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Business PathwaysMarketing & Selling  (AAS option)
(To keep up with industry needs and provide appropriate training, program requirements are reviewed every year.
The requirements listed below are effective Summer Quarter 2009 through Spring 2010. )


Department Website: http://business.highline.edu  
 
NEW! Common Course Numbers marked with an " & " ~  Learn all about them. (PDF)

 Important Notes
  • This information does not substitute for meeting with a faculty adviser.
  • Certificate and AAS degree programs emphasize preparation in specific job skills required for entry-level employment.
  • Not all classes are offered every quarter or at night.
  • Students attending only in the evening must remember it is likely to take longer than two years to complete program.
  • This program offers flexible registration and open-entry enrollment.
  AAS Learning Outcomes
  1. Interpret and use oral instructions to complete assigned tasks; speak clearly and produce written documents for a diverse group of customers, coworkers and managers utilizing current business terminology.
  2. Use supervisory skills to interact effectively on an interpersonal level with diverse groups.
  3. Identify, evaluate and apply industry specific business principles. Make informed decisions within the parameters of legal requirements and societal expectations.
  4. Utilize current industry technology in business applications.
  5. Use an understanding of basic business principles and organizational priorities to make decisions about work being performed.
  6. Apply marketing and sales principles in a marketing or sales support role.
  7. Develop a marketing plan utilizing an understanding of the role the marketing mix plays in strategic planning.
  8. Use effective team management concepts to produce quality deliverables (such as written reports and professional presentations) conceived and created through team collaboration.
  9. Design and implement marketing research to accurately discover and assess market needs through reliable measurement and data collection methods.
   Professional-Technical Core Courses (PT) 
Course Course Title AAS Cr.
BUS& 101 Introduction to Business 5
BUSN 110 Business, Government, and Society 5
BUSN 125 Exploring E-Commerce 5
BUSN 132 Advertising 5
BUSN 133 Basic Money Management 3
BUSN 134 Principles of Salesmanship 5
BUSN 135 Business Mathematics 5
BUSN 138 Principles of Marketing 5
BUSN 165 Managing Customer Service 5
BUS& 201 Business Law 5
BUSN 205 International Business 5
BUSN 212 Business Ethics Seminar 3
BUSN 216 Microcomputer Applications 5
BUSN 225 E-Commerce Management 5
BUSN 238 E-Marketing 5
BUSN 270 Principles of Management and Supervision 5
Total Core Course Credits 76

 Supporting Courses  (SC) 
Course Course Title AAS Cr.
ECON 110 Essentials of Economics 5
Total Supporting Course Credits 5

 Related Instruction Courses (RI) 
Course Course Title AAS Cr.
ACCTG 121 Practical Accounting 5
BUSN 160 Human/Labor Relations 5
ENGL& 101 English Composition I 5
Total Related Instruction Credits 15

  Total Program Credits 96
Content updated: 09/02/09
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