Marketing - Warehousing & Distribution Specialization, (AAS)

Program Info

Minimum credits: 67
Length: 4 semesters (2 years), if full-time suggested course sequence is followed

Division: Arts, Sciences, & Business
Contact: 434.797.8402 or 434.797.8462
Award: Associate of Applied Science
Plan Code: 251-01 CIP Code: 52.0299

This program prepares students for careers invo lving the care and control of stock, dispatching goods and materials, and assembling bulk orders for distribution. It closely mirrors coursework required of other Marketing A.A.S. specializations and the Business Management-Management Specialization. A.A.S. As such, a student may earn a second A.A.S. degree by taking 15 additional credits (five 3-credit courses). Also, courses in the Logistics Management CSC transfer directly into this degree program.

Program Description

The Associate of Applied Science in Marketing - Warehousing & Distribution Specialization prepares students for careers involving the care and control of stock, dispatching goods and materials, and assembling bulk orders for distribution. Courses in the Career Studies Certificate in Logistics Management transfer directly into this degree program.

Program Outcomes: Graduates will be able to:

• Demonstrate competency in presentation skills, including organization, eye-contact, volume, pacing, & visual aids, utilizing a wide variety of computer software tools to enhance business communication media, including written reports & business plans;
• Perform & interpret basic business math calculations (e.g., mark-ups, interest rates, ratios, etc.), business accounting, basic financial reports, & bookkeeping fundamentals;
• Understand basic concepts associated with business ethics & the importance of developing and adhering to a strong set of generally-accepted ethical principles;
• Demonstrate basic principles of human relationship skills used to successfully interrelate with customers, associates, employees, & superiors in a business setting;
• Understand basic economics, various economic systems, legal & regulatory requirements for business & industry, & their impact on business;
• Think logically & analytically in proposing plans & creating strategies including layout, material handling, shipping utilities, communications, & building design that may be considered in complex warehousing & logistics issues; and
• Understand concepts necessary to address warehouse & logistics trade-offs between space & time in optimizing a modern warehousing and logistics organization, while recognizing the social & ethical responsibilities within an organization to function effectively in the environment.