Business and Legal Studies
Business and Legal Studies
Welcome to the Business and Legal Studies Department
Programs of Study
Programs include the following:
- Accounting
- Administrative Professional Technology
- Business & Legal Studies
- Criminal Justice
- Culinary Arts
- Hospitality Management
- Paralegal Studies
- As well as the business and economics degrees listed below.
See the current Southwest Academic Catalog for a full listing of Business and Legal Studies programs under the Business and Technologies division.
Course Information
To find out more about courses offered at Southwest, use our Interactive Course Schedule to see when and where a class is provided.
| Student Achievement Data for ACBSP Accredited Programs | ||
| Program | Retention | Graduates |
| Accounting | 34.4% | 6 |
| Administrative Professional Technology | 45.8% | 13 |
| Business | 29.6% | 60 |
| General Technology | 14.3% | 1 |
Contact Information
- Erin Caspersen, Administrative Assistant
- Macon Cove Campus Macon Academic Building Room MAB-271
- 901-333-4130
- ekay1@southwest.tn.edu
- Dr. Dennis Powers, Interim Department Chair
- 901-333-4293
- depowers1@southwest.tn.edu
Degree and Certificate Academic Maps
Administrative Professional Technology
Business Office Concentration, A.A.S.
Medical Office Technology Concentration, A.A.S.
Business Management
Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management Concentration, A.A.S.
Finance Concentration, A.A.S.
Human Resource Management Concentration, A.A.S.
Logistics/Transportation Management Concentration, A.A.S.
Management Concentration, A.A.S.
Quality and Productivity Concentration, A.A.S.
Hospitality Management A. A. S
Culinary Arts Concentration, A.A.S.
Food and Beverage Management Concentration, A.A.S.
Hotel Management Concentration, A.A.S.
Transfer Pathway A.A.
Accounting Emphasis, A.S.
Business Administration Emphasis, A.S.
Economics Emphasis, A.S.
Transfer Pathway A.S.