Academic Catalog

Business Management Associate of Applied Science Degree

MD13

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.

Curriculum

General Education Core (15 Credits)

Area I: Language Arts/Communication (3 Credits)

ENGL 1101Composition and Rhetoric

3

Area II: Social/Behavioral Sciences (Choose ONE course.) (3 Credits)

ECON 1101Principles of Economics

3
ECON 2105Principles of Macroeconomics

3
ECON 2106Principles of Microeconomics

3
HIST 1111World History I

3
HIST 1112World History II

3
HIST 2111U.S. History I

3
HIST 2112U.S. History II

3
POLS 1101American Government

3
PSYC 1101Introductory Psychology

3
SOCI 1101Introduction to Sociology

3

Area III: Natural Sciences/Mathematics (Choose ONE course.) (3 Credits)

MATH 1101

3
MATH 1103Quan. Skills and Reasoning

3
MATH 1111

3

Area IV: Humanities/Fine Arts (Choose ONE course.) (3 Credits)

ARTS 1101Art Appreciation

3
ENGL 2130American Literature

3
HUMN 1101Introduction to Humanities

3
MUSC 1101Music Appreciation

3
RELG 1101World Religions

3

Elective: General Education (Choose ONE course.) (3 Credits)

Any course not taken in Area I, II, III, or IV OR

ENGL 1102Literature and Composition

3
SPCH 1101Public Speaking

3
 
BIOL 1111Biology I

3
And
BIOL 1111LBiology Lab I

1
 
BIOL 1112Biology II

3
And
BIOL 1112LBiology Lab II

1
 
CHEM 1211Chemistry I

3
And
CHEM 1211LChemistry Lab 1

1
 
CHEM 1212Chemistry II

3
And
CHEM 1212LChemistry Lab II

1
 
MATH 1113Precalculus

3
MATH 1127Introduction to Statistics

3
MATH 1131Calculus

4
MATH 1132Calculus II

4
 
PHYS 1110Conceptual Physics

3
And
PHYS 1110LConceptual Physics Lab

1
 
PHYS 1111Introductory Physics I

3
And
PHYS 1111LIntroductory Physics Lab I

1
 
PHYS 1112Introductory Physics II

3
And
PHYS 1112LIntroductory Physics Lab II

1

Occupational Courses (37 Credits)

Required Courses: (31 Credits)

ACCT 1100Financial Accounting I

4
COMP 1000Intro to Computer Literacy

3
MGMT 1100Principles of Management

3
MGMT 1105Organizational Behavior

3
MGMT 1115Leadership

3
MGMT 1120Introduction to Business

3
MGMT 1125Business Ethics

3
MGMT 2115Human Resource Management

3
MGMT 2125Performance Management

3
MGMT 2215Team Project

3

Elective: (Choose ONE of the courses below.) (3 Credits)

MGMT 1110Employment Law

3
MKTG 1130Business Regs and Compliance

3

Management Elective: (Choose ONE of the courses below.) (3 Credits)

MGMT 1111Empyee Compensation & Benefits

3
MGMT 2120Labor Management Relations

3
MGMT 2130Employee Training &Development

3
MGMT 2140Retail Management

3
MGMT 2145Business Plan Development

3
MGMT 2155Quality Management Principles

3
MGMT 2200Production/Operations Mgmt

3
MGMT 2205Service Sector Management

3
MGMT 2210Project Management

3
MGMT 2215Team Project

3

Specialization: (Choose ONE course group below.) (12 Credits)

General Management Specialization (12 Credits)

Choose four MGMT courses.

Human Resources Management Specialization (12 Credits)

MGMT 2120Labor Management Relations

3
MGMT 2130Employee Training &Development

3
Choose ONE of the following courses: (3 Credits)
MGMT 2205Service Sector Management

3
Or
MGMT 2210Project Management

3
Choose ONE additional MGMT course: (3 Credits)

Service Sector Management Specialization (12 Credits)

MGMT 2130Employee Training &Development

3
MGMT 2140Retail Management

3
MGMT 2205Service Sector Management

3
OR
Choose ONE additional MGMT course: (3 Credits)

Property Management Specialization (12 Credits)

AIPM 1101Apartment Industry Foundations

3
AIPM 1115Apartment Industry Internship

3
MGMT 2120Labor Management Relations

3
MKTG 1130Business Regs and Compliance

3

Hospitality Operations Specialization (12 Credits)

HRTM 1100

3
HRTM 1160

3
HRTM 1201

3
Choose ONE of the following options: (3 Credits)
HRTM 1220

3
Or
One MGMT elective course

Total Credit Hours: 64