 315, CCJ 325, CCJ 380, CCJ 450C,HUM 371, HUM 373, PADM 411, SOC 301, SOC 333, SOC 339, SOC 441

• • Technical, Quantitative, Qualitative and Science Block (3 units)
    
    • BBA 340, or any course with an MAT or STA prefix except MAT 101X, MAT 102X, MAT 108, or MAT 150

• • B.A.S. Requirement Electives (3 units)
    Select one courses from any of the unused courses in the above four B.A.S. Requirements blocks or from the following courses:

    • BBA 201, BIO 301, BIO 302, CCJ 355, ESE 280, MAT 114, PADM 355, PADM 356, POS 303, SOC 365
    Please note that you may use the same course to satisfy both a liberal studies and a B.A.S. Requirement.
    

• Industrial Technology Management Specialization Requirements (21 units)
  
  A Specialization Milestone is required before students can access the Specialization courses. Verification of proper credentials is required for the Milestone. Please work with an advisor for more information.
  • BBA 292, BBA 300, BBA 330, BBA 380, BBA 405, BBA 475C, BBA 495 (21 units)

General Electives

• Additional coursework is required if, after you have met the previously described requirements, you have not yet completed a total of 120 units of credit.

  You may take these remaining courses from any of the academic areas, using these courses to pursue your specific interests and goals. You may also use prerequisites or transfer credits as electives if they weren't used to meet major, minor, or liberal studies requirements.
  
  We encourage you to consult with your advisor to select the courses that will be most advantageous to you.

Additional Information

• Be aware that some courses may have prerequisites that you must also successfully complete. For prerequisite information, click on the course or see your advisor.

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