Bachelor of Science in
Technical Management
The Bachelor of Science in Technical Management enables students to manage at a high level in today’s business world and understand how data drives decisions.
About the Bachelor of Science in Technical Management
The Bachelor of Science in Technical Management (BSTM) equips students with vital skills in critical thinking, research and problem-solving, preparing them for roles in the aviation sector and beyond. Emphasizing data-driven decision-making, the program is tailored for professionals poised to take on managerial duties or aiming for promotion within their organizations.
The curriculum delves into key management areas: planning, organizing, staffing and directing, all with a strong emphasis on data-informed strategies. Graduates of the program will possess the competencies needed to excel in management positions in today's technologically advanced, global and diverse business environment.
Student Learning Outcomes
What you will learn while studying in the Technical Management program:
- Analyze and evaluate business functions and processes while identifying needs.
- Develop business approaches using problem-solving and critical thinking methodologies.
- Apply strategic and project planning principles and techniques.
- Employ supervisory and management skills needed to effectively lead.
Technical Management Career Opportunities
Careers and Employers
Embry-Riddle graduates are set to enter the workforce in top companies, including The Boeing Company, the Department of Defense, SpaceX, Lockheed Martin and Tesla, with a placement rate of 95.7% within a year of graduation.
Graduates with an online Technical Management degree often secure roles in:
- Aviation Management
- Engineering Science
- Information Systems
- Occupational Safety
Technical Management Salary Information
Embry-Riddle provides the opportunity for competitive salaries, with alumni averaging $84,200 annually one-year post-graduation, as of 2022.
DETAILS
About Technical Management at the Worldwide & Online Campus
Professionals in today’s constantly changing global business world must be diverse and able to have distinct abilities and specializations, enabling them to showcase their unique talents, which set them apart from others. Embry‑Riddle offers multiple majors within the online Technical Management degree in areas relevant to managers in data-driven decision-making career fields.
BSTM curriculum is instructed by industry leaders with input from The Boeing Company, government agencies and other leading business organizations, with a student-centered teaching and learning approach.
Tracks/Specialties and/or Certificates
Students can customize their online Technical Management degree by choosing from these available major studies:
- Applied Information Technology (AIT) Major: 21 credit hours
- Aviation Management Major: 21 credit hours
- Business Cybersecurity Major: 21 credit hours
- Human Resources Management Major: 21 credit hours
- Leadership Major: 21 credit hours
- Occupational Safety and Health Major: 21 credit hours
- Technical Management Major: 21 credit hours
Technical Management Information
- Credits: 120
- Online or In-Person: Fully Online
Professional Accreditation
The Bachelor of Science in Technical Management is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP), courses within the program are accredited by the Project Management Institute (PMI)® and security courses are accredited by the National Security Agency (NSA).
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DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
General Education
| General Education | ||
| Embry-Riddle courses in the general education categories of Communication Theory and Skills, Humanities, and Social Sciences may be chosen from the list below, assuming prerequisite requirements are met. Courses from other institutions are acceptable if they fall into these broad categories and are at the level specified. | ||
| Communication Theory and Skills | ||
| ENGL 123 | English Composition | 3 |
| ENGL 222 | Business Communication | 3 |
| Any Communication Theory and Skills above ENGL 106 | 3 | |
| Humanities** | ||
| Humanities elective (lower or upper level) | 3 | |
| Any Upper Level Humanities | 3 | |
| Social Sciences | ||
| ECON 210 | Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 211 | Macroeconomics | 3 |
| Physical and Life Science | ||
| Physics/Biology/Meteorology/Chemistry, etc. | 6 | |
| Mathematics | ||
| STAT 211 | Statistics with Aviation Applications | 3 |
| or STAT 222 | Business Statistics | |
| Any College Algebra or Higher Math or any Statistics (Credit cannot be awarded for STAT 211 or STAT 222) | 3 | |
| Computer Science | ||
