SUNY Institute of Technology (SUNYIT)

The MBA in Technology Management program at SUNYIT uses modern techniques to analyze and develop business solutions that prepare students for upper-level management jobs.

Quality Assurance
SUNYIT's business school is seeking accreditation by AACSB. The school aims to become regionally recognized for its quality teaching, applied curriculum, specialized programs, advanced technology and scholarly contributions.

The MBA in Technology Management Program
The MBA focuses on quantitative and qualitative analyses in conjunction with financial, accounting and economic principles to solve current and future business challenges. Students concentrate in one of five areas of specialization: accounting and finance, marketing, human resource management, health services management, or an individually designed concentration.
The program requirements include a total of 48 credit hours distributed as follows: 18 credit hours of technology management courses, 21 credit hours of business management courses, and 9 credit hours of specialized concentration courses. All students must complete the following 13 core courses: project management, managing new product design & development, business law, ethics & intellectual property rights, e-commerce and entrepreneurship, cases in technology and innovation management, strategic planning, accounting for managers, human resource management, management information systems, marketing management, multinational economics of technology, financial management problems and quantitative business analysis.
Students are advised individually by the MBA Program Coordinator and only faculty who hold doctorates teach classes in the MBA program. The high technology infrastructure of the campus provides an ideal environment to integrate technology into the curriculum. The School of Business serves traditional and non-traditional students, as well as distance-learning students.

Fast Track MBA In Technology Management
The Fast Track MBA is designed for students who have an undergraduate business degree with a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher from an accredited business program. Students admitted into the Fast Track MBA will be granted course waiver (15 hours) for the following business core foundation courses: ACC 520, BUS 505, FIN 525, HRM 518, and MKT 505. The fast track option allows full–time MBA students with an undergraduate business degree to complete the MBA in Technology Management degree program in a calendar year.

Weekday Option
The course schedule for the MBA in Technology Management is designed primarily to accommodate working professionals. Students may pursue full-time study. Students may enter in the fall or spring semesters.

Online Option
To accommodate working professionals who are unable to travel to campus, all courses in the MBA program are offered online in an asynchronous mode. This enables students to manage their studies within the confines of their personal circumstances.

Program Guidelines
Online courses are reserved for students living more than 50 miles from campus. Students who select the on-campus mode will be required to take all classes on campus except for a maximum of two classes that may be taken online. Students who select the online mode will be required to take all classes online except for a maximum of two classes that may be taken on campus. In addition, all online MBA students must undergo an on-campus weekend residency requirement prior to graduation. The residency ensures program quality and integrity, and allows faculty to assess students' oral, interpersonal and presentation skills.