Program Overview

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Business Administration: Management and Human Resources

Overview

The bachelor program in Business Administration with concentration in Management and Human Resources (HR) aims to provide a solid background in all areas of Business Administration and more specialized knowledge in Management and Human Resources. The program also aims to develop students individually and academically and to prepare them to work ethically in a changing multicultural environment. The variety and range of courses offered and the interdisciplinary character of the program as well as the culture of open discussion that characterizes the university contribute to the comprehensive education of the students.

More specifically, the general objectives of the program are to:

1. Present and explain main theoretical concepts in key areas of business.
2. Demonstrate how to apply the above knowledge in the solution of business problems.
3. Provide tools for and experience in working in multicultural teams.
4. Train students in leading ethically and in a sustainable manner in an environment of constant social, economic and technological change.
5. Offer tools for and practice in analyzing business related information.
6. Enhance critical thinking for the purpose of improving strategic decision-making.
7. Develop students’ writing skills in relation to business.
8. Cultivate students’ presentation skills.

The concentration in Management and HR aims to provide specialization in the areas of Management and HR. The concentration’s main objectives are the following:

1. Explain the importance of organizing, planning, leading and controlling.
2. Analyze the global socioeconomic, political and legal environments and plan strategically.
3. Identify and discuss challenges and opportunities in the changing business environment.
4. Debate ethical dilemmas in business.
5. Stress the importance of ethical leadership and discuss its main characteristics.
6. Outline reasons for resistance to change and discuss ways to overcome them.
7. Explain and analyze key decision-making techniques.
8. Present main principles of Human Resource Management
9. Offer more specialized knowledge and skills in recruiting, selecting, developing, appraising and rewarding employees.
10. Provide an in-depth understanding of the role of employment and labor laws and collective bargaining agreements.

Career Prospects

Graduates can work in any area related to Business Administration and HR such as General Management, Banking, Sales, Business Consulting, Financial Analysis, Meeting, Convention and Event Planning, Human Resource Management or choose to set up their own business.

Access to Further Studies

Graduates of the program may continue their studies for a graduate degree, such as an MBA, an MA, an MSc or an MPhil or enter a PhD program (depending on the graduate school’s requirements).

Graduates of the programme can be accepted into Second Cycle degrees (Master’s Degree)

Admission

The minimum admission requirement to an undergraduate programme of study is a recognized High School Leaving Certificate (HSLC) or equivalent internationally recognized qualification(s). Students with a lower HSLC grade than 7.5/10 or 15/20 or equivalent depending on the grading system of the country issuing the HSLC are provided with extra academic guidance and monitoring during the first year of their studies.

English Language Proficiency

The list below provides the minimum English Language Requirements (ELR) for enrollment to the programme of study. Students who do not possess any of the qualifications or stipulated grades listed below and hold IELTS with 4.5 and above, are required to take UNIC’s NEPTON English Placement Test (with no charge) and will receive English Language support classes.

• TOEFL – 525 and above
• Computer-based TOEFL – 193 and above
• Internet-based TOEFL – 80 and above
• IELTS – 6 and above
• Cambridge Exams [First Certificate] – B and above
• Cambridge Exams [Proficiency Certificate – C and above
• GCSE English Language “O” Level – C and above
• Michigan Examination of Proficiency in English (CaMLA) – Pass
• Pearson PTE General – Level 3 and above
• KPG (The Greek Foreign Language Examinations for the State Certificate of Language Proficiency) – Level B2 and above
• Anglia – Level B2 and above
• IEB Advances Programme English – Pass
• Examination for the Certificate of Proficiency in English (ECPE) Michigan Language Assessment by: Cambridge Assessment English & University of Michigan – 650 average score for ALL skills and above

Assessment

Course assessment usually comprises of a comprehensive final exam and continuous assessment. Continuous assessment can include amongst others, mid-terms, projects and class participation.

Letter grades are calculated based on the weight of the final exam and the continuous assessment and the actual numerical marks obtained in these two assessment components. Based on the course grades the student’s semester grade point average (GPA) and cumulative point average (CPA) are calculated.

Graduation

The student must complete 240 ECTS and all programme requirements.