| Any computer Science | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 36 | |
Core/Major
| Common Business Core | ||
| MGMT 201 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| MMIS 221 | Introduction to Management Information Systems | 3 |
| MKTG 311 | Marketing | 3 |
| ACCT 210 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 312 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| OBLD 317 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| MGMT 325 | Social Responsibility and Ethics in Management | 3 |
| FINE 332 | Corporate Finance I | 3 |
| BUSW 335 | International Business | 3 |
| BUSW 390 | Business Law | 3 |
| LGMT 420 | Management of Production and Operations | 3 |
| MGMT 436 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| Total Credits | 36 | |
| Choose Major: | 21 | |
| Technical Management Major | ||
| Aviation Management Major | ||
| Business Cybersecurity Major | ||
| Applied Information Technology (AIT) Major | ||
| Occupational Safety and Health Major | ||
| Human Resources Management Major | ||
| Leadership Major | ||
Electives
| Transfer Credit -or- Minor -or- MGMT Electives | 12 | |
| If technical transfer credit is not applicable, the 12 hours can ONLY be used toward Minors. If no Minor is chosen, then MGMT electives 200-300-400 level courses. | ||
| Open Electives (Lower or Upper Level) may be used for Minors in other departments. | 15 | |
Available Minors
| Students have the option to structure electives such that a Minor may be earned. | ||
| Total Degree Requirements | 120 | |
Technical Management Major
| Technical Management Major | ||
| MMIS 320 | Business Information Systems | 3 |
| MMIS 321 | Aviation/Aerospace Systems Analysis Methods | 3 |
| PMGT 325 | Concepts and Practices of Project Management | 3 |
| MISA 394 | Information Security Operations Management | 3 |
| LGMT 411 | Logistics Management for Aviation/Aerospace | 3 |
| LGMT 444 | Principles of Supply Chain Management | 3 |
| MKTG 449 | Strategic Marketing Management | 3 |
| Total Credits | 21 | |
Aviation Management Major
| Aviation Management Major | ||
| The Aviation Management Major is designed to provide students interested in pursuing a management discipline in the aviation, defense, and aerospace fields with a detailed and relevant flow of courses. Students taking courses in this Major will receive a depth of knowledge in a wide array of aviation, airport, and airline management areas. In addition, this major features a course that will concentrate on today’s trends, opportunities and problems in air transportation. The aviation-related management courses should be both rewarding and challenging to the students participating in this Major. | ||
| MGMT 408 | Airport Management | 3 |
| MGMT 412 | Airport Planning and Design | 3 |
| MGMT 415 | Airline Management | 3 |
| AMNT 416 | Aviation Maintenance Management: A Global Perspective | 3 |
| LGMT 410 | Management of Air Cargo | 3 |
| MGMT 426 | International Aviation Management | 3 |
| MKTG 450 | Aviation/Airport Marketing | 3 |
| Total Credits | 21 | |
Business Cybersecurity Major
| Business Cybersecurity Major | ||
| Information is the lifeblood of every business and every organization in every industry. Cybersecurity for business involves achieving the right mix of resiliency, safety, privacy, and compliance, while ensuring the organization can afford to stay in business and achieve its goals and objectives. Students completing this major build knowledge they can use to help develop, carry out, and manage cybersecurity strategies, tactics, and operations across a wide range of organizational architectures and contexts. The curriculum prepares students to pursue globally-recognized cybersecurity certifications such as CompTIA’s SEC+, Microsoft Certified Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals, (ISC)2’s Certified in Cybersecurity, Systems Security Certified Professional (SSCP), and others. | ||
| MISA 386 | Fundamentals of Information Systems Security | 3 |
| MISA 388 | System Forensics, Investigation, and Response | 3 |
| MMIS 389 | Information Assurance and Information Quality | 3 |
| MMIS 393 | Computer Networks | 3 |
| MISA 394 | Information Security Operations Management | 3 |
| MISA 403 | IT Audit and Control | 3 |
| MISA 404 | Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery Planning | 3 |
| Total Credits | 21 | |
Applied Information Technology (AIT) Major
| Applied Information Technology (AIT) Major | ||
