
Business Management Concentration
Business Studies Program
In Kentucky and the U.S., businesses provide a significant percentage of the professional career opportunities. It is no wonder that Business majors are so popular. The Business Associate degree in the WKU School of Professional Studies may be earned in as little as two years. The program provides graduates with the specialized knowledge and skills needed to pursue a rewarding career.
Business Management Concentration
An Associate Degree in Business Management from the WKU School of Professional Studies will prepare you for a career in business and will provide you the opportunity to make a seamless transition from an Associate Degree in Business to a Bachelor Degree in Business through the WKU Gordon Ford College of Business.
Business Management Concentration
Required Colonnade General Education Courses
Course Title/Category | Course Number | Course |
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College Composition | ENG/ENGL 100 | 3 |
Arts and Humanities | Select from Course Menu | 3 |
Social and Behavioral Science | Select from Course Menu | 3 |
Quantitative Reasoning | MATH 109 or MATH 116 | 3 |
Three credit hour class from Foundations or Explorations | 3 | |
15 |
Business Management Courses
Course Title/Category | Course Number | Course Hours |
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Introduction to Ethical Issues In Business | BUS 102C | 3 |
Business Communication | BUS 214C | 3 |
Managing Diversity in the Workplace | BUS 245C | 3 |
Supervisory Management | BUS 248C | 3 |
Business Entrepreneurship | BUS 250C | 3 |
Management of Human Resources | BUS 257C | 3 |
Labor Relations Management | BUS 270C | 3 |
21 |
Business Core Courses
Course Title/Category | Course Number | Course Hours |
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Accounting - Financial | ACC 200C | 3 |
Accounting - Managerial | ACC 201C | 3 |
Introduction to Computing | CSCI 145C | 3 |
Introduction to Business | BUS 100C | 3 |
Personal Finance | FINC 161C | 3 |
Organization and Management | BUS 210C | 3 |
Principles of Marketing | BUS 212C | 3 |
Business Seminar | BUS 253C | 3 |
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60 |
Business Studies Associate Degree Concentrations |
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Business Management |
Business Management Preparation (Two Plus Two) |
Leadership |
Management Information Systems |
Office Management & Supervision |
Real Estates Studies |
Business Studies Certificate |
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Human Resources |

Dr. Said Ghezal Human Resources Certificate
Advisor / Assistant Professor and Unit Leader
- 270-745-4285
- said.ghezal@wku.edu
Gary Ransdell Hall 2018
Bowling Green Location

Mark Staynings Human Resources Certificate
Advisor / Associate Professor
- 270-780-2555
- mark.staynings@wku.edu
Gary Ransdell Hall 2018
Bowling Green Location
CONTACT SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
Gary A. Ransdell Hall, Office 2011
1906 College Heights Blvd. #11030,
Bowling Green, KY 42101-1030
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