A minimum cumulative grade point average (CPA) of 2.0 is required. Thus, although a ‘D-‘ is a PASS grade, in order to achieve a CPA of 2.0 an average grade of ‘C’ is required.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of the Bachelor in Business Administration program graduates are expected to be able to:

1. Apply conceptual principles, methods and tools to solve business related problems.
2. Debate different business ideas with creativity and rigor.
3. Appreciate the increasing complex nature of global business and economy and their impact on the management and growth of organizations.
4. Streamline business processes and procedures to meet challenges and excel under intense competition.
5. Adopt an ethical approach in the management of corporate practices to address and resolve heighten pressure from stakeholders.
6. Utilize skills that are required in negotiation and conflict resolution for re-enforcing value added collaborations.
7. Critically assess collected data, analyze and interpret findings to make informed decisions.
8. Identify and use suitable research and business simulation tools.
9. Use research skills to plan and implement research projects in business.
10. Present effectively, both orally and in writing.

The Management and HR specialization is expected to equip graduates with skills to:

1. Apply the four functions of management to streamline business processes.
2. Analyze the global socioeconomic, political and legal environment, identify challenges and opportunities and design and implement strategic plans.
3. Develop competences for optimal decision-making.
4. Debate ethical issues in organizations.
5. Outline main theories of leadership and apply them in practical situations.
6. Appreciate the complexities in international business and discuss the role of culture on managing across borders.
7. Explain the main reasons of resistance to change and propose ways to deal with it.
8. Present and discuss the theoretical foundations of Human Resource Management.
9. Apply HR concepts in the areas of recruiting, selecting, developing, appraising and rewarding employees.
10. Explain the role of employment and labor laws and collective bargaining agreements in employment relationships.

Academic Path

Section: A – Business Requirements

Min. ECTS Credits: 84 Max. ECTS Credits: 84

• ACCT-110 Accounting I 6
• ACCT-111 Accounting II 6
• ACCT-211 Managerial Accounting 6
• BADM-121 Business Ethics 6
• BADM-230 Business Law 6
• BADM-234 Organizational Behavior 6
• BADM-431 Research Methods in Business 6
• BADM-439 Senior Simulation in Business 6
• BADM-475 Strategy and Business Policy 6
• BADM-493 Final Year Project 6
• ECON-261 Principles of Microeconomics 6
• ECON-262 Principles of Macroeconomics 6
• FIN-266 Managerial Finance 6
• IMGT-488 Operations Management 6
• MGT-281 Introduction to Management 6
• MIS-251 Information Systems Concepts 6
• MKTG-291 Marketing 6

Section: B – Concentration: Management and Human Resources

Min. ECTS Credits: 72 Max. ECTS Credits: 72

• BADM-340 Corporate Social Responsibility 6
• BADM-450 International Business 6
• HRM-483 Planning, Recruitment and Selection 6
• HRM-484 Employee Development 6
• HRM-485 Performance Management and Compensation Systems 6
• HRM-486 Employment Law and Employee Relations 6
• MGT-282 Small Business and Entrepreneurship 6
• MGT-355 Leadership in Organizations 6
• MGT-372 Management of Innovation and Technology 6
• MGT-450 Quality Management 6
• MGT-472 Change Management 6
• MGT-482 Human Resource Management 6

Section: C – Business Electives

Min. ECTS Credits: 12 Max. ECTS Credits: 12

Task-Based Internship has a credit range of 2-12 ECTS – students may select BADM- 482 (2 ECTS) or BADM-483 (4 ECTS) or BADM-486 (6 ECTS) or BADM-489 (12 ECTS).

Special Topics in Business has a credit range of 2-6 ECTS – students may select BADM-491 (2 ECTS) or BADM-491A (4 ECTS) or BADM-491B (6 ECTS).

• BADM-486 Task-Based Internship 6
• BADM-491B Special Topics in Business 6

Section: D – Language Expression

Min. ECTS Credits: 18 Max. ECTS Credits: 18

• BADM-231 Business Communications 6
• BADM-332 Technical Writing and Research 6
• COMM-200 Business and Professional Communication 6
• ENGL-101 English Composition 6

Section: E – Computer Electives

Min. ECTS Credits: 12 Max. ECTS Credits: 12 Notes: Or any other COMP-, MIS-, or MULT- course.

