Academics | Faculties | FACULTY OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND ECONOMICS | Department of Management and Marketing | BBA in Management - AACSB Accredited Program

Mission

The Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Management Consistent with the Faculty mission, the Bachelor degree of Business Administration in all of its related tracks adopts an inter-disciplinary perspective to prepare students for real-world challenges at the national and international levels. Through dynamic and continuous improvement of curricula, the program aims to prepare students for different career opportunities and further academic studies and professional certifications. Moreover, graduates will be endowed with high ethical standards to act in a socially responsible manner.

Accreditation

The Faculty of Business Administration and Economics (FBAE) is an accredited member of AACSB International—The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. AACSB accreditation is known, worldwide, as the longest-standing, most recognized form of specialized accreditation that an institution and its business programs can earn. Accreditation is a voluntary, nongovernmental process that includes a rigorous external review of a school's mission, faculty qualifications, curricula, and ability to provide the highest-quality programs.

Program Goals and Learning Outcomes

Goal 1: General Skills

1. Business Knowledge: Our Graduates will have comprehensive disciplines knowledge in business.
1.1. Students should be able to demonstrate the understanding of core business knowledge in accounting, economics, finance, management and marketing.
2.Critical thinking and problem solving: Our graduates will be problem solvers and critical thinkers.
2.1. Students should be able to identify, analyze and solve business problems using appropriate quantitative and qualitative techniques.
3.Communication: Our graduates will be effective communicators.
3.1. Students should be able to prepare clear and concise written reports using the appropriate style and structure.
3.2. Students should be able to deliver effective oral presentation well-focused and rigorously delivered.
4.Ethical and social responsibility: Our graduates will have a sound recognition of the ethical and social impacts of business practice.
4.1. Students should be able to identify ethical issues in business practice.
4.2. Student should be able to assess social implications in various business situation.
5.Teamwork: Our graduates will be good team participants.
5.1. Students should be able to collaboratively and positively participate in teams.

Admission Requirements

Applicants must pass the Lebanese Baccalaureate Part II (any strand) or its equivalent as identified by the Lebanese Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MEHE). An applicant is accepted if he or she fulfills all the University admission requirements. In addition, there are three states of selection to the BBA, acceptance, conditional acceptance, and rejection. Students may be assigned MAT 105 as a remedial course in light of their composite scores. All first-year applicants must complete the Admission Requirements.

Graduation Requirements

Students seeking a Bachelor of Business Administration - Management Concentration must complete a total of 92 credits with an overall average of at least 2.0/4.0 and a minimum average of 2.3/4.0 in the common core and major requirements. These 92 credits are divided into:

Courses

Liberal Arts Curriculum (27cr.)

English and Arabic Communication (9cr.)

English Communication (6cr.)

Arabic Communication (3cr.)

Religion (3cr.)

Ethics (3cr.)

3 MGT 301 Ethics and Responsible Business

Cultural Studies and Social Science

Cultural Studies (3cr.)

Citizenship (3cr.)

Applied and Life Sciences (6cr.)

Applied Science (3cr.)

Life and Natural Sciences (3cr.)

Required Common Courses (37cr.)

Required Major Courses (25cr.)

Elective to Major Course (3cr.)

Additionally, choose one course from the following options:

Suggested Program

Fall Semester Year I (12cr.)

ENL	213	Sophomore Rhetoric (LAC)	3 cr.
MGT	201	Fundamentals of Management	3 cr.
MAT	204	Mathematics for Business and Economics I	3 cr.
		Liberal Arts Curriculum (LAC)	3 cr.

Spring Semester Year I (15cr.)

MRK	201	Fundamentals of Marketing	3 cr.
ACO	201	Principles of Accounting I	3 cr.
ECN	211	Principles of Microeconomics	3 cr.
MGT	311	Business Law	3 cr.
		English Communication (LAC)	3 cr.

Summer Session Year I (7cr.)

STA	220	Applied Statistics	4 cr.
		Liberal Arts Curriculum (LAC)	3 cr.

Fall Semester Year II (12cr.)

ACO	311	Managerial Accounting	3 cr.
MGT	323	Software Tools for Business Applications	3 cr.
ECN	212	Principles of Macroeconomics	3 cr.
		Liberal Arts Curriculum (LAC)	3 cr.

Spring Semester Year II (16cr.)

MGT	317	Organizational Behavior	3 cr.
BAF	311	Principles of Financial Management I	3 cr.
BUS	481	Management Internship	1 cr.
ENT	301	Start-up Business	3 cr.
		Liberal Arts Curriculum (LAC)	6 cr.

Summer Session Year II (3cr.)

Liberal Arts Curriculum (LAC)

3 cr.

Fall Semester Year III (12cr.)

MGT	433	Business Policy and Strategic Management	3 cr.
MGT	429	Operations Management	3 cr.
MGT	455	Digital Business	3 cr.
		Elective to Major Course	3 cr.

Spring Semester Year III (15cr.)

HRM	427	Human Resource Management	3 cr.
MGT	425	Quantitative Techniques for Management	3 cr.
MGT	435	Business Research Methods	3 cr.
MGT	315	International Business	3 cr.
		Liberal Arts Curriculum (LAC)	3 cr.