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Associate of Business Administration

University of Management and Technology


Location

United States of America (USA)

Study Format

Online

Course language

English

Study Fields

Business, Business Administration, Management

Degree

Associate Degree

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Program Description

About

The ABA offers courses for students who are high school graduates or possess a GED. The ABA requires 60 credit hours of instruction at the lower level (freshman and sophomore years).

The ABA places a strong emphasis on general education courses that will provide a foundation for entry to the Bachelor in Business Administration (BBA) program. General education courses are designed to broaden a student’s educational foundation. They include courses in such areas as communications, English, government, history, psychology, sociology, mathematics, and statistics.

Applicants to the ABA program must have a high school diploma or GED. Applicants to the ABA program who have prior education at an appropriately accredited institution may transfer a maximum of 45 credit hours towards the ABA requirements.

ABA Program Objectives

Upon successful completion of the program, students will be able to:

  • Demonstrate a basic knowledge of the core business disciplines
  • Analyze business performance using quantitative skills
  • Use information technology to solve business problems

ABA Core Courses

  • ACCT 210 Accounting for Managers
  • CST 110 Management Information Systems
  • ECON 210 Economics for Managers
  • MGT 100 Introduction to Business
  • MKT 100 Principles of Marketing

About the School

About UMT

The University of Management and Technology (UMT) was established in Arlington, Virginia in January 1998. UMT is chartered by the State Council of Higher Education of Virginia (SCHEV) and accredited by the Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC). UMT's degree programs in project management are also accredited by the Global Accreditation Center (GAC) of the Project Management Institute (PMI). UMT is an institutional member of the Council of Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) and a Global Registered Education Provider of PMI.

UMT is authorized by the U.S. Department of Education to provide Federal Student Aid (FSA) to eligible students enrolled in eligible programs at UMT. UMT is authorized by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to accept F-1 visa students. UMT is authorized by the U.S. Department of State to sponsor J-1 visa international exchange students.

UMT is approved by the Virginia State Approving Agency for purposes of various veterans' education benefits programs.

UMT offers undergraduate-level and graduate-level education to those who desire to obtain up-to-date knowledge, skills, and insights in management and technology needed to operate effectively in modern, fast-paced, and complex enterprises. UMT is committed to excellence in management and technology education. Its courses focus on contemporary management and technology issues. Faculty members are carefully screened to assure that UMT instructors possess a balance of scholarly and practical insights on current management practice and technology applications. The members of the UMT community believe firmly that universities must stay on the cutting edge of technological change. UMT is committed to employing modern teaching delivery technology to offer its students the best management and technology education available.

UMT faculty and staff have extensive management and education experience working with major universities, companies, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies. These entities include government branches, such as The White House, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, the Department of States, the National Health Institute, the Internal Revenue Service, and the Social Security Administration; large corporations, such as AT&T, Lucent Technologies, NCR, SITA (France), ABB (Switzerland and Sweden), IBM, Motorola, Hewlett-Packard, Verizon; and international organizations, such as the World Bank. UMT's faculty and staff possess extensive international experience having worked in more than twenty countries and recognize that management today requires a global outlook.

Through online education, students throughout the United States and in eighty-seven countries are enrolled at UMT. With its global outreach, UMT is committed to bringing the best knowledge, practice and professional skills to students everywhere.

UMT is located in Rosslyn, Arlington, Virginia, just minutes from downtown Washington, DC. Rosslyn is a busy commercial and federal government agency district. Rosslyn is easily accessible throughout the greater Washington metropolitan area by Metro and is convenient to air transportation via Dulles International Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

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