Bachelor of Business Administration in Operations and Technology Management
Operations and technology management (OTM) is a hybrid major involving information technology and operations management. OTM is an innovative, quantitative major designed to equip students with the tools necessary to guide them as they face the growing challenges and constant changes in managing global operations. The OTM major prepares students for careers as supply chain analysts, management consultants, quality engineers, data/information analysts, business systems analysts, etc
University Core Curriculum Requirements — 40 credit hours
All University of Portland students progress through a set of shared course options as part of the University’s liberal arts Core Curriculum. This curriculum offers a foundation of multiple lenses to address enduring questions of human concern, integrating the liberal arts, the University mission, and the knowledge, skills, and values needed in a diverse society and in the workplace.
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Two of the three core requirements in the Scientific and Quantitative Literacy and Problem Solving Habit are satisfied by ECN 120 and the mathematics requirements within the major.
BUS 250 and BUS 456 are the designated Writing in the Discipline courses for the B.B.A. in Operation & Technology Management.
Business Requirements — 56 credit hours
Non-Business Courses - 15 credit hours
P4 Professional Development Requirements - 3 credit hours
| BUS 202 | Professional Development | 1 |
| BUS 302 | Internship Preparation | 1 |
| BUS 397 | Professional Development Internship | 1 |
Global Acumen Requirements - 4 credit hours
| BUS 360 | Cross Cultural Organizational Behavior and Ethics | 3 |
| BUS 496 | Meaningful International Experience | 1 |
Business Foundation Lower Division - 28 credit hours
| BUS 100 | Introduction to Leadership Skills | 3 |
| BUS 101 | Software Applications Workshop | 1 |
| ECN 120 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECN 121 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| BUS 200 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| BUS 205 | Foundations of Finance | 3 |
| BUS 209 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| BUS 210 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BUS 250 | Legal and Social Responsibility in Business | 3 |
| BUS 255 | Introduction to Operations & Technology Management | 3 |
Business Foundation Upper Division - 6 credit hours
Major Requirements — 27 credit hours
Required Courses — 12 credit hours
Coding Course - 3 credit hours
Select one course from the following:
| BUS 461 | Introduction to R Programming in Business | 3 |
| Approved Coding Course | 3 |
Major Electives - 12 credit hours
Select four courses from the following:
One of the four electives may be from the following non-OTM courses:
Any additional credit hours required to complete a minimum of 120 credit hours
Total Credit Hours: 120