| In today’s cloud-hosted, internet-enabled, smart device-savvy world, business managers and leaders need to manage, share, analyze, and transform data to help their organizations compete and succeed. Students in the Applied Information Technology major learn the fundamentals and gain hands-on experience they need to work effectively with systems and software developers, technical end users, and other technologists on business process teams. Students gain appreciation for agile software development lifecycle methodologies and current practices such as Scrum, DevOps, DevSecOps, cloud computing, containerization, and more. Students who complete this major are prepared for many industry-recognized certification exams such as the Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA), CompTIA IT Fundamentals (ITF+), and Amazon Web Services (AWS) Certified Cloud Practitioner. | ||
| ISTA 222 | Introduction to Programming (Python) | 3 |
| ISTA 334 | Introduction to Linux System Administration | 3 |
| ISTA 390 | Cloud Computing | 3 |
| ISTA 420 | Relational Databases and SQL | 3 |
| ISTA 424 | Software Development (Python) | 3 |
| MMIS 393 | Computer Networks | 3 |
| BUAN 428 | Business Analytics and Data Intelligence | 3 |
| Total Credits | 21 | |
Occupational Safety and Health Major
| Occupational Safety and Health Major | ||
| Creating and maintaining a safe work environment and protecting workers from hazards have become a critical issue in nearly every industry. The Occupational Safety and Health major was developed to prepare students for supervisory or management positions relating to occupational safety and health in environmental compliance, ergonomics, industrial hygiene and toxicology, construction, fire protection, and systems design. This program is geared toward students who are seeking new opportunities in the public or private sector, such as service or manufacturing industries, local, state, or federal agencies, and the military. | ||
| SFTY 311 | Fundamentals of Occupational Safety and Health | 3 |
| SFTY 315 | Environmental Compliance and Safety | 3 |
| SFTY 321 | Ergonomics | 3 |
| SFTY 355 | Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology | 3 |
| SFTY 360 | Construction Safety | 3 |
| SFTY 365 | Fire Protection | 3 |
| SFTY 420 | Systems Design for Fire & Life Safety | 3 |
| Total Credits | 21 | |
Leadership Major
| Leadership Major | ||
| The Leadership Major is for high-performing individuals looking to make a difference in their organizations. Organizational leaders and employers often point to the need for employees to develop “soft” skills to advance their careers. Students develop the critical competencies to lead in today’s increasingly complex environment. Students learn foundational and contemporary leadership theories. Additionally, students will explore various leadership topics such as critical thinking, emotional intelligence, communication, coaching, mentoring, ethics, diversity, equity, and inclusion. This major ensures that students have the appropriate skills to contribute as a leader in all aspects of society. | ||
| OBLD 275 | Critical Thinking for Leadership | 3 |
| OBLD 285 | The Evolution of Leadership | 3 |
| OBLD 304 | Coaching and Mentoring | 3 |
| OBLD 310 | Mediation, Negotiation, and Conflict Resolution | 3 |
| OBLD 315 | Contemporary Leadership Theories | 3 |
| OBLD 402 | Ethics, Values, and Differences | 3 |
| OBLD 407 | Driving Change in Organizations | 3 |
| Total Credits | 21 | |
Human Resources Management Major
| Human Resources Management Major | ||
| The Human Resources Management major was developed for students interested in pursuing careers in Human Resources Management. In addition to preparing students to work in public, private and non-profit sectors, students will be well prepared to obtain leading industry Human Resources certificates and credentials. Graduates in this major can seek employment in both aviation and non-aviation industries as compensation and benefits specialists, recruitment and retention specialists, human resources generalists, and other, related occupations. Human Resources Management is an ever growing field and spans all industry and geographic boundaries. As with the other BSTM majors, the requirements for the Human Resources Management major is 21 credit hours and will involve the following courses: | ||
| HRMD 314 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| HRMD 324 | Aviation Labor Relations | 3 |
| OBLD 371 | Leadership | 3 |
| OBLD 427 | Management of the Multicultural Workforce | 3 |
| HRMD 482 | Human Resources Training and Development | 3 |
| HRMD 483 | Compensation and Benefits | 3 |
| HRMD 495 | Staffing and Workforce Planning | 3 |
| Total Credits | 21 | |
| See BSTM Program Notes. | ||
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Minnesota student residents refer to State of Minnesota Course Requirement statement for Humanities requirements.
PMI and PMP are registered marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc.
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