Business Management

The Business Management program is designed to introduce students to the wide range of functional areas and opportunities within today’s business world. This program will develop skilled, multi-talented individuals through an emphasis on problem-solving, critical thinking, and teamwork.

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Business Management students travel to Wall Street with Professor Joan Thompson!

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Career Outlook

The Associate in Science in Business Management program provides students with a strong foundation in the liberal arts, analytical skills, and an introduction to specialized professional courses. These subjects provide students with the opportunity to:

• Transfer to a four-year college or university to pursue a baccalaureate degree in a related program of study. Marian Court College has many transfer agreements with public and private fouryear colleges and universities.
• Enter the job market in many entry-level positions in areas of management, accounting, and marketing.

Program Outcomes

In addition to general education outcomes, graduates of the program will:

• Demonstrate an understanding of the functional roles of management including planning, organizing, leading, and controlling.
• Develop decision-making skills required of management functions.
• Identify and evaluate the most commonly recognized leadership styles and their level of effectiveness.
• Acquire the writing and verbal skills necessary for successful managerial communications.
• Describe and apply the techniques that managers use to guide, train, support, and coach employees.
• Apply standards of ethical behavior to business situations.
• Demonstrate an understanding of criteria used to evaluate/measure the effectiveness or success of an organization including profitability, environmental responsibility, and social contributions.
• Understand how managers must adapt to changing variables within the business environment, such as the influences of technology, internal conditions, and the evolution of the global market place.
• Build teamwork skills while learning management and leadership concepts.
• Master generally accepted accounting principles and concepts for both service and merchandising business.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the processes and theories behind professional marketing efforts in the consumer and business-to-business marketplace.