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Business Management - A.A.S. Degree (Career)

Application Code 37

For curriculum information, contact the Business and Computer Systems Division—Room DH-239—443-518-1520.

Students enrolling in the business management program will have the opportunity to gain a variety of business and management skills designed to prepare them for immediate employment in management. Whether they are aspiring, new, or experienced managers, students will be prepared to successfully manage businesses. The major emphasis of the business management program is the development and improvement of broadly applicable business and management skills.

Suggested Semester 1

Course NumberTitleCredits
ENGL 121College Composition

3
BMGT 100Introduction to Business and Organization

3
FYEX 100First Year Experience

2
Gen Ed Core Mathematics Core Course

3
Gen Ed Core Science Core Course (must include lab)

4

Suggested Semester 2

Course NumberTitleCredits
BMGT 130Principles of Marketing

3
BMGT 145Principles of Management

3
BMGT 203Business Ethics

3
ECON 101Principles of Economics (Macro)

3
FNPL 101Personal Financial Planning Principles

3

Suggested Semester 3

Course NumberTitleCredits
ACCT 111Principles of Accounting I

3
BMGT 205Principles of International Business

3
CMSY 110Software Applications for Micros

3
SPCH 101Introduction to Human Communication

3
OR
SPCH 105Fundamentals of Public Speaking

3
OR
SPCH 110Interpersonal Communication

3
Elective Elective*

3

Suggested Semester 4

Course NumberTitleCredits
ACCT 112Principles of Accounting II

3
BMGT 241Project Management

3
Elective Electives*

9

Electives – Select from the following:

Course NumberTitleCredits
BMGT 120Small Business Management

3
BMGT 134Coaching As a Tool for Effective Leadership

3
BMGT 141Supervisory Development

3
BMGT 150International Business Issues Seminar

1
BMGT 175Business Communications

3
BMGT 201Business Work Experience I

3-4
BMGT 204Taking Your Business Mobile

3
BMGT 240Human Resource Management

3
CMSY 211Web Tools for Successful Business

3
ECON 102Principles of Economics (Micro)

3
ENTR 101Entrepreneurship and Creativity

3
ENTR 225Social Entrepreneurship

3
FNPL 201Investment Analysis and Portfolio Selection

3

A graduate should be able to

  1. 1. Construct and analyze business plans that incorporate varying economic systems, types of ownership, and types of business contacts, domestic or international.
  2. 2. Apply appropriate management functions to a business setting, including problem-solving/decision-making, use of personnel policies, conflict resolution skills, and global orientation.
  3. 3. Demonstrate satisfactory levels of accounting skills, analyses of financial data, cash-flow management, and use of short- and long-term financing sources.
  4. 4. Analyze and construct a marketing strategy which accounts for consumer and organizational markets and marketing mix; also demonstrate appropriate computer and internet skills for handling data, communication, and conducting business commerce.
  5. 5. Identify, understand, evaluate, and apply ethical reasoning as it pertains to a business setting.

Total Credit Hours: 60