Undergraduate Course Catalog 2014-2015

Thompson School of Applied Science

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Applied Business Management (ABM)

Professor: David E. Tooch
Associate Professor: Benjamin P. Fowler, Steven D. Tuttle
Lecturer: John MacMillan

The applied business management (ABM) program offers two concentrations in management: small entrepreneurial business and restaurant management. The program combines class work and practical experience to give students a thorough understanding of the business field. The core curriculum includes accounting (financial and managerial), marketing, sales, human resource management, computer applications, business communications, business law, and strategic management for small business. Students may select from a variety of UNH electives.

Practical experience is gained through projects with local industries, municipalities, and state agencies, as well as student-run businesses. Students may also elect to develop internships with area businesses.

Admissions Requirements

Students entering the business management program must present college preparatory English and have a minimum of two years of college preparatory mathematics. Several ABM courses require a solid background in basic mathematics and algebra.

Curriculum Fee

Applied business management: $137*

*This one-time curriculum fee is required to cover course materials and specialized equipment maintenance that are unique to the applied nature of the concentration. The curriculum fee covers the entire two-year course of study for one concentration. Any non-TSAS student may be assessed specific course fees, details of which are included in each semester's Time and Room Schedule. All fees are subject to change.

Business Management

Privately owned small-to-medium-sized businesses represent the largest and fastest-growing segment of the state and regional economy. The applied business management program offers students courses in several aspects of business management and prepares students for management of a family-owned business, or to start a new business or begin their careers in entry-level positions in existing firms. Business management students gain practical exposure to essential topics in business management that prepares them to seek further specialization in an aspect of business or to prepare for transfer to a baccalaureate program.

Career Opportunities:

Office manager, entrepreneur, management trainee, assistant manager, purchasing and inventory controller, bookkeeper, domestic and international sales professional, or business owner.

Business Management Program of Study

First Year, Fall Semester

Abbreviation	Course Number	Title	Credits
ABM	205	Applied Financial Accounting	4
ABM	404	Principles of Management	4
COM	209	Expository Writing and Reading	4
SSCI	201	Human Relations	4

First Year, Spring Semester

Abbreviation	Course Number	Title	Credits
ABM	226	Business Computer Applications	4
ABM	407	Applied Marketing	4
ABM	508	Managerial Accounting	4
COM	210	Public Speaking	2
MTH	202	College Algebra OR	3
		Elective	4

Second Year, Fall Semester

Abbreviation	Course Number	Title	Credits
ABM	214	Applied Sales	4
ABM	406	Human Resource Management	4
COM	212	Writing in the Workplace	3
MTH	202	College Algebra (if not previously taken) OR	3
		Elective	4

Second Year, Spring Semester

Abbreviation	Course Number	Title	Credits
ABM	211	Business Policy	4
ABM	232	Business Law	4
		Electives	8

Restaurant Management

www.thompsonschool.unh.edu/abm/restaurant.html

In the restaurant management concentration, students experience a carefully developed combination of classroom and laboratory work. They engage in practical, hands-on experiences, using modern commercial equipment to help them refine the necessary skills to be successful in the field. Students participate in the operation of 180 Blue, an on-campus restaurant located at the Thompson School. A required summer work experience rounds out the program's hands-on experiential learning. Students can also work at venues operated by University Hospitality Services, all located on the UNH campus. Extracurricular learning and earning opportunities are available in the many restaurants located in the Seacoast area. Students who want to continue their education in a baccalaureate degree program are strongly encouraged to take an elective from the University's other schools and colleges to earn credits that may be applied to both degree programs.

First Year, Fall Semester

Abbreviation	Course Number	Title	Credits
ABM	404	Principles of Management	4
CAN	201	Food Preparation Fundamentals	3
CAN	226	Dining Room Practicum	3
CAN	407	ServSafe Sanitation	1
COM	209	Expository Writing and Reading	4

First Year, Spring Semester

Abbreviation	Course Number	Title	Credits
ABM	226	Business Computer Applications	4
ABM	407	Applied Marketing	4
ABM	508	Managerial Accounting	4
COM	210	Public Speaking	2
MTH	202	College Algebra	3

Second Year, Fall Semester

Abbreviation	Course Number	Title	Credits
ABM	214	Applied Sales	4
ABM	406	Human Resource Management	4
CAN	206	Food and Beverage Cost Controls	4
COM	212	Writing in the Workplace	3
SSCI	201	Human Relations OR	4
SSCI	202	Social Issues	4

Second Year, Spring Semester

Abbreviation	Course Number	Title	Credits
ABM	211	Business Policy OR equivalent	4
ABM	232	Business Law OR approved elective course	4
CAN	211	Facilities and Equipment Planning	3
CAN	422	Cuisine and Culture	4

Elective Course Options (when offered)

Abbreviation	Course Number	Title	Credits
ABM	210	Operations Management	4
ABM	240	Ethics in Business and Society	4
ABM	242	International Trade Applications	4

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