Bachelor of Applied Science in Technology and Innovation

Why Choose Mason?

• Our program will build on your current skills to make you more competitive in Virginia’s growing workforce. We will help you maximize your accumulated credits and ‘life credits.”
• Classes such as Information Security Fundamentals and Managing Information in a Global Environment blend business know-how and information technology to help prepare business people for state workforce demands and the global marketplace.
• This concentration is taught by outstanding Mason faculty and offered entirely online so you can complete assignments from anywhere.
• Student support services, including phone consultations, are available to help you stay connected with the university and keep you on track to graduate.
• As part of this program, you will participate in internships and experiential-based activities to build the competence you need where you live and work.

Degree Requirements

Total credits: 120-126

Concentrations are intended to provide a focus for the BAS curriculum in an area relevant to the student's AAS degree while allowing for the breadth of study associated with a liberal arts baccalaureate degree. Please note that the determination of current transfer work for these concentrations may impact course requirements.

Concentration in Technology and Innovation (TCNV)

This concentration is in collaboration with the School of Business and the College of Engineering and Computing.

Core Requirements

• BAS 300 Building Professional Competencies 3
• BAS 490 Introduction to Research Methods 3
• BAS 491 Applied Sciences Capstone (Mason Core) 3

Concentration Requirements

• IT 105 IT Architecture Fundamentals 3
• IT 213 Multimedia and Web Design 2 3
• IT 214 Database Fundamentals 3
• IT 223 Information Security Fundamentals 3
• IT 304 IT in the Global Economy 3
• IT 343 IT Project Management 3
• MBUS 300 Accounting in a Global Economy 3
• MBUS 305 Introduction to International Business (Mason Core) 3
• MGMT 303 Principles of Management 3
• MIS 303 Introduction to Business Information Systems (Mason Core) 3
• MKTG 303 Principles of Marketing 3

Total Credits 42

Electives (variable)

All BAS students are required to complete a minimum of 120 credit hours of coursework. Students will work with their advisors to determine how to fulfill their outstanding credit hours to ensure they have met all major and university requirements. The number of elective credits that a BAS student may have available will vary by concentration and the amount of applicable transfer coursework the student has been awarded.