Online Master of Business Administration in Technology Management

The following Master of Business Administration/ Technology Management (MBA/TM) program is offered at these University of Phoenix campus locations: Colorado, Florida, Louisiana, Michigan, New Mexico, Northern California, Online, Oregon, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Phoenix, Puerto Rico, Southern California, Southern Arizona, and Washington.

The importance of management in a technical environment is a core concept of the MBA/TM program. "Technical" is defined to be much broader than computer information systems and technology. It includes engineering, pharmaceutical, chemical, and other technical enterprises. The program and its faculty and staff are dedicated to the linkage of technical and business cultures as integrated functions of the technology-based organization. The MBA/TM specialization is based upon courses in strategy formulation and implementation, project management in the technological environment management of research and development and innovation processes technology transfer in the global economy, and application of technology management.

The MBA/TM develops students for the role managers play in defining business problems, assessing information, considering alternatives, and choosing the best solution. Imagine the manager as the hub of a wheel. From the hub radiate spokes, each representing a specific discipline, such as finance, law, marketing, operations, information systems, etc. Each of these "spokes" generates inputs for the manager to assess and incorporate into the decision-making process. The manager is a critical user of these inputs in making the decision. Although generally not the original producer of the information, the manager must be able to assess the validity and reliability of the information in building a business case for the decision.

To prepare students for the decision-making role, the MBA has been designed to introduce the theory or principles that frame a wide range of problems or issues in each of the courses. The most current techniques or tools are applied to these theories to allow students to practice making decisions to solve a wide range of problems.

The MBA/TM consists of 46 credit hours. Thirty-one credit hours constitute the core curriculum and 15 additional credit hours complete the MBA/TM. The core begins with one-credit, three-week, Managerial Communication course designed to build strategies for success in the MBA/TM. It is a prerequisite to all the courses that follow. The remainder of the core consists of 10, three-credit courses, which all students who receive an MBA/TM from the University of Phoenix must complete. Those students in the MBA/TM will complete five additional prescribed courses to hone their skills in technology management.

Each University of Phoenix MBA/TM student will create and maintain an electronic portfolio reflecting the student's achievements throughout the MBA/TM program. It will include assignments from each course, typically individual assignments, as well as other outcomes the student may wish to add. These assignments will demonstrate the student's ability to solve business problems at the graduate level and serve as a partial catalog of the skills the student has mastered.

Note: Students who enter the MBA/TM program with an undergraduate degree that is not in business will be required to complete Web-based material (introduced during the Managerial Communication course) covering the fields of Accounting, Finance, Statistics, and Economics. These students must complete the web-based material and the included self-assessments for each course prior to taking the Accounting, Finance, Statistics, and Economics courses in the core. The Web-based material will familiarize the students with the terms and concepts covered in a foundational course in that subject. That foundational knowledge will be presumed by the faculty members who teach the core courses. The Web-based material may also serve as a useful review for students who have studied these subjects as undergraduates, but would benefit from a refresher.

Online MBA in Technology Management Required Course of Study

Courses requiring prerequisites are identified by a G symbol following the course number. Prerequisites to a course are identified in the "Course Descriptions" section of this catalog.

COM 515
Managerial Communication 
1 credit

ORG 502G
Human Relations and Organizational Behavior 
3 credits

LAW 529G
Legal Environment of Business 
3 credits

MKT 551G
Marketing Management 
3 credits

QNT 530G
Statistics and Research Methods for Managerial Decisions 
3 credits

MGT 554G
Operations Management 
3 credits

ECO 533G
Economics for Managerial Decision Making 
3 credits

ACC 529G
Accounting for Managerial Decision Making 
3 credits

FIN 544
Finance for Managerial Decision Making 
3 credits

CIS 564.4G
Information Management in Business 
3 credits

EBUS 500.1G
e-Business Principles and Practices 
3 credits

TMGT 578
Strategy Formulation and Implementation 
3 credits

TMGT 510G
Project Management in the Technological Environment 
3 credits

TMGT 540G
Management of Research and Development and Innovation Processes 
3 credits

TMGT 550G
Technology Transfer in the Global Economy 
3 credits

TMGT 590G
Applications of Technology Management 
3 credits

The University reserves the right to modify the required course of study.

MBA/TM Course Waiver Policy

Students may waive a maximum of 9 credits from their required course of study on the basis of transferable course work. Students attending campus locations in California may waive a maximum of six graduate credits from their required course of study on the basis of transferable course work. To meet the criteria for transfer, the course to be transferred must:

1. Be completed within the last ten years with a grade of "B" or higher at a regionally, or approved nationally accredited, or candidate for accreditation, college or university.
2. Be comparable in content and credits to the University of Phoenix course being waived, and be a graduate level course.
3. Be an official transcript of the college or university where the credit was earned.

Students who wish to waive a course must make a formal written request to the Office of Admissions, citing the course they wish waived, the course to be transferred, and the university where the course was completed. An official catalog course description and syllabus must accompany the request along with a copy of the catalog cover from which the course description was taken. The official transcript from the institution where the course was completed must also be submitted unless it was previously submitted to the University during the application process.

COM 515, Managerial Communication, and TMGT 590, Applications of Technology Management, may not be waived.

Online MBA in Technology Management Admission Requirements

The requirements for admission to the MBA/TM program are as follows:

1. A completed and signed University of Phoenix graduate application and an application fee.
2. An undergraduate degree from a regionally, or approved nationally accredited, or candidate for accreditation, college or University, or a comparable degree from a recognized institution outside of the United States.
3. Official transcripts verifying all course work earned toward the bachelor's degree and any graduate course work attempted.
4. A cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.5 (on a 4.0=A scale) as shown on the undergraduate degree posted transcript.
5. Verification of a minimum of three years of significant full-time, post high school work experience with exposure to organizational systems and management processes.
6. Current employment. Unemployed applicants must verify access to a suitable work environment in which to complete classroom assignments.
7. A signed Enrollment Agreement.
8. For non-native speakers of English, a score of 550 on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or 750 on the Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC). The following may exempt a non-native speaker from having to take the TOEFL or TOEIC:
9. Successful completion of 30 transferable, academic semester credits at a regionally accredited college or university in the United States.
10. Successful completion of 30 transferable, academic semester credits at a recognized college or University in a country in which English is the official language.
11. U.S. high school diploma or GED.
12. Equivalent of a U.S. high school diploma from a country in which English is the official language.
13. Official documents are required.

Online MBA in Technology Management Degree Requirements

The following requirements must be satisfied to earn the MBA/TM degree:

1. Completion of the 46 semester credit required course of study with a minimum grade point average of "B" (3.0).
2. Payment of all tuition and fees.
3. Completion of the University's Comprehensive Cognitive Assessment (COCA) post-test as part of the University's Adult Learning Outcomes Assessment (ALOA).

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