Management
Certificate of Achievement Management · Coastline College · 2026-2027 Catalog
This Management certificate program prepares students to progress in their careers and educational paths. For those who are currently working, this program will provide them with the knowledge and skills to move up the career ladder or to progress further along a supervisor/manager career path. For those preparing to earn a degree in Management, these courses are the foundation for this degree. These courses also support transferring to a four-year university to earn a bachelor's degree in business, as these courses fulfill several transfer requirements.
Courses required for this certificate build and upgrade skills in leading and managing people while enhancing individual and organizational effectiveness within the workplace. Courses focus on the traditional managerial framework of leading, organizing, planning, communicating, training, and controlling. Coursework emphasizes embracing diversity within organizations and creating inclusive organizational cultures. Potential careers include General and Operations Managers, Administrative Services Managers, Industrial Production Managers. Management positions are required in many industries and in businesses of many sizes.
Program Learning Outcomes
- Effectively communicate solutions to business problems, using appropriate language and tools and demonstrating understanding of business terms and concepts.
- Analyze and recommend effective business decisions/solutions using a systematic, evaluative, and data-driven approach.
- Develop and exhibit high standards of professional practice, demonstrating awareness of ethical and social responsibilities in today’s multicultural, team-oriented, rapidly-changing global environment.
- Formulate strategies that embrace diversity within organizations and create inclusive organizational cultures.
Requirements
Review Graduation Requirements.
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core | ||
| Complete the following: | ||
| BUS C100 | Introduction to Business # | 3 |
| BUS C110 | Business Law/Legal Environment of Business # | 3 |
| orCMST C100 | Interpersonal Communication | |
| BUS C139 | Business Communication # | 3 |
| MGMT C100 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| MGMT C115 | Human Relations in Business | 3 |
| CIS C105 | Introduction to Business Office Technology | 3 |
| Required Concentration | ||
| Select a minimum of 6 units from one concentration below: | ||
| (Courses may not have been used to complete Core requirements) | ||
| Concentration: Accounting | ||
| ACCT C100 | Introduction to Accounting | |
| ACCT C116 | ACCT for Non-Financial Managers, Entrepreneurs, Business Owners | |
| Concentration: Business Operations | ||
| BUS C101 | Introduction to Project Management | |
| BUS C141 | Introduction to Entrepreneurship | |
| Concentration: Technology | ||
| CIS C100 | Introduction to Information Systems | |
| orCIS C205 | Principles of Information Systems | |
| orCYBR C101 | Introduction to Cybersecurity | |
| Concentration: General Management Studies | ||
| ACCT C101 | Financial Accounting # | |
| ACCT C102 | Managerial Accounting # | |
| BUS C118 | Introduction to International Business | |
| BUS C120 | Personal Finance | |
| BUS C150 | Introduction to Marketing | |
| CIS C100 | Introduction to Information Systems | |
| orCIS C111 | Information Systems, Programming, and Database Management | |
| orCYBR C101 | Introduction to Cybersecurity | |
| CMST C100 | Interpersonal Communication | |
| COMM C1000 | Introduction to Public Speaking * | |
| CMST C150 | Intercultural Communication * | |
| ECON C170 | Principles of Microeconomics *# | |
| ECON C175 | Principles of Macroeconomics *# | |
| PHIL C140 | Business and Organizational Ethics | |
| BUS C281 | Work Experience Education | |
| orBUS C282 | Work Experience Education | |
| orBUS C283 | Work Experience Education | |
| orBUS C284 | Work Experience Education | |
| Total Units | 24-26 | |
#. These courses are required in the Business Administration 2.0 Associate in Science for Transfer degree. *. These courses also satisfy General Education (Cal-GETC) requirements.