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Associate Degrees
Associate in Science Degree
Business Administration 2.0 for Transfer
Students completing this associate degree will have completed lower-division major preparation requirements for a business administration degree, an emphasis or option within a business administration degree, or a degree considered similar to business administration at a participating California State University (CSU) campus.
Following transfer to a participating CSU campus, students will be required to complete no more than 60 units to obtain a bachelor’s degree; however, some CSU campuses accepting this degree may require additional lower-division major preparation. This degree may not be appropriate preparation for students transferring to a CSU campus not accepting this degree or to a university or college that is not part of the CSU system. Students should consult with a MiraCosta counselor for further information regarding the most efficient pathway to transfer as a business administration major and to determine which CSU campuses are participating in this program.
Graduation Requirements
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Complete a minimum of 60 CSU-transferable semester units.
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Complete all courses required in the major with a “C” or "P" or better.
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Complete the CSU-GE (Plan B) or IGETC (Plan C)* general education pattern. *Students completing IGETC may be awarded the degree, but they must complete a course from Area IC: Oral Communication to meet CSU admission requirements.
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Obtain a minimum CSU-transferable GPA of 2.0.
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Complete a minimum of 12 units in residence at MiraCosta College.
Program Student Learning Outcome
Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to develop communication, critical thinking, financial analysis, and problem-solving skills that will effectively prepare them for advanced study in business at the university level.
Course Requirements
| Required courses: | ||
| ACCT 201 | Financial Accounting | 4 |
| or ACCT 201H | Financial Accounting (Honors) | |
| ACCT 202 | Managerial Accounting | 4 |
| or ACCT 202H | Managerial Accounting (Honors) | |
| BUS 140 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| or BUS 140H | Legal Environment of Business (Honors) | |
| ECON 101 | Principles of Economics: MACRO * | 3 |
| ECON 102 | Principles of Economics: MICRO * | 3 |
| MATH 115 | Calculus with Applications * | 5 |
| or MATH 150 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry I | |
| or MATH 150H | Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (Honors) | |
| BUS 204 | Business Statistics * | 3-5 |
| or BUS 204H | Business Statistics (Honors) | |
| or BTEC 180 | Biostatistics | |
| or BTEC 180H | Biostatistics (Honors) | |
| or MATH 103 | Statistics | |
| or MATH 103S | Statistics with Integrated Support | |
| or PSYC 104 | Statistics for Behavioral Science | |
| or PSYC 104H | Statistics for Behavioral Science (Honors) | |
| or SOC 125 | Introduction to Statistics in Sociology | |
| BUS 120 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
| or BUS 120H | Introduction to Business (Honors) | |
| or BUS 290 | Business Communication | |
| or BUS 290H | Business Communication (Honors) | |
| Total Units | 28-30 | |
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Course satisfies a general education requirement on the CSU-GE or IGETC general education pattern. To ensure this degree is completed with no more than 60 units, students should select courses that will also satisfy a general education requirement. Note: All of the statistics courses listed are also GE courses.
Notes:
- To ensure this degree is completed with no more than 60 units, students should select courses that also satisfy a general education requirement on the CSU-GE or IGETC general education pattern. Students are strongly advised to select courses that meet lower-division major preparation requirements at their intended transfer university and to complete the History, Constitution, and American Ideals requirement prior to transfer.
- Cal State University San Marcos (CSUSM) transfer: Students are required to use this degree pathway for the following emphases: Accounting, Business Analytics, Finance, General, Global Business, Management, Management Information Systems and Marketing. Students interested in Business Administration with an emphasis in Global Supply Chain Management may complete the Business Administration 2.0 for Transfer degree.
- San Diego State University (SDSU) transfer: Students may use this degree pathway for the General Business and Financial Services emphasis only. These students should select BUS 290/290H as a choice above. If CSIT 120, Fundamentals of Computer Information Systems, is not completed, the SDSU comparable course, MIS 180, will be required after transfer. Note: MiraCosta College is not in the SDSU local service area. Please see a counselor for further details.
Associate in Arts Degrees
Entrepreneurship
Management
Marketing
Retail Management
Supply Chain Management (SCM)
Students may earn one of the above-named associate degrees by completing a certificate of achievement and the general education courses required for MiraCosta College's Associate in Arts degree (see Associate Degrees). Students should meet with a MiraCosta counselor to identify required courses and to develop a written educational plan for the specific degree or certificate they wish to earn.
Certificates
Certificate of Achievement
Entrepreneurship
Students who start and run their own businesses enjoy the freedom of being their own boss with unlimited earning potential. This certificate program is for both current and prospective entrepreneurs. It assists students in learning and applying the traits and skills necessary to start, operate, and maintain a successful business. Students choose from a variety of electives, emphasizing either selected business skills or industry-specific expertise. Students may take courses in any sequence.
