Management
A.S. Degree Management · Santa Ana College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Program Code: SAC.MGT.AS
Program Control Number: 04188
The associate degree curriculum in management is designed to prepare students for various management positions in business, government, and public organizations; to aid existing managers in upgrading their skills; and to assist employees for promotion to management/supervision positions. The core of the degree program provides the student with managerial skills and theory including communicating, decision-making, organizing, motivating, and human relations.
Learning Outcome(s):
- Demonstrate an understanding of the core managementfunctions of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling.
- Demonstrate a thorough understanding of behavioral theories as theyapply to organizations and be able to apply that theory to real-worldsituations.
- Demonstrate an ability to apply planning methods tobusiness and organizational situations.
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| General Management Degree (sac.mgt.aa) Course | 15 | |
| BUS 100 | Fundamentals of Business | 3 |
| BUS 120 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| orMGMT 120 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| BUS 121 | Human Relations and Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| orMGMT 121 | Human Relations and Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| BUS 222 | Business Writing | 3 |
| orMGMT 122 | Business Communications | 3 |
| MGMT 125 | Organizational Leadership | 3 |
| Select TWO courses from the following: | 6-7 | |
| ACCT 101 | Financial Accounting | 4 |
| BUS 101 | Business Law | 3 |
| BUS 105 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| orLAW 105 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| BUS 106 | Culture and International Business - Kiss, Bow or Shake Hands | 3 |
| BUS 125 | Introduction to International Business | 3 |
| BUS 150 | Introduction to Information Systems and Applications | 3 |
| MGMT 135 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| MKTG 113 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| Total | 21-22 | |