B.A. Degree with a Distributive Major in Technology Management

Buena Vista University Graduate & Professional Studies is exclusively for students seeking to complete degrees begun elsewhere. We facilitate the smooth transfer of credits from Western Iowa Tech Community College. This advising guide is effective for students entering BVU in the 2011-12 academic year. As course and degree requirements change, students are encouraged to consult with BVU personnel.

Western Iowa Tech Community College has a full articulation agreement with Buena Vista University. Students who have completed an approved associate's degree at WIT can seamlessly move on to complete a bachelor's degree through Buena Vista University.

The distributive technology management major will be made up from one primary (18 credit hours) and two secondary (12 credit hours) fields selected from the following:

Communication and Behavior:
CPER 103 Interpersonal Communication.........................................................SPC 122 - Interpersonal Communication
CPER 215 Business and Professional Communication
CPER 250 Introduction to Advertising.................................................................MKT 150 - Principles of Advertising
CPER 272 Introduction to Public Relations
CPER 285 Intercultural Communication
CPER 330 Messages, Meaning & Society
CPER 355 Conflict Management
CPER 370 Leadership and Communication
CPER 374 Interviewing
ENGL 300 Advanced Composition
MRKT 355 Consumer Behavior
PSYC 329 Psychology of Gender
Up to six credit hours of other related upper-division courses

Management/Marketing/Finance:
FNBK 306 Managerial Finance.........................................................................FIN 130 - Principles of Finance
FNBK 322 Analysis of Financial Statements
FNBK 356 Financial Planning
FNBK 405 International Finance
MGMT 206 Management Science.......................................................................MAT 141 - Finite Mathematics
MGMT 306 Principles of Management................................................................MGT 101 - Principles of Management
MGMT 307 International Business
MGMT 315 Business Law I...................................................................................BUS 185 - Business Law I
MGMT 316 Business Law II..................................................................................BUS 186 - Business Law II
MGMT 320 Human Resource Management.....................................................MGT 170 - Human Resource Management
MGMT 375 Entrepreneurship/Small Business.................................................BUS 130 - Intro to Entrepreneurship
MGMT 492 Business Policy and Strategy
MGMT 495 Internship
MRKT 306 Principles of Marketing......................................................................MKT 110 - Principles of Marketing
MRKT 407 International Marketing
Up to six credit hours of upper division electives from these and related fields such as ag management and marketing

Technology:
MATH 180 Discrete Mathematics......................................................................MAT 150 - Discrete Math
CMSC 200 Computer Science I (and above) ..................................................CSC 142 Computer Science
MIS 300 Intro to Management Info Systems (and above)..................................BUS 179 Information Systems

Institutions and Society:
ART 304, CPER 411, ENGL 250, ENVS 100, 101, 201, 310,
HIST 311, 358, 390, 397, PSCN 315, PSCN, 320, 465, PSPA
360, PSYC 364, RELI 335, SCWK 255, 351, SOCI 302, 361
ENVS 101 - They Physical Environment...............................................................ENV 111- Environmental Science
ENGL 250 - American Literature .......................................................................LIT 110 - American Literature to Mid 1800's or LIT 111 - American Lit Since Mid-1800s
PSPA 320 - American State and Local Government......................................POL 112 - American State and Local Government
SCWK 351 - ..........................................................................................SOC 220 - Sociology of Aging
Up to six credit hours of other related upper-division courses.

Students must earn a minimum of 12 credit hours at the 300/400 level in their major from Buena Vista University. All transcripts will be evaluated on an individual basis. If questions should arise, please contact the Buena Vista University Graduate & Professional Studies LeMars location at 888.546.9459, 940 Lincoln Street SW, Le Mars, Iowa 51031.