Retail Management

Program Description

Associate in Applied Science in Retail Management
The Retail Management degree is designed to prepare individuals working in the retail management, food industry, and related fields, for the mid-level management position challenges of the future. The curriculum encompasses business essentials and also emphasizes the skill sets needed for effective management and communication in the work environment.  Instruction will provide the background and knowledge necessary for students to develop the judgment skills they must exercise as business managers.

Required Courses: 39
ACC111 Accounting Principles I 3
ACC230* Uses of Accounting Information I 3
ACC240* Uses of Accounting Information II 3
     
BPC110

Computer Usage and Applications (3) OR

  
CISI05 Survey of Computer Information Systems (3) 3
     
COM110

Interpersonal Communication (3) OR

  
IND133 Speaking in Business (3) 3
     
GBS110 Human Relations in Business and Industry (3) OR  
MGT251 Human Relations in Business (3) 3
     
GBS131 Business Calculations (3) OR  
GBS161* Mathematics of Business (3) 3
     
GBS205 Legal, Ethical, and Regulatory Issues in Business 3
GBS233* Business Communication 3
     
MGT101

Techniques of Supervision (3) OR

  
MGT229 Management and Leadership I (3) 3
     
MGT179

Utilizing the Human Resources Department (3) OR

  
MGT276 Personnel/Human Resources Management (3) 3
     
MKT268 Merchandising 3
MKT271 Principles of Marketing 3
General Education Requirements: 25
General Education Core: 15
First-Year Composition 6
ENG101*

First-Year Composition (3) OR

  
ENG107*

First-Year Composition for ESL (3)

 
  AND  
ENG102*

First-Year Composition (3) OR

  
ENG108*

First-Year Composition for ESL (3) OR

  
ENG111* Technical Writing (3)  
ENG102 or ENG108

recommended for students pursuing a BAS degree at an Arizona university.
Oral Communication 3
COM230 Small Group Communication  
Critical Reading  
CRE101

Critical and Evaluative Reading I (3) OR

 3
  Equivalent by assessment  
Mathematics 3
MAT102

Mathematical Concepts/Applications (3) OR

  
  Satisfactory completion of a higher level mathematics course
General Education Distribution: 10
Humanities and Fine Arts 3
Any approved general education course from the Humanities and Fine Arts area.
Social and Behavioral Sciences 3
SBU200 Society and Business
Natural Sciences 4

Any approved general education course from the Natural Sciences area.
NOTE: *Indicates course has a prerequisite and/or corequisite.
Students must earn a grade of "C" or better for all courses required within the program.
Minimum GPA: 2.00