Bachelor Degree in Business Management - Washington DC and Northern Virginia
Potomac College’s Bachelor Degree training program in Business Management provides college students with the solid, theoretical foundation that is required to successfully accomplish the standard career objectives of an organization or company. Potomac College students are given in-depth and comprehensive class training that teaches them how to effectively manage a company’s scarce resources - capital, human, and physical.
Having two school locations, one in northern Virginia and one in Washington, D.C., Potomac College’s business degree program focuses on utilizing information as a resource for a company or organization. It also deals with the manager's important role in collecting, analyzing, recording and presenting the necessary market data during the corporate decision making process. Students are prepared to manage and succeed in a variety of industries such as healthcare, hospitality, telecommunications, finance, government, education or the nonprofit sector.
General Management
Our school’s business degree specialization education courses are designed to provide students with a broad, comprehensive and detailed background of managerial techniques and processes that are applicable to virtually any type of organization. Through the combination of theory courses and appropriately selected application classes, students may tailor this degree specialization to their personal career needs.
Potomac College - General Management Business Degree
At our school, students can expect to:
- Learn the basics of general management techniques and business education
- Experience and gain detailed knowledge about the many elements that keep a business running smoothly and productively
- Obtain general information regarding the effective operations and everyday processes of a business or company, regardless of its size
- Train in efficient management practices when dealing with business capital, people, and resources
- Prepare for a managerial job in any type of company
- Learn how to thrive in a corporate setting
- Learn about the many different types of businesses, their individual places in the corporate environment and how they relate to a nation’s economy
Program Description
A Bachelor of Science degree in Management prepares students for entry-level positions in public and private companies, city and county governments and non-profit organizations. It provides theoretical understanding and technical expertise in developing and managing an organization’s scarce resources. These resources include capital (physical and human). This program offers two concentration areas:
The General Management concentration provides a broad background of managerial techniques and processes applicable to any business organization.
The Health Systems Management concentration provides management of human, information and physical resources in a healthcare environment.
Program Objectives
- To prepare students to perform entry-level management functions in a wide variety of industries
- To develop student proficiency in information technology
Prerequisites for Major Courses
- Successful completion of general education course requirements
Program Outline
To receive a Bachelor of Science degree in Management, students must earn 120.0 semester credit hours.
Program requirements are as follows.
| General Education Requirements (36.0 semester credit hours required) (30 hours are required as indicated; students may choose the remaining 6 credits from the offered courses) | |||||
| Arts and Humanities (3.0 semester credit hours required) | |||||
| Credits | |||||
| 3 | ARTS135 Art History/Collections of DC Metro | ||||
| 3 | ARTS145 Life and Work in American Film | ||||
| 3 | COMM101 Principles of Public Speaking | ||||
| 3 | HIST110 History of Western Civilization (required) | ||||
| 3 | PHIL240 Ethics | ||||
| Behavioral/Social Sciences (9.0 semester credit hours required) | |||||
| 3 | ECON201 Principles of Economics (required) | ||||
| 3 | GNED112 Student Success Strategies (required) | ||||
| 3 | POLS250 Comparative Politics | ||||
| 3 | POLS273 International Relations | ||||
| 3 | PSYC201 Principles of Psychology (either PSYC201 or SOCI201 is required) | ||||
| 3 | SOCI201 Introduction to Sociology (either PSYC201 or SOCI201 is required) | ||||
| Computers (3.0 semester credit hours required) | |||||
| 3 | COMP125 Computer Fundamentals | ||||
