MANAGEMENT
DEGREE: Associate in Applied Science with a major in Management
This program focuses on management with an emphasis on small business management. Students are taught planning, staffing organizing, leading, and monitoring skills required for a successful career in management.
Many people dream of having their own business but do not know where to start. This program includes the basic skills for designing an effective business plan and the skills necessary to carry it out. This is an exciting and popular field of study.
Additional key skills include: a basic understanding of the laws that affect business, essential accounting concepts, management and leadership skills, how to market products and services, and being successful in a global business environment.
PREREQUISITES FOR ENTRANCE
Required Courses
High School:
None
College:
None
NOTE: A grade of "C" or better is required for each prerequisite course.
Other Requirements
ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS
- Any course with one of the following prefixes requires a grade of "C" or better: MGT
COURSE REQUIREMENTS | |||||||
General Education Courses |
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| Course | Class | Lab | Credit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECO | 201 | Economic Concepts | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| ENG | 101 | English Composition I | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| MAT | 165 | Statistics | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| SPC | 205 | Public Speaking | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| XXX | XXX | Elective: Humanities/Fine Arts | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 15 | 0 | 15 | |||||
Required Major Core Courses |
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| Course | Class | Lab | Credit | ||||
| ACC | 111 | Accounting Concepts | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| AOT | 162 | Basic Information Processing | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| BUS | 123 | Business Law II | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| MGT | 101 | Principles of Management | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| MKT | 101 | Marketing | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 15 | 0 | 15 | |||||
Other Hours Required for Graduation |
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| Course | Class | Lab | Credit | ||||
| ACC | 112 | Organizational Accounting | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| ACC | 115 | Managerial Accounting | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| ACC | 150 | Payroll Accounting | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| ACC | 240 | Computerized Accounting | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| BUS | 240 | Business Statistics | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| BUS | 250 | Introduction to International Business | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| MGT | 120 | Small Business Management | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| MGT | 121 | Small Business Operations | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| MGT | 240 | Management Decision Making | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| MGT | 280 | Executive Development | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| MKT | 240 | Advertising | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| MKT | 250 | Consumer Behavior | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 36 | 0 | 36 | |||||
| Minimum Total Credit Hours: 66 | |||||||
SEMESTER CURRICULUM |
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SEMESTER 1 (Fall) |
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| Course | Class | Lab | Credit | ||||
| ACC | 111 | Accounting Concepts | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| BUS | 123 | Business Law II | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| BUS | 250 | Introduction to International Business | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| ECO | 201 | Economic Concepts | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| XXX | XXX | Elective: Humanities/Fine Arts | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 15 | 0 | 15 | |||||
SEMESTER 2 (Spring) |
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| Course | Class | Lab | Credit | ||||
| ACC | 112 | Organizational Accounting | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| AOT | 162 | Basic Information Processing | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| ENG | 101 | English Composition I | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| MGT | 101 | Principles of Management | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| MGT | 120 | Small Business Management | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| MKT | 101 | Marketing | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 18 | 0 | 18 | |||||
SEMESTER 3 (Fall) |
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| Course | Class | Lab | Credit | ||||
| ACC | 115 | Managerial Accounting | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| MAT | 165 | Statistics | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| MGT | 121 | Small Business Operations | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| SPC | 205 | Public Speaking | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 12 | 0 | 12 | |||||
SEMESTER 4 (Spring) |
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| Course | Class | Lab | Credit | ||||
| ACC | 150 | Payroll Accounting | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| ACC | 240 | Computerized Accounting | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| BUS | 240 | Business Statistics | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| MGT | 240 | Management Decision Making | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| MGT | 280 | Executive Development | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| MKT | 240 | Advertising | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| MKT | 250 | Consumer Behavior | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 21 | 0 | 21 | |||||
| Minimum Total Credit Hours: 66 | |||||||
PROGRAM AND EMPLOYMENT TIDBITS
Contact Person: Allyson Carmichael
Waiting List: No
Local Starting Salary: $25,000.00
Local Average Salary: $32,000.00
National Starting Salary: $28,000.00
National Average Salary: $36,000.00