Business Administration

About the Program

Program Goal: Career

GE Pattern(s): Butte Local, Cal-GETC

Program Code: 01307.01AS

This program meets the lower division major preparation for a similar major at CSU, Chico. Visit website for details www.assist.org

Business Administration is the overarching preparation for options in Management, Marketing, Finance, Human Resource Management, and Accounting. To be successful students need basic competence in reading, written and oral communication, and mathematics. Students in this field should possess an interest in working with others, developing business strategies, and responding to today's competitive business environment.

Students completing this degree are eligible for entry level work in business. The program is designed to teach students practical skills to solve problems, organize tasks, work with and lead others, develop business strategies, make oral presentations, write reports such as business plans or case analyses.

Program Learning Outcome(s): Upon successful completion of the program, the student will be able to:

1. Discuss the context in which businesses operate and the impacts of environmental factors (including competitors and economic markets) on businesses.
2. Use appropriate business terminology to describe the functional areas of business enterprises.
3. Assess business scenarios using a systematic, evaluative, quantitative, ethical and information-based approach.
4. Evaluate the economic, social and competitive impacts of business decisions.
5. Prepare, analyze, interpret and discuss an entity's basic financial statements as a basis for business decisions.
6. Demonstrate analytical, teamwork, oral and written communication skills and ethical and professional conduct.