 Business |
| Why
Study Business? |
College
graduates in Business are working in fast-paced, challenging,
and often high-paying careers. Opportunities for personal
growth, advancement, recognition, travel, and economic security
will await goal oriented individuals who choose Business as
a college major. L.A. Mission College can help you accomplish
your goals.
Courses available at LA Mission College include but are not
limited to the following: Accounting, Business, Business Data
Processing, Business Law, Finance, Management, and Marketing.
Everyone from the executive of a firm to the head of a household
will find this Business curriculum fills a need.
Business programs at LA Mission College offer the student
variety and quality of instruction. A student who is interested
in the general field of business can explore several specific
options in order to make a decision about the path he or she
chooses in business world.
The majority of courses listed in the above subjects are transferable
to both the California State University and University of
California systems and private universities. In addition,
many of these courses will not only apply to certificate and
associate degree programs, but it will also apply toward the
major requirements for transfer program.
For further information call: 818.364.7729 |
| Employment
Opportunities in Business: |
There
are excellent employment opportunities for individuals trained
in business. This is one of the few areas where entry-level
positions are available that can lead to a wide range of careers
in the world of business.
Business majors can work in almost every industry; some of
these are the following: |
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Manufacturing |
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Banking,
Insurance & Real Estate |
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Marketing
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Health
Fields |
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Communications
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Transportation |
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Retail
& Wholesale |
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Self
Employment/ Entrepreneurship |
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Government |
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career specializations include the following: |
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Manager |
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Controller |
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Director |
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Marketer |
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Supervisor |
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Administrator
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| What
is offered to Business Majors at LAMC? |
| Within
each of these academic areas is a variety of individual courses.
This variety gives the student the opportunity to receive
a basic understanding of the field of business and lays the
foundation necessary to complete certificate, associate degree,
and transfer programs. |
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Certificates
Offered - Vocational: |
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Business
Communications |
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Business
Data Processing |
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Real
Estate (Pending) |
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Retail
Management |
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Supervision
(Pending) |
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Associate
Degrees Offered in: |
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Accounting |
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Business
Administration |
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Business
Data Processing |
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Finance |
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Management |
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Marketing |
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Real
Estate (Pending) |
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Small
Business Management |
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Supervision
(Pending) |
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| Faculty |
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| Degrees & Certificates |
| EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM: Associate in Arts - Business Administration |
The Business Administration program is designed to give the student a basic
understanding of the field of business and business administration and to meet the general requirements for graduation.
Through the use of electives, it is also
designed with sufficient latitude to allow the student to explore fields of his or her choice which he or she might not otherwise be able to do. For the "undecided" student who wishes more time and information in order to make a choice of careers. Always consult a counselor for information on graduation
requirements. |
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| FIRST SEMESTER |
UNITS |
| Bus 1 - Introduction to Business |
3 |
| Bus 31 - Business English |
3 |
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| CAOT 31 - Business English |
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| Graduation Requirements and Electives |
9 |
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15 |
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| SECOND SEMESTER |
UNITS |
| Co Sci 401 - Introduction to Computers & their Uses |
3 |
| Econ 1 - Principles of Economics I |
3 |
| Mgmt 2 - Organization and Management Theory |
3 |
| Graduation Requirement and Electives |
6 |
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15 |
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| THIRD SEMESTER |
UNITS |
| Acctg 1 - Introductory Accounting I |
5 |
| Law I/Bus 5 - Business Law I |
3 |
| Econ 2 - Principles of Economics II |
3 |
| Mgmt 13 - Small Business Management I |
3 |
| Graduation Requirements and Electives |
1 |
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15 |
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| FOURTH SEMESTER |
UNITS |
| Acctg 2 - Introductory Accounting II |
5 |
