• UWA Lower-Level Degree Requirements for a 

    MAJOR IN TECHNOLOGY

    COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
    Effective: Fall 2011     

    Core Curriculum Requirements 

    Students transferring from Alabama public two-year and four-year colleges and universities should consult the AGSC site for complete details regarding Areas I-IV for all majors, including the list of approved courses for each institution. Specific requirements for students majoring in Technology at Alabama public two-year schools and for UWA pre-technology majors are included below. 

    AREA I -- Written Composition (6 semester hours) 

    AGSC: No specific courses required for Technology majors beyond the AGSC requirements. 

    UWA Course Titles  AL College System Course Titles 
    Choose from one of the following sequences:
    EH 101 and 102, Written English I and II or
    EH 103 and 104, Honors English I and II         		 ENG 101 and 102, Written Composition I and II 

     

    AREA II -- Humanities and Fine Arts (12 semester hours) 

    AGSC: There are no specific courses required for Technology majors beyond the AGSC requirements, but the following course is strongly preferred: 

    AL College System Course Titles 
    SPH 107, Fundamentals of Public Speaking 

    UWA: Students planning to complete the bachelor's degree in Technology are required to complete the pattern in humanities and fine arts as listed below: 

    UWA Course Titles  AL College System Course Titles 
    Choose one of the following sequences:
    EH 221 and 222, British Literature or
    EH 231 and 232, American Literature or
    EH 213 and 214, Honors Literature I and II         		 ENG 251 and 252, American Literature I and II
    ENG 261 and 262, English Literature I and II
    ENG 271 and 272, World Literature I and II     
    SH 100, Principles of Public Speaking or
    SH 150, Professional Speaking         		 SPH 106, Fundamentals of Speech Communications
    SPH 107, Fundamentals of Oral Speaking     
    Choose one of the following:
    AT 100, Introduction to Art
    MU 100, Introduction to Music
    TH 100, Introduction to Theatre
    or
    HR 100, Honors Forum
    HR 200, Honors Special Topics: Interdisciplinary         		 ART 100, Art Appreciation
    MUS 101, Music Appreciation
    THR 120, Theatre Appreciation
    THR 126, Introduction to Theatre     

     

    AREA III -- Natural Sciences and Mathematics (17 semester hours) 

    AGSC: Students planning to complete the bachelor's degree in Technology are required to complete the pattern in natural science and mathematics as listed below: 

    UWA Course Titles  AL College System Course Titles 
    Choose two of the following:
    BY 101, Principles of Biology
    BY 103, Honors Biology
    EN 100, Introduction to Environmental Science
    ES 100, Survey of Earth Science
    PH 190, Astronomy
    CH 101, Introductory General Chemistry
    CH 102, Introductory Organic Chemistry
    PH 100, Survey of Physics         		 BIO 101, Introduction to Biology I
    BIO 102, Introduction to Biology II
    BIO 103, Principles of Biology I
    AST 220, Introduction to Astronomy
    CHM 104, Introduction to Inorganic Chemistry
    CHM 105, Introduction to Organic Chemistry
    CHM 111, College Chemistry I
    CHM 112, College Chemistry II
    GLY 101, Introduction to Geology I
    PHY 120, Introduction to Physics
    PHY 201, General Physics I     
    Choose one of the following:
    MH 113, Precalculus Algebra
    MH 114, Precalculus Trigonometry          		 MTH 112, Precalculus Algebra
    MTH 113, Precalculus Trigonometry     

     

    AREA IV -- History, Social, and Behavioral Sciences (12 semester hours) 

    AGSC: Students planning to complete a bachelor's degree in Technology must take a course in microeconomics, macroeconomics, and the behavioral sciences (psychology, sociology, or anthropology or an integrated course covering some of these topics) 

    UWA Course Titles  AL College System Course Titles 
    EC 231, Macroeconomics
    EC 232, Microeconomics
    Choose one of the following:
    AN 100, Introduction to Anthropology
    PY 100, General Psychology
    SY 100, Principles of Sociology         		 ECO 231, Principles of Macroeconomics
    ECO 232, Principles of Microeconomics
    Choose one of the following:
    PSY 200, General Psychology
    SOC 200, Introduction to Sociology     

    UWA: Students planning to major in Technology at UWA should select one course from the following: 

    UWA Course Titles  AL College System Course Titles 
    HY 101, History of Western Civilization I
    HY 103, Honors Western Civilization I
    HY 104, Honors Western Civilization II
    HY 211, American History I
    HY 212, American History II         		 HIS 101, Western Civilization I
    HIS 102, Western Civilization II
    HIS 121, World History I
    HIS 122, World History II
    HIS 201, United States History I
    HIS 202, United States History II     

    AREA V -- Pre-Professional, Major, and Elective Courses for Technology Majors at UWA (19 semester hours) 

    Contact Name: Dr. Ken Tucker
    Title: Dean, College of Business
    Phone: (205) 652-3471
    e-mail: ktucker@uwa.edu      

    1. Required courses ratified by the AGSC for Business: 

    Requirements ratified by AGSC for Business with UWA Course Numbers  AL College System Course Titles 
    Introduction to Computer Applications (3 semester hours)
    CS 205, Microcomputer Application         		 CIS 146, Microcomputer Applications 
    Statistical and Quantitative Methods (3 semester hours)
    BA 271, Business Statistics         		 BUS 271, Business Statistics I 
    TY 242, Electricity/Electronics I including Lab  Advanced Circuits
    Principles of Electronics AC
    AC Theory
    Principles of Electricity
    Electrical Circuits in Automated Mfg. Technology
    1 semester hour of AC Electronics Lab     
    TY 232, Computer Aided Drafting  Basic Computer Aided Drafting
    AutoCad CADD     
    Additional Math Requirement
    MH 266, Business Calculus         		 MTH 120, Calculus & Its Applications or
    MTH 125, Calculus I     

    Total = 15 semester hours 

    2. List of courses to fulfill Area V for major in Technology at UWA: 

    The additional six semester hours to complete Area V should be fulfilled by choosing from the following: 

    UWA Course Titles  AL College System Course Titles 
    Elective  Elective 

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