Business Management Certificate

Business Administration Certificates

Students can obtain certificates in specialized areas of business including accounting, accounting clerk, management, marketing, or retail management. Certificates should assist students who plan to enter the job market after only three or four quarters.

Required Courses

The Management certificate is designed for current and future managers who seek the skills to be an effective leader, supervisor, or manager. Courses in the certificate may apply toward the Associate of Applied Science degree in Business Management.

• BA 115: Business Math 5 Cr ♦
• BA 138: Written Business Communication 5 Cr •
• BA 158: Principles of Management 5 Cr
• BA 160: Supervision Techniques 5 Cr
• BA 161: Human Resources Management 5 Cr
• BA 205: Small Business Management 5 Cr
• BA 225: Career Management 5 Cr ■
• BUS& 101: Introduction to Business 5 Cr
• BUS& 201: Business Law 5 Cr
• IT 100: Introduction to Computers 3 Cr
• IT 221: Applied Spreadsheets 5 Cr

Total Credits 53

Core Competency Codes

♦ Computation
• Communication
■ Human Relations

Business Management Certificate Program Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate effective communications, applying interpersonal and cultural awareness to business settings
2. Utilize critical thinking skills to analyze and problem solve quantitative, legal, ethical, and other general business situations
3. Apply information technology tools for problem solving and decision making
4. Examine core marketing principles and their use in decision making and developing business strategy
5. Differentiate the management functions of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling and their use in decision making and business strategy development