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Management and Leadership Studies, Certificate of Achievement

Banner Code: 1_CT_MGMT

Control Number: 22373

Financial Aid Eligible


The Management and Leadership Studies certificate program is designed to build and/or upgrade skills in leading and managing people while enhancing individual and organizational effectiveness within the workplace. Courses emphasize leading, organizing, planning, communicating, training, and controlling.

Program Outcomes

  1. Function effectively in a leadership or management role using the skills, principles, and tools they have acquired.
  2. Apply the leadership and management principles they have learned in their personal and/or organizational lives.
  3. Distinguish between the qualities of effective and ineffective leaders and managers.
  4. Analyze the ethical dimensions of effective leaders and managers in everyday conduct and decision making.
  5. Demonstrate effective written and/or oral skills.

Review Graduation Requirements.

Course Title Units
Required Courses
BUS A100Introduction to Business3
or BUS A100H Introduction to Business Honors
BUS A110Business Law3
BUS A139Business Communication3
CIS A100Introduction to Computer Applications3
CMST A100Interpersonal Communication3
LEAD A180Personal Leadership3
LEAD A200Organizational Leadership3
MGMT A100Applied Management for Public and Private Organizations3
MGMT A115Human Relations and Supervision3
MGMT A239Professional Communication3
or BUS A239 Professional Communication
MKTG A110Professional Selling3
or CMST A110 Public Speaking
Restricted Electives3-4
Financial Accounting
Managerial Accounting
Personal Financial Success
Entrepreneurship
Public Speaking
Introduction to Marketing
Professional Selling
Ethics
Total Units36-37

Program Sequence

These sequences at Orange Coast College are curriculum maps for students to finish all requirements for the certificate. There may be advisories, prerequisites, or time requirements that students need to consider before following these maps. Students are advised to meet with an Orange Coast College Counselor for alternate sequencing.

Plan of Study Grid
Year 1
Semester 1Units
LEAD A200 Organizational Leadership 1 3
BUS A100
Introduction to Business
or Introduction to Business Honors
3
CMST A100 Interpersonal Communication 3
MGMT A100 Applied Management for Public and Private Organizations 3
ENGL A100
Freshman Composition 2
or ESL College Composition
3
 Units15
Semester 2
BUS A139 Business Communication 3
LEAD A180 Personal Leadership 3
MGMT A115 Human Relations and Supervision 3
CIS A100 Introduction to Computer Applications 3
 Units12
Year 2
Semester 1
BUS A239
Professional Communication
or Professional Communication
3
MKTG A110
Professional Selling
or Public Speaking
3
BUS A110 Business Law 3
CERT RESTRICTED ELECTIVE- CHOOSE ONE 3-4
Financial Accounting
Managerial Accounting
Personal Financial Success
Entrepreneurship
Public Speaking
Introduction to Marketing
Professional Selling
Ethics
 Units12-13
 Total Units39-40
1

Recommended as the first course in the sequence.

2

Prerequisite for program applicable course.