| Bus 15 - Business Statistics |
3 |
| Finance 1 - Principles of Finance |
3 |
| Market 21 - Principles of Marketing |
3 |
| Graduation Requirements and Electives |
3 |
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| RECOMMENDED |
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| Co Sci 415 - Beginning COBOL Programming |
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| CAOT I - Keyboarding I |
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| CAOT 82 - Microcomputer Software Survey |
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| Soc 11 - Ethnic and Racial Minorities in the United States |
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| Cooperative Education (work experience) courses |
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| Course
Schedules (Fall 2007) |
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Check back for the Fall schedule. |
| Course Descriptions |
| BUSINESS 001 |
| INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS |
| (UC:CSU) 3 UNITS |
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| Prerequisite: None. |
| Lecture 3 hours. |
| Recommended as the basic business course for all business programs. The student will learn the various forms of business organizations. The student will study business management, organization, financing, and marketing, and will also become acquainted with the risks involved in business and with government's role in business. |
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| BUSINESS 005 |
| BUSINESS LAW I |
| (UC:CSU) 3 UNITS |
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| Prerequisite: None. |
| Lecture 3 hours. |
| Same as Law 1. Business 5 is a study of the fundamental principles of law as they apply in the business world. The course examines legal rights and remedies, business torts and crimes, contracts, agency, employment, and negotiable instruments. |
| Acceptable for credit: CSUN: Business 280. |
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| BUSINESS 006 |
| BUSINESS LAW II |
| (UC:CSU) 3 UNITS |
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| Prerequisite: None. |
| Lecture 3 hours. |
| Business 6 is a further study of the fundamental principles of law as they apply in the business world. The course examines bailment: principles of agencies, principles and third parties, partnerships, formation and management of California corporations; legal aspects of negotiable instruments and securities. |
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| BUSINESS 007 |
| INTRODUCTION TO MULTIMEDIA |
| 3 UNITS |
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| Prerequisite: None. |
| Lecture 3 hours. |
| This course is intended to provide the student with the understanding of the capabilities and limitations of the multimedia technology, the planning process, the multimedia building blocks, the authoring process, and the
distribution and the distribution and playback of the application. |
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| BUSINESS 015 |
| BUSINESS STATISTICS |
| (UC:CSU) 3 UNITS |
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| Prerequisite: Math 238 with a grade of "C" or better. |
| Lecture 3 hours. |
| Examines the collection, tabulation, and graphic presentation of data, average and index numbers, economic trends and cycles, correlation, and the applications. |
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| BUSINESS 031 |
| BUSINESS ENGLISH |
| 3 UNITS |
| Prerequisite: None. |
| Lecture 3 hours. |
| Same as Computer and Office Applications 31. A direct and realistic approach to the problem of business communications. Emphasis is placed on effective as well as grammatically correct business communications. |
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| BUSINESS 032 |
| BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS |
| (CSU) 3 UNITS |
Prerequisite: Bus 31 or COA 31.
Advisory: COA 84. |
| This course is designed to solve business
problems through effective expression of both verbal and nonverbal communications (writing, speaking and listening). Skills developed: How to generate business letters and reports, inter-office memorandums, application letters, resumes, and follow up communications. Practical tips on interviews and discussion on new communication channels. |
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| BUSINESS 038 |
| BUSINESS COMPUTATIONS |
| (CSU) 3 UNITS |
| Prerequisite: None. |
| Lecture 3 hours. |
| A course designed for the fundamentals of mathematics in business. Practical problems in trade and cash discounts, interest, taxes and insurance, accounting and finance, fractions and decimals, banking and payroll, and percentage applications. |
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| DIRECTED STUDY 185 |
| (CSU) 1 UNITS |
Directed study on a contract basis under the supervision of an instructor.
Credit limit: Maximum of 3 units may be taken for credit. |
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| DIRECTED STUDY 285 |
| (CSU) 2 UNITS |
Directed study on a contract basis under the supervision of an instructor.
Credit limit: Maximum of 3 units may be taken for credit. |
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| DIRECTED STUDY 385 |
| (CSU) 3 UNITS |
Directed study on a contract basis under the supervision of an instructor.
Credit limit: Maximum of 3 units may be taken for credit. |
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| COOPERATIVE EDUCATION STUDY 921 |
| (CSU) 2 UNITS |
| Supervised training is conducted in the form of on-the-job training in an
employment area that will enhance the student's educational goals. Limits to transfer credit: See Cooperative Education Credit Guide. |
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| COOPERATIVE EDUCATION STUDY 931 |
| (CSU) 3 UNITS |
| Supervised training is conducted in the form of on-the-job training in an
employment area that will enhance the student's educational goals. Limits to transfer credit: See Cooperative Education Credit Guide. |
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| COOPERATIVE EDUCATION STUDY 941 |
| (CSU) 4 UNITS |
| Supervised training is conducted in the form of on-the-job training in an
employment area that will enhance the student's educational goals. Limits to transfer credit: See Cooperative Education Credit Guide. |
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