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2013-2014 Academic Catalog 
    
2013-2014 Academic Catalog [Published Catalog]

Business Administration, with concentrations in Marketing, Finance, Management of Information Technology and General Business (B.B.A.)


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Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.)

A successful economic future for Egypt and the Middle East is highly concerned with a basic understanding of the principles and practices of business as they apply to firms in a dynamic environment. The business administration curriculum provides students with a foundation in the liberal arts and sciences while enabling them to develop expertise in business management and practices. Major emphasis is placed on the role of business in Egypt and the Middle East.

The number of students accepted in the Bachelor of Business Administration program is limited and is filled through the declaration of major process.

Students who seek to be admitted to the Bachelor of Business Administration program should apply in their third semester. Students seeking to declare the BBA program must have completed not less than 27 credit hours of study including the two courses listed below. Based on the available space a limited number of students who have successfully completed these courses and who meet the GPA requirements as determined by the department will be accepted in the major.

  1. ACCT 201/2001 - Financial Accounting (3 cr.) 

     
  2. ECON 201/2021 - Introduction to Macroeconomics (3 cr.) 
    OR
    ECON 202/2011 - Introduction to Microeconomics (3 cr.) 

     

Students must complete a minimum of 127 credit hours for the Bachelor of Business Administration degree with no more than 63 hours of courses in the business area.

Students who seek the Bachelor of Business Administration degree are not permitted to minor in accounting.

Core Curriculum (37 credits)


 Core Curriculum (37 credits) (3 credits are out because MGMT 480 is considered as one of the Core Capstone)

Collateral Requirements (12 credits)


All students seeking a Bachelor of Business Administration degree must complete the following collateral requirements (12 credits)

Concentration Requirements (21 credits)


Students seeking a BBA degree must select only one of the following four options:

  1. BBA with a marketing concentration

  2. BBA with a finance concentration

  3. BBA with a management of information technology concentration

  4. BBA with a general business concentration

1. Marketing Concentration (21 credits)


Students seeking a concentration in marketing are required to take the following courses after they complete the business core:

2. Finance Concentration (21 credits)


Students seeking a concentration in finance are required to take the following courses:

3. Management of Information Technology Concentration (21 credits)


Students seeking a concentration in Management of Information Technology (MOIS) are required to take the following courses after they complete the business core:

4. General Business (21 credits)


After completing the business core, students seeking a concentration in general business are required to take seven courses from at least five different functional areas, not to exceed two courses from any single area, at the 300 and 400 levels.

Areas for the General Business Concentration are accounting, finance, international business, management, marketing, management of information systems, and operations management.

Electives (21 credits)


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