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Business - Management Concentration, A.A.S.

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Karen Morris, Business Department Coordinator
School of Business, Aviation and Technology
202c Engineering Tech/304-367-7431
Locust Avenue Campus
Karen.Morris@pierpont.edu

Program Purpose

The A.A.S. Business Degree will provide students with an opportunity to develop job-related skills in the business realm while increasing the awareness of their roles and responsibilities in society through profession. Upon graduation, students will possess the necessary skills to function professionally in today’s business environment. Evidence of student mastery is accomplished through either a comprehensive, simulated evaluation or workplace internship.

The program has two areas of concentration, Accounting and Business Management. The program has a core of 15 credit hours of General Education courses, a core of 18 credit hours of Business related courses, and 27 credit hours of specialty courses in the student’s area of concentration.

Student Learning Outcomes for the Business-Management Concentration

Upon successful completion of the Business- Management Concentration, the student will be able to,

Use quantitative and qualitative tools and methodologies to support business management decision making
Evaluate potential for business success in the area of finance, legal, operation, and administrative procedures
Identify business management problems and opportunities and formulate an action plan
Work effectively, respectfully, ethically and professionally with people of diverse ethnic, cultural, gender backgrounds, as well as with people of different organizational roles, social affiliations and personalities
Analyze informational content of organizational processes and use information technology

Opportunities

Graduates of the Associate of Applied Science degree in Business are qualified for entry-level positions in business organizations, industrial corporations, government agencies, and independent firms and businesses. Graduates of the Business-Accounting Concentration may find employment in accounting firms, banks, private industry and government service.

Graduates of the Business- Management Concentration are qualified for entry-level positions in business organizations, industrial corporations, government agencies, and independent firms and businesses. The entry-level positions often lead to managerial, supervisory, and directorial career paths. The Business-Management Concentration also prepares currently employed individuals with updated skills needed for career advancement.

Business (Accounting and Business Management) 60 SEM. HRS

Required Common Business Core and General Education Courses for All Business Concentrations 33 SEM. HRS

*denotes general education course

ACCT 2201 - Principles of Accounting I 3 hr(s).
BUSN 2248 - Business Essentials 3 hr(s).
BUSN 2251 - Corporate Communication 3 hr(s).
COM 2200 - Introduction to Human Communications 3 hr(s). *
~ENGL 1104 - Written English I 3 hr(s). * (“C” or higher in ENGL 1104 for graduation)
ECON 2201 - Economic Principles and Problems I 3 hr(s).
FINC 2230 - Financial Literacy 3 hr(s).
OFAD 1150 - Computer Concepts and Applications 3 hr(s). *
OFAD 2220 - Spreadsheet Design 3 hr(s).
~MTH 1207 - Fundamental Concepts of Mathematics 3 hr(s).
MGMT 2240 - Fundamentals of Human Resource Management 3 hr(s).

Business - Business Management Additional Courses 27 SEM. HRS

BUSN 1102 - Introduction to Business 3 hr(s).
BUSN 2300 - Legal Aspects of Business 3 hr(s).
BUSN 2995 - Integrated Business Strategies 3 hr(s).
ENTR 1109 - Entrepreneurship & Sm Bus Mgmt 3 hr(s).
FINC 2201 - Introduction to Financial Management 3 hr(s).
GRAP 2280 - Internet Publishing 3 hr(s).
MGMT 2209 - Principles of Management 3 hr(s).
MKTG 2204 - Principles of Marketing 3 hr(s).
~ENGL 1108 - Written English II 3 hr(s).

Business - Business Management Model Schedule 60 SEM. HRS

** Classes only offered in assigned semester

Fall First Year

ACCT 2201 - Principles of Accounting I 3 hr(s).
BUSN 1102 - Introduction to Business 3 hr(s).
~ENGL 1104 - Written English I 3 hr(s). (4 hr(s). Required)
OFAD 1150 - Computer Concepts and Applications 3 hr(s).
~MTH 1207 - Fundamental Concepts of Mathematics 3 hr(s). (5 hr(s). Required)

Total Semester Hours 15 (18)

Spring First Year

COM 2200 - Introduction to Human Communications 3 hr(s).
~ENGL 1108 - Written English II 3 hr(s). (“C” or higher in ENGL 1108 for graduation)
FINC 2230 - Financial Literacy 3 hr(s).
OFAD 2220 - Spreadsheet Design 3 hr(s).
MGMT 2209 - Principles of Management 3 hr(s).

Total Semester Hours 15

Fall Second Year

BUSN 2251 - Corporate Communication 3 hr(s).
ENTR 1109 - Entrepreneurship & Sm Bus Mgmt 3 hr(s).
FINC 2201 - Introduction to Financial Management 3 hr(s). **
MKTG 2204 - Principles of Marketing 3 hr(s).
MGMT 2240 - Fundamentals of Human Resource Management 3 hr(s).

Total Semester Hours 15

Spring Second Year

BUSN 2248 - Business Essentials 3 hr(s).
BUSN 2300 - Legal Aspects of Business 3 hr(s).
BUSN 2995 - Integrated Business Strategies 3 hr(s).
ECON 2201 - Economic Principles and Problems I 3 hr(s). **
GRAP 2280 - Internet Publishing 3 hr(s).

Total Semester Hours 15

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