ACP Business Administration

Overview

Today’s business environment practically changes overnight. The most successful companies are those companies whose employees have an understanding of finance and marketing, possess skills to build effective teams and understand how to manage effectively. It is the objective of UC Irvine Extension to provide a business administration program for individuals who have no formal educational background in business and will give selected personnel an understanding of the managerial functions, roles and skills necessary to be successful in the competitive world.

Schedule

Tuition: $6,500
Internship: $1,650

	2009	2010	2011
Winter	Jan 7-Mar 31	Jan 6-Mar 29	Jan 5-Mar 28
Spring	Apr 3-Jun 23	Apr 2-Jun 22	Apr 1-Jun 21
Summer	Jul 2-Sept 22	Jun 30-Sept 20	Jun 28-Sept 15
Fall	Sept 18-Dec 10	Sept 17-Dec 9	Sept 16-Dec 8

Benefits

• PREPARE to enter an MBA program.
• BUILD effective teams.
• BECOME an effective manager.
• OBTAIN a strong foundation in business functions and analysis.
• GAIN a competitive edge in the global job market through an internship in a U.S. company.

Who Should Attend

Newly appointed managers from sales, marketing, purchasing, finance, and human resources will benefit from the courses in this program. Participants will obtain a strong foundation in business functions, the tools for business analysis, and management functions.

Certificate Requirements

A certificate is awarded upon completion of the six required courses listed below in an accelerated format and the Professional Communication Seminar with a grade of "C" or better in each course.

All certificate programs at UC Irvine Extension require professional-level English language proficiency in listening and note-taking, reading comprehension and vocabulary, written expression, and oral presentation. International students who do not meet certificate program admissions requirements are invited to enroll first in one of our English language program offerings.

Admission Requirements

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Curriculum

The Business Administration Certificate Program embodies the best practices and standards of business today. Its goal is to provide competence in the areas of finance, management, marketing and the law.

Introduction to an ACP

Gain an overview of the American higher educational system and acquire the academic skills to ensure your success in an ACP.

Professional Communications Seminar (PCS)

Understand American business culture, sharpen your communication and presentation skills, learn professional etiquette, and improve your business English.

Courses

• Entrepreneurship
  Entrepreneurship is the practice of starting new organizations or businesses in response to an innovative and new opportunity involving new ideas, approaches, and styles. Learn how to assess market trends and risks, understand customer needs, implement value-based marketing, and pricing programs to successfully create a new product for launch. Examine issues impacting both small and larger businesses through case analysis and a market plan project.
• Finance for the Non-Financial Business Person
  In this time of increasing economic complexity, understanding what goes on in the world of business finance is no longer a luxury but a necessity. This course will enable non-financial managers and entrepreneurs to learn the basics of business finance. Topics include accounting principles, financial analysis, ROI decisions, and cash flow.
• Essentials of Management
  Acquire an in-depth understanding of the basic concepts and theories of management, while exploring the manager’s operational role in all types of organizations. Gain insight into the manager’s responsibility in planning, organizing, leading, staffing and controlling within the workplace. Learn how the best managers manage for success!
• Success Strategies for E-Business
  E-Businesses today are not immune to the demands of building a business on a solid foundation, responding to customer demands and maintaining a strong supportable distinctive competence in the face of competition. In this course, examine the key strategies necessary to make an e-business successful and how to apply proven lessons in each area to existing or start-up online ventures. Topics include the importance of branding, community building, revenue generation and processing, security and privacy issues, customer service, and content development and management.
• Communication in the Business Environment
  As managers and supervisors, how well we communicate in large part determines how successful we will be on the job and our level of personal job satisfaction. In this course learn to develop verbal and non-verbal communication skills in formal and informal settings. Through interactive discussions, role plays and activities, focus on conflict resolution, giving and receiving criticism, defensive communication, assertiveness, and focused listening.
• Strategic Planning
  Gain insight into solving three questions fundamental to strategic planning: 1) Where are we today, 2) Where do we wish to arrive, and 3) How do we get there? Explore several approaches to strategic planning and compare their advantages and disadvantages. Learn to set short-term and long-term objectives, and how to implement a strategic plan. Review planning tools and business models, tactics and action, and other advanced strategic planning techniques.

Internships
As an optional last course and for an additional fee of $1,350, you have the opportunity to apply academic theory and gain practical experience in a variety of businesses and industries for up to three months. A research project provides additional training. Also included in the internship are the Resume Development and Interviewing Skills workshops.
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