Program Information
The business environment is constantly changing; therefore, effective and efficient management requires learning and applying the latest techniques in management to advance your career and become a more valuable manager in the organization. As a graduate of the San Jacinto College Business Management program, you will be prepared to assume first-line supervisory positions in business organizations of every type. You will also be on a career track to higher levels of management as your experience grows in applying the concepts and techniques learned at San Jacinto College.
The San Jacinto College Business Management program:
- Helps students develop leadership and management skills by providing a basis in analysis and problem solving and an understanding of managing human behavior and resources; and
- Places an emphasis on planning, organizing, staffing, and leading through effective communication techniques for roles in purchasing, production control, and marketing.
Course topics may include:
- Marketing
- Management
- Leadership
- Purchasing
- Selling
- Human Relations
- Human Resources
- Problem Solving
- Decision-Making
Career Opportunities
Graduates of this program are prepared to assume first-line supervisory positions in business organizations of every type including:
- Retail
- Wholesale
- Manufacturing
- Materials management
- Distribution
- Governmental agencies
- Nonprofits
Earning Potential
Earning potential varies based on industry. This is just an example of one industry’s earning potential.
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers, median salary: $49,744 per year1
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Source: texaswages.com, median salary Gulf Coast region, 2023
For more information, students may contact Central, 281-476-1841; North, 281-998-6350, x7765; and South, 281-929-4603.
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Information
Business Management is a two-year supervisory training program that combines classroom management theory with practical on-the-job training. The program leads to the Associate of Applied Science (AAS) in Business Management. The Business Management curriculum includes courses designed to provide a practical, comprehensive program covering certain managerial activities. The program is designed to meet the needs of people preparing for careers in business and industry such as retailing, wholesaling, industrial management, small business, and human resources. The Business Management program supports the theory that there is no substitute for world-of-work experience in the learning process. Management course work includes studies in basic principles of management, human relations, group dynamics, motivation of individuals and groups, leadership development, organization of work and people, study of supervisory functions, and many other management interests, including international business and trade.
Students enrolling into San Jacinto College programs with external learning experiences (i.e., clinical, practicum, externship, cooperative, etc.) will be required to comply with the immunization requirements and policies of the clinical/external learning sites to engage in all clinical/external learning experiences. Vaccination requirements at clinical/external learning sites are implemented pursuant to the independent authority of such facilities and are not mandated by San Jacinto College. Failure to meet the immunization requirements mandated by clinical/external learning sites may limit a student’s ability to complete the program and/or may delay the student’s graduation date. San Jacinto College does not process exemptions, and students should address potential vaccination exemptions directly with the clinical/external learning site.
A Contemporary Approach to Management Training
Concurrent with the business management courses, students in the Supervision or the Small Business Entrepreneur programs are required to take a practicum that coordinates job training with classroom theory. One of the requirements of the practicum course is that a student work a minimum of 20 hours per week at a training station approved by a business management coordinator. Designed as a development tool, the practicum requires that the business management coordinator, the employer, and the student agree on a tentative training outline or personal development plan that, according to specific guidelines, must improve, enhance, and demonstrate personal and professional managerial skills of the student at work.
Note: Students taking the BMGT 2382 Cooperative Education - Business Administration and Management, General course should be counseled by a business management coordinator or the Department Chair prior to registration. The BMGT 2382 Cooperative Education - Business Administration and Management, General course helps students receive practical training and experience compatible with their management career objectives.
PLAN OF STUDY
4BMGT-SPEC
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Term | Credits | |
| BCIS 1305 | Business Computer Applications | 3 |
| HRPO 1311 | Human Relations | 3 |
| ACNT 1303 | Introduction to Accounting I | 3 |
| ACNT 1311 | Introduction to Computerized Accounting | 3 |
| BMGT 1327 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Second Term | ||
| IBUS 2341 | Intercultural Management | 3 |
| BMGT 2309 | Leadership | 3 |
| ACNT 1313 | Computerized Accounting Applications | 3 |
| MRKG 1311 or ACNT 1331 | Principles of Marketing 1 or Federal Income Tax: Individual | 3 |
| Credits | 12 | |
| Total Credits | 27 | |
Capstone Experience: BMGT 2309 Leadership
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MRKG 1311 is one of the courses in the Management specialization for the Business AAS. ACNT 1331 is one of the courses in the Accounting specialization for the Business AAS.