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Management Associate of Applied Science Degree

Overview and Award Outcomes

Overview

There is a need for technical professionals to broaden their horizons and enhance their skills. This flexible award lets you bundle technical courses with business skills courses so you can enhance your technical training with the most relevant soft skills.

There is a demand for people who have the ability to apply business knowledge in solving problems. To be successful in business a person must have qualities that include the ability to work well with others, the desire to be part of a team, and the ability to work in a rapidly changing environment. Others include critical thinking, decision-making, problem-solving, questioning, diplomacy, and negotiation, along with good oral and written communication skills.

Award Outcomes

Demonstrate effective business communication skills
Demonstrate interpersonal skills
Demonstrate team building skills
Demonstrate professional business behavior
Solve business problems using critical thinking techniques
Apply marketing concepts and strategies to business decision making
Apply management concepts to business problems
Analyze business problems using financial concepts
Develop solutions to customer service problems
Identify strategies to retain customers
Apply conflict management skills

Career Opportunities

This occupational area includes the following career titles: Business Manager or Business Specialist. Business managers work in every industry including finance, real estate, insurance, healthcare, manufacturing, construction, automotive and retail.

Program Requirements

Technical Studies Required 40 Credits

Course NumberCourse TitleCourse Credits
ACCT1000Introduction to Accounting

3

or

ACCT1102Principles of Accounting I

4

 

ACCT2155Financial Accounting

4

 

BUSN1000Principles of Business

3

BUSN1020Principles of Selling

3

BUSN1075Business Conflict and Negotiation

3

BUSN1140Business Law

3

BUSN1200Business Communication

3

BUSN1510Entrepreneurship and Global Ventures

3

BUSN2005Principles of Marketing

4

BUSN2055Principles of Management

4

BUSN2080Project Management

3

BUSN2085Operations and Supply Chain Management

4

General Education Required 15 Credits

Course NumberCourse TitleCourse Credits
ENGL1070Technical Writing

3

or

ENGL1100Writing and Research

4

 

PHIL1100Critical Thinking for College Success

3

Choose any course from MnTC Goal Area 4 (Mathematical/Logical Reasoning)

3

Choose one of the following:

Course NumberCourse TitleCourse Credits
COMM1250Interpersonal Communication

3

COMM1260Small Group Communication

3

COMM1280Public Speaking

3

Choose one of the following:

Course NumberCourse TitleCourse Credits
Any course from Goal 5 (History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences) or Goal 9 (Ethics and Civic Responsibility) of the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum

3

General Education Elective 0 Credits

 

Technical Studies Elective 5 Credits

Course NumberCourse TitleCourse Credits
Recommended:

BUSN1025Introduction to Esports Business

3

BUSN1030Professional Development

3

BUSN1041Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

3

BUSN1060Territory/Account Management

3

BUSN1091Sales Management

3

BUSN2000Business Analysis

4

BUSN2010Requirements Management with Use Cases

3

BUSN2015Marketing Applications

3

BUSN2075Digital Marketing

3

BUSN2085Operations and Supply Chain Management

4

BUSN2101Entrepreneurship Application

2

BUSN2170Supervised Occupational Experience

4

Total Associate in Applied Science Degree Credits 60

Semester Sequence

Offered at Brooklyn Park and Eden Prairie

Prerequisite: Qualifying score on Computer Literacy Assessment test

First Semester

Course NumberCourse TitleCourse Credits
BUSN1000Principles of Business

3

BUSN2080Project Management

3

BUSN2085Operations and Supply Chain Management

4

ENGL1070Technical Writing

3

or

ENGL1100Writing and Research

4

Total Credits  13

Second Semester

Course NumberCourse TitleCourse Credits
ACCT1000Introduction to Accounting

3

or

ACCT1102Principles of Accounting I

4

BUSN1020Principles of Selling

3

BUSN1075Business Conflict and Negotiation

3

BUSN2055Principles of Management

4

COMM1250Interpersonal Communication

3

or

COMM1260Small Group Communication

3

or

COMM1280Public Speaking

3

Total Credits  16

Third Semester

Course NumberCourse TitleCourse Credits
BUSN1140Business Law

3

BUSN1200Business Communication

3

BUSN2005Principles of Marketing

4

Technical Studies Electives

5

Choose 3 credits from MnTC Goal Area 5

3

or

Choose 3 credits from MnTC Goal Area 9

3

Total Credits  18

Fourth Semester

Course NumberCourse TitleCourse Credits
ACCT2155Financial Accounting

4

BUSN1510Entrepreneurship and Global Ventures

3

PHIL1100Critical Thinking for College Success

3

Choose 3 credits from MnTC Goal Area 4

3

Total Credits  13

Technical Studies Electives

Recommended:

Course NumberCourse TitleCourse Credits
BUSN1025Introduction to Esports Business

3

BUSN1030Professional Development

3

BUSN1041Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

3

BUSN1060Territory/Account Management

3

BUSN1091Sales Management

3

BUSN2000Business Analysis

4

BUSN2010Requirements Management with Use Cases

3

BUSN2015Marketing Applications

3

BUSN2075Digital Marketing

3

BUSN2101Entrepreneurship Application

2

BUSN2170Supervised Occupational Experience

4

MnTC Goal Area 4

A complete list of MnTC courses and Goal Areas that can be used to meet General Education requirements can be found at www.hennepintech.edu.  The same course cannot satisfy more than one MnTC Goal Area requirement.

Course NumberCourse TitleCourse Credits
MATH1150Applications of Quantitative Reasoning

3

MATH1250Introduction to Statistics

3

MATH1400College Algebra

4

PHIL1000Introduction to Logic

3

Choose a Total of:  3 Credits

MnTC Goal Area 5 or MnTC Goal Area 9

Course NumberCourse TitleCourse Credits
MnTC Goal Area 5

ECON1200Principles of Microeconomics

3

ECON1300Principles of Macroeconomics

3

ENGL1200Introduction to Humanities

3

HIST1400Contemporary World History

3

POLI1000Introduction to American Government and Politics

3

PSYC1000General Psychology

3

PSYC1200Psychology Throughout the Lifespan

3

PSYC1300Abnormal Psychology

3

SOCI1100Introduction to Sociology

3

SOCI1200Marriage and Family

3

SOCI1400Race in America

3

SOCI1500Introduction to Criminal Justice

3

SOCI1600Food and Society

3

or

MnTC Goal Area 9

ARTS1005Art and Social Justice

3

BIOL1300Introduction to Forensic Science

3

ECON1200Principles of Microeconomics

3

PHIL1200Ethics

3

PHIL1400Medical Ethics

4

PHIL1600Environmental Ethics

3

POLI1000Introduction to American Government and Politics

3

SOCI1500Introduction to Criminal Justice

3

Choose a Total of:  3 Credits

Graduation (60 Credits)

This semester sequence is a tool meant for students to discuss their schedule each semester with their faculty advisor.  Some courses may be offered only once per year and only on one campus.

Semester listings reflect the recommended sequence.  Due to circumstances beyond our control, the information herein is subject to change without notice.

 

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