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Business Management

Associate of Applied Science Degree Program with options in:

Catalog Year 2009-10

Today’s business environment is changing more rapidly and is more competitive than ever. In this environment, it is the business leaders’ skills, attitudes, and leadership abilities that will determine which companies succeed and which fail.

Students in the Business Management AA S degree will develop the business skills and managerial know how to become valuable assets to any company. The degree offers a core set of courses in accounting, finance, business law, economics, management, marketing, and human resources that will prepare students to enter and succeed in todays companies. The degree offers options in Accounting; Marketing and Management; and Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management, where students can focus on specific areas of concentration.

Students will receive a “leading edge” education with practical application. This program is for you if:

You are already in business seeking to upgrade your skills.
You are a new entrant to the business world.
You want to become an effective business leader.

Primary Occupations are Business Management, Administrative/Office Management, Financial Management, Marketing Management, and many, many more.

Potential Employers are too many to name! From wholesale to retail, from service businesses to financial agencies, from large businesses to your own business, from government agencies to educational systems, the world of exciting career choices are open to you.

For employment information, salary information and career choices, please contact the faculty advisers, MHCC’s Career Planning and Counseling Center, or www.qualityinfo.org.

Business Management:
Common courses required for these two-year degree programs:
BA101 BA211 BA231 HUM202
BA131 BA213 BA250 MTH65
BA203 BA222 BA285 WR 121
BA205 BA223 EC201
BA206 BA226 HPE295

Courses unique for each of the following degree options:
Accounting Entrepreneurship Marketing/Mgmt
AC261 BA150 BA218
AC262 BA224 BA224
BA177 BA238 BA239
BA212 BA249 BA249
BA215 EC202 BA265
BA218 BA267
BA220 EC202
BA228
BA271

Program Outcomes

At the completion of this program, the student should be able to:

demonstrate an understanding of critical thinking in business
describe basic business functions
apply basic accounting principles to analyze and classify transactions
explain the role of marketing
prepare basic financial statements
explain the legal concepts related to business.

Curricula follows for each of the three Business Management options.