Business Management, Associate of Applied Science

Program Description

The two-year Business Management degree is designed to prepare students for career and leadership roles in accounting, management, motivating and managing employees, communication, and marketing.

Program Outcomes

Students who successfully complete the Associate of Applied Science degree in Entry Management will:

  1. Explain basic management functions and their integration into the business environment
  2. Demonstrate effective oral and written communication skills
  3. Apply critical thinking and decision-making skills
  4. Distinguish the importance of an ethical work environment
  5. Apply information and technology tools relevant to the profession

Career Considerations

Entry-level management positions, supervisor, office manager, business manager, customer service manager, social media marketing manager, public relations manager, and other business management focused careers.

Program Course Requirements

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
First TermCredits
BA 101 Intro to Business 1 4
BA 214 Business Communications 1 3
BA 231 Computers in Business 4
WR 121Z Composition I 1 4
 Credits15
Second Term
BA 180 Business Mathematics I 3
BA 233 Accounting for Managers 4
SDP 208 Human Rscs for Supervisors 3
WR 122Z Composition II 1 4
 Credits14
Third Term
BA 106 Business Leadership 3
BA 181 Business Mathematics II 3
BA 223 Principles of Marketing 1 3
SDP 109 Elements of Supervision 3
WR 227Z Technical Writing 1 4
 Credits16
Second Year
First Term
BA 128 Accounting Applications I 1 2
BA 206 Management Fundamentals 1 3
BA 211 Principles of Accounting I 1 3
BA 238 Professional Selling 1 3
SDP 113 Human Relations-Supervisors 3
 Credits14
Second Term
BA 150 Develop a Small Business 4
BA 212 Principles of Accounting II 1 3
BA 249 Retailing 3
COM 111Z Public Speaking 1 4
ECON 115 Intro to Economics 3
 Credits17
Third Term
BA 213 Principles of Accounting III 1 3
BA 226 Business Law 1 4
BA 239 Advertising 1 3
BA 250 Managing the Small Business 3
BA 253 Social Media Marketing 3
 Credits16
 Total Minimum Credits92
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A grade of C or better must be attained in the courses indicated.

Scheduling requirements may prevent all courses from being offered every term. Consultation with an advisor is critical to a student’s selection of courses.

Please see an advisor for a degree planning worksheet for this program.

Program Prerequisites: See requirements needed for first term classes.

Program Entrance Requirements

Academic Entrance Requirement

Recommended:

  • Students entering the program are expected to have basic keyboarding and computer skills with business application software such as Word and Excel. If these skills are needed, students should take CIS 120 Intro to Digital Literacy (4 cr.) during their first term at UCC.