Program Description
This two‐year Business Administration Program leads to an Associate in Science degree and is recommended for students who have transfer plans and career aspirations that necessitate further study at four‐year colleges and universities to attain the B.S. degree in one of the business‐related fields, such as management, accounting or marketing.
Program Learning Outcome
- Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing to employees, customers, supervisors, co‐workers, and others in the course of a business career;
- Use business computer applications to analyze data, make business decisions, and effectively convey information to others;
- Understand micro‐ and macroeconomic theories and apply them to explain and predict events in the environment in which business operates;
- Read and understand a legal contract;
- Demonstrate knowledge of financial statements and make managerial decisions based on financial data;
- Understand and apply the functions of management in business situations;
- Develop techniques of working productively with others.
Careers. Growth, and Salaries
- Medical & Health Services Management
- Market Research Analysts & Marketing Specialists
- Accountants & Auditors
- Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investment
- Financial Managers
- Management Analysts
- Project management specialists and business operations specialists, all other
- Human Resources Specialists
- Compensation & Benefits Manager
BUS 161
Principles of Management
BUS 161 – Principles of Management 3 cr.
The basics of operational theory and the science of management are presented. Concepts center on an analysis of the four major functions of management: planning, organizing, directing, and controlling. The course emphasizes the integration of management principles with other business procedures and examines management interactions with external environments influencing business. Fall, Spring