| English (6.0 semester credit hours required) | |||||
| 3 | ENGL101 English Composition I (required) | ||||
| 3 | ENGL102 English Composition II (required) | ||||
| 3 | ENGL295 Research and Report Writing | ||||
| Mathematics (6.0 semester credit hours required) | |||||
| 3 | MATH106 College Mathematics | ||||
| 3 | MATH110 College Algebra | ||||
| Natural/Biological/Physical Science (3.0 semester credit hours required) | |||||
| 3 | SCIE107 Health Sciences | ||||
| 3 | SCIE112 Environmental Science | ||||
| Lower Division Courses (24.0 semester credit hours required) | |||||
| Lower Division Required Core Courses (24.0 semester credit hours required) | |||||
| 3 | ACCT101 Accounting I | ||||
| 3 | ACCT102 Accounting II | ||||
| 3 | BUS110 Foundations of Business | ||||
| 3 | BUS120 Business Law | ||||
| 3 | BUS220 Small Business Management | ||||
| 3 | BUS240 Business Ethics | ||||
| 3 | MGMT217 Organizational Diversity | ||||
| 3 | MGMT221 Contemporary Management Practices | ||||
| 3 | MGMT230 Organizational Behavior | ||||
| Upper Division Courses (60.0 semester credit hours required) | |||||
| Upper Division Core Courses (30.0 semester credit hours required) Choose (1) or (2) | |||||
| (1) | GENERAL MANAGEMENT CONCENTRATION | ||||
| 3 | MCAP303 Organization and Technology of Information Systems | ||||
| 3 | MCAP351 Management Support Systems | ||||
| 3 | MGMT315 Managerial Accounting and Financial Analysis | ||||
| 3 | MGMT321 Principles of Management and Supervision | ||||
| 3 | MGMT411 Performance Measurement and Evaluation | ||||
| 3 | MGMT417 Human Resources Management | ||||
| 3 | MGMT427 Operations and Project Management | ||||
| 3 | MGMT435 Strategic Management and Planning | ||||
| 3 | MRKT319 Principles of Marketing and Advertising | ||||
| 3 | STAT323 Research and Statistical Analysis | ||||
| (2) | HEALTH SYSTEMS CONCENTRATION | ||||
| 3 | HLTH303 Information Technology for Health Systems | ||||
| 3 | HLTH400 Societal Health and Policy Issues | ||||
| 3 | HLTH402 Global Health Administration | ||||
| 3 | HLTH421 Healthcare Organization and Finance | ||||
| 3 | MCAP351 Management Support Systems | ||||
| 3 | MGMT315 Managerial Accounting and Financial Analysis | ||||
| 3 | MGMT417 Human Resources Management | ||||
| 3 | MGMT427 Operations and Project Management | ||||
| 3 | MGMT435 Strategic Management and Planning | ||||
| 3 | STAT323 Research and Statistical Analysis | ||||
| Upper Division Recommended Elective Courses (30.0 semester credits required) | |||||
| 3 | BUS301 International Business Law | ||||
| 3 | BUS310 Export Procedures and Practices | ||||
| 3 | ECON411 Intermediate Economic Theory | ||||
| 3 | MCAP303 Organization and Technology of Information Systems | ||||
| 3 | MGMT303 International Business Management | ||||
| 3 | MGMT308 Government Contract Law | ||||
| 3 | MGMT321 Principles of Management and Supervision | ||||
| 3 | MGMT411 Performance Measurement and Evaluation | ||||
| 3 | MGMT445 Strategic Planning for Information Systems | ||||
| 3 | MICS461 Database Management | ||||
| Accounting Specialization (12.0 credits required) | |||||
| 3 | ACCT304 Intermediate Accounting I | ||||
| 3 | ACCT306 Intermediate Accounting II | ||||
| 3 | ACCT308 Auditing | ||||
| 3 | ACCT315 Non-Profit Accounting | ||||
| 3 | ACCT402 Corporate Tax | ||||
| 3 | ACCT408 Fraud Examination | ||||
| Cyber Security Specialization (12.0 credits required) | |||||
| 3 | CBSC345 Network Security Management I | ||||
| 3 | CBSC365 Network Security Management II | ||||
| 3 | CBSC435 Firewalls for Security | ||||
| 3 | CBSC495 Network Security Design | ||||
| Government Contract Management Specialization (12.0 credits required) | |||||
| 3 | MGMT308 Government Contract Law | ||||
| 3 | MGMT330 Purchasing and Materials Management | ||||
| 3 | MGMT332 Cost and Price Analysis | ||||
| 3 | MGMT350 Contract Administration | ||||
| Information Systems Specialization (12.0 credits required) | |||||
| 3 | MCAP351 Management Support Systems | ||||
| 3 | MICS341 Systems Analysis and Design | ||||
| 3 | MICS455 Computer Networking and Telecommunications | ||||
| 3 | MICS461 Database Management | ||||
| International Business Specialization (12.0 credits required) | |||||
| 3 | BUS301 International Business Law | ||||
| 3 | MGMT303 International Business Management | ||||
| 3 | MGMT420 International Banking and Finance | ||||
| 3 | MGMT424 International Negotiations | ||||
| 3 | MRKT324 International Marketing | ||||
