# Business Management (Certificate of Achievement)

San Diego Miramar College · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: Business

Source: https://sdccd.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/20879/20987/20988/20880/20006

### 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.

**Learning Outcome(s): Students who complete the Business Management Program will be able to:**

1.  Evaluate and analyze business-related data using various mathematical techniques.
2.  Describe common business functions and practices.
3.  Analyze and solve financial, economic, technological, or other problems in business organizations.
4.  Utilize common business terminology.
5.  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 |
| or BUSE 102 | Introduction to Customer Service | 3 |
| BUSE 201 | Business Organization and Management | 3 |
| CBTE 180 | Microsoft Office | 3 |
| or CBTE 210 | Computers in Business | 3 |
| or CISC 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |