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Business Management
This concentration introduces students to business and management in public and private organizational settings. This program may be completed online.
Business Management
Business Management
School of STEM and Professional Studies
AAS Degree, Certificate, Letter of Recognition
Business and Information Systems Pathway
La Plata Campus|Virtual
The Business Management, AAS program serves as a doorway to career opportunities and advancement.
Students may have prior work experience or be new to the workforce. In each case, students develop or improve skills required of managers and professionals in a variety of business settings. Students may opt for a general Business Management, AAS or pursue one of the following Concentrations:
- Business Management
- Construction Management
- Digital Marketing Management
- Hospitality Management
- Retail Management
- Small Business and Entrepreneurship
- Technology Management
Graduates expand the breadth and depth of their competencies with a broad-spectrum business education. Core courses ground students solidly in the functional areas of business, such as management, human resources, marketing, accounting, and finance.
Students expand their knowledge in business communication, law, leadership, and strategy. Concentrations, upper-level courses, and electives allow students to narrow the focus of their degree.
View Program Requirements in the Catalog:
Concentrations
Construction Management
This concentration prepares students for construction management practice and entry-level management responsibilities in the construction field.
Digital Marketing Management
This concentration provides students with a broad understanding of business with a focus on digital marketing and management, including analyzing, interpreting, and communicating in both traditional marketing and social media environments.
Hospitality Management
This concentration equips students for management positions in the hospitality industry, including supervision of front office operations, housekeeping management, and food and beverage services, as well as marketing and the use of information systems.
Retail Management
This concentration focuses on the knowledge and skills necessary for leadership roles within the retail industry. Students explore management concepts in both small and large retail environments preparing students to assume positions of managerial responsibility in the retail industry.
Small Business and Entrepreneurship
This concentration covers the essential concepts of starting and operating a small business. Students develop skills in business communication, management, marketing, customer relations, and operating a small business with a socially responsible mindset.
Technology Management
This concentration highlights the critical role of information technology in business operations. Students learn how to use information technology in business applications for systems analysis and decision support. Students also gain knowledge in project management.
Transfer Opportunities
CSM has the following transfer agreements specifically for the Business Management, AAS:
Faculty Spotlight: Tony Stout
One of the things I like about CSM is its student-centered approach. I like the personal touch and try to add to it by talking with students every chance I get. Whether it's passing them in the hallways or running into them in the coffee shop, I'm always interested in what courses our students are taking and how they're applying those courses to their own personal career path.
Chair, School of Professional and Technical Studies, Business Department
Career Opportunities
Accreditation and Awards
Accreditation
The Business Management Associate of Applied Science degree program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools & Programs. Accreditation information may be obtained from the Accreditation Council for Business Schools & Programs, 11520 West 119th Street, Suite 420, Overland, KS 66213; 913-339-9356; www.acbsp.org.
