Business

Richland provides up-to-date, high-quality courses and programs in business and business-related fields for transfer or employment. Students will learn how companies, corporations, entrepreneurs, farmers, nonprofits, governments, stock markets and consumers keep the money flowing in the U.S. and the economies of the world. Students will become familiar with how to track and account for revenues and expenses and how to project profits and financial losses. Students discover how businesses make and market their products and manage their employees, and how business entities merge and make acquisitions of each other.

Career and Technical Education Options

Baccalaureate Transfer Options

  • Associate in Arts with concentration in Business
    • Suggested courses for Business Concentration: ACCT 101, 102; BUS 231; ECON 225, 231, 232
    • Other suggested courses: IT 105 or CIS 110; MATH 116, 160, 170, 190, and above; psychology
  • Associate in Science with concentration in Business
    • Suggested courses for Business Concentration: ACCT 101, 102; BUS 231; ECON 225, 231, 232
    • Other suggested courses: IT 105 or CIS 110; MATH 116, 160, 170, 190, and above; psychology

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Business Courses

NumberTitleHours
BUS 100Business Fundamentals3-0-3
BUS 101Hospitality & Tourism3-0-3
BUS 102Teller Fundamentals2-0-2
BUS 110Business Mathematics3-0-3
BUS 121Purchasing & Product Identification3-0-3
BUS 200Customer Service Fundamentals3-0-3
BUS 220Cost Management4-0-4
BUS 221Security and Loss Prevention3-0-3
BUS 225Small Business Development3-0-3
BUS 228Global Topics in Business3-0-3
BUS 229Case Problems in Business3-0-3
BUS 230Negotiation3-0-3
BUS 231Business Law Principles3-0-3
BUS 232Business Law & Ethics3-0-3
BUS 233Business Law for Entrepreneurs3-0-3
BUS 240Marketing Fundamentals3-0-3
BUS 245Integrated Marketing Communications3-0-3
BUS 250Selling & Sales Management3-0-3
BUS 255Principles of Banking3-0-3
BUS 260Hospitality Nutrition3-0-3
BUS 261Bar & Beverage Mgmt.3-0-3
BUS 262Dining Room Management3-0-3
BUS 263Catering & Banquet Management3-0-3
BUS 280Strategic Decision Making3-0-3
BUS 281Strategic Performance for Productivity3-0-3
BUS 282Strategic Tax Management3-0-3
BUS 283Finance & Insurance3-0-3
BUS 290Work Exp Practicum & Seminar1-1-3
BUS 295Workplace Simulation & Project1-1-3

Business Faculty

Faculty