Business Management/Marketing

Business Management

61credit hours required to graduate (depending on specialization):
           Business Management Specialization
           Criminal Justice Specialization

Business Management is no longer a field just for people who desire to be managers.  Today, organizations are empowering all individuals, giving them more responsibility and requiring more knowledge. 

Collin's Business Management degree strives to provide students the ability to relate with others, the skills to work in a team, the knowledge to initiate change, and the experience to solve problems. Topics include basic management foundations and theories, human resource management, human relations training, financial management, and capital acquisition skills.

This degree is also excellent for people who wish to major in another field but need some business and management skills. All organizations have a business approach which requires that individuals be adept at planning, organizing, leading, and control the many activities that accompany a successful business venture.

The Criminal Justice specialization is designed for law enforcement officials who want to be promoted in rank but lack the sufficient transferable course work in a related field.  The program will transfer directly to the University of North Texas or other universities with similar programs and will prepare officers to be promoted into supervision/management positions.  This specialization applies specifically to the law enforcement officer and is uniquely different from Collin's other program in Criminal Justice program which focuses more in corrections management. 

Students planning to transfer to a college or university should check with a Collin academic advisor prior to beginning this program.

Career Opportunities

Every business and organization has leaders and/or people who perform leadership tasks. Therefore, this degree can apply to any field including government and public service.  There are also five certificate plans that are designed to meet the needs of anyone in quick need of skills provided by credit classes.  Students enrolled in these certificate plans do not need to complete the TASP exam prior to enrollment.

Project Management Certificate

The Collin County Community College District is offering three new courses in Project Management as part of its overall path of study towards an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree in Business Management, or as a separate certificate program.  The program was initiated at the request of human resource directors at several local telecom companies wishing to offer their workers, who may not have college credit or project management knowledge, a chance to overcome these hurdles and open up greater opportunities for their career progression.  It is taught in a college credit courses (six courses overall) that are available to anyone who wishes to take them.  The courses are designed to teach many important aspects of project implementation and management, such as teamwork, leadership, human relations, change, negotiations and conflict resolution, quality control, risk, and scope, both in theory and in application.

Students choosing the certificate route may apply their project management skills immediately to assist themselves in acquiring better paying jobs, or they can substitute these Project Management courses for other management courses on the Associate of Applied Science  (AAS) degree with a major in Business Management.  Once earned, the AAS degree can then be transferred to many area universities such as the University of North Texas, Amberton University, or Dallas Baptist University where students can enroll in one of several Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences degrees.

Project Management courses will follow the information used in the PMBOK (Project Management Book of Knowledge) and will assist students in passing their Project Management licensing exams. 

Off-Site Certificate & Degree Opportunities

Collin's Business Management department also has an educational certificate program for students employed with companies such as Target, Mervyns, Kone, and Countrywide Mortgage and teaches those classes off-site at company locations as well as the regular courses taught at the Spring Creek Campus and at the Preston Ridge Campus.

Marketing

Marketing incorporates professional education courses to prepare individuals for career paths with retail or wholesale organizations, profit or non-profit service organizations, governmental agencies, and academic institutions.

This program is designed to give a thorough background in aspects of marketing and to provide methods for improving skills for people already employed in a marketing career.  Marketing students who have questions should visit with the program coordinator. 

Students planning to transfer to a college or university should check with the CCCC academic advisor prior to beginning this program.

Career Opportunities

Marketing provides the essential core of marketing practices and prepares students for positions in:

• Advertising
• Consulting
• Customer Service
• Directing
• E-Commerce
• Industrial Marketing Management
• International Marketing
• Marketing Management
• Promotion
• Retailing
• Sales
• Sales Management
• Wholesaling