Bachelor of Business Administration

Typically, Bachelor of Business Administration graduates will be able to innovate design solutions thereby successfully contributing to organizations in the commercial, public, and not-for-profit sectors. The program will prepare graduates to undertake tasks and challenges in a changing and complex business environment through dealing effectively and efficiently with managerial responsibilities. Graduates will develop the ability to effectively analyse business data for solving business problems and communicate decision outcomes, as well as take responsibility for business development and manage customer relationship.

Completing this program will provide several exciting career opportunities that include roles such as entrepreneurs, management consultant, business analyst, business development associate, project manager, general administration manager.

* Academic Entry Requirements
Admission benchmarks vary depending on the high school curriculum you have completed:

• UAE Al-Thanawiyya Al-Aama:

• 3-Year Track: Not available.
• 4-Year Track: 70% minimum for Elite/Advanced tracks; 75% minimum for General track.

• British GCE (A-Levels):

• 3-Year Track: Minimum 5 IGCSE/GCSE subjects (Grade D or above) + 3 A-Level subjects with a minimum grade of “CCD” (Completion of Year 13).
• 4-Year Track: Minimum 5 IGCSE/GCSE subjects (Grade D or above) + 2 AS-Levels or 1 A-Level subject (Grade D) 
• American High School Diploma:
  • 3-Year Track: Overall average grade of C (70% or 2.5/4.0) + minimum SAT score of 1100.
  • 4-Year Track: Overall average grade of C (70% or 2.5/4.0).

• International Baccalaureate (IB):
  • 3-Year Track: Minimum of 25 points.
  • 4-Year Track: Minimum of 21 points.

• CBSE (India Grade 12):
  • 3-Year Track: Minimum score of 10.5 (calculated using positional grades across English/Hindi and the top 4 externally examined subjects).

• IELTS (Academic):

• 3-Year Track: Overall 6.0 (with a minimum of 6.0 in Reading and Writing, and 5.0 in Listening and Speaking).
• 4-Year Track: Overall 5.0.

• TOEFL (iBT):

• 3-Year Track: Overall 79 (minimum 18 in Reading/Writing, 16 in Listening/Speaking).
• 4-Year Track: Overall 40.

• PTE (Academic):
• • 3-Year Track: Overall 54 (with minimum 54 in all Communicative Skills).
  • 4-Year Track: Overall 42.

* Credit for Prior Learning: If you are seeking advanced standing status, you will need to submit an official academic transcripts showing all courses studied and the grades obtained, syllabus details (including information on course content) for the courses you have successfully completed and an explanation of the grading system.

First Year – First Trimester

ACCY801 – Accounting and Financial Management – 6 Credit Points
MARK804 – Principles of Marketing Management – 6 Credit Points
MGNT803 – Organisational Behaviour and Management – 6 Credit Points
OPS802 – Operations Management – 6 Credit Points

First Year – Second Trimester

MBAS900 – Fundamentals of Business Analytics – 6 Credit Points
MBAS920 – Data Storytelling & Visual Intelligence – 6 Credit Points
MBAS921 – Predictive Analytics and Forecasting – 6 Credit Points
MBAS923 – Big Data Management & Integration – 6 Credit Points

Second Year – First Trimester

MBAS922 – Applied Machine Learning & AI for Business – 6 Credit Points
MBAS924 – AI-driven Customer Insights and Market Intelligence – 6 Credit Points
900-Level Postgraduate Business or Information Systems Elective – 6 Credit Points

Second Year – Second Trimester

MBAS906 – Business Analytics Research Capstone – 6 Credit Points

First Year – First Trimester

ACCY801 – Accounting and Financial Management – 6 Credit Points
MARK804 – Principles of Marketing Management – 6 Credit Points
MGNT803 – Organisational Behaviour and Management – 6 Credit Points
OPS802 – Operations Management – 6 Credit Points

First Year – Second Trimester

MBAS900 – Fundamentals of Business Analytics – 6 Credit Points
MBAS920 – Data Storytelling & Visual Intelligence – 6 Credit Points
MBAS921 – Predictive Analytics and Forecasting – 6 Credit Points
MBAS923 – Big Data Management & Integration – 6 Credit Points

Second Year – First Trimester

MBAS922 – Applied Machine Learning & AI for Business – 6 Credit Points
MBAS924 – AI-driven Customer Insights and Market Intelligence – 6 Credit Points
900-Level Postgraduate Business or Information Systems Elective – 6 Credit Points

Second Year – Second Trimester

MBAS906 – Business Analytics Research Capstone – 6 Credit Points

Total Program Requirements: 72 Credit Points (12 Subjects)

Recommended Elective Options:

• Digital Marketing Strategy
• Supply Chain Management
• Financial Technologies

Note: Students with a recent recognized bachelor’s degree in Business or Information Technology may be eligible for exemptions from the foundation subjects (ACCY801, MARK804, MGNT803, and OPS802) through the Accelerated Track.