Program Student Learning Outcome
Upon completion of this program, the student will be able to develop a business plan, marketing plan, and financial statements for a proposed business.
| Required courses: | ||
| ACCT 101 | Practical Accounting | 4 |
| or ACCT 201 | Financial Accounting | |
| or ACCT 201H | Financial Accounting (Honors) | |
| BUS 130 | Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management | 3 |
| BUS 132 | Marketing | 3 |
| BUS 136 | Human Relations in Business | 3 |
| Select at least 9 elective units from the following: | 9 | |
| Introduction to Business | ||
or BUS 120H | Introduction to Business (Honors) | |
| Retail Management | ||
| Personal Selling | ||
| Business Promotion | ||
| Budgeting Basics | ||
| Personal Finance | ||
| Business Idea Generation and Feasibility Analysis | ||
| Business Startup Fundamentals | ||
| Funding the Entrepreneurial Venture | ||
| Business Plan Development | ||
| International Business | ||
| Career Mentoring | ||
| Internship Studies | ||
| E-Commerce and Web Presence | ||
| Social Media for Business | ||
| Introduction to Hospitality Management | ||
| Conference and Special Event Management | ||
| Web Design 1: Fundamentals | ||
| Business of Music and Media I | ||
| Total Units | 22 | |
Certificate of Achievement
Management
The Management certificate benefits students who are trying to keep pace with an increasingly turbulent working environment. It is particularly appropriate for manufacturing firms facing strong international competition and for all service industries. Completion of the certificate gives students a solid introduction to various management philosophies and skills and is a valuable addition to their resume. Students choose from a variety of electives, emphasizing either selected skills or industry-specific expertise. Students may take courses in any sequence.
Program Student Learning Outcome
Upon completion of this program, the student will be able to develop communication, critical thinking, and problem solving skills that will effectively prepare them for a career in management.
| Required courses: | ||
| BUS 117 | Human Resources Management | 3 |
| BUS 131 | Management Principles | 3 |
| BUS 136 | Human Relations in Business | 3 |
| BUS 290 | Business Communication | 3 |
| or BUS 290H | Business Communication (Honors) | |
| Select at least 9 units from the following: | 9 | |
| Managerial Accounting | ||
or ACCT 202H | Managerial Accounting (Honors) | |
| Introduction to Business | ||
or BUS 120H | Introduction to Business (Honors) | |
| Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management | ||
| Project Management | ||
| Retail Management | ||
| Legal Environment of Business | ||
or BUS 140H | Legal Environment of Business (Honors) | |
| Business Statistics | ||
or BUS 204H | Business Statistics (Honors) | |
| Career Mentoring | ||
| Internship Studies | ||
| Public Speaking | ||
| Group Communication | ||
| Introduction to Hospitality Management | ||
| Total Units | 21 | |
Certificate of Achievement
Marketing
Marketing is the process of planning and executing the conception, pricing, promotion, and distribution of ideas, goods, and services to create exchanges that satisfy individual and organizational objectives. It is critical to all business success. This program is for the student currently in or hoping to enter the marketing field. Students learn how products and services are developed, priced, promoted, and distributed; they also learn and practice marketing skills needed in the job market. Students may take courses in any sequence. Students are encouraged to choose a variety of electives that best increase their skill set.
Program Student Learning Outcome
Upon completion of this program the student will be able to develop communication, critical thinking, and problem solving skills that will prepare them for a career in marketing.
| Required courses: | ||
| BUS 132 | Marketing | 3 |
| BUS 135 | Personal Selling | 3 |
| BUS 138 | Business Promotion | 3 |
| BUS 290 | Business Communication | 3 |
| or BUS 290H | Business Communication (Honors) | |
| Select at least 9 elective units from the following: | 9 | |
| Introduction to Business | ||
or BUS 120H | Introduction to Business (Honors) | |
| Retail Management | ||
| Human Relations in Business | ||
| International Business | ||
| Business Statistics | ||
or BUS 204H | Business Statistics (Honors) | |
| Career Mentoring | ||
| Internship Studies | ||
| E-Commerce and Web Presence | ||
| Social Media for Business | ||
| Digital Imaging 1: Adobe Photoshop | ||
| Web Design 1: Fundamentals | ||
| Total Units | 21 | |
Certificate of Achievement
Retail Management
Retail management is an expanding career path supported by many industry sectors. Strong retail managers are essential to business success in electronics, clothing, food, entertainment, home furnishings, cosmetics, gifts, athletic equipment, pet supplies, and just about every other imaginable consumer product and service. This certificate, designed in collaboration with industry leaders, provides the student with many of the competencies required for success at the management level within the vast retail industry. The program encompasses business essentials, such as accounting and marketing, and emphasizes the "soft skills" of management and communication required for career success. This certificate has been endorsed by the Western Association of Food Chains and its member companies.
Program Student Learning Outcome
Upon completion of this program, the student will be able to develop communication, marketing, and management skills that effectively prepare them for a career in retail.
| Required courses: | ||
| BUS 117 | Human Resources Management | 3 |
| BUS 131 | Management Principles | 3 |
| BUS 132 | Marketing | 3 |
| BUS 134 | Retail Management | 3 |
| BUS 136 | Human Relations in Business | 3 |
| BUS 290 | Business Communication | 3 |
| or BUS 290H | Business Communication (Honors) | |
| ACCT 101 | Practical Accounting | 4 |
| or ACCT 201 | Financial Accounting | |
| or ACCT 201H | Financial Accounting (Honors) | |
| CSIT 110 | Computer Applications | 3 |
| Total Units | 25 | |
Certificate of Achievement
Social Media for Business
This program combines business skills in marketing, advertising, and communication with technical skills in social media and e-commerce. Students gain a working knowledge of techniques to increase and optimize business-oriented web traffic in various social media venues, including Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and other emerging social media and e-commerce platforms. Students achieve focus through elective selections. Students should consider electives based on their need for building more skills with service and communication (BUS 136 and BUS 290), technical skills and software (CSIT 120 and CSIT 137), or web and graphic design (MAT 110 and MAT 125). Students can also gain real-world practical experience through internships (BUS/CSIT/MAT 292) and work experience (BUS/CSIT/MAT 299).
Program Student Learning Outcome
Upon completion of this program, the student will be able to develop a social media marketing plan using multiple platforms to reach their audience.
| Required courses: | ||
| BUS 132 | Marketing | 3 |
| BUS 138 | Business Promotion | 3 |
| CSIT 146 | E-Commerce and Web Presence | 3 |
| CSIT 155 | Social Media for Business | 3 |
| Select a minimum of six units from the courses below: | 6 | |
| Introduction to Business | ||
or BUS 120H | Introduction to Business (Honors) | |
| Human Relations in Business | ||
| Business Communication | ||
or BUS 290H | Business Communication (Honors) | |
| Internship Studies * | ||
| Occupational Work Experience Education * | ||
| Fundamentals of Computer Information Systems | ||
| Google Apps for Business | ||
| Internship Studies * | ||
| Occupational Work Experience Education * | ||
| Digital Imaging 1: Adobe Photoshop | ||
| Web Design 1: Fundamentals | ||
| Internship Studies * | ||
| Occupational Work Experience Education * | ||
| Total Units | 18 | |
*Students can take 1-3 units of the 292 and 299 courses.
Certificate of Achievement
Supply Chain Management
Supply chain management (SCM) is the handling of the entire production flow of a good or service, starting from the raw components to delivering the final product to the consumer. It is particularly critical in today’s increasingly globalized environment across many industries. Career options in SCM include positions in several functional areas: manufacturing, operations, purchasing, warehousing, transportation, and logistics. This program is for the student currently in or hoping to enter a career in supply chain management. A strong demand in the region for supply chain professionals provides numerous job opportunities in this field. This program also prepares students to obtain professional certifications specific to the field of SCM. Students may take courses in any sequence and are encouraged to choose a variety of electives that best increase their skill set for employment based on their area of focus.
Program Student Learning Outcome
Upon completion of this program, the student will be able to demonstrate supply chain management skills and strategies to support global supply chain and operations management activities and decision-making.
| Required courses: | ||
| BUS 128 | Introduction to Supply Chain Management | 3 |
| BUS 140 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| or BUS 140H | Legal Environment of Business (Honors) | |
| BUS 204 | Business Statistics | 3 |
| or BUS 204H | Business Statistics (Honors) | |
| BUS 290 | Business Communication | 3 |
| or BUS 290H | Business Communication (Honors) | |
| Select at least nine units from the following: | 9 | |
| Financial Accounting | ||
or ACCT 201H | Financial Accounting (Honors) | |
| Managerial Accounting | ||
or ACCT 202H | Managerial Accounting (Honors) | |
| Management Principles | ||
| Project Management | ||
| Transportation and Logistics | ||
| Warehousing Operations | ||
| International Business | ||
| Manufacturing and Service Operations | ||
| Career Mentoring | ||
| Internship Studies | ||
| Intercultural Communication | ||
| Computer Applications | ||
or CSIT 120 | Fundamentals of Computer Information Systems | |
| Total Units | 21 | |
Certificate of Proficiency
Business Administration
The Business Administration certificate allows business students to demonstrate they have acquired research, analysis, and communication skills fundamental to business. Highly motivated students who have demonstrated they have completed at least three honors courses or contracts will earn the "honors" designation on the certificate.
Program Student Learning Outcome
Upon completion of this program, the student will have learned and applied discipline-specific research, analysis, and communications skills in business and accounting.
| Required courses: | ||
| Choose a minimum of four courses. Students who complete three courses with (H) designation will earn an honors endorsement on the certificate. | 12-14 | |
| Introduction to Business | ||
or BUS 120H | Introduction to Business (Honors) | |
| Legal Environment of Business | ||
or BUS 140H | Legal Environment of Business (Honors) | |
| Business Statistics | ||
or BUS 204H | Business Statistics (Honors) | |
| Business Communication | ||
or BUS 290H | Business Communication (Honors) | |
| Financial Accounting | ||
or ACCT 201H | Financial Accounting (Honors) | |
| Managerial Accounting | ||
or ACCT 202H | Managerial Accounting (Honors) | |
| Total Units | 12-14 | |
Certificate of Proficiency
Business Fundamentals
This certificate introduces and provides an overview of the issues and skills involved in business education and/or careers in business. An introductory business course covering marketing, management, and finance is combined with additional skills-based business courses. Together, these courses provide a foundation for work and/or study related to business.
Program Student Learning Outcome
Upon completion of this program, the student will be able to explain and differentiate the various business disciplines/functions using appropriate terminology and context.
| Required courses: | ||
| BUS 120 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
| or BUS 120H | Introduction to Business (Honors) | |
| Choose two courses: | 6-8 | |
| Practical Accounting | ||
| Financial Accounting | ||
or ACCT 201H | Financial Accounting (Honors) | |
| Managerial Accounting | ||
or ACCT 202H | Managerial Accounting (Honors) | |
| Human Resources Management | ||
| Management Principles | ||
| Marketing | ||
| Project Management | ||
| Retail Management | ||
| Personal Selling | ||
| Human Relations in Business | ||
| Business Promotion | ||
| Legal Environment of Business | ||
or BUS 140H | Legal Environment of Business (Honors) | |
| International Business | ||
| Business Statistics | ||
or BUS 204H | Business Statistics (Honors) | |
| Business Communication | ||
or BUS 290H | Business Communication (Honors) | |
| Computer Applications | ||
| Fundamentals of Computer Information Systems | ||
| Total Units | 9-11 | |
Certificate of Proficiency
Business Quick Startup
This program offers short, targeted, intensive classes designed to allow students to quickly complete their certificate and start a business. Business Quick Startup is designed to meet a variety of needs, including those of students with a concept they want to bring to market; those who may be interested in starting their own business but need to assess feasibility for an idea; and business owners who have identified an internal conceptual weakness needing improvement. This certificate is action-oriented and students will have tools they need to begin operations at the completion of the program.
Program Student Learning Outcome
Upon completion of this program, the student will be able to develop a professional business plan with all supporting startup documentation.
| Required courses: | ||
| BUS 132 | Marketing | 3 |
| BUS 152 | Business Idea Generation and Feasibility Analysis | 2 |
| BUS 153 | Business Startup Fundamentals | 1 |
| BUS 154 | Funding the Entrepreneurial Venture | 1 |
| BUS 155 | Business Plan Development | 2 |
| Select a minimum of 3 units from the following elective courses: | 3 | |
| Payroll Accounting | ||
| Individual Income Tax | ||
| Automotive Reconditioning and Detailing | ||
| E-Commerce and Web Presence | ||
| Social Media for Business | ||
| Computer-Aided Design and Drafting | ||
| Solid Modeling | ||
| Sustainable Landscape and Turf Management | ||
| Introduction to Sustainable Agriculture | ||
| Conference and Special Event Management | ||
| Total Units | 12 | |
Certificate of Proficiency
Entrepreneurship Fundamentals
This certificate gives students planning their own business a great start by introducing classes and topics dealing with the three fundamental concerns of all business: money and finance (accounting), pursuing creative ideas and selling (marketing), and hiring, working with, and developing people (human relations). Students who complete this certificate are encouraged to then pursue the Entrepreneurship Certificate of Achievement.
Program Student Learning Outcome
Upon completion of this program, the student will be able to develop basic financial, communication, and personal management skills that will prepare them to create an entrepreneurial venture.
| Required courses: | ||
| ACCT 101 | Practical Accounting | 4 |
| BUS 132 | Marketing | 3 |
| BUS 136 | Human Relations in Business | 3 |
| Including one of the following: | 3 | |
| Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management | ||
| Total Units | 13 | |
Certificate of Proficiency
Project Management
Project management careers include positions in diverse areas of business, such as construction, engineering, information technology, telecommunications, software development, and health care. This certificate focuses on both the development of knowledge and professional skills to become a project manager by developing job-related skills in the field and preparation for the professional certification exam. Coursework topics include principles of project management, computer applications, communication, and management.
Program Student Learning Outcome
Upon completion of this program, the student will be able to create an effective plan and schedule for a personal or business project from defined criteria, and monitor, control, and measure performance of the project.
| Required courses: | ||
| BUS 131 | Management Principles | 3 |
| BUS 133 | Project Management | 3 |
| BUS 290 | Business Communication | 3 |
| or BUS 290H | Business Communication (Honors) | |
| CSIT 110 | Computer Applications | 3 |
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Business | ||
or BUS 120H | Introduction to Business (Honors) | |
| Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management | ||
| Human Relations in Business | ||
| Fundamentals of Computer Information Systems | ||
| Modeling, Prototyping, and Manufacturing | ||
| Media Design 1: Production | ||
| Total Units | 15 | |
Certificate of Proficiency
Retail Assistant
This certificate covers topics essential to the retail workplace and addresses basic skills required for success in that setting.
Program Student Learning Outcome
Upon completion of this program, the student will be able to develop basic marketing and sales skills that will enable them to acquire a position in a retail environment.
| Required courses: | ||
| ACCT 158 | Business Mathematics | 3 |
| BUS 132 | Marketing | 3 |
| BUS 134 | Retail Management | 3 |
| Total Units | 9 | |
Certificate of Proficiency
Social Entrepreneurship
Students who start and run their own social enterprises have the potential to make a positive social impact in their community and beyond. This certificate program is for both current and prospective social entrepreneurs. It assists students in learning, developing, and applying the skills needed to start, operate, and maintain a successful social enterprise. Students may take courses in any sequence.
Program Student Learning Outcome
Upon completion of this program, students will be able to develop a business plan for a social enterprise that addresses a social problem impacting the local or global community.
| Required courses: | ||
| SOC 101 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| or SOC 101H | Introduction to Sociology (Honors) | |
| SOC 102 | Contemporary Social Problems | 3 |
| or SOC 105 | Introduction to Justice Studies | |
| BUS 130 | Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management | 3 |
| BUS 153 | Business Startup Fundamentals | 1 |
| BUS 154 | Funding the Entrepreneurial Venture | 1 |
| BUS 292 | Internship Studies | 1 |
| or SOC 292 | Internship Studies | |
| Total Units | 12 | |
How to Read Course Descriptions
For more detailed information about a course, such as its content, objectives, and fulfillment of a degree, certificate, or general education requirement, please see the official course outline of record, available on the Courses and Programs webpage.
Courses
BUS 117: Human Resources Management
Units: 3
Prerequisites: None
Acceptable for Credit: CSU
Lecture 3 hours.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
This course introduces human resource management in business. Topics include the role and scope of human resource management in an organization, strategic human resource management planning, employment law, recruiting, training, employee development, employee communication, performance management, compensation and benefits programs, managing diversity and global operations, collective bargaining, and using human resources as a competitive advantage.
BUS 120: Introduction to Business
Units: 3
Prerequisites: None
Enrollment Limitation: Not open to students with prior credit in BUS 120H.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 3 hours.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer
This course introduces the trends and opportunities in today's dynamic business environment as they relate to economics, global markets, ethics and social responsibility, business ownership forms, entrepreneurship, management responsibility, human resources management, marketing, operations, accounting, and financial management. Students gain important business context and discover business career and educational opportunities. UC CREDIT LIMITATION: Credit for BUS 120 or BUS 120H. C-ID BUS-110.
BUS 120H: Introduction to Business (Honors)
Units: 3
Prerequisites: None
Enrollment Limitation: Not open to students with prior credit in BUS 120.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 3 hours.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer
This course offers students an introduction to trends and opportunities in today's dynamic business environment as they relate to economics, global markets, ethics and social responsibility, business ownership forms, entrepreneurship, management responsibility, human resources management, marketing, operations, accounting, and financial management. Students gain important business context and discover business career and educational opportunities. As an honors course, it provides students the opportunity to conduct supervised independent research and participate in instructor-led and collaborative discussions as well as in field trips related to industries, large publicly traded corporations, and business-related issues. UC CREDIT LIMITATION: Credit for BUS 120 or BUS 120H. C-ID BUS-110.
BUS 128: Introduction to Supply Chain Management
Units: 3
Prerequisites: None
Acceptable for Credit: CSU
Lecture 3 hours.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
This course provides an overview of key supply chain management and logistics processes, concepts, and methodologies. The course explores the framework for supply chain management, major issues and challenges, main cost and service elements, key strategies and practices, and strategic role of information technology. Students gain important global business context and explore supply chain management career and educational opportunities.
BUS 130: Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management
Units: 3
Prerequisites: None
Acceptable for Credit: CSU
Lecture 3 hours.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer
In this business start-up and management course, students learn about conducting preliminary research, analyzing trends and competition, buying and starting a business or franchise, developing a business plan, considering legal issues, target marketing, accounting, managing personnel, and responsible business practices.
BUS 131: Management Principles
Units: 3
Prerequisites: None
Acceptable for Credit: CSU
Lecture 3 hours.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
This course explores contemporary management application issues. Topics include management theories, finding and developing leaders, motivating employees, strategic planning, hiring and training employees, developing workplace teams, dealing with organizational change, diversity, and ethical and social responsibilities of managers.
BUS 132: Marketing
Units: 3
Prerequisites: None
Acceptable for Credit: CSU
Lecture 3 hours.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
This course introduces students to the principles of marketing. Topics include segmenting, targeting, market research, buyer behavior, distribution, retailing, promotional mix elements, and digital media issues. Students gain an understanding of the marketing mix (product, distribution, promotion, and price) for a defined target market.
BUS 133: Project Management
Units: 3
Prerequisites: None
Acceptable for Credit: CSU
Lecture 3 hours.
Course Typically Offered: Spring
This course introduces students with varying backgrounds to the fundamental principles of contemporary project management in personal and professional environments. The course covers the principles and methods necessary to create an effective plan and schedule for a project; the techniques to monitor, control, and measure performance of the project once it is underway; and the competing demands of time, scope, and resources. Topics also include project management software, communication, Web resources, certifications, and lifelong learning.
BUS 134: Retail Management
Units: 3
Prerequisites: None
Acceptable for Credit: CSU
Lecture 3 hours.
Course Typically Offered: Spring
This course introduces the principles and practices used in managing retail businesses. Topics include site selection, layout, organization, staffing, positioning, customer service, promotional techniques, and all aspects of the critical buying function.
BUS 135: Personal Selling
Units: 3
Prerequisites: None
Acceptable for Credit: CSU
Lecture 3 hours.
Course Typically Offered: Spring
This course covers professional selling skills and techniques. Topics include career opportunities, understanding buyer behavior, communication skills, prospecting, interviewing, motivating, persuading, handling objections, negotiating, closing, obtaining referrals, and addressing legal and ethical concerns.
BUS 136: Human Relations in Business
Units: 3
Prerequisites: None
Acceptable for Credit: CSU
Lecture 3 hours.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
This course covers the major themes of human relations, including self-awareness, communication, motivation, and conflict resolution, from psychological, sociological, and physiological perspectives. It emphasizes interpersonal skills that promote personal and professional success in a culturally diverse, global, and high-tech business environment. Topics include the identification of values, ethics, teamwork, and leadership-skill development. The course also examines strategies that can be utilized to attain physical and emotional well-being with the workplace.
BUS 138: Business Promotion
Units: 3
Prerequisites: None
Acceptable for Credit: CSU
Lecture 3 hours.
Course Typically Offered: Fall
This course provides students with an overview of the promotion function within marketing. Topics include segmenting, buyer personas, positioning, customer journey mapping, creative content creation for both digital and traditional advertising, public relations, and sales promotion tactics.
BUS 140: Legal Environment of Business
Units: 3
Prerequisites: None
Enrollment Limitation: Not open to students with prior credit in BUS 140H.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 3 hours.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer
This course introduces business-related law, ethics, social responsibility, and government regulations. Topics include dispute resolution, legal system and laws, torts, crimes, contracts, sales, warranties, negotiable instruments, secured transactions, bankruptcy, agency, employment, business entities, real and personal property, cyberlaw, and intellectual property. UC CREDIT LIMITATION: Credit for BUS 140 or BUS 140H. C-ID BUS-120, BUS-125.
BUS 140H: Legal Environment of Business (Honors)
Units: 3
Prerequisites: None
Enrollment Limitation: Not open to students with prior credit in BUS 140.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 3 hours.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer
This course offers students an introduction to business-related law, ethics, social responsibility, and government regulations. Topics include dispute resolution, legal system and laws, torts, crimes, contracts, sales, warranties, negotiable instruments, secured transactions, bankruptcy, agency, employment, business entities, real and personal property, cyberlaw, and intellectual property. As an honors course, it provides students the opportunity to conduct supervised independent legal research, participate in moot-court simulations when appropriate, and lead and participate in collaborative and instructor-led discussions. UC CREDIT LIMITATION: Credit for BUS 140 or BUS 140H. C-ID BUS-120, BUS-125.
BUS 141: Transportation and Logistics
Units: 3
Prerequisites: None
Acceptable for Credit: CSU
Lecture 3 hours.
Course Typically Offered: Spring
This course provides an overview of the principles and practices of transportation and its role within supply chain management. The course emphasizes physical transportation systems within the context of logistics management. Students gain important global supply chain context and explore transportation and logistics career and educational opportunities.
BUS 143: Warehousing Operations
Units: 3
Prerequisites: None
Acceptable for Credit: CSU
Lecture 3 hours.
Course Typically Offered: Spring
This course provides an overview of warehousing operations and the processes, technologies, and equipment within a warehouse facility as enablers for an efficient, effective, and comprehensive supply. Students gain important global supply chain context and explore warehousing operations career and educational opportunities.
BUS 144: Budgeting Basics
Units: 1
Prerequisites: None
Acceptable for Credit: CSU
Lecture 1 hour.
Course Typically Offered: Spring
This course addresses the preparation of an operating budget for businesses. Students prepare an integrated set of pro-forma financial statements and analyze budget versus actuals reports.
BUS 147: Personal Finance
Units: 3
Prerequisites: Knowledge, skills, and abilities at the intermediate algebra level as determined by the math placement process.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU
Lecture 3 hours.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
This course assists students in gaining the knowledge, tools, attitude, and skills needed to make informed lifelong financial decisions that will empower their lives. Students explore the social, psychological, and physiological issues related to planning and managing a personal financial plan. Topics include goal setting, budgeting, money management, taxes, savings, consumer credit, automobiles, housing, insurance, investment vehicles, retirement and estate planning, and the financial impact of marriage and divorce.
BUS 152: Business Idea Generation and Feasibility Analysis
Units: 2
Prerequisites: None
Acceptable for Credit: CSU
Lecture 2 hours.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
This course focuses on identification of potential business opportunities and the development of a feasibility study of a proposed business idea.
BUS 153: Business Startup Fundamentals
Units: 1
Prerequisites: None
Acceptable for Credit: CSU
Lecture 1 hour.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
This course addresses all logistical elements of business startup. Students complete required paperwork to start and operate a small business in California.
BUS 154: Funding the Entrepreneurial Venture
Units: 1
Prerequisites: None
Acceptable for Credit: CSU
Lecture 1 hour.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
This course introduces students to the various options available to fund a new or on-going business.
BUS 155: Business Plan Development
Units: 2
Prerequisites: None
Acceptable for Credit: CSU
Lecture 2 hours.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
This course focuses on the development of a professional business plan for the purpose of obtaining funding. It emphasizes development of the business plan document, incorporating effective writing techniques, research, data analysis, and presentation. Students meet and collaborate with Small Business Development Center (SBDC) coaches throughout the course during the development process.
BUS 160: International Business
Units: 3
Prerequisites: None
Acceptable for Credit: CSU
Lecture 3 hours.
Course Typically Offered: Spring
This course covers international business, trade, and globalization. Topics include politics, laws, economics, cultures, ethics, foreign trade/investment/exchange, internationalizing a business, entering foreign markets, strategizing, structuring, and managing in a global economy with social responsibility.
BUS 204: Business Statistics
Units: 3
Prerequisites: None
Enrollment Limitation: Not open to students with prior credit in BUS 204H.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 3 hours.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer
This course examines the use of descriptive statistics, probability, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, analysis of variance, regression and correlation analysis, chi-square, t-tests for one and two populations, and applications of technology-based statistical analysis using data from business, economics, political science, health science, information technology, and education, including the interpretation of the relevance of statistical findings for business problem solving and decision making. UC CREDIT LIMITATION: Credit for BTEC 180/BTEC 180H, BUS 204/BUS 204H, MATH 103/MATH 103S, PSYC 104/PSYC 104H, or SOC 125. Some CSU campuses may also impose this credit limitation.
