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Business Management

Award: Associate of Applied Science
Total Credits for Award: 60.00

Description:

Minneapolis College’s Business Management program will provide you with a broad background in the functional areas of business, such as accounting, management, marketing, leadership and small business development. You can either continue your studies or find entry-level employment in the field.

The accounting courses offered through the program will teach you to read and understand financial statements and prepare accounting statements for small to medium-sized organizations. In additional courses, you will learn oral and written business communication skills, the basic legal aspects of business, dispute resolution, marketing strategies, and how to evaluate an organization’s strengths and weaknesses.

The program will prepare you to serve as a manager of a business or government and/or nonprofit organizations, using the four basic management functions: planning, organizing, leading and controlling.


COURSE REQUIREMENTS: FIRST SEMESTER: 

COURSE #

TITLE

CREDITS

GOAL AREA(S)

 BUSN 1140

 Introduction to Business

3

 

 BUSN 1150

 Business Computers

3

 

 CMST 1005 Or

 CMST 1010

 Public Speaking

 Interpersonal Communication

3

1

 ENGL 1110 Or

 ENGA 1110

 College Composition

3

1

 ECON 2000

 Principles of Macroeconomics

3

5,8

 

TOTAL CREDITS: 

15

 



COURSE REQUIREMENTS: SECOND SEMESTER: 

COURSE #

TITLE

CREDITS

GOAL AREA(S)

 BUSN 1260

 Legal Environment of Business

3

 

 Business Program Electives

 Choose any BUSN course that is not already required for the award

3

 
 ENGL 1111

 Research and Composition for Change

3

1

 General Education

 Choose any course from any MnTC Goal Area (Recommended any college level MATH Statistics course or College Algebra)

3

 Varies

 PHIL 1171

 Ethics

3

6,9

 

TOTAL CREDITS: 

15

 



COURSE REQUIREMENTS: THIRD SEMESTER: 

COURSE #

TITLE

CREDITS

GOAL AREA(S)

 ACCT 2202

 Financial Accounting

4

 

 BUSN 1154

 Business Communication

3

 

 BUSN 2300

 Principles of Marketing

3

 

 Program Electives

 Choose any BUSN courses from the program elective list below

5

 
 

TOTAL CREDITS: 

15

 


COURSE REQUIREMENTS: FOURTH SEMESTER: 

COURSE #

TITLE

CREDITS

GOAL AREA(S)

 Program Electives

 Choose 11 credits from the Program Elective list below

11

 

 BUSN 2252

 Principles of Management

3

 

 *BUSN 2305 Or

 *BUSN 2306 Or

 *BUSN 2307

 Business Capstone

 Business Internship

 Strategic Marketing Management

1

 
 

TOTAL CREDITS: 

15

 

General Education Courses (15 Credits):

To complete the Business Management A.A.S. degree, students are required to successfully complete a minimum of 15 credits of General Education coursework. This coursework must be selected from at least three of the MnTC Goal Areas as outlined above.

Program Elective Courses: To complete the Business Management AAS degree students must select a total of 19 credits from the list below.

*One of these 3 courses are required for the A.A.S. degree, but students may take any of the other 2 courses as part of their Business electives.

COURSE #

TITLE

CREDITS

GOAL AREA(S)

 BUSN 1145

 Small Business Management

3  

 BUSN 1155

 Human Relations and Team Building

2  

 BUSN 1166     

 Challenges in 21st Century Leadership

2  

 BUSN 1250

 Microsoft Power BI

3

 

 BUSN 2254

 Entrepreneurship

3

 

 BUSN 2270

 Introduction to International Business

3

 

 BUSN 2303

 Advertising and Promotion

2

 

 *BUSN 2305

 Business Capstone

1

 

 *BUSN 2306

 Business Internship

1

 

 *BUSN 2307

 Strategic Marketing Management

1

 

 ECON 1000

 Personal Finance

3

5,9

 ECON 1200

 Foundations of Economics

3

5,8

 ECON 2200

 Principles of Microeconomics

3

5,8

 All students pursuing this award should work closely with their advisor to ensure proper selection of required program courses, if applicable program electives, required Minnesota Transfer Curriculum courses, and MnTC electives. You are expected to meet with your advisor on a regular basis to ensure courses are taken in an order that will lead to efficient and successful completion of the required coursework.