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Business Management Certificate Business Total Units: 29
This program is currently inactive. Catalog rights may apply, see a counselor for more information.

 Term Effective: Fall 2015

Description:

The Business Management Certificate of Achievement is designed for students who are or will be working in a supervisory capacity. The coursework provides students with a broad foundation of information related to current supervisory issues, as well as the ability to practice with "hands-on" experiences. Students learn how to deal with employee issues in courses such as Human Resource Management, Mediation of Conflict, and Interviewing. Students learn to work with peers, through such classes as Building Effective Work Groups, Management of Meetings, and Effective Leadership. Having completed the coursework, students are prepared for a range of issues dealing with managing people and building teams within an organization.

Possible job titles include: Retail Store Manager, Restaurant Manager, and Manufacturing Supervisor.

Entry and second level supervisors and managers are in demand for manufacturing and service industries. The certificate courses are designed to be broad in scope and consequently these skills are useful in many businesses.

Program Student Learning Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of this program, the student will be able to:

  1. Apply necessary skills required for managing the complex human interactions and employee performance issues required of supervisors and managers;
  2. demonstrate analytical, quantitative, and decision-making skills necessary to manage in a complex organizational setting;
  3. demonstrate communication and presentation skills, both in written and oral formats, required of supervisors and managers; and
  4. recognize and apply appropriate management and leadership principles needed to efficiently and effectively meet objectives in a diverse and fast changing organizational setting.

Program Requirements:

The requirements for the Business Management Certificate program are:

  • Complete 29 units from
    • Business Management Requirements

Business Management Requirements - complete 29.00 units
CourseDescriptionUnits
BAD 52 Human Relations in Organizations3.00
BGN 81 Practical Business Math Skills3.00
BMG 52 Written Communication in Organizations3.00
BMG 53 Oral Communication in Organizations3.00
BMG 55 Business Management Accounting3.00
BMG 61 Skills for Managers1.50
BMG 62.1 One-on-One Management Communication1.00
BMG 62.4 Managing Workgroups1.50
BMG 63.1 Motivation and Empowerment1.50
BMG 63.4 Managerial Leadership1.50
BMG 66.4 Project Management1.00
BMG 67.4 Conflict Management1.50
HR 60 Human Resource Management3.00
Complete any combination totaling at least 1.50 units from the following:
BAD 53 Introduction to Solving Business Problems w/Spreadsheets1.50
CS 61.11 Microsoft Excel3.00
CS 63.11 Microsoft Access3.00

Term Effective: Fall 2015

The requirements for this program of study are effective beginning the semester shown above. If you began working on this program before the effective semester, you may not be affected by the changes. Consult with the program contact person or the department chair to determine your eligibility to complete the program under previous requirements.

Term Inactive: Fall 2018

Previous Versions:

Business Management - effective Fall 2014
Supervisory Management - effective Fall 2013
Supervisory Management - effective Fall 2008
Supervisory Management - effective Fall 1981

Course Prerequisites and Advisories:

Courses in a program of study may have prerequisites or advisories; that is, courses that must or should be completed before taking that course. Please check for prerequisites or advisories by clicking on the course numbers in the Program Requirements section.

It is important that students who are completing an Associate Degree and desire to transfer to a four-year institution meet with a counselor to plan their lower division coursework. While many majors at SRJC are intended to align with lower division major preparation required by California public universities, specific lower-division major requirements vary among individual campuses. See a counselor, visit the Transfer Center, and check Guides For Transfer in Specific Majors, and ASSIST to review transfer preparation guides for specific schools and majors.

Notes:

BMG 54 is an approved substitute for BGN 81.

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