BS in Business Administration
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Programs
- BS in Business Administration (Generalist 1)
- BS in Business Administration (Major in Accounting)
- BS in Business Administration (Major in Finance)
- BS in Business Administration (Major in Marketing)
- BS in Business Administration (Major in Human Resource Management)
- BS in Business Administration (Minor in International Business)
- Master of Business Administration (MBA)
- Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA)
Program Requirements
The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) program includes forty-eight (48) credits of core courses in business administration covering a broad knowledge of business areas and functions, emphasizing global business environment and practices. BSBA majors may choose to specialize in accounting, finance, human resource management, or marketing by taking 15 credits of major required courses and nine credits of major electives in one of these areas, add a minor to their specialist major or choose to be a generalist, by taking a combination of courses from all the four specialist areas. Additionally, students must fulfill the general education requirements with thirty-one credits, and complete a three-credit internship. General electives complete the 121-credit program.
The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree requires the completion of the following degree requirements:
Degree Requirements | Credits |
University General Education Requirements | 31 |
School Requirements | 48 |
Major Requirements | 15 |
Major Elective Requirements (Any 3 courses from the major elective list) | 9 |
Business Electives (Any 5 courses from any major requirements and electives outside your declared major) | 15 |
Free Electives | 3 |
Total | 121 |
General Education Courses 31 credits
Code | Course Title | Credit |
ENG 101 | Composition | 3 |
ARAB 101 (O) or ARAB 110 (O) |
Beginner Level Arabic and Culture for non-Native Learners I
or Arabic Language and Culture for Native Arabic Speakers I |
3 |
UAES 200 | Survey of United Arab Emirates Studies | 3 |
ITEC 103 | Fundamentals of Information Technology | 3 |
STAT 1003 | Introductory Probability and Statistics | 3 |
MEST 100 | Introduction to Islam in World Culture | 3 |
PHIL 100 | Critical Thinking and Reasoning | 3 |
UNIV 100 | University First-Year Transition | 1 |
UNIV 200 | Innovation and Entrepreneurship | 3 |
ECON 103 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
The Natural Sciences (3 Credits)
CHEM 100 | Chemistry in Everyday Life | 3 |
BIOL 100 | Humankind in a Biological World | 3 |
ENVS 102 | Sustainability and Human-Environment Relations | 3 |
CHEM 211 | General Chemistry I | 3 |
Business Administration Core Courses**48 credits
ECON 104 | Principle of Macroeconomics | 3 |
ACCT 204 | Principles of Financial Accounting | 3 |
ACCT 205 | Principles of Managerial Accounting | 3 |
FNAN 300 | Principle of Business Finance | 3 |
MGMT 301 | Principles of Management | 3 |
MIST 301 | Introduction to Business Information Systems | 3 |
MKTG 301 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
BUSN 301 | Business Communication | 3 |
BUSN 304 | Commercial Law | 3 |
BUSN 306 | International Business Law | 3 |
BUSN 307 | Research Methodology | 3 |
OPMT 311 | Methods and Models of Management Science (3 credits) | 3 |
BUSN 312 | Public Policy and Business Ethics | 3 |
UNIV 390 | Internship | 3 |
MGMT 401 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
BUSN 498 | Strategic Management | 3 |
The Generalist Option 39 credits
Complete any 13 courses (39 credit hours) from the below list
FREE ELECTIVE COURSES (3 credits) – Any courses from other programs and not already taken





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