Bachelor of Technology in Management (Co-op)

Northern Alberta Institute of Technology

NAIT’s Bachelor of Technology in Management (BTech) degree is the only program of its kind in Alberta and one of just a few similar programs in Canada. If you’ve graduated with a 2-year technology diploma, the BTech program offers the opportunity to earn a baccalaureate degree with only 2 additional years of study.The BTech degree has been developed to help you bridge the gap between the job you started as a technologist and a career in management. There is a demand for leaders who can address the technological challenges of today’s economy while contributing to socially aware and ethical business decisions. The BTech degree will help you develop the critical skills needed to make a difference in your organization and industry.We offer four concentrations designed to meet industry demand and give you a competitive edge. Those who apply for September 2024 can choose to focus on: General Management, Project Management, Operations Management, Sustainability Management.In the Bachelor of Technology (BTech) General Management program, you'll build on your strong technical background, adding leadership and critical-thinking skills you'll need to take on management and supervisory roles. The BTech General Management concentration will allow you to create your own learning path to develop a comprehensive understanding of operational, sustainable, project and fundamental business skills including: engage systems, processes, and tools in diverse technological environments to create value for organizations and society, build relationships through connection, communication, and collaboration, demonstrate ethically and socially responsible practices, create solutions through research, critical thinking, and problem solvingStudents in this program gain valuable work experience with Work Integrated Learning (WIL). WIL is a form of experiential learning that integrates academic studies with relevant work-based learning. The WIL placement in this program is a Co-op. A Co-op provides experience in a workplace setting related to the student's field of study. The number of required work terms varies by program however, the time spent in work terms must be at least 30% of the time spent in academic study for programs over 2 years in length, and 25% of time for programs 2 years and shorter in length.