Retail Management

Summer 2018

Enrollment:

Fall

Degrees and Certificates

Program Website:

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Tuition and Fees

http://www.ccs.spokane.edu/TuitionFees

Additional Costs

Books$700

Program Description

The Retail Management Certificate prepares individuals to manage a variety of retail sales operations or lines of merchandise. Students who complete the ten course Retail Management Certificate program will develop a clear sense of the scope of a career in the field of retail management. The program serves both entry-level job candidates and incumbent employees. The curriculum includes foundational courses in both written and oral communication, business math, human relations, and microcomputer applications. Students also complete specific business and management courses in accounting, management, marketing, retailing, and human resource management. After successful completion of the required coursework, students will receive a Retail Management Certificate. This certificate is endorsed by the Western Association of Food Chains (WAFC).

Program Learning Outcomes

  1. Understand retail concepts as they apply to apparel and non-apparel merchandise.
  2. Calculate percentages, trade discounts, mark-up, mark-down and price lines.
  3. Understand budgeting and inventory control systems.
  4. Understand buying and promotion techniques necessary for proper retail management.

Career Opportunities

More than half of all the people who work in the retailing field are employed in merchandising. Three-fifths of all retailing executives are in merchandising. George A. Scott, a leading national manufacturer, offers this comment to young people: "...The retailing revolution is still roaring. By its very nature, retailing is a dynamic, ever-changing organism. New problems, new challenges crop up every day. Retail needs young people of imagination and ingenuity to solve them. If you qualify for and are genuinely interested in a career in retailing, you will be getting in on the ground floor of a revolution--a revolution that never ends."
POTENTIAL POSITIONS INCLUDE: assistant manager, buyer, department manager, management trainee, merchandise manager, and store manager.

Certificate - SFCC

Offered at Locations:  Spokane Falls Community College

First Quarter

BT   107Business Communications 15
BUS  103Basic Business Math and Electronic Calculators 25
IS   120Business Computer Use 3
MMGT 150Principles of Retail Merchandising 5
18

Second Quarter

ACCT&201Principles of Accounting I 5
CMST&101Introduction to Communication 5
MMGT 231Human Resource Management 5
15

Third Quarter

BUS  280Human Relations in Business 5
MMGT 101Principles of Management 5
MMGT 211Marketing 5
15
48 credits are required for the Certificate
1May substitute ENGL& 101.
2May substitute MATH 090 or above.

Disclaimer: The college cannot guarantee courses will be offered in the quarters indicated. During the period this guide is in circulation, there may be curriculum revisions and program changes. Students are responsible for consulting the appropriate academic unit or adviser for more current and specific information. the information in this guide is subject to change and does not constitute an agreement between the college and the student.