Management
Associate Degree
Program Start Date: Fall or spring terms
Minimum Program Length: 5 terms day or Internet based or 6 terms evening
Curriculum
Note: Students required to take Transitional Studies courses or who elect to attend part-time will take longer to complete the designated program.
Program Description
Management students develop basic skills to plan, organize, lead and control activi ties in general business and industry settings. Focus will be placed on supervision, human resource management, accounting, financial planning, budgeting and computer applications. Additional skills will be developed based on the individualized plan of study developed by the student and department head/academic advisor. This program is offered online as well as in traditional classes.
Practical Experience
Students complete simulations and research projects in human resource manage ment, accounting, finance and computer software applications.
Professional Opportunities
Supervisor, assistant manager, department manager, project manager, account manager
EEDA Career Cluster
Government & Public Administration; Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security;
Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources; Marketing, Sales & Service; Hospitality &
Tourism; Business, Management & Demonstration; Finance
Course Requirements for Management
A. General Education Courses (followed by number of credit hours)
ECO 210 Macroeconomics (3 )
ENG 101 English Composition I* (3)
ENG 102 English Composition II (3)
MAT 120 Probability and Statistics (3)
SPC 205 Public Speaking (3)
B. Required Core Courses (followed by number of credit hours)
ACC 101 Accounting Principles I* (3)
ACC 102 Accounting Principles II (3)
BAF 101 Personal Finance* (3)
BUS 121 Business Law I* (3)
BUS 210 Introduction to E-Commerce in Business* (3)
BUS 220 Business Ethics* (3)
BUS 268 Special Topics in Business* (3)
CPT 101 Introduction to Computers* (3)
CPT 178 Software Applications* (3)
MGT 101 Principles of Management* (3)
MGT 201 Human Resource Management* (3)
MGT 255 Organizational Behavior* (3)
MKT 101 Marketing* (3)
*Grade of “C” or better is required.
C. . Electives and/or Other Additional Courses Required for Graduation
• Students must complete 15.0 credit hours of electives from the following list:
ACC 124, ACC 150, ACC 246, ACC 265, AOT 133, BAF 260, BUS 110, MKT 123, MKT 135, MKT 221, MKT 240, MKT 245
(No more than 3 accounting (ACC) or 3 marketing (MKT) classes may be taken as part of the 15 houirs of electives.)
Minimum semester credit hours required for graduation: (69)