Business Administration Degree
Associate in Applied Science — Business Administration with Management or Human Resources Management Specialization
Benefits
- Earn your Business Management Certificate or Human Resources Management Certificate as you progress to your AAS Business Administration degree.
- Enjoy a condensed, accelerated schedule where you can bring your current job knowledge to class interactions as you learn and work toward quick completion.
- Be able to apply concepts and ideas to your job instantly with in-class activities and assignments on real-world applications.
- Get support from dedicated advisors, industry professionals teaching in the classroom and your fellow students in a cohort class.
- Prepare to transfer to a 4-year college or university to complete your Bachelor's.
What You'll Learn
- Increase your success as a manager or supervisor by utilizing advanced skills in management, human resources, motivation, team building, leadership, change, strategic planning, and much more.
- Critically analyze business and management issues.
- Interpret financial statements to guide business decisions.
- Create a comprehensive marketing plan with advanced understanding of product, price, place, and promotion decisions and target market analysis.
- Discover and assess both local and global economic, technological, competitive, social, and legal trends and their impact on entrepreneurial endeavors.
- Write and speak more effectively in business situations.
Space is limited for the program start.
- Human Resources Management specialization starts Wednesday, February 10, 2021.
- Management specialization starts Wednesday, February 17, 2021.
Business Administration Degree + Certificate
- Choose between a Management or Human Resources Management Specialization.
- Complete your certificate and degree part-time in less than 3 years.
- One night per week (classes are online in Spring 2021).
- Classes held at the Harper Professional Center (HPC) in Schaumburg (classes are online in Spring 2021).
- Accredited by the Council for Business Schools and Programs and the Higher Learning Commission.
Sample Course Schedules
Please note: Your actual schedule may be different. For more information, see the Business Administration Program page.
AAS Business Administration w/ Management Specialization | |||
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Timeframe | Course # | Credit Hours | Course Name |
Orientation |
Attend a mandatory orientation focused |
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Semester 1 |
MGT 111 |
3 |
Introduction to Business Organization |
MGT 280 |
3 |
Organizational Behavior |
|
Semester 2 |
MGT 270 |
3 |
Principles of Management |
MGT 265 |
3 |
Human Resources Management |
|
ACC 216 |
3 |
Employment Law |
|
Semester 3 |
MGT 205 |
3 |
Human Resources Management |
MGT 291 |
3 |
Strategic Management |
|
Semester 4 |
MGT 150 |
3 |
Business Math |
Completion: Business Management Certificate |
|||
ENG 101 |
3 |
Composition |
|
Semester 5 |
CIS101 |
3 |
Introduction to Computer Information Systems |
SPE101 |
3 |
Fundamentals of Speech Communication |
|
PSY 101 |
3 |
Introduction to Psychology |
|
Semester 6 |
ACC 101 |
4 |
Introduction to Financial Accounting |
Semester 7 |
ECO 211 |
3 |
Microeconomics |
ACC 211 |
3 |
Business Law I |
|
MKT 245 |
3 |
Principles of Marketing |
|
Semester 8 |
ACC 102 |
3 |
introduction to Managerial Accounting |
MGT 218 |
3 |
introduction to Finance |
|
Semester 9 |
PHI 150 |
3 |
Business Ethics |
MGT 165 |
3 |
Global Business |
|
A.A.S. Business Administration with Management Specialization earned. |
AAS Business Administration w/ Human Resources Management Specialization | |||
---|---|---|---|
Timeframe | Course # | Credit Hours | Course Name |
Orientation |
Attend a mandatory orientation focused |
||
Semester 1 |
MGT 111 |
3 |
Introduction to Business Organization |
MGT 280 |
3 |
Organizational Behavior |
|
Semester 2 |
MGT 270 |
3 |
Principles of Management |
MGT 265 |
3 |
Human Resource Management |
|
ACC 216 |
3 |
Employment Law |
|
Semester 3 |
MGT 204 |
3 |
Training and Development |
MGT 266 |
3 |
Compensation and Benefits |
|
Completion: Human Resources Management Certificate |
|||
Semester 4 |
MGT 150 |
3 |
Business Math |
ENG 101 |
3 |
Composition |
|
Semester 5 |
CIS 101 |
3 |
Introduction to Computer Information Systems |
SPE 101 |
3 |
Fundamentals of Speech Communication |
|
PSY 101 |
3 |
Introduction to Psychology |
|
Semester 6 |
ACC 101 |
4 |
Introduction to Financial Accounting |
Semester 7 |
ECO 211 |
3 |
Microeconomics |
ACC 211 |
3 |
Business Law I |
|
MKT 245 |
3 |
Principles of Marketing |
|
Semester 8 |
ACC 102 |
3 |
Introduction to Managerial Accounting |
MGT 218 |
3 |
Introduction to Finance |
|
Semester 9 |
PHI 150 |
3 |
Business Ethics |
MGT 165 |
3 |
Global Business |
|
A.A.S. Business Administration with Human Resources Management Specialization earned. |
Job Outlook and Wage Information
- http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Degree=Associate%27s_Degree%2c_Business_Administration/Salary
- https://www.onetonline.org/find/quick?s=11-
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
- Customer Service Representative
- First-Line Supervisor of Office and Administrative Support Workers
- General and Operations Managers
Next Steps
For more information about Harper's Fast Track Program, please call us at 847.925.6438 or FTSTUDENT@harpercollege.edu, schedule an appointment or attend an info session.