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MAJORSThe Business degree provides students with an introduction of the majorcomponents of a business organization in our global environment.The areas of concentration covered by the degree are accounting, finance,management, marketing, small business ownership, general business,and global business. Students pursuing this degree will also have theoption of exploring such diverse fields as economics, business law, ethics,entrepreneurship, human resources, E-business, professional communication,and technology.Student Learning Outcomes for this major are:• Apply critical and analytical thought in diverse businesssituations.• Identify the basic principles of the disciplines whichcomprise the major.• Identify and apply basic financial analysis tools and critical businessskills needed to plan and manage strategic activities.• Recognize the complexity of the global business environment and itsrelationship with various political, social, cultural, and technologicalfactors.•••A. GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS(See page 45 for details).B. CORE COURSES FOR THE A.A. DEGREE INBUSINESS:The following core courses are required of all Business degreestudents.35 units distributed as follows:BSN 100 Introduction to BusinessBSN 101A Business LawBSN 104 Business CommunicationsBSN 110A Principles of Accounting IBSN 110B Principles of Accounting IIBSN 110C Principles of Accounting IIICAO 121 Spreadsheet Applications in BusinessCAO 156 Introduction to Presentation SoftwareNOTE: Student must choose to take either:ECO 101 Principles of Economics (Macro) orECO 102 Principles of Economics (Micro)AREAS OF CONCENTRATION:In addition to the required core courses listed above, students seeking a Businessdegree should select an area of concentration from the following 7 areas:1. AREA OF CONCENTRATION - ACCOUNTING8 units distributed as follows:BSN 111 Computerized AccountingBSN 115 Business FinanceTOTAL UNITS IN MAJOR (INCLUDING CORE) = 432. AREA OF CONCENTRATION - FINANCE12 units distributed as follows:BSN 115 Business FinanceBSN 117 Personal FinanceBSN 118 Principles of InvestmentsTOTAL UNITS IN MAJOR (INCLUDING CORE) = 4760LTCC CATALOG 2010-2011Business3. AREA OF CONCENTRATION - MANAGEMENT12 units distributed as follows:BSN 105 Professional CommunicationBSN 120 Human Resource ManagementBSN 125 Business ManagementTOTAL UNITS IN MAJOR (INCLUDING CORE) = 474. AREA OF CONCENTRATION - MARKETING12 units distributed as follows:BSN 125 Business ManagementBSN 135 Principles of MarketingBSN 136 AdvertisingTOTAL UNITS IN MAJOR (INCLUDING CORE) = 475. AREA OF CONCENTRATION - SMALLBUSINESS OWNERSHIP12 units distributed as follows:BSN 125 Business ManagementBSN 135 Principles of MarketingBSN 210 EntrepreneurshipTOTAL UNITS IN MAJOR (INCLUDING CORE) = 476. AREA OF CONCENTRATION - GENERALBUSINESS12-13 units selected from the following:BSN 101B Business LawBSN 111 Computerized AccountingBSN 115 Business FinanceBSN 190 Business MathMAT 201 Elementary StatisticsNOTE: Student may choose to take either:ECO 101 Principles of Economics (Macro) orECO 102 Principles of Economics (Micro)(cannot duplicate core course)TOTAL UNITS IN MAJOR (INCLUDING CORE) = 47-487. AREA OF CONCENTRATION - GLOBALBUSINESS6 units distributed as follows:BSN 215 International Business: Competing in theGlobal MarketplaceBSN 251 Introduction to Online MarketingTOTAL UNITS IN MAJOR (INCLUDING CORE) = 41C. ELECTIVE UNITS to bring the total to 90.