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Management and Supervisory Development Diploma

Program Description

The diploma program in Management and Supervisory Development enables you to acquire a broader knowledge of the field of management. You are not required to select an area of specialization, thus giving you the opportunity to take a variety of management courses.

This program is for you if you are a new student and if you are already working in field but wish to enhance your acquired work experiences. You complete actual management assignments such as preparing and writing training manuals, business plans, proposals, and case studies.

You will graduate from this program prepared to work as support staff and an assistant to managers in human resource offices, general business offices, small businesses and retail, and other service industries. You will upgrade your skills in order to function as a staff member assisting in warehouse management or small-business management in a team leadership position.

Career Information and Occupational Outlook

  1. Administrative Services Managers: Occupational Outlook Handbook
  2. Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors and Managers: Occupational Outlook Handbook
  3. Human Resources, Training, and Labor Relations Managers and Specialists: Occupational Outlook Handbook
  4. First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Office and Administrative Support Workers: O*Net
  5. Human Resources Assistants: O*Net

Program Admission Requirements

  1. Present official documentation of an earned high school diploma or official GED scores.
  2. Be at least 16 years old.
  3. Present appropriate test scores, or present an official transcript documenting college-level English and mathematics with grades of "C" or better.

Curriculum Outline

Credits required for graduation (89/90)

General Core Courses (21 Credit Hours)

Course Title Credit Hours
SCT 100 Introduction to Microcomputers 3
ENG 111 Business English 5
ENG 112 Business Communications 5
MAT 111 Business Math 5
EMP 100A Interpersonal Relations and Professional Development 2
EMP 100B Interpersonal Relations and Professional Development 1

Fundamental Occupational Courses (68/69 Credit Hours)

Course Title Credit Hours
MSD 100 Management Principles 5
MSD 101 Organizational Behavior 5
MSD 102 Employment Law 5
MSD 103 Leadership 5
MSD 104 Human Resource Management 5
MSD 106 Performance Management 5
MSD 107 Employee Training and Development 5
MSD 109 Managerial Accounting and Finance or 5
ACC 101 Principles of Accounting (6)
MSD 112 Introduction to Business and Economics 5
MSD 113 Business Ethics 5
MSD 114 Management Communications and Information Technology 5
MSD 210 Team Project 5
MSD 220 Management and Supervision Occupation-Based Instruction 3
MSD  Electives (to be chosen in consultation with advisor) 5

The content of this page does not constitute a contract between Columbus Technical College and its students on either a collective or individual basis. Course curriculum, fee changes, or additional unforeseen changes may occur after publication. Course offerings are contingent upon adequate enrollments. Please contact the school offering the program for the most current information. Academic advising is available to students prior to registration; this information is not a substitute for consulting with an academic advisor.

Last updated: March 31, 2008.