Retail Management Certificate of Achievement

The objective of this certificate program is to give students a foundation for a career in the retail management field. Some of the activities involved in retailing are selection and buying of merchandise, marketing, and product displays, selling, inventory control, customer relations and pricing. The student usually enters the retailing field as a clerk or cashier and advances in the following manner: Assistant Manager, Manager, and Upper Management.

Admission: Open to all students. Registration is limited to class size restrictions.

Major/Program Requirements

Required Courses:

ACCT 208	Introduction to Financial Accounting	4.00
BUSAD 053	Business Computations	3.00
BUSAD 103	Human Resources Management	3.00
BUSAD 145 or COMMST 145	Business Communication	4.00
BUSAD 155 or COMMST 155	Human Relations in the Workplace	3.00
BUSAD 200	Business Management	3.00
CIS 101	Introduction to Computer and Information Technology	3.00
MARKET 100	Introduction to Marketing Principles	3.00
MARKET 106	Retail Management	3.00
COMMST 111 or COMMST 111H	Interpersonal Communication	3.00

Total Credit Hours: 32.00

A student receiving a certificate in this field will be able to:

• Demonstrate a significant understanding of the fundamental concepts of accounting, business law, economics, communication, and marketing.
• Produce clearly written, concise analyses, and deliver clear, well-organized, persuasive oral presentations.
• Use accounting information to make informed decisions about the internal operations of a company.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the role planning, organizing, leading and controlling plays in organizational success.
• Identify and apply ethical principles in management decision making.
• Describe what marketing entails and shows how the components are implemented.
• Analyze, interpret and present economic data.