Technology Management, Bachelor of Technology, Part-time

Program Overview

The Technology Management program equips technical professionals with management skills for supervisory and managerial roles in technical organizations. It offers a blend of management courses, advanced technology electives, and liberal studies, enabling graduates to advance their careers in various industries, including engineering, IT, and aviation. The program allows students to earn a degree while continuing to work, providing practical opportunities for lifelong learning.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The Technology Management (TMGT) program is designed for technologists, technicians, and technical specialists who work in applied science, technology or trade fields. The aim of the program is to expand technical professionals’ knowledge, management skills and attributes for their roles as supervisors and managers in technical organizations. The Technology Management program is designed to:

• Equip technical professionals for supervisory and management positions
• Augment advanced technical training within business and management parameters
• Establish business and management strategies within a technical environment
• Open opportunities to earn university degrees with management and operations focus
• Provide practical opportunities for lifelong learning
• Earn a degree without disengaging from the work place.

Outline:

The program is composed of four main course clusters including 23 credits of management courses, 15 credits of advanced technology sector courses, 12 credits of Liberal Studies and a graduation project worth 15 credits.

Management Courses (23.0 credits)

• Technology Management
• Financial Management
• Marketing Management
• Business Development Management
• Human Resource Management

Advanced Technology Courses (15.0 credits required)

• Students of the degree program come from a broad cross-section of technical areas and can select 15.0 credits of courses that best suit their professional goals.
These elective courses may be selected from among 7000 and 8000 level courses from other degree programs.

Liberal Studies (12.0 credits required)

• Mandatory Courses: (6.0 credits)
• Critical Reading and Writing
• Applied Ethics
• Elective Courses: (6.0 credits)
• All students will be required to achieve these credits in accordance with the BCIT policy on Liberal Studies course requirements.

Careers:

Graduates of the program can be from a variety of industries and assume leadership roles as supervisors and managers at the junior and mid-management levels. Technologists and trades technicians may also strive for self-employment as independent contractors and consultants or sole proprietors of their own business. Technologists, technicians and technical specialists in this degree program have their careers grounded in fields such as biomedical engineering, information technology, civil, electronics, mechanical, airport operations, aircraft maintenance, avionics and many others.