Business Management
Associate of Science Degree Business · San Diego Miramar College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Summary
Business managers plan, organize, direct, and oversee the activities needed to accomplish an organization’s mission. They ensure that vital resources - people, money, equipment, information, and work processes - are used effectively and efficiently. They work in organizations of all kinds, including for-profit business, nonprofits, and public institutions.
This program prepares students for entry-level positions in the field of business management or to complete a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or a related major at a four-year university.
Award Note: The Associate Degree requires a minimum of 60 degree applicable semester units.
Learning Outcome(s): Students who complete the Business Management Program will be able to:
- Evaluate and analyze business-related data using various mathematical techniques.
- Describe common business functions and practices.
- Analyze and solve financial, economic, technological, or other problems in business organizations.
- Utilize common business terminology.
- Develop business-related written materials such as letters, memoranda, case studies, reports, or other documents.
Requirements
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| COURSES REQUIRED FOR THE MAJOR: | 15-16 | |
| BUSE 100 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
| BUSE 119 | Business Communications | 3 |
| BUSE 150 | Human Relations in Business | 3 |
| orBUSE 102 | Introduction to Customer Service | 3 |
| BUSE 201 | Business Organization and Management | 3 |
| CBTE 180 | Microsoft Office | 3 |
| orCBTE 210 | Computers in Business | 3 |
| orCISC 181 | Principles of Information Systems | 4 |
| Complete at least six (6) units from the following business/business-related courses (not selected above): | 6 | |
| BUSE 102 | Introduction to Customer Service | 3 |
| BUSE 129 | Introduction to Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| BUSE 140 | Business Law and the Legal Environment | 3 |
| BUSE 150 | Human Relations in Business | 3 |
| BUSE 155 | Small Business Management | 3 |
| ACCT 116A | Financial Accounting | 4 |
| ACCT 116B | Managerial Accounting | 4 |
| CBTE 210 | Computers in Business | 3 |
| CISC 181 | Principles of Information Systems | 4 |
| ECON C2001 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| MARK 100 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| PADM 200 | Introduction to Public Administration | 3 |
| Complete at least one of the following mathematics courses: | 3-5 | |
| BUSE 101 | Business Mathematics | 3 |
| BUSE 115 | Statistics for Business | 3 |
| STAT C1000 | Introduction to Statistics | 3 |
| MATH 121 | Basic Techniques of Applied Calculus I | 3 |
| MATH 150 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry I | 5 |
| PSYC 258 | Behavioral Science Statistics | 3 |
| Complete at least three (3) units from the following occupational courses (not selected above): | 3 | |
| BUSE 120 | Personal Financial Management | 3 |
| BUSE 270 | Business Internship / Work Experience | 1-4 |
| ACCT 102 | Basic Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 150 | Computer Accounting Applications | 3 |
| CBTE 120 | Beginning Microsoft Word | 2 |
| CBTE 122 | Intermediate Microsoft Word | 3 |
| CBTE 127 | Beginning Microsoft PowerPoint | 2 |
| CBTE 140 | Beginning Microsoft Excel | 2 |
| CBTE 143 | Intermediate Microsoft Excel | 3 |
| CBTE 152 | Beginning Microsoft Access | 2 |
| CBTE 180 | Microsoft Office | 3 |
| LIBS 101 | Information Literacy and Research Skills | 1 |