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  "college": "woodland-community-college",
  "edition": "2026-2027",
  "departmentName": "Business",
  "id": "business--business-management-associate-in-science",
  "name": "Business Management",
  "award": "Associate in Science",
  "department": "business",
  "sourceUrl": "https://wcc.yccd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/WCC-Catalog-2026-27.pdf#page=121",
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      "markdown": "The Business Management Associate in Science Degree is a natural progression beyond the Business Management Certificate of Achievement and will provide today's business professional an additional layer of preparedness, providing the robust management skills training necessary to function successfully in a high-paced, high-tech, results-oriented business environment. Graduates will be well-prepared to enter a rapidly growing field with the confidence that they have received the knowledge and training sought by 21st-century employers in industry sectors including government, high-tech, education, retail, hospitality, service, and big and small business.\n\n### Student Learning Outcomes\n\nUpon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:\n\n- Articulate and comprehend business terms and concepts and effectively communicate using the language of business.\n- Effectively apply business management concepts and processes to analyze and evaluate various business situations/actions.\n- Employ information technologies as they influence the structure and process of organizations and economies, and as they influence the roles and techniques of management.\n- Use specific problem-solving tools to make informed decisions when assessing alternative courses of action in a business environment."
    },
    {
      "kind": "courselist",
      "title": "Required Courses for Major",
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          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Required Courses",
          "units": "25"
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        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ACCT-1",
          "title": "Principles of Accounting-Financial",
          "units": "4",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ACCT-50",
          "title": "General Accounting",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ECON-C2001",
          "title": "Principles of Microeconomics",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "GNBUS-10",
          "title": "Introduction to Business",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "GNBUS-11",
          "title": "Principles of Management",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "GNBUS-18",
          "title": "Business Law",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "GNBUS-21",
          "title": "Business Communications",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "GNBUS-56",
          "title": "Business Mathematics",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Business Electives (choose two)",
          "units": "6-7"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ACCT-2",
          "title": "Principles of Accounting-Managerial",
          "units": "4",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "BCA-60",
          "title": "Computer Keyboarding",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "GNBUS-13",
          "title": "Principles of Marketing",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "GNBUS-15",
          "title": "Human Resource Management",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "GNBUS-32",
          "title": "Business Internship",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "GNBUS-35",
          "title": "Organizational Behavior",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "GNBUS-57",
          "title": "Principles of Social Media Marketing",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "GNBUS-58",
          "title": "Principles of Customer Service",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "GNBUS-59",
          "title": "Entrepreneurship",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "total",
          "text": "Total units",
          "units": "31-32"
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      "kind": "text",
      "markdown": "†To earn an Associate degree, students will complete at least 60 units of degree-applicable coursework, including required courses for the major (listed above), General Education, and Graduation Requirements."
    }
  ]
}