Business Management
This program is designed to help students change careers, enhance existing skills, or obtain a strong, broad-based knowledge of manufacturing, retail, and service industries. This program also promotes success in both profit and non-profit organizations for a competitive edge in today’s business climate.
On this page:
- Business Management - Associate in Arts Degree
- Entrepreneurship - Certificate of Accomplishment
- Insurance Specialist - Certificate of Accomplishment
- Project Management - Certificate of Accomplishment
Associate in Arts Degree Business Management
Brief Description
The degree provides a strong and diverse set of courses for use in a variety of jobs with opportunities in small business operations, supervision, marketing functions, and product management.
Learning Outcomes
Degree recipients should possess the skills and abilities described below:
- Have the basic skills and competencies necessary to prepare to enter a career in business, become successfully employed, and be successful professionally
- Identify contemporary business concepts, principles and practices
- Describe and exhibit knowledge of the interrelationship of the functional areas of business including management, marketing, law, organizational behavior, computer and software systems, human resources, insurance, accounting, and finance
- Describe and analyze the interrelationship of a business organization within the larger business environment including international business
- Describe and understand the legal environment in which business is conducted and basic legal concepts that apply to business organizations
- Problem Solving – Given a business problem, select and defend a business solution chosen from specific alternatives
- Computational – Perform basic business calculations and understand basic financial literacy
- Information Literacy – Given a business research question, access and select information from a variety of sources to respond to the question. Exhibit proficiency in analyzing information found in business publications
- Communicate business concepts effectively both written and orally in clear concise language appropriate to the audience
- Define the attributes of an effective team member and leader and the characteristics of an effective team in reaching specific business goals and perform as a team member
- Demonstrate an ability to work with a team to develop a business plan
- Describe contemporary human relations/organizational behavior in terms of concepts, processes, and models
- Ethics – Identify the issues and challenges related to ethics in current business organizations and understand how to identify ethical dilemmas
- Diversity – Identify the issues, advantages, and challenges related to diversity in business organizations
Completion Worksheet
Download the completion worksheet for this degree (PDF)
Requirements
| Course No. | Course Name | Credit Hrs. |
|---|---|---|
| ACCT 234 | Managerial Accounting | 5 |
| BTS 165 | Business Spreadsheet Analysis & Design | 5 |
BUS& 101 |
Introduction to Business | 5 |
| BUS 120 |
Organizational Behavior | 5 |
| BUS 145 |
Business Mathematics | 5 |
| BUS 210 |
Investments | 5 |
| BUS 221 |
Human Resources Management | 5 |
| ENGL& 101 |
English Composition I | 5 |
| INTST 150 | International Business | 5 |
| MKTG 154 | Principles of Marketing | 5 |
| Science lab elective | 6 | |
| Choose 5 credits from the following: | 5 | |
| ACCT 101 | Practical Accounting I (5 Cr) | |
| ACCT& 201 |
Principles of Accounting I (5 Cr) | |
| Choose 5 credits from the following: | 5 | |
| BA 200 | Business Law Legal Foundations (5 Cr) | |
| BUS& 201 |
Business Law (5 Cr) | |
| Choose 5 credits from the following: | 5 | |
| BUS 230 |
Project Management (5 Cr) | |
| BUS 245 |
Property & Liability Insurance (5 Cr) | |
| Choose 5 credits from the following: | 5 | |
| BUS 241 |
Multicultural Business Consulting (5 Cr) | |
| ETHN 241 | Multicultural Business Consulting (5 Cr) | |
| EXPRL 191 | Academic Internship Experience (V 1-5 Cr) | |
| Choose 14 credits from one of the following sets: | 14 | |
| Electives (14 Cr) | ||
| Or | ||
| BUS 141 |
Introduction to Insurance (2 Cr) | |
| BUS 246 |
Personal Insurance (5 Cr) | |
| BUS 247 |
Commercial Insurance (5 Cr) | |
| BUS 248 |
Insurance Code & Ethics (2 Cr) | |
| Total | 90 | |
Certificate of Accomplishment Entrepreneurship
Brief Description
This certificate is designed for students interested in entrepreneurial opportunities.
Learning Outcomes
Certificate recipients should possess the skills and abilities described below:
- Function and plan in the entrepreneurial environment such as launching their own business
- Develop a business plan for a startup business, and
- Lead product innovation at business startups to well-established corporations.
Completion Worksheet
Download the completion worksheet for this certificate (PDF)
Requirements
| Course No. | Course Name | Credit Hrs. |
|---|---|---|
| ACCT 101 | Practical Accounting I | 5 |
| BTS 161 | Computer & Software Fundamentals | 5 |
| BUS 221 |
Human Resource Management | 5 |
| BUS 250 |
Entrepreneurship | 5 |
| MKTG 110 | Client Customer Relations | 5 |
| MKTG 154 | Principles of Marketing | 5 |
| Total | 30 |
Certificate of Accomplishment Insurance Specialist
Brief Description
With a focus on property and casualty insurance, this certificate provides a well-rounded background in both business and insurance practices for students interested in a variety of insurance related fields. Courses taken for the Insurance Specialist certificate apply to the Business Management degree. Certificate prepares students to apply to take the industry General Insurance Exams required for continued employment in Insurance.
Learning Outcomes
Certificate recipients should possess the skills and abilities described below:
- The knowledge and tools needed to work in an insurance office upon completion of the program
- The training needed to work in a variety of insurance-related fields, carrying out tasks from administrative office management to insurances sales to Customer Service Representative; and
- Preparation for taking the General Insurance Certificate Exams
Completion Worksheet
Download the completion worksheet for this certificate (PDF)
Requirements
| Course No. | Course Name | Credit Hrs. |
|---|---|---|
| BUS 141 |
Introduction to Insurance | 2 |
| BUS 245 |
Property & Liability Insurance | 5 |
| BUS 246 |
Personal Insurance | 5 |
| BUS 247 |
Commercial Insurance | 5 |
| BUS 248 |
Insurance Code & Ethics | 2 |
| EXPRL 191 | Academic Internship Experience | 2 |
| Total | 21 |
Certificate of Accomplishment Project Management
Learning Outcomes
Certificate recipients should possess the skills and abilities described below:
- Initiate projects
- Plan projects
- Executing projects
- Monitor and complete projects
- Use best practices in the profession
Completion Worksheet
Download the completion worksheet for this certificate (PDF)
Requirements
| Course No. | Course Name | Credit Hrs. |
|---|---|---|
| BTS 280 | Project Planning Tracking & Reporting | 5 |
| BUS 120 |
Organizational Behavior | 5 |
| BUS 230 |
Project Management | 5 |
| Choose 3-5 credits from the following: | 3-5 | |
| ACCT 234 | Managerial Accounting (5 Cr) | |
| BUS 299 |
Individual Studies in Business Management (V 3-5 Cr) | |
| MKTG 299 | Individual Studies in Marketing (V 3-5 Cr) | |
| Total | 18-20 | |
Courses marked with a symbol changed course number and/or title begining summer 2008 to reflect a new common course numbering system. Courses with previous number/title are still applicable. Learn more about Common Course Numbering.
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