Business Management

Associate in Science
Career/Technical (Major Code: A1151)

Designed to provide students with key concepts for careers in business management, including the areas of administration, management, marketing, finance, entrepreneurship, supervision, banking, small business, merchandising, international trade, accounting, ebusiness and information systems. Explores the theories, history, principles, skills, practices, laws, ethics, and technologies governing the increasingly global business environment.

Program Student Learning Outcome

    • Summarize measures that can be taken by individuals and organizations to correct organizational problems.

Gainful Employment

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Students who complete this program will have acquired the necessary analytical tools to successfully secure gainful employment in the field of study.

For more information regarding the data provided for this program and what it means to you as a student, please feel free to visit our SWC Gainful Employment website at: www.swccd.edu/gainfulemployment.

Required Core: 1
BUS 140BUSINESS LAW/THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS3
BUS 142BUSINESS ETHICS---CORPORATE AND PERSONAL1
BUS 212BUSINESS COMMUNICATION3
BUS 239PROJECT MANAGEMENT3
BUS 290WORK EXPERIENCE IN BUSINESS I2-4
Select one course:1-4
BASIC BUSINESS BOOKKEEPING
PAYROLL
COMPUTERIZED ACCOUNTING
PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING I
SPREADSHEET: SOFTWARE
Select three courses:8-9
INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS
eSTRATEGIC BUSINESS PLANNING
PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
PRINCIPLES OF OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
HUMAN RELATIONS IN ORGANIZATIONS
PRINCIPLES OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
LEADERSHIP AND SUPERVISION
HUMAN RESOURCES AND LABOR RELATIONS
Plus completion of ONE of the following Certificates of Achievement before or concurrent with other program requirements:8-39
Total Units29-66

 If a course is used for a certificate, that same course may be used again for the purposes of the degree.

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Some courses within this program may require additional coursework that must be completed prior to enrollment in these courses. Please consult the individual course listings for prerequisites and any other limitations on enrollment.

To earn an associate degree, additional general education and graduation requirements must be completed.