Business Management, AS
Program Quick Facts
Credits
60
Start Terms
Fall
|Spring
|Summer
Available
On Campus
|Online
Tuition
$8,956.50
estimated cost per semester
If you like the sound of that, you're in luck. Whether you’re an aspiring entrepreneur or interested in climbing the corporate ladder, an associate degree in business management is a strong foundation for success in any business sector.
In this program, you’ll study the fundamentals of business, finance, marketing and accounting. You'll gain an understanding of the legal and ethical issues that underpin every business venture. Along the way, your skills in writing and communication will be strengthened.
Curriculum and experience highlights
You've got options. Complete this degree online or in Madison, SD on DSU's main campus.
Industry-current business tech
At DSU, technology is vital to every degree program. Our business classes integrate the must-have tools you'll use in any business setting. From spreadsheets, databases and QuickBooks accounting software, you have what you need to become a world-class manager.
Individualized attention, market-ready skills
In close-knit classes of about 20–30 students, you'll build a network of fellow students and dedicated teachers. DSU business professors integrate real-world experience in entrepreneurship and team-building to their lessons.
Online, anytime
Earn your Associate of Business Management completely online. Learn more about our online programs.
A smart start
If you’d like to continue your education at DSU, it's easy. Your credits transfer to our Bachelor of Business in Business Administration (BBA) program.
Recognized excellence in business education
The DSU business management associate degree is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). This accreditation demonstrates that our curriculum meets rigorous evaluation standards while reflecting DSU’s commitment to innovative, high-quality business education. It ensures you graduate with a career-focused degree that equips you with the knowledge and skills valued by today’s employers.
Business at the speed of tech
Our graduates are tech-savvy communicators and critical thinkers ready to enter the job market or pursue four-year degrees in fields like business, IT, or finance. Depending on your background and aptitude, you can pursue roles in just about any aspect of business.
Notable courses
This course is an introduction to the basic business discipline and the organization and management of the American enterprise system. It also introduces students to the necessary college level skills of critical thinking, effective communication and cooperative and effective learning.
This course is designed to teach students how to use many of the features available in QuickBooks Financial software for Windows. The focus of the course is to learn how to utilize the various functions of QuickBooks to record daily business transactions and ultimately to prepare financial statements.
Business finance is an overview of financial theory including the time value of money, capital budgeting, capital structure theory, and dividend policies. This course also covers asset pricing, risk and return, the efficient markets hypothesis, bond and stock valuation, business performance evaluation and other financial topics.
This course is a study of management, including the planning, direction, controlling and coordinating of the various activities involved in operating a business enterprise.
This course introduces students to the basic concepts and practices of modern marketing. Topics include marketing and how it links to business, consumer behavior, marketing research, and strategy and planning. This course also covers product and pricing decisions, distributions and promotion decisions, marketing management, and evaluation and control aspects for both consumer and industrial goods.
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