{"id":88,"date":"2025-02-10T11:30:34","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T17:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/pathway-advising\/?page_id=88"},"modified":"2026-04-13T14:54:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T19:54:55","slug":"business-industry-applied-technology-pathway","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/pathway-advising\/pathways\/business-industry-applied-technology-pathway\/","title":{"rendered":"Business, Industry, & Applied Technology Pathway"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Are you a self-starter? Do you enjoy leading others? Students in this pathway explore the many facets of business, including marketing and promotion, supply chain and operations management, accounting, finance, actuarial science, information technology, human resources, and economics. If you want to learn the skills necessary to launch a successful career in business, industry, and technology, then consider exploring majors in this pathway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Careers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Majors in this pathway typically lead to careers supporting operations, promotion, administration, finance, and information\/technology in business, local or global education, government, and non-profit organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Majors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Potential majors that branch from the Business, Industry, & Applied Technology Pathway.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Math Requirement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Math Professional Pathway: Math 94, 98\/108, 105, 211.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Semester Sample Curriculum<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Work with your advisor to make necessary adjustments to best fit your interests, goals, and placement levels.\u00a0 New freshmen will enroll in courses as part of New Student Orientation programming.\u00a0 You’ll find more information on 51ÁÔÆæ’s General Education Requirements (GER) — courses required by all Bachelor’s Degrees — in the Academic Catalog<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Course<\/td>Credits<\/td>Notes<\/td><\/tr><\/thead>
English 100, 101 or 102<\/td>3-4<\/td>Course level determined by placement. Grade of C or better required.
English 102 satisfies 3 credits of Communication & Literacy (CL) GER.<\/td><\/tr>
Math 94, 98, or 105<\/td>0-3<\/td>Course level determined by placement. Grade of C or better required.<\/td><\/tr>
Business Administration 100: Intro to Business<\/td>3<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Economics 103: Microeconomics or Economics 104: Macroeconomics<\/td>3<\/td>\u00a0Both Econ 103 and Econ 104 satisfy Social & Behavioral Sciences (SBS) GER.<\/td><\/tr>
Ed Psy 110: Planning Your Major\/Career<\/a><\/td>3<\/td> <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody>
Total<\/td>12-18<\/td> <\/td><\/tr><\/tfoot><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Important Milestones<\/h3>\n\n\n\n