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Associates of Science Business Management

A. S. Program At A Glance

The Associate of Science in Business Administration -Management curriculum is designed to provide an academic background that would be useful for entry-level jobs as well as long-range management positions. These can be in specialized institutions such as advertising agencies, marketing research firms, management consultants, service organizations, and retailing, wholesaling, and manufacturing companies. The Associates of Science in Business Administration degree from Leighton University will open many types of employment opportunities for you. The Associate in Business Administration (Management) is designed to enable a student to transfer to a four-year college/university, this degree emphasizes student completion of 34 credit hours of CORE (general education), 24 hours in an area of concentration, and 3 hours of a free elective, and 1 credit hour of University Studies.

Program Length

Program Length: 62 credit hours

Accepted Transfer Credits: up to 45 Credit hours

Program Learning and Outcomes

Demonstrate the ability to evaluate and understand risk, returns, management theories, effective decision making, critical thinking, planning and measuring profitability through case studies, projects and other assignments.
Demonstrate the ability to understand the uses of technology concepts by managers, including hands-on learning techniques.
Demonstrate the ability to understand ethical behavior and social responsibility in the workplace and satisfy stakeholders interests.
Demonstrate the ability to use effective communication skills both written and oral through case studies, business plans, and/or oral presentation and research papers.
Demonstrate an acceptable level of learning competencies across business discipline (i.e. courses) that encompass each functional area of core business curriculum.
Demonstrate satisfactory skills and abilities in doing business across international boundaries and discuss the impact of global competitiveness on multinational organizations through internships, research and/or presentations.
Demonstrate knowledge of and proficiency in the terminology, theories, concepts, practices and skills specific to the field of business administration.

Curriculum Components

For complete information on the Curriculum, access the University's catalog via the link below