Business ManagementRequirements

General Education Requirements

Select two courses from the following:

• ENG-1021 - English Composition I: GT-CO1

  Emphasizes the planning, writing, and revising of compositions, including the development of critical and logical thinking skills. This course includes a wide variety of compositions that stress analytical, evaluative, and persuasive/argumentative writing. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-CO1 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
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• ENG-1031 - Technical Writing I: GT-CO1

  Develops skills one can apply to a variety of technical documents. Focuses on principles for organizing, writing, and revising clear, readable documents for industry, business, and government. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-CO1 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
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• ENG-1022 - English Composition II: GT-CO2

  Expands and refines the objectives of English Composition I. Emphasizes critical/logical thinking and reading, problem definition, research strategies, and writing analytical, evaluative, and/or argumentative compositions. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-CO2 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.

  Course Prerequisites

  Any Guaranteed Transfer Pathways Introductory Writing Course (GT-CO1) with a grade of "C" or better.
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Select two courses from the following:

• ECO-1005 - Introduction to Economics

  This course is a survey of economics. It is designed as a beginning economics class. The course covers economics theories, supply and demand, national income accounting, money and banking, market structures and contemporary economic issues. Course is not repeatable for credit.
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• ECO-2001 - Principles of Macroeconomics: GT-SS1

  Focuses on the study of the national economy, emphasizing business cycles and long-run growth trends. Explores how macroeconomic performance is measured, including Gross Domestic Product and labor market indicators. Examines the saving-investment relationship and its relationship to Aggregate Supply and Aggregate Demand. Discusses money and banking, international trade, fiscal and monetary policy. Explores the macroeconomic role of the public sector. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS1 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
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• ECO-2002 - Principles of Microeconomics: GT-SS1

  Focuses on the study of individual decision making, emphasizing households, business firms and industry analysis. Explores market models, including competition, monopoly, monopolistic competition and oligopoly. Examines market failure and related efficiency criteria for government intervention. Explores public policy, including labor market issues, poverty and the environment. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS1 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.
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Select one of the following:

• BUS-2026 - Business Statistics

  Focuses on statistical study, sampling, organizing and visualizing data, descriptive statistics, probability, binomial distributions, normal distributions, confidence intervals, linear regression, and correlation. Intended for business majors. Course is not repeatable for credit.
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• MAT-1140 - Career Math

  Covers material designed for career and technical students who need to study particular mathematical topics. Topics include measurement, algebra, geometry, statistics, and graphs. These are presented at an introductory level and the emphasis is on applications. Course readiness is determined by review of high school transcripts, assessment, and/or meeting with an Aims Academic Advisor. Course is not repeatable for credit.
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• MAT-1160 - Financial Mathematics

  Covers the fundamentals of financial mathematics. Topics include pricing, taxes, insurance, interest, annuities, amortization, and investments. Course is not repeatable for credit.
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• MAT-1340 - College Algebra: GT-MA1

  Focuses on a variety of functions and the exploration of their graphs. Topics include: equations and inequalities, operations on functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, linear and non-linear systems, and an introduction to conic sections. This course provides essential skills for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) pathways. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-MA1 category. Course readiness is determined by review of high school transcripts, assessment, and/or meeting with an Aims Academic Advisor. Course is not repeatable for credit.
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Major Requirements

Required courses: 

• ACC-1011 - Introduction to Financial Accounting

  Focuses on financial accounting concepts prescribed by Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), including financial information for external partners, the accounting cycle process, basic terminology, transaction analysis, internal control systems, and financial statement preparation and analysis. Course is not repeatable for credit.
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• ACC-1012 - Introduction to Managerial Accounting

  Focuses on the fundamentals of managerial accounting and cost management as tools to aid internal users' decision-making processes. This course covers basic managerial accounting concepts, such as product costing and cost behavior and control. It also covers internal management decision making tools, including cost-volume-profit analysis, budgeting, cost analysis, and planning and control systems.  Course is not repeatable for credit.

