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
- Leavittsburg, Ohio (Management and Entrepreneurship concentration and Marketing/Sales concentration only)
- Lisbon, Ohio (Management and Entrepreneurship concentration only)
Examples of Possible Careers and Salaries*
Administrative services managers
- 4.6% about as fast as the average
- 271,200 number of jobs
- $108,390 potential earnings
General and operations managers
- 4.4% about as fast as the average
- 3,712,900 number of jobs
- $102,950 potential earnings
Management analysts
- 8.8% much faster than the average
- 1,075,100 number of jobs
- $101,190 potential earnings
Project management specialists
- 5.6% faster than the average
- 1,046,300 number of jobs
- $100,750 potential earnings
Sales managers
- 4.7% about as fast as the average
- 619,500 number of jobs
- $138,060 potential earnings
Social and community service managers
- 6.4% faster than the average
- 219,800 number of jobs
- $78,240 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.
International Students: All international students must provide proof of English language proficiency (unless they meet specific exceptions to waive) by earning a minimum 71 TOEFL iBT score, minimum 6.0 IELTS score, minimum 47 PTE score or minimum 100 DET score, or by completing the ELS level 112 Intensive English Program. For more information on international admission visit the admissions website for international students.
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 program. Students will work with their advisor to develop a sequence based on their academic goals and history. 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 |
| |
Program Learning Outcomes
Graduates of this program will be able to:
- Explain the differences between business disciplines.
- Recognize and define common business terms and concepts.
- Recognize and define financial concepts and terms related to business.
- Identify key marketing terms and strategies.
- Explain the basics of business law and why ethics are needed in business.
- Describe and practice effective teamwork and communication.
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 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.
