Business Management

General Education - 21-22 Credits

Program Requirements:

• ECON 201 - Introduction to Macro-Economic Principles 3 Credit(s).
• MNGT 101 - Introduction to Business and Industry 3 Credit(s).
• MNGT 105 - Principles of Management 3 Credit(s).
• MNGT 140 - Business Law I 3 Credit(s).
• ACCT 101 - Principles of Accounting I 3 Credit(s).
• MNGT 110 - Principles of Supervision 3 Credit(s).
• ACCT 102 - Principles of Accounting II 3 Credit(s).
• MNGT 150 - Principles of Marketing 3 Credit(s).
• MNGT 239 - Business Communications 3 Credit(s).
• MNGT 251 - Financial Planning and Investment 3 Credit(s).

Program Electives:

(Choose a total of nine credits.)

• MNGT 104 - Introduction to E-Business 3 Credit(s).
• MNGT 115 - Seminar in Supervisory Problems 3 Credit(s).
• MNGT 141 - Business Law II 3 Credit(s).
• MNGT 145 - Legal Aspects- Health Services 3 Credit(s).
• MNGT 154 - Advertising 3 Credit(s).
• MNGT 158 - Salesmanship 3 Credit(s).
• MNGT 159 - Managing Customer Relations and Service 3 Credit(s).
• MNGT 201 - Human Resources Management 3 Credit(s).
• MNGT 202 - Seminar in Human Resource Management 3 Credit(s).
• MNGT 203 - Labor Management Relations 3 Credit(s).
• MNGT 206 - Entrepreneurship 3 Credit(s).
• MNGT 211 - Compensation Administration 3 Credit(s).
• MNGT 215 - Managerial Analysis and Decision Making 3 Credit(s).
• MNGT 241 - Labor and Employment Law 3 Credit(s).
• MNGT 243 - Collective Bargaining and Professional Negotiations 3 Credit(s).
• MNGT 257 - Financial Management 3 Credit(s).
• MNGT 265 - Business Ethics 3 Credit(s).
• MNGT 273 - Internship 3 Credit(s). (Requires permission from Department Chair)

• NOTE: Students may choose one elective from ACCT or ECON courses.

Total Number of Credits Required for Degree: 60-61*

*If you are a credit student who is new to college (meaning you have not successfully completed transferable college coursework at another institution(s)), you are required to take ACDV 101  during your first semester at CCBC, thereby increasing the number of credits required for the degree by 1 credit. Students are required to provide an official transcript(s) to document successful completion of college coursework at another institution(s) in order for this requirement to be waived.

Program Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of this degree, students will be able to:

1. demonstrate mastery of financial and managerial accounting concepts by preparing balance sheets, income statements, statements of cash flows, and budgets and by performing cost, volume, and profit analysis;
2. demonstrate mastery of the process and functions of management (planning, organizing, leading, staffing, and controlling) and the principles of managerial decision making through written assignments and in-class exercises designed to promote strategic thinking and analysis;
3. compare and contrast the forms of business ownership (sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, and hybrid forms) and understand the major steps involved in developing a business plan for the formation of a new business;
4. develop a marketing plan that employs the four Ps of marketing (product, price, promotion, and place);
5. calculate, interpret, and/or analyze key macroeconomic and microeconomic indicators for the US economy used to predict and describe business cycles, and recognize the increasing interdependence of the US economy with other world trading partners;
6. create, design, and deliver effective and well-organized oral and written presentations utilizing state-of-the-art technology;
7. analyze the relationship between human resource management issues in the workplace and changing ethical and legal issues and how these changing paradigms impact the human resource management of a culturally diverse workforce.

Program Description:

This curriculum is designed to prepare students seeking employment in business and for those who are already employed and who wish to upgrade their skills. Graduates of this program can expect to be hired in entry-level management positions, such as: supervisor, office manager, marketing representative, etc. The program can be taken on a full-time or part-time basis. After completing the program and obtaining employment, students often elect to continue their education by working towards a bachelor’s degree on a part-time basis at a four-year college/university in the area.

This program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). The attainment of this accreditation certifies that the teaching and learning processes within the Business Studies Department meet the rigorous educational standards established by the ACBSP.

Semester Sequence

• Business Management Semester Sequence