• COMP-150 Microcomputer Applications 6
• COMP-151 Computer Fundamentals 6
• MIS-151 Business Software Applications 6
• MIS-215 Project Management 6
• MIS-220 Technologies for the Social Web 6
• MULT-160 Introduction to Multimedia 6

Section: F – Mathematics Electives

Min. ECTS Credits: 24 Max. ECTS Credits: 24

• IMGT-486 Quantitative Methods 6
• MATH-105 Intermediate Algebra 6
• MATH-108 Finite Maths with Applied Calculus 6
• MATH-221 Statistics I 6
• MATH-321 Statistics II 6

Section: G – Humanities and Social Sciences Electives

Min. ECTS Credits: 6 Max. ECTS Credits: 18 Notes: Or any language course with FREN-, GERM-, ITAL-, RUS-, SPAN-, GREK-, TURKprefix.

• ANTH-105 Cultural Anthropology 6
• ART-110 Introduction to Visual Arts 6
• ART-111 Greek Art 6
• ENGL-102 Western World Literature and Composition 6
• ESCI-200 Society and Environment 6
• EUS-103 Modern European History and Politics 6
• HIST-201 World History to 1500 6
• HIST-257 Modern Cypriot History and Politics 6
• HIST-265 The US and World History Since 1945 6
• MUCT-107 Music Appreciation 6
• MUCT-110 Fundamentals of Music 6
• PHIL-101 Introduction to Philosophy 6
• PSCI-101 American National Government 6
• PSY-110 General Psychology I 6
• PSY-111 General Psychology II 6
• PSY-210 Social Psychology 6
• SOC-101 Principles of Sociology 6
• UNIC-100 University Experience 6

Semester Breakdown

Semester 1

• ACCT-110 Accounting I 6
• ECON-261 Principles of Microeconomics 6
• MATH-105 Intermediate Algebra 6
• COMP-150 Microcomputer Applications 6
• ENGL-101 English Composition 6

Semester 2

• ACCT-111 Accounting II 6
• MATH-221 Statistics I 6
• ECON-262 Principles of Macroeconomics 6
• MIS-220 Technologies for the Social Web 6
• COMM-200 Business and Professional Communication 6

Semester 3

• MGT-281 Introduction to Management 6
• ACCT-211 Managerial Accounting 6
• BADM-230 Business Law 6
• MATH-321 Statistics II 6
• BADM-332 Technical Writing and Research 6

Semester 4

• MKTG-291 Marketing 6
• BADM-234 Organizational Behavior 6
• BADM-121 Business Ethics 6
• MGT-282 Small Business and Entrepreneurship 6
• PSY-110 General Psychology I 6

Semester 5

• IMGT-488 Operations Management 6
• IMGT-486 Quantitative Methods 6
• BADM-340 Corporate Social Responsibility 6
• MGT-355 Leadership in Organizations 6
• SOC-101 Principles of Sociology 6

Semester 6

• BADM-431 Research Methods in Business 6
• MGT-372 Management of Innovation and Technology 6
• MGT-482 Human Resource Management 6
• MGT-450 Quality Management 6
• BADM-486 Task-Based Internship 6

Semester 7

• BADM-475 Strategy and Business Policy 6
• HRM-483 Planning, Recruitment and Selection 6
• HRM-484 Employee Development 6
• MGT-472 Change Management 6
• PHIL-101 Introduction to Philosophy 6

Semester 8

• BADM-439 Senior Simulation in Business 6
• BADM-450 International Business 6
• HRM-485 Performance Management and Compensation Systems 6
• HRM-486 Employment Law and Employee Relations 6
• BADM-491B Special Topics in Business 6

The above semester breakdown is an indicative one. A few of the courses are electives and can be substituted by others. Students may contact their academic advisor and consult their academic pathway found on this website under “Schools & Programmes”.

Faculty

• Professor Haritini Tsangari
• Professor Theodoros Tsakiris
• Professor Alkis Thrassou
• Dr Svetlana Sapuric
• Professor Ioanna Papasolomou
• Dr Katerina Morphi
• Professor Maria Michailidis
• Professor Petros Lois
• Professor Despo Ktoridou
• Professor Angelika Kokkinaki
• Mr Harry Kogetsidis
• Professor Rudiger Kaufmann
• Dr Melpo Iacovidou
• Dr Spyros Hadjidakis
• Dr Epaminondas Epaminonda
• Dr Marlen Demetriou
• Mr Marios Christou
• Dr Melita Charitou
• Dr Dmitry Apraksin
• Dr Alexandros Antonaras

Adjunct Faculty

• Mr George Zervides
• Dr Valiantis Marios
• Dr Styliani Kleanthous
• Mr Antonis Constantinou