Management

Associate Degree Program

If you are interested in a career in leadership, this business program will prepare you for management positions in all types of organizational settings. Students gain knowledge and skills in training and development, human resources, organizational behavior, and strategic development. Management students also take courses in accounting, computers, law, and communication.

This program is offered at the Dover, Georgetown, and Wilmington Campuses.

What You Can Do

• Training specialist
• Supervisor/Manager
• Entrepreneur/business owner
• Human resources generalist
• Office manager

What You Will Earn

Competitive starting salary ranging from $18,000 - $36,000.

What You Will Learn

Upon completing your academic program, you will have developed the following knowledge and skills:

Program Graduate Competencies

The Program Graduate Competencies listed below identify the major learning goals related to your specific program of study and identify the knowledge and skills you will have when you graduate to be successful in your chosen field.

1. Integrate professional, ethical and legal standards into business practice.
2. Employ the various theories of management and marketing in a business.
3. Utilize management functions, roles, and interpersonal skills to lead/manage first-level employees regardless of organizational size.
4. Apply the principles of human resource management to organizations.
5. Analyze and apply the strategic management process to organizations.

Core Curriculum Competencies

The Core Curriculum Competencies listed below identify what you will be able to do as a graduate, regardless of your program of study. You will acquire these core competencies through general education courses and program-specific coursework. You will be expected to use relevant technology to achieve these outcomes:

1. Apply clear and effective communication skills.
2. Use critical thinking to solve problems.
3. Collaborate to achieve a common goal.
4. Demonstrate professional and ethical conduct.
5. Use information literacy for effective vocational and/or academic research.
6. Apply quantitative reasoning and/or scientific inquiry to solve practical problems.

Pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree?

This is a Connected Degree program that enables you to complete your associate degree and then transfer to a four-year degree program as a junior. See an academic counselor for details!