Minor in Technology and Business
The Scheller College of Business, the College of Design, the College of Sciences, and the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts offer the competitive-admission technology & business minor through the Denning Technology & Management (T&M) Program. It is a course of study that enables undergraduate students from these colleges to learn one another’s language through innovative coursework and interdisciplinary team projects focused on solving real-world problems presented by T&M’s corporate affiliates.
The minor in technology & business curriculum requires completing 22 semester credit hours after being accepted to the T&M Program. T&M accepts applications in October.
Admission information is available at: https://www.scheller.gatech.edu/centers-and-initiatives/steven-a-denning-tech-and-management-program/admissions.html
Course requirements are available at: https://www.scheller.gatech.edu/centers-and-initiatives/steven-a-denning-tech-and-management-program/curriculum.html
Program of Study
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MGT 3743 | Analysis of Emerging Technologies | 3 |
| MGT 3744 | Managing Product, Service & Technology Development | 3 |
| MGT 4741 | Integrative Management Development-Project Preparation | 3 |
| MGT 4742 | Integrated Technology and Management Capstone Project | 4 |
| MGT 3300 | Marketing Management I | 3 |
| MGT 3000 | Financial and Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| MGT 3078 | Finance and Investments | 3 |
| or MGT 3062 | Financial Management | |
- A maximum of 6 credit hours of Special Topics courses may be included in a minor program or the student may complete 3 credit hours of Special Topics and 3 credit hours of either Special Problems or Undergraduate Research. Students may not use 6 credit hours of either Special Problems or Undergraduate Research for a minor.
- A maximum of 3 credit hours of transfer credit may be used to satisfy the course requirements for a minor. This includes courses taken at another institution or credit earned through the AP or IB program, assuming the scores meet Georgia Tech minimum standards.
- It is the major advisor’s responsibility to verify that students are using only courses from the designated block(s) from the student’s major field of study that are allowed to satisfy a minor program, that they are not using any Core Area A-E courses (including humanities and social sciences), and that they are not using any courses for more than one minor or certificate. Any free elective course used to satisfy the course requirements of the student’s major degree program may also be used to satisfy the course requirements for a minor.
GPA Requirement
The minimum, cumulative GPA required for applicants to the Denning T&M Program is 3.0 based on a minimum of 12 hours earned at Georgia Tech. In order for accepted students to maintain their eligibility to remain in the T&M Program, they must maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA for the classes required by the Denning T&M curriculum. All courses used to satisfy the requirements of the minor must be taken for a letter grade and must be completed with the grade of C (2.00) or better. All 22 credit hours are required.
Application and course descriptions are available at: http://scheller.gatech.edu/centers-initiatives/technology-management-program/index.html