  Course Prerequisites

  ACC 1011 with a grade of "C" or better.
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• BUS-1015 - Introduction to Business

  Introduces the application of fundamental business principles to local, national, and international forums. This course examines the relationship of economic systems, governance, regulations, and law upon business operations. It surveys the concepts of career development, business ownership, finance and accounting, economics, marketing, management, operations, human resources, regulations, and business ethics. Course is not repeatable for credit.
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• BUS-2016 - Legal Environment of Business

  Emphasizes public law, regulation of business, ethical considerations, and various relationships existing within society, government, and business. Specific attention is given to economic regulation, social regulation, labor-management issues, environmental issues, and contract fundamentals. This course analyzes the role of law in social, political, and economic change business environments. Course is not repeatable for credit.
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• BUS-2017 - Business Communications & Report Writing

  Emphasizes effective business writing and cover letters, memoranda, reports, application letters, and resumes. This course includes the fundamentals of business communication and an introduction to international communication. Course is not repeatable for credit.
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• CIS-1055 - Complete Spreadsheets: (Software Package)

  Introduces basic to advanced features of spreadsheet software to design and create accurate, professional worksheets for use in business and industry. The course includes entering data, creating formulas, professional formatting, creating charts, creating, sorting and filtering tables, creating and using templates, applying built-in functions, creating pivot tables, applying "what-if analysis" with data tables, creating macros, and using solver features. Course is repeatable for credit under different titles.
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• MAN-1016 - Principles of Supervision

  Defines supervision, examines the functions of a supervisor, explains the necessary skills for successful supervision, relates supervision with human resources, and discusses supervisory challenges. Course is not repeatable for credit.
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• MAN-1025 - Team Building

  Introduces the concept of working as a team member. This course emphasizes the ability to negotiate, collaborate, build consensus, and make quality decisions. Course is not repeatable for credit.
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• MAN-2012 - Negotiation and Conflict Resolution

  Presents proper techniques in negotiation and conflict resolution. Explore the important practices that determine successful negotiation in business. Other key elements discussed are: principles of conflict resolution including business policies, accepted business contracts, labor union contracts, pay raises, and starting salaries. Course is not repeatable for credit.
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• MAN-2026 - Principles of Management

  Provides an overview of the principles of management. Emphasis is on the primary functions of planning, organizing, staffing, leading and controlling with a balance between the behavioral and operational approaches. Course is not repeatable for credit.
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• MAN-2030 - Corporate Ethics and Social Responsibility

  Examines the concept of ethical corporate responsibility and how an organization's resources, including individual employees and work groups of the corporation, identify and respond to social and ethical problems. Included in the course are topics of corporate ethics and social responsibility, how these concepts apply to business and management principles, and the individual corporate citizen's involvement with making ethical decisions. Course is not repeatable for credit.
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• MAN-2040 - Strategic Management

  Presents the development of business and the integration of skills learned in prior business study, including strategy formulation, implementation, and evaluation. Focus is on the coordination of marketing, production, finance, accounting, and ethics and social responsibility to achieve competitive advantage. Course is not repeatable for credit.

  Course Prerequisites

  ACC 1001, ACC 1011, or ACC 1021, and MAN 2026 and MAR 2016 with grades of "C" or better.
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• MAR-1011 - Principles of Sales

  Addresses ethical sales techniques, the role of selling, and the marketing process. Areas of emphasis include behavioral considerations in the buying and selling process and sales techniques. Course is not repeatable for credit.
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• MAR-2016 - Principles of Marketing

  Presents the analysis of theoretical marketing processes and the strategies of product development, pricing, promotion and distribution, and their applications to businesses and the individual consumer. Course is not repeatable for credit.
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Select two courses from the following:

• BUS-2003 - Introduction to International Business

  Provides an understanding of the fundamental nature of international business. This course will cover the development of international business; theories and methods of international trade; financing mechanisms and terms used in export documentation and export finance; effects of economic, political and cultural environment on international business and trade; impact of geography on business transactions; impact of legal systems of international business; and developing an effective international marketing strategy. Course is not repeatable for credit.
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• MAN-2000 - Human Resource Management I

  Provides an overview of the contemporary issues, theories, and principles used to effectively manage human resources. Topics covered include job analysis and design, talent acquisition and retention, planning and recruiting human resources, selecting employees, job placement, employee training and performance management, selecting employees, compensation and benefits, and retaining employees. Course is not repeatable for credit.
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• MAN-2015 - Organizational Behavior

  Introduces the behaviors of groups and individual members of organizations and how to influence their behavior. Emphasis is on the tools managers use to achieve organizational effectiveness. 
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• MAN-2024 - Leadership

  Focuses on the leadership skills for contemporary organizations. Covers development and communication a shared vision to motivate and empower employees to manage conflict, to negotiate, and to develop teams. Course is not repeatable for credit.
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