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Applied Business Management Pathway
Notes:
- The applied business management pathway spans six full-time quarters beginning each fall quarter. Once admitted into the program, you must take applied business management courses in sequence.
- Depending on prior courses, you may need to take an additional quarter of general education courses. This may be completed the summer between the first and second year of the program.
- This pathway contains prerequisites that must be completed prior to program admission.
Applied business management, bachelor of applied science (180-225 credits)
This degree prepares students with the comprehensive skills and knowledge to oversee and manage business systems and operations. Students focus on areas of management including marketing, finance, strategic planning, human resource management, project management, leadership, and professional and organizational communications. With an emphasis on practical skills and knowledge, this degree incorporates opportunities for students to directly apply concepts in business settings.
Click below to see the quarter-by-quarter class sequence and other recommendations.
| Description | This course focuses on several self-evaluation tools, academic preparation and skills for success in program coursework and career readiness. This course includes strategies for ethically and socially responsible decision making, applying organizational behavior principles in different business contexts and uses leadership and teamwork skills to resolve interpersonal and organizational challenges. (N) |
| Enrollment Requirements | None |
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| Description | This course will focus on the management functions of planning, organizing, leading, and monitoring. Topics include: decision making of leaders; the role of communication in motivation and teamwork; formal and informal leadership and sources of power; strategic management and planning, organizational mission and vision; and strategies for measuring results. (N) |
| Enrollment Requirements | None |
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Total credits this quarter: 15
| Description | Through a look at the history of marketing and advertising, this course will explore past and present ethics in the industry. Students will use market research techniques to analyze and evaluate trends in a simulated environment, understand the marketing mix, develop and implement marketing concepts and plans, and evaluate results. (N) |
| Enrollment Requirements | None |
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| Description | Study private enterprise in the broader context of institutions and processes in society and consider issues of social justice that fall within the scope of business management. Exploring the benefits and costs to society of businesses. As well as how implicit bias shape management practice and contribute to opportunity. (N) |
| Enrollment Requirements | None |
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Total credits this quarter: 15
| Description | This course examines ethical principles and moral or ethical problemsthat arise in a business environment. Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to apply the codes of practice, standards of conduct, professional responsibilities and regulatory aspects associated with common professional business. (LE) |
| Enrollment Requirements | None |
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| Description | After defining and identifying sustainable strategies in business through simulations and/or case studies, students will consider what drives sustained performance and examine organizational competence. Students will also explore how legal and contractual elements relate to business sustainability, the role of strategic planning, and how organizational systems can influence finances. (N) |
| Enrollment Requirements | None |
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Total credits this quarter: 15
Quarter 4 (summer)*
General education course(s)* (0-15 credits)
Total credits this quarter: 0-15
| Description | This course examines the major trends and best practices in human resource management, including challenges faced by organizations and individuals in times of change. HR management is more than just accepting employment applications and keeping records; it is a central and strategic organizational activity of increasing complexity and importance. (N) |
| Enrollment Requirements | None |
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| Description | This course examines the concepts for designing, planning and improving service and other organizations through optimization of supply chain. Topics include enterprise resource planning, forecasting, queuing models, inventory management, lean manufacturing and total quality control. (N) |
| Enrollment Requirements | MATH& 146 with a minimum C- |
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Total credits this quarter: 15
| Description | This course examines the role of project management in a business or corporate environment. Students learn how to achieve project goals and objectives within set constraints, such as time and budget. Topics include: project management frameworks and processes and their application to a project. Students learn to apply knowledge and skills to effectively initiate, plan, execute, and complete projects. (N) |
| Enrollment Requirements | None |
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| Description | Explores the role of technology in management, including current professional practices and methodologies. Topics include: technology innovation and strategy for managers and entrepreneurs including understanding technological change, innovations, and strategy. The lab portion of the course covers queries, reports, filters in database systems, and spreadsheet applications. (N) |
| Enrollment Requirements | None |
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| Description | Explore work groups and teams, dynamics involved in collaboration and development of effective teams. Students will discuss and develop tools used to hold team members accountable and effective. Listening, giving and receiving feedback, communication, inclusion and acceptance, and how organizational structure and culture influence these areas will also be explored. (N) |
| Enrollment Requirements | None |
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Total credits this quarter: 15
Action item: Apply for graduation.
| Description | Students learn to develop insight and provide experience in the application of financial theory and practice. Topics include: financial statement analysis, the time value of money, the cost of capital, dividend policies, and working capital. (N) |
| Enrollment Requirements | completion of ACCT& 202 with a minimum grade of C. |
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| Description | Incorporate what you've learned, through project-based learning. This will include: business research and identifying opportunities; project planning and management; human resource management; communication and teamwork; business technology and its role in management; ethics, inclusion, and social justice; financial and operations management; and an exploration of management and leadership. (N) |
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Total credits this quarter: 15
*General education requirements
It is recommended you complete all general education course requirements as early in the sequence as is feasible.
Courses completed as part of your associate degree may be used to satisfy these requirements.
General education - program specific requirements (5-35 credits)
ACCT& 201 Principles of accounting I (0-5 credits)
ACCT& 202 Principles of accounting II (0-5 credits)
ACCT& 203 Principles of accounting III (0-5 credits)
BUS& 201 Business law (0-5 credits)
ECON& 201 Micro economics (0-5 credits)
ECON& 202 Macro economics (0-5 credits)
PHIL 301 Professional ethics (5 credits)
General education - basic requirements (0-25 credits)
CMST 245 Introduction to organizational communication (0-5 credits)
ENGL& 101 English composition I (0-5 credits)
ENGL& 235 Technical writing (0-5 credits)
MATH& 141 Precalculus I (0-5 credits)
or MATH 145 Algebra applications for economics and business (0-5 credits)
MATH& 146 Introduction to statistics (0-5 credits)
General education - distribution requirements (0-15 credits)
Humanities courses designated as "H" or "Hp" (0-5 credits)
Natural Sciences courses designated as "MS" or "MSl". (0-10 credits)
At least 10 credits in physical, biological, and/or earth sciences, shall include at least one laboratory course.
Electives (0-25 credits)
Students may need to apply up to 25 elective credits to meet the minimum of 180 credits for graduation. Please see an advisor for planning. (0-25 credits)