Procurement AAS

Procurement AAS (Major Code: PR23)

Program Description

The Procurement Associate Degree Program is a sequence of courses that prepares students for careers in the procurement profession.
It will also give the student a foundation that will afford them the opportunity to advance their studies at a four-year institution. Areas covered in this degree program include basic fundamentals of supply chain management, principles of procurement, introduction to global sourcing, and basics of supplier negotiation. It also includes business management, accounting principles, and business communication. Program graduates receive a Procurement Associate of Applied Science Degree, which qualifies them for an entry-level salaried position in the Procurement industry.

Career Information

Occupation

Purchasing Clerks, Procurement Technicians

Career Projections

The number of jobs in this field is expected to increase by 2.2% nationally and 6.5% in the State of Georgia over the next several years. Estimated salaries in this field start at $35,000 a year.
Labor market data was compiled using Economic Modeling Specialists, international and is updated annually.

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Admission Requirements

General College Admissions Requirements

Program Contact Information

Von Gatewood

Program Coordinator, Supply Chain Management

Academic Building C2207B

[e-mail]

404-225-4675

Program Length and Cost

Minimum Program Length in Semester Terms: 6 Terms

Credit Hours: 64

Estimated Program Cost: $8,048

Course Outline

 

General Education Courses (18 Credits)

Area I – Language Arts/Communication

ENGL 1101

Composition and Rhetoric

3

Area II - Social/Behavioral Sciences

PSYC 1101

Introductory Psychology

3

Area III - Natural Sciences/Mathematics - Select one of the following

MATH 1100	Quantitative Skills and Reasoning	3
MATH 1111	College Algebra	3
MATH 1101	Mathematical Modeling	3

Area IV - Humanities/Fine Arts

ENGL 2130

American Literature

3

Required Program Specific Electives

ECON 1101	Principles of Economics	3
SPCH 1101	Public Speaking	3

Occupational Courses (32 Credits)

COMP 1000	Intro to Computers	3
FYES 1001	First Year Experience Seminar	3
ACCT 1100	Financial Accounting I	4
MKTG 1130	Business Regs and Compliance	3
SCMA 1003	Intro. to Transport Logistics	3
SCMA 1007	Basic Of Negotiations	3
SCMA 2103	Supply Chain Management Con.	3
SCMA 2105	Procurement Methodologies	3
SCMA 2108	Global Sourcing	3

Select one of the following (3 Credits)

MGMT 1100	Principles of Management	3
MKTG 1100	Principles of Marketing	3

Select one of the following (3 Credits)

MGMT 1125	Business Ethics	3
ACCT 2140	Legal Environment of Business	3

Select one of the following (3 Credits)

ENGL 1105	Technical Communications	3
MGMT 1105	Organizational Behavior	3
MGMT 1115	Leadership	3

Program Specific Electives (9 Credits)

ACCT 1105	Financial Accounting II	4
ACCT 2000	Managerial Accounting	3
BUSN 1410	Spreadsheet Concepts and Appli	4
ECON 2105	Macroeconomics	3
ECON 2106	Microeconomics	3
MGMT 1120	Introduction to Business	3
MGMT 2115	Human Resource Management	3
BIOL 1111	Biology I	3
	And
BIOL 1111L	Biology I Lab	1

Total Credit Hours: 64

 

Program Outcomes

1. The graduate will be able to provide the student with enough information and exposure to the industry needs making them a valuable asset to supply chain companies.
2. The graduate will be well versed in knowing the basics of supply chain management to be effective
3. The graduate will develop and grow through further training at the company level.