The Southern Alberta Institute of Technology has launched a Bachelor of Technology (BTech) degree program. The program is delivered in a 2+2 format: Students complete a two-year IT diploma before engaging in another two years of studies specializing in either software development or cybersecurity to earn a BTech degree. The program involves hands-on learning, which includes an optional co-op work term to help students build relationships with employers while they study. “The BTech is SAIT’s first degree program offered through the School for Advanced Digital Technology,” said SAIT School for Advanced Digital Technology Dean Cherie Bowker. “The program was designed to prepare students for in-demand careers in some of the most exciting areas of the rapidly evolving technology industry.”