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Business Administration

Carnegie Mellon University
Doha , Qatar
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4 years
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Bachelors
Major
Business Administration | Finance | Management
Area of study
Business and Administration
Education type
On campus
Timing
Full time
Course Language
English
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Program Overview

Business Administration Program

The Business Administration program at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar prepares students for AI-related challenges in their future roles as ethical business leaders. The curriculum emphasizes responsible technology management in a continually evolving landscape.


Program Overview

The Business Administration Program trains students to take an analytical approach to decision-making. As they build a solid quantitative foundation, students learn to work with data and apply their analyses to real-world scenarios.


Program Details

Curriculum

The Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration builds foundational knowledge in the core areas of business, including marketing, finance, organizational behavior, and operations management, as well as economics, mathematics, and statistics.


  • Standard Completion Time: 4 Years
  • Minimum units required for degree: 364 units
    • Mathematics: 38
    • Economics: 27
    • Statistics: 18
    • Business Core: 111
    • Business Electives: 18
    • Concentration: 36
    • University Core and Minor: 113
    • Core@CM: 3

Minors and Concentrations

Business administration students must complete a minor and a business concentration. The minor must be in a second field of study, and students can choose from several options delivered at the Qatar campus. Concentration areas include:


  • AI and Business
  • Business analytics and technologies
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Finance
  • Global economics and business
  • Islamic business management
  • Marketing management
  • Operations management
  • Strategic management

AI in Business

The Business Administration Program is built on the philosophy that artificial intelligence should complement and enhance human innovation. This core principle is woven into the curriculum to prepare students to lead in a world driven by data and AI.


Career Pathways

Graduates in business administration are highly sought after and pursue careers such as financial reporting analyst, management consultant, executive director, economics researcher, markets and clients executive, and corporate and markets analyst.


Faculty

Faculty members include experts in fintech, algorithmic trading, mathematical/statistical modeling, Islamic finance, entrepreneurship, political economy, revenue management, supply chain, business applications of AI, machine learning, and deep learning.


  • Iman Adeinat: Associate Teaching Professor, Operations Management
  • Serkan Akgüç: Associate Teaching Professor, Finance
  • Hussein Fadlallah: Assistant Teaching Professor, Strategy
  • Muhammad Farooqi: Area Head, Business Administration / Teaching Professor, Finance
  • Ki-Won Haan: Assistant Teaching Professor, Organizational Behavior and Theory
  • Maher Hakim: Distinguished Career Professor, Entrepreneurship
  • Agustín Indaco: Associate Area Head, Business Administration / Associate Teaching Professor, Economics
  • J Mcginnis: Distinguished Career Professor, Business Management Communication
  • Veli Safak: Associate Teaching Professor, Economics
  • Varun Sharma: Associate Teaching Professor, Marketing
  • Andrés Castaño Zuluaga: Assistant Teaching Professor, Economics

News

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  • Student research journey leads to international publication
  • CMU-Q and Golub Capital partner to launch the inaugural Golub Capital Middle East Business and Finance Symposium
  • CMU-Q Announces 2026 Qatar Campus and Andrew Carnegie Society Scholars
  • CMU-Q course offers students real-world experience in open source development
  • CMU-Q’s Tech Entrepreneurship students showcase innovation projects

Alumni Testimonials

  • “The strong alumni network not only allows me to connect with alums in similar positions and learn from their experiences, but I can gain insights from alums in different positions and different industries and learn about their professional ecosystems.” - Farha Khan, Class of 2018, MBA, Stanford University
  • “CMU-Q has pushed me to be where I am today. The quality of the faculty and staff, best in the world, the warm community between these walls, and the culture of diversity transforms your inner potential to tangible reality.” - Saleh Al-Raisi, Class of 2014, Chief Commercial Officer, Nakilat
  • “The environment here fosters a sense of curiosity and innovation, encouraging us to think critically and embrace the unknown. We were taught the foundation to navigate the complexities of our interconnected world.” - Abdulrahman Darwish Fakhroo, Class of 2024, Financial analyst, Qatar National Bank
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