Bachelor of Innovation^TM in Business Administration

Welcome to the UCCS Bachelor of Innovation™ (BI) Program Home Page. Like a Bachelor of Science (BS) or Bachelor of Arts (BA), the BI is not a single degree but a family of related majors. The BI has a major field of study, just like a BA or BS, but it also has a common core in innovation and entrepreneurship including a unique long-term, multi-disciplinary team experience. A survey of Colorado companies shows that BI students will have a significant advantage in the market.

Join us in transforming education in Business and Engineering, in transforming UCCS, and in transforming Colorado’s next generation.This program is motivated by a national need for innovation, and builds on our national reputation such as U.S. News and World Report rankings In 2006,US News and World Report rankings of masters/bachelors focused engineering schools, the UCCS College of Engineering and Applied Science was ranked nationally 4th among state institutions, and 16th overall. Overall UCCS has been ranked by US News as a "Best in the West", with 2007 ranking 7th among public western regional universities. UCCS has been ranked in the top 10 western regional public universities each year since 2002. that recognize UCCS as a leading university focused on undergraduate education. While one does not have to be a leader to innovate, it certainly helps.

A major component of the program is multi-disciplinary innovation teams working on real projects for real companies. New and exciting projects are being actively pursued everyday by students in the BI program. One example of an active project that involves students and local companies is ALIIVE, which is an innovative project motivated by the need for military training to be more effective. Many companies in our community are actively involved in current projects. The ability to team with the community on projects, a cornerstone of the program, is nothing new for UCCS, which has been recognized for its nationally leading community engagement.The American Association of State Colleges and Universities' last ranking placed UCCS first, tied with Arizona State University-West, as America's most engaged college campus.

The strong multi-disciplinary teaming nature of the BI program provides critical experience working across fields and across ages as well as a positive and diverse social network for the students to draw upon. It is expected to further enhance our efforts toward supporting and retaining minorities and women in engineering.The American Society for Engineering Education ranked universities that grant 50 or more engineering degrees annually by the percentage of degrees awarded to women for 2004 and 2005. At UCCS, 29 percent of the engineering degrees awarded were to women, placing the university seventh nationally among U.S. public universities and the highest in the Rocky Mountain Region.

We see 4 major components of innovation.Technology, Entrepreneurship, Creative Communications and Globalization, all of which come together in the BI family. And of course, innovation needs creative people, like you, in the BI program. This is a bold new type of degree for students who want to be innovative, and students who want to change the world and add value to society. If you want to be engaged in real projects with real companies, and if you want to set yourself apart from the same old BS, then this may be the type of degree for you. If you want to be different, then do something different.

Did you notice the trademark (TM) in the name?Bachelor of Innovation™ (BI) Here at UCCS we are not just teaching innovation: We live it and breath it. Now, we own a piece of it. Even our recruiting is innovative. If you have not found the interactive aspects of this page, move your mouse around and find at least 5! ;-)

Who is interested in the BI program? The map below will give you an idea of how broad the appeal is. The dots on the map show the locations of many of the visitors to this web site. We have had visitors from over 2500 cities in 98 countries. As of January 2009 there are 103 students in the program, more than double our original "plan" estimate!

The BI is, internationally, a unique family of degrees, found only at UCCS. Join us and prepare for your personal innovation.

The degree requirements for the Bachelor of Innovation™ degree in Business Administration requires completion of at least 120 credit hours, participation in the Exit Interview, and a minimum 2.0 grade point average in all College of Business courses and all courses taken at the University of Colorado. The courses for the degree are outlined as follows:

Innovation Core (27 credits)

Cross Discipline Core - Engineering Technology, Creative Communication, or Globalization (15 credits)

Business Core (42 credits)

Objectives

The Bachelor of Innovation^TM in Business Administration provides students with both the business background and skills of a classical Bachelor of Science in Business Administration plus the technical and team skills to work on innovative projects including the ability to: (1) recognize the broader issues in engineering technology-related problems or in global innovation problems;  (2) understand the business, legal and societal constraints affecting this technology; and (3) have the ability to communicate the key issues, needs, potential options, and final solution to a challenge. The program seeks to prepare students for successful careers and lifelong learning. In addition to the technical competence to be expected of a graduate with a bachelor degree in business, students will develop the innovative thinking skills, multi-faceted team oriented skills and basic innovation background to ensure that they can effectively compete in the changing career landscape in areas driven by innovation.

BI in Business Administration Sample Degree Program

The following four-year plan lists all the specific course requirements for the Bachelor of Innovation^TM in Business Administration degree. The order in which these courses are taken may vary with course availability. However, normal degree progress in the College of Business requires that students complete the degree in a freshman, sophomore, junior, senior sequence. Students are responsible for completing all course prerequisites; prerequisites are strictly enforced. All skills, junior core, and senior capstone courses must be completed with a C- or better.

Innovation Core (27 Credits)

 

Cross Discipline Core - Engineering Technology (15 Credits)

Credits	Course	Course Title
9	Take 1 course from each Engineering Department (CS, ECE, MAE) from the list on the right	CS 107 Introduction to Visual Basic CS 110 Problem Solving Through Game Creation CS 115 Principles of Computer Science ECE 1001 Introduction to Robotics ECE 1411 Intro to Logic Circuits I (2 credits) ECE 2411 Intro to Logic Circuits II (2 credits) MAE 1502 Principles of Engineering MAE 1503 Intro to Engineering Design MAE 3342 Engineering Economy
6	Choose 2 other engineering courses	Choose 2 other engineering courses for which you meet the prerequisites. You may choose courses from the list above or other Colleg of Engineering and Applied Sciences courses.

 

Cross Discipline Core - Creative Communication (15 Credits)

Cross Discipline Core - Globalization (15 Credits)