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Business Education Information Technology

  • Bachelor of Science
  • Certification

The McKenna School’s Business Education major focuses on the technology and computer skills utilized in today’s business world to train the next generation of business education high school teachers. Students also receive the necessary background to pursue a high-end MBA degree and/or business career.

Undergraduate Programs

What Can I Do With a Certification in Business Education Information Technology?

Students receive Business, Computer and Information Technology Certification—K-12. To date, we have 100% employment for this major.

Curriculum Requirements

  • Requirements for a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Education Information Technology

    Business Core (41 credits)
    BA 102 Survey of Accounting  - 3 credits
    BA 170 Organizational Behavior (freshman year) - 3 credits
    BA 220 Principles of Marketing (2nd semester freshman year) - 3 credits
    BA 265 Management Information Systems (sophomore year) - 3 credits
    BA 305 Business Ethics (junior year preferred) - 3 credits
    BA 320 Corporate Finance I (sophomore year) - 3 credits
    BA 340 Business Law (junior year) - 3 credits
    BA 350/350A Statistics I (sophomore year) + Excel Lab - 3 credits
    BA 495 Business Policy and Strategy (senior year) - 3 credits
    EC 101 Principles of Microeconomics (freshman year) - 3 credits
    EC 102 Principles of Macroeconomics (freshman year) - 3 credits
    PS 100 Principles of American Politics - 3 credits
    MA 109/111 Calculus I (freshman year) - 4 credits
    BA 00P ePortfolio Requirement - 0 credits

    Business Education Major (15 credits)
    BA 230 Introduction to Entrepreneurship - 3 credits
    BA 250 Global Management or
        BA 251 International Business - 3 credits
    BA 310 Taxes I - 3 credits
    CS 110 Computing and Information Science I - 3 credits
    EL??? Writing class beyond EL 102 - 3 credits


    Education Requirements (see education adviser) (41-42 credits)
    PY 115 Educational Psychology - 3 credits
    PY 214 Adolescent Development - 3 credits
    PY 290 Psychology/Education of the Exceptional Student - 3 credits
    ED 100 Foundations of Education - 3 credits
    ED 103 Field Experience I or ED 207 Practicum in Education - 1 credit
    ED 205 Strategies and Techniques of Instruction - 2 credits
    ED 206 Field Experience II (Can be taken simultaneously with ED 205) - 1 credit
    ED 208 Classroom Partnerships and Inclusion - 3 credits
    ED 220 Academic Intervention and Differentiation in the Content Areas - 2 credits
    ED 300-306 Teaching of BCIT - 3 credits
    ED 322 Field Experience III: K-12 & Secondary Instruction and Theory - 1 credit
    ED 390 Teaching Nonnative and Culturally Diverse Students - 3 credits
    ED 400 Field Experience IV: Pre-Student Teaching - 2 credits
    ED 410 Field Experience V: Student Teaching 8 to 9
    ED 411 Professional Seminar - 3 credits

    Additional College Core Requirements (45 credits)

     

    Note: The total credits required for the Business Administration Education Information Technology major is 55 credits. After completing major requirements, Education requirements (41-42 credits) and the College Core (45 credits), Business Education Information Technology majors will have completed 141-142 credits at graduation.  

Program Highlights

Results

  • Our placements have been extremely successful with 100% employment of our students. 
  • Rankings: The McKenna business seniors score exceptionally well on the ETS undergraduate business field test.

Business Portfolio

A Business Portfolio Must Be Completed Before Graduation

Work to be included:

  • Business Ethics Paper written in BA 170 (First Year)
  • Updated Business Ethics Paper written in BA 305
  • Resume (Completed first year and updated each year)
  • Experiential Project defined by major -- at least one
  • Information Systems Analysis Project
  • Oral Presentation from 300 level business class or above
  • Term paper written in 300 level business class or above
  • Optional: Professional Thesis  

Accreditations and Affiliations

  • The McKenna School of Business has seven undergraduate programs and one graduate program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). They are: Accounting, Business Education Information Technology, Business Economics, Finance, International Business, Management, Marketing and the Master of Science in Management: Operational Excellence graduate program. The Economics, Politics and Criminal Justice programs are not accredited through the ACBSP; however, all programs in the McKenna School have regional accreditation through the Middle States Association. The ACBSP is one of the two premier accrediting agencies for business schools worldwide. With a requirement for faculty professional development (e.g., publications and research) and courses primarily taught by faculty holding doctorates, the ACBSP is the leading business accreditation program devoted to teaching excellence and service to students.
  • The McKenna School is also a member of the Middle Atlantic Association of Colleges of Business Administration.
  • PA Department of Education: Business, Computer and Information Technology Certification—K-12

Internships and Careers in Business Education Information Technology

We have outstanding job placements-- 100 percent placement in high schools to date.

Student Learning Outcomes

McKenna School Business Education majors will:

  • Students will have significant knowledge in the 12 core ares of:
    • Accounting; Economics; Finance; Management; Marketing; Management Information Systems; International Business; Legal Environment of Business; Statistics; Quantitative Skills; Strategic Management; and Business Ethics.

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