BUS 204H: Business Statistics (Honors)
Units: 3
Prerequisites: None
Enrollment Limitation: Not open to students with prior credit in BUS 204.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 3 hours.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer
This course introduces statistical methods for analyzing data in business contexts. As an honors course, it offers an enriched experience for students through a pro-seminar format and more in-depth coverage of course topics including application. This course examines the use of descriptive statistics, probability, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, analysis of variance, regression and correlation analysis, chi-square, t-tests for one and two populations, and applications of technology-based statistical analysis using data from business, economics, political science, health science, information technology, and education, including the interpretation of the relevance of statistical findings for business problem solving and decision making. UC CREDIT LIMITATION: Credit for BTEC 180/BTEC 180H, BUS 204/BUS 204H, MATH 103/MATH 103S, PSYC 104/PSYC 104H, or SOC 125. Some CSU campuses may also impose this credit limitation.
BUS 205: Manufacturing and Service Operations
Units: 3
Prerequisites: None
Acceptable for Credit: CSU
Lecture 3 hours.
Course Typically Offered: Fall
This course focuses on the concepts, principles, problems, and practices of operations management. It emphasizes methodologies and processes for effective and efficient management of manufacturing and services operations. Students gain important global business context and explore operations management career and educational opportunities.
BUS 289: Career Mentoring
Units: 1
Prerequisites: None
Acceptable for Credit: CSU
Lecture 1 hour.
Course Typically Offered: Spring
This course provides students the opportunity to apply the theories and techniques of their discipline in a mentor/protege relationship under the instruction of a faculty coordinator. It introduces students to aspects of successful transfer, completion, and transition to a successful career.
BUS 290: Business Communication
Units: 3
Prerequisites: ENGL 100 or ENGL 100H
Enrollment Limitation: Not open to students with prior credit in BUS 290H.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU
Lecture 3 hours.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer
This course focuses on the principles of effective written, oral, and electronic communication. It emphasizes solving problems and eliciting positive response through carefully organized and designed memos, letters, reports, and presentations. C-ID BUS-115.
BUS 290H: Business Communication (Honors)
Units: 3
Prerequisites: ENGL 100 or ENGL 100H.
Enrollment Limitation: Not open to students with prior credit in BUS 290.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU
Lecture 3 hours.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer
This honors course offers students an enriched academic approach to the principles of effective written, oral, and electronic communication. The course emphasizes solving real-world problems and eliciting positive responses through carefully planned, organized, and designed memos, letters, reports, and presentations. C-ID BUS-115.
BUS 292: Internship Studies
Units: 0.5-14
Prerequisites: None
Corequisite: Complete 54 hours of work per unit, paid or unpaid.
Enrollment Limitation: Instructor, dept chair, and Career Center approval. Fourteen unit maximum in any combination of work experience education and/or internship studies per semester.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer
This course provides students the opportunity to apply the theories and techniques of their discipline in an internship position in a professional setting under the instruction of a faculty-mentor and site supervisor. It introduces students to aspects of the roles and responsibilities of professionals employed in the field of study. Topics include goal-setting, employability skills development, and examination of the world of work as it relates to the student's career plans. Students must develop new learning objectives and/or work/intern at a new site upon each enrollment.
BUS 296: Topics in Business Administration
Units: 1-3
Prerequisites: None
Acceptable for Credit: CSU
Lecture 1 hour.
Lecture 2 hours.
Lecture 3 hours.
Course Typically Offered: To be arranged
This course gives students an opportunity to study topics in Business Administration that are not included in regular course offerings. Each Topics course is announced, described, and given its own title and 296 number designation in the class schedule.<br/>
BUS 299: Occupational Work Experience Education
Units: 0.5-14
Prerequisites: None
Corequisite: Complete 54 hours of work per unit, paid or unpaid.
Enrollment Limitation: Career Center approval. Fourteen unit maximum in any combination of work experience education and/or internship studies per semester.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer
This course is intended for students who are employed in a job directly related to their major or career area of interest. It allows such students the opportunity to apply the theories and skills of their discipline to their position and to undertake new responsibilities and learn new skills at work. Topics include goal-setting, employability skills development, and examination of the world of work as it relates to the student's career plans. Students must develop new learning objectives and/or work/intern at a new site upon each enrollment.
BUS 302: Leadership and Personal Development
Units: 3
Prerequisites: ENGL 100 or ENGL 100H.
Enrollment Limitation: Only open to students enrolled in the bachelor's degree program in biomanufacturing at MiraCosta College.
Lecture 3 hours.
Course Typically Offered: Fall
This course explores how leaders influence organizations. It focuses on leadership and management topics related to communication, groups and teams, motivation, personal values, professional behavior, organizational structure, and diversity. The course integrates theory and practice. This course is open only to students enrolled in the biomanufacturing bachelor's degree program.
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