Business Management, Applied
College of Rural and Community Development
Business Technologies Division
Bristol Bay Campus 907-842-5109
Chukchi Campus 907-442-3400
Interior-Aleutians Campus 907-474-5439
Kuskokwim Campus 907-543-4500
Northwest Campus 907-443-2201
Tanana Valley Campus 907-455-2800
www.tvc.uaf.edu/abus/
Minimum Requirements for Certificate: 30 credits
Planning and preparation are keys to success in business. The applied business management certificate provides students with the basic principles necessary to run a business effectively. Graduates of the program will have the foundation of contemporary management skills needed to successfully lead private, public and non-profit organizations through ever-changing social and economic conditions.
The program covers basic knowledge and skills, emerging technologies, advanced procedures, and interpersonal skills. Course work includes accounting, management, human relations, math, communications, customer service, computers, law, finance and logic. The curriculum also serves as the first year of training toward the A.A.S. degree in applied business.
Potential careers for graduates include entrepreneurship and entry-level positions in business management, tourism, human resources, public administration and office administration.
Concentrations: Computer Applications, Finance, General Business, Human Resources, International Business, Marketing, Office Administration, Public Management, Recreational Guiding and Tourism.
- Complete the general university requirements.
- Complete the following certificate requirements:
- Complete 3 credits from one of the following communication courses:
ABUS F170--Business English (3)
or ABUS F271--Business Communications (3)
or ENGL F111X--Introduction to Academic Writing (3)
or ENGL F212--Business, Grant, and Report Writing (3)--3 credits - Complete one of the following computation requirements:
ABUS F155--Business Math (3)
or any MATH course at the F100-level or above (3)--3 credits - Complete the following human relations course:
ABUS F154--Human Relations--3 credits
- Complete 3 credits from one of the following communication courses:
- Complete the following general business courses:
ABUS F101--Principles of Accounting I (3)
or ABUS F142--Office Accounting I (3)--3 credits
ABUS F161--Personal and Business Finance--3 credits
BA F151--Introduction to Business--3 credits - Complete one of the following concentrations:
Computer Applications
CIOS F130--Microcomputer Word Processing--3 credits
CIOS F135--Microcomputer Spreadsheets--3 credits
CIOS F240--Microcomputer Databases--3 credits
CIOS F146--Using Internet Tools and Technologies--3 credits
or CITS F220--Implementing Internet Tools and Technologies (3)--3 credits
Finance
ABUS F160--Principles of Banking--3 credits
ABUS F210--Income Tax--3 credits
ABUS F233--Financial Management 3
ABUS F234--Introduction to Investing--3 credits
General Business
ABUS F201--Principles of Accounting II (3)
or ABUS F210--Income Tax (3)
or ABUS F220--QuickBooks Accounting (3)
or ABUS F221--Microcomputer Accounting (3)
or ABUS F235--Fund Accounting for Non-Profits (3)--3 credits
ABUS F179--Fundamentals of Supervision--3 credits
ABUS F232--Contemporary Management Issues (3)
or ABUS F275--Applied International Business (3)--3 credits
ABUS F260--Marketing Practices (3)
or ABUS F263--Public Relations (3)--3 credits
Human Resources
ABUS F141--Payroll Accounting--3 credits
ABUS F179--Fundamentals of Supervision--3 credits
ABUS F231--Introduction to Personnel--3 credits
ABUS F242--Employment Law--3 credits
International Business
ABUS F178--Business and Professional Presentations--3 credits
ABUS F275--Applied International Business (3)
or ABUS F232--Contemporary Management Issues (3)--3 credits
PS F201--Comparative Politics--3 credits
Foreign language elective--3 credits
Marketing
ABUS F175--Customer Service--3 credits
ABUS F178--Business and Professional Presentations--3 credits
ABUS F260--Marketing Practices (3)
or ABUS F263--Public Relations (3)--3 credits
CIOS F200-level graphics or web design elective--3 credits
Office Administration
ABUS F170--Business English--3 credits
ABUS F182--Office Procedures--3 credits
ABUS F199--Practicum in Applied Business--1 credit
CIOS Elective appropriate to skill level--3 credits
Advisor approved ABUS or CIOS electives--2 credits
Public Management
ABUS F235--Fund Accounting--3 credits
PS F100X--Political Economy--3 credits
PS F101--Introduction to American Government and Politics (3)
or ABUS F232--Contemporary Management Issues (3)--3 credits
PS F212--Introduction to Public Administration--3 credits
Recreational Guiding
ABUS F175--Customer Service--3 credits
NRM F161--Wilderness Leadership Education--3 credits
EMS F152--Emergency Trauma Training First Responder (3)
or EMS F195--Wilderness First Responder (3)
or more advanced Emergency First Responder Training (3)--3 credits
RECR electives--3 credits
Tourism
ABUS F158--Introduction to Tourism--3 credits
ABUS F175--Customer Service--3 credits
ABUS F199--Practicum in Applied Business--3 credits
ABUS F256--Small Hotel, Bed and Breakfast, and Lodge Operations (1-3)
or ABUS F267--Transportation and Logistic Management (1-3)
or ABUS F268--Rural Tourism: Planning and Principles (1-3)
or ABUS F269--Food and Beverage Management (1-3)--3 credits - Minimum credits required--30 credits
Note: Other courses specific to individual education and career goals may be substituted with program approval.