Curriculum

The Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) with concentration in Technology Management is a four-year, career-oriented program that prepares students to manage people, machinery, and other resources in a manufacturing or service environment.  The program is primarily involved with the management, operation, and maintenance of complex technological systems.

Related Careers: The Technology Management program will lead students to advanced positions in their respective technical/professional areas.  Graduates will be best suited for technical and/or managerial positions in the private and public sectors.  Following is a sample list of the job titles and salary ranges for graduates completing the technology management program.

For additional information concerning the above job titles, visit the Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2008-09 Edition Bureau of Labor Statistics United States Department of Labor.  You are also encouraged to visit the following websites: CareerBuilder.com and Monster.com.

Below is a list of professional organizations associated with technology management.  You may visit each website by clicking on the respective links.

APICS The Association for Operations Management

Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals

American Society of Transportation and Logistics

American Society for Quality

American Purchasing Society

The Society for Maintenance & Reliability Professionals

International Facility Management Association

Project Management Institute

National Association of Safety Professionals

Minimum admission requirements (in addition to general admission requirements): In general, applicants to Mississippi State University-Meridian Campus must have completed at least 60 credit hours of college work at a regionally accredited institution of higher learning, to include the following:

• 6 semester hours of English Composition  

• 3 semester hours of College Algebra or higher level mathematics 

• 6 semester hours of laboratory science 

• 9 semester hours of transferable electives

• 24 core hours total 

To be eligible for admission, transfer students should have earned a 2.0 overall GPA (as computed by Mississippi State University) on all courses attempted at all regionally accredited institutions of higher learning attended. Official transcripts from all institutions attended must be submitted.

Students admitted to the program will also need to have a 'C' or better in the following courses:

• EC 2113 & EC 2123 Macroeconomics & Microeconomics

• ACC 2013 & ACC 2023 Financial and Managerial Accounting

• BL 2413 The Legal Environment of Business

• BIS 1012 Introduction to Computers

• BQA 2113 Business Statistical Methods I

*or equivalent for any of these

Want more information about Business Administration with a concentration in Technology Management? Contact Dr. Doug McWilliams in the Division of Business, MSU-Meridian by e-mail at dmcwilliams@meridian.msstate.edu or by telephone at 601-484-0305 or 800-824-5288 ext. 4-0305 or Ms. Regena Clark in the Advising Center, MSU-Meridian by e-mail at rclark@meridian.msstate.edu or by telephone at 601-484-0153 or 800-824-5288 ext. 4-0153.