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What You’ll Learn

This pathway map will help you gain the expertise needed to:

1. Demonstrate skills in leading, negotiating, and working in harmony with others in a business setting.
2. Apply fundamental concepts to perform basic computing skills and technology operations.
3. Demonstrate communication principles and critical thinking through written and oral formats.
4. Evaluate various leadership styles and management techniques and explain their use in contemporary business settings.
5. Apply marketing principles to the development of a marketing strategy.
6. Evaluate current trends in human resource management and human resource needs to develop a human resource plan.
7. Interpret and analyze financial information and financial performance measures to make business decisions.
8. Evaluate merchandising, financial planning, and strategy in the industry to make business decisions.
9. Create and present a strategic plan for a business, including financial strategy and financial performance measures.

Career Opportunities

Successful completion of the Retail Management program may lead to employment in a variety of different occupations and industries. Below are examples of related occupations with associated Maricopa County-based annual median wages* for this program. You can click on any occupation to view the detail regarding education level, wages, and employment information.

Course Sequence by Term

The following is the suggested course sequence by term. Please keep in mind:

• The course sequence is laid out by suggested term and may be affected when students enter the program at different times of the year.
• Initial course placement is determined by placement tests and completion of 100-200 level course pre-/corequisites and program prerequisites.
• Students may be required to successfully complete a College Success Course (CPD150 or CPD/AAA115) within the first two semesters at a MCCCD College. See an academic, program, or faculty advisor for details.
• Students should meet with an academic advisor about any concerns that may affect course enrollment.

Disclaimer

Students must earn a grade of "C" or better for all courses required within the program.

All information is administered by the Center for Curriculum and Transfer Articulation at Maricopa County Community College District and published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.

View MCCCD’s program website for the Certificate of Completion in Retail Management (http://aztransmac2.asu.edu/cgi-bin/WebObjects/MCCCD.woa/wa/freeForm?id=139049).

Other Versions

The pathway map presented above is for the current catalog year and is the intended pathway map for new students. Other versions of this pathway map from different catalog years are available below: