Business Management
Program Description: The Business Management program is designed to prepare students for entry into management and supervisory occupations in a variety of businesses and industries. Learning opportunities will introduce, develop, and reinforce academic and occupational knowledge, skills, and attitudes required for job acquisition, retention, and advancement in management. Graduates of the program receive a Business Management degree with a specialization in General Management, Small Business Management, Service Sector Management, Operations Management, or Human Resource Management.
Student Learning Outcomes:
• Students will create a business presentation.
• Students will evaluate scenarios and indicate if sexual harassment has occurred.
• Students will identify ethical theories used in decision making.
Length of Program: Six (6) Semesters
Cost of Program: Click Here.
Entrance Date: Beginning of each semester.
Entrance Requirements: Refer to Admissions criteria. Click for Entrance Scores.
Age: Applicant must be 16 years of age or older.
Education: An applicant must be a high school graduate or the equivalent (GED). College transcripts will be evaluated on an individual basis.
Advisor: A program advisor should be consulted prior to enrolling in any course. An advisor will be assigned by admissions.
Program Final Exit Point: Business Management, Associate of Applied Science.
Credits Required for Graduation: 64 minimum semester hour credits required for graduation.
Curriculum |
Credit Hours |
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| 1. General Core Courses | 15 | ||||
| Area I: Language Arts/Communication | 3 | ||||
| Required Course(s): | |||||
| ENGL | 1101 | Composition and Rhetoric | |||
| Area II: Social/Behavioral Sciences | 3 | ||||
| Area III: Natural Sciences/Mathematics | 3 | ||||
| Required Course(s): | |||||
| One Mathematics Course | |||||
| Area IV: Humanities/Fine Arts | 3 | ||||
| And one additional course from Area I, II, III, or IV (as approved by program advisor) | 3 | ||||
| General Education courses and electives for the Associate Level can be found on this page. | |||||
| 2. Occupational Courses (49 hours) | |||||
| ACCT | 1100 | Financial Accounting I | 4 | ||
| COMP | 1000 | Introduction to Computers | 3 | ||
| MGMT | 1100 | Principles of Management | 3 | ||
| MGMT | 1105 | Organizational Behavior | 3 | ||
| MGMT | 1110 | Employment Law | 3 | ||
| MGMT | 1115 | Leadership | 3 | ||
| MGMT | 1120 | Introduction to Business | 3 | ||
| MGMT | 1125 | Business Ethics | 3 | ||
| MGMT | 2115 | Human Resource Management | 3 | ||
| MGMT | 2125 | Performance Management | 3 | ||
| MGMT | 2215 | Project Management | 3 | ||
| XXXX | xxxx | Guided Elective(s) | 6 | ||
| and one of the following (9 hours) | |||||
| General Management Specialization (9 hours) | ||||||
| XXX | xxx | Business Management Electives | 9 | |||
| Human Resources Specialization (9 hours) | ||||||
| MGMT | 2120 | Labor Management Relations | 3 | |||
| MGMT | 2130 | Employee Training and Development | 3 | |||
| MGMT | 2210 | Project Management | 3 | |||
| Operations Specialization (9 hours) | ||||||
| MGMT | 2130 | Employee Training and Development | 3 | |||
| MGMT | 2200 | Production/Operations Management | 3 | |||
| MGMT | 2210 | Project Management | 3 | |||
| Service Sector Specialization (9 hours) | ||||||
| MGMT | 2130 | Employee Training and Development | 3 | |||
| MGMT | 2140 | Retail Management | 3 | |||
| MGMT | 2205 | Service Sector Management | 3 | |||
| Small Business Specialization (9 hours) | ||||||
| MGMT | 2140 | Retail Management | 3 | |||
| MGMT | 2145 | Business Plan Development | 3 | |||
| MGMT | 2150 | Small Business Management | 3 | |||






