2024-25 Course Catalog

Associate of Applied Business Degree

CIP Code

520203

Overview

About the Program

Two-year full-time degree; a mixture of management, core business, computer, and logistics; program can be completed on a part-time basis.

MTC’s Associate of Applied Business (AAB) Business Management program will develop knowledge and skills to master logistics, import/export, and customer service. Graduates with knowledge in this growing field are needed to keep a variety of businesses – from health care to manufacturing to retail to agribusiness to government – supplied with the goods they need to succeed.

Learning Outcomes

  • Demonstrate an understanding of industrial logistics in the Supply Chain.

  • Comprehend challenges related to transportation, insurance, packaging, terms of trade, inventory management, and other cross border issues involved in an international setting.

  • Explain the rationale for conducting business on a global scale.

  • Evaluate business career pathways.

  • Use problem-solving methodology to solve customer concerns and business problems.

  • Apply generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) to measure, process, and communicate financial information.

  • Develop a marketing plan incorporating products, promotions, sales ideas, and strategies.

  • Describe legal requirements and ethical considerations pertaining to organizations.

  • Explain economics concepts including demand, supply, competition, resources and making choices with regards to consumer behavior.

  • Apply techniques used to transition from the classroom to the work environment.

  • Demonstrate business practices within the Business Management field.

  • Communicate effectively both written and orally.

  • Solve problems using mathematics.

  • Solve problems through analysis, creativity, and synthesis to make informed decisions.

  • Demonstrate good work habits, effective interpersonal and teamwork skills, and a high level of professionalism.

  • Use technology tools efficiently and effectively to perform personal and professional tasks.

  • Exhibit respect and sensitivity for individual and institutional differences.

Total Credit Hours: 62

Application Requirements

  • Final high school transcript (or GED results) and college transcripts (if applicable).
  • Demonstrate college-readiness by achieving the required minimum score on a placement test, successfully completing any required college foundation courses, or satisfying other measures including but not limited to high school coursework, previous college coursework, samples of work, etc.

Career Opportunities

  • Buyer
  • Logistics
  • Supply Chain
  • Sourcing
  • Purchasing
  • Sales and Customer Service
  • Transportation
  • Warehousing and Distribution

Total Credit Hours: 62

Curriculum

The following is a typical course sequence for completing this program. The actual time needed to complete the program will vary according to each student’s individual needs.

Note: MGT2540, Leadership, can be substituted for EXP2800 and EXP2900 with Dean approval. For the technical elective (TEC0000) please select a course that is not currently part of your curriculum from the following options: ACC, BUS, MGT, MKT, OIS, or REA.

First Semester - Fall

BUS1001Introduction to Business

3

ENG1000English Composition I

3

FYE1000Academic and Career Success

1

MGT1400Introduction to Management

3

MTH1240/MTH1241Statistics

3

Or

MTH1245College Algebra

3

OIS1240Computer Applications

3

Second Semester - Spring

BUS2150Legal Environment of Business

3

COM1400Oral Communication

3

ECN2000Microeconomics

3

MGT1405Introduction to Supply Chain Management

3

OIS1340Advanced Excel and Data Visualization

3

Third Semester - Fall

ACC1400Financial Accounting

4

BUS2100Ethics

3

ECN2100Macroeconomics

3

EXP2800Career Readiness

1

MGT1430Principles of Transport. and Logistics

3

MGT2420Globalization in Business

3

Fourth Semester - Spring

ACC1700Managerial Accounting

4

BUS1200Business Communications

3

EXP2900Internship

1

MKT2030Principles of Marketing

3

TEC0000Technical Elective*

3

Changed some courses to even course load distribution and put MGT1405 earlier in the program instead of the last semester.

Total Credit Hours: 62