Program Overview

Undergraduate Programs

Bachelor of Business Administration

The Bachelor of Business Administration degree enables students to pursue a broad range of careers in business and government sectors with four specialty tracks: Entrepreneurship, Human Resources Management, Marketing, and Supply Chain Management. Driven by students' need to compete in a global job market, the Business Administration program is internationally accredited, providing students with worldwide recognition of their prestigious academic degrees. The program is designed to help meet the growing and changing labor market needs of the UAE economy.

The Business Administration curriculum equips students with core business skills, including finance, accounting, and economics, and knowledge in all business functions. Students obtain a solid foundation in managerial and analytical skills in theory and in real-world business practice with an internship program. The program prepares students not only for careers in government and industry but also for graduate studies.

Program Objectives

• Effective communication skills
• Critical thinking skills to the analysis and solution of business problems
• Positive contribution to teams, as members and leaders
• Ethical and social awareness at the local and global level
• In-depth knowledge in the specialist field of business

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

• Communicate effectively orally, using technologies to support the oral presentation of information where appropriate
• Communicate effectively in writing, select and use information technology where appropriate
• Apply appropriate technologies and techniques to the collection and analysis of information and derive appropriate conclusions for business problems
• Research, critically evaluate and interpret information to accurately identify business problems and suggest solutions
• Demonstrate autonomy and responsibility in their work
• Apply teamwork skills and creativity in leadership and direction, appropriate to the context and level at which they are operating
• Demonstrate ethical reasoning in relation to business issues
• Develop an awareness of the civic responsibilities of business
• Demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge of key concepts across the breadth of business administration topics
• Utilise appropriate frameworks and theories from business administration to research and assess contemporary issues in the field and relate to allied (professional) fields when appropriate

Degree Requirements

Required Credit Hours: minimum 120 hours

General Education (Req. CH:33)

• Cluster 1: Skills for the Future (Req. Ch:15)
  • Area 1: Innovation and Entrepreneurship (3 hours)
    • GEIE222: Fundamentals of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (3 credits)
  • Area 2: English Communication (3 hours)
    • GEAE101: Academic English for Humanities and STEM (3 credits)
  • Area 3: Fourth Industrial Revolution (3 hours)
    • GEIT112: Fourth Industrial Revolution (3 credits)
  • Area 4: Critical Thinking (3 hours)
    • CSBP119: Algorithms and Problem Solving (3 credits)
    • PHI180: Critical Thinking (3 credits)
  • Area 5: Quantitative Reasoning (3 hours)
    • MATH115: Calculus for Business & Economics 1 (3 credits)
• Cluster 2: The Human Community (Req. Ch:12)
  • Area 1: Humanities and Fine Arts (3 hours)
    • ARCH366: History and Theories of Contemporary Architecture (3 credits)
    • ART101: Arts and Society I (3 credits)
    • HSR120: Introduction to Heritage & Culture (3 credits)
    • HSR130: Introduction to Language & Communication (3 credits)
    • PHI101: Introduction to Philosophy (3 credits)
  • Area 2: Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 hours)
    • ECON105: Principles of Microeconomics 2 (3 credits)
  • Area 3: Emirates Society (3 hours)
    • GEEM105: Emirates Studies (3 credits)
  • Area 4: Islamic Culture (3 hours)
    • GEIS101: Biography of the Prophet "Sira" (3 credits)
• Cluster 3: The Natural World (Req. Ch:6)
  • Area 1: Natural Sciences (3 hours)
    • ARAG205: Introduction to Fish & Animal Science (3 credits)
    • ARAG220: Natural Resources (3 credits)
    • CHEM181: Chemistry in the Modern World (3 credits)
    • FDSC250: Contemporary Food Science & Nutrition (3 credits)
    • GEOL110: Planet Earth (3 credits)
    • PHED201: Physical Fitness and Wellness (3 credits)
    • PHYS100: Astronomy (3 credits)
    • PHYS101: Conceptual Physics (3 credits)
  • Area 2: Sustainability (3 hours)
    • GESU121: Sustainability (3 credits)

College of Business

• Required Courses (51 hours)
  • ACCT111: Principles of Financial Accounting (3 credits)
  • ACCT120: Fundamental of Cost & Managerial Accounting (3 credits)
  • ECON125: Principles of Macroeconomics (3 credits)
  • ESPU240: Business Writing in English (3 credits)
  • FINC210: Business Finance (3 credits)
  • MGMT201: Fundamentals of Management and Organizational Behavior (3 credits)
  • MGMT415: Strategic Management (3 credits)
  • MIST200: Foundation of MIS & Technologies (3 credits)
  • MKTG200: Principles of Marketing (3 credits)
  • PRVT265: Business Law (E) (3 credits)
  • SCML200: Supply Chain Management & Operations (3 credits)
  • STAT130: Statistics for Business (3 credits)
  • PHIL120: Principles of Professional Ethics (3 credits)
  • GBUS460: Internship (12 credits)
    • The internship is conducted over 12 weeks in the last semester (after a four-week preparation session). No courses are allowed to be registered during the internship.

Concentrations

• Entrepreneurship Concentration
  • Required Courses (15 hours)
    • ENTR415: Developing an Entrepreneurial Venture (12 credits)
    • ENTR330: Social Entrepreneurship (3 credits)
    • ENTR460: International Entrepreneurship (3 credits)
      • Students should either take ENTR 330 or ENTR 460
• Human Resources Development and Management Concentration
  • Required Courses (15 hours)
    • HRMD310: Organizational Behavior (3 credits)
    • HRMD320: Human Resources Management (3 credits)
    • HRMD330: Staffing Organizations (3 credits)
    • HRMD410: Human Resources Performance Management (3 credits)
    • HRMD420: Compensation & Benefits Management (3 credits)
• Marketing Concentration
  • Required Courses (15 hours)
    • MKTG310: Marketing Research (3 credits)
    • MKTG320: Consumer Behavior (3 credits)
    • MKTG330: Services Marketing (3 credits)
    • MKTG340: International Marketing (3 credits)
    • MKTG420: Strategic Marketing Management (3 credits)
• Supply Chain Management and Logistics Concentration
  • Required Courses (15 hours)
    • SCML310: Supply Chain & Logistics Modeling (3 credits)
    • SCML320: Procurement & Supply Management (3 credits)
    • SCML330: Logistics & Transportation Management (3 credits)
    • SCML410: Global Supply Chain & Logistics (3 credits)
    • SCML460: Supply Chain Applications Strategy (3 credits)

Elective Courses for all Concentrations

• Elective courses must come from concentrations outside of the declared major (15 hours)
  • ENTR310: Innovation and Creativity (3 credits)
  • ENTR320: Entrepreneurship (3 credits)
  • HRMD310: Organizational Behavior (3 credits)
  • HRMD320: Human Resources Management (3 credits)
  • MIST215: Computer Application in Business (3 credits)
  • MIST280: E-Business Strategy, Architecture & Design (3 credits)
  • MKTG310: Marketing Research (3 credits)
  • MKTG320: Consumer Behavior (3 credits)
  • SCML310: Supply Chain & Logistics Modeling (3 credits)
  • SCML320: Procurement & Supply Management (3 credits)

Free Electives

• (6 hours)