BBA-International Business

ALHOSN University’s four-year Bachelor in Business Administration is an integrated, multidisciplinary degree program. Compared to other undergraduate business programs which emphasize a high level of specialization in business specific courses, this program is unique in that its principal strength is its combination of business, liberal arts and social science courses. As such the focus of this program is to develop business leaders and managers having well-balanced personality, strong business acumen, sensitive to diverse cultural values, amidst the challenges and advancement in the global business.

The main goal of the Bachelor of Business Administration specializing in International Business, BBA (International Business) program is to help students acquire the knowledge and skills needed to pursue careers in multinational organizations. After providing students with a fundamental grounding in the liberal arts and sciences and a comprehensive business education through the BBA core, students acquire a broad, practical international business education that allows them to compete for jobs in international business organizations operating locally or abroad.

Course No.	Description	LECT.	LAB.	Credits
Freshman Year (I)
First Semester (Fall)
ECN 101	Introduction to Microeconomics	3	0	3
FAS 101	Communication Skills (English)	3	0	3
FBA 103	Algebra	3	0	3
MGT 100	Introduction to Business	3	0	3
MIS 101	Mgmt Info Systems: Concepts & Techniques	3	0	3
	Total	15	0	15
Second Semester (Spring)
ACT 210	Financial Accounting I	3	0	3
MGT 102	Management Communications	3	0	3
FAS 102/109	Communication Skills (Arabic) or Human Rights in Law & Shari'ah	2	1	3
FBA 104	Calculus	3	0	3
MGT 200	Principles of Management	3	0	3
	Total	14	1	15
Sophomore Year (II)
First Semester (Fall)
ACT 220	Financial Accounting II	3	0	3
ACT 250	Cost Accounting	3	0	3
FAS 100	Creative Thinking	3	0	3
FIN 201	Principles of Finance	3	0	3
MGT 103	Business Writing	3	0	3
Total		15	0	15
Second Semester (Spring)
ACT 260	Management Accounting	3	0	3
ECN 102	Introduction to Macroeconomics	3	0	3
MGT 201	Organizational Behavior	3	0	3
MKT 201	Principles of Marketing	3	0	3
QNT 201	Statistics I	3	0	3
	Total	15	0	15
Junior Year (III)
First Semester (Fall)
ECN 202	Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory	3	0	3
FAS 130	Introduction to Sociology	3	0	3
MGT 301	Business Law	3	0	3
MGT 304	Human Resource Management	3	0	3
QNT 301	Statistics II	3	0	3
Total		15	0	15
Second Semester (Spring)
ECN 201	Intermediate Microeconomic Theory	3	0	3
MGT 303	International Business	3	0	3
QNT 401	Operations Management	3	0	3
QNT 402	Research Methodology	3	0	3
FAS 103	Islamic Culutre	3	0	3
Total		15	0	15
Summer Junior Year
MGT 499	Industrial Training/ Internship	6	0	6
Senior Year (IV)
First Semester (Fall)
FAS 230	Introduction to Psychology	3	0	3
FES 150	Natural Sciences	3	0	3
MGT 401	Strategic Management	3	0	3
FIN 452	International Finance	3	0	3
MGT 452	Supply Chain Management	3	0	3
Total		15	0	15
Second Semester (Spring)
FAS 300/320/330	Choose one from Social Sciences Electives	3	0	3
FAS 300/320/330	Choose one from Social Sciences Electives	3	0	3
ELE 901	Free Elective	3	0	3
MKT 451	Global Marketing Management	3	0	3
	Choose one from Finance Electives	3	0	3
Total		15	0	15
Minimum Credit Hours:				126

 

International Business Electives Courses
ECN 454	International Trade
FIN 451	Portfolio Theory & Investment Analysis
FIN 455	Islamic Banking and Finance
MGT 453	Global Strategic Management
MGT 454	Comparative International Business
MGT 456	Special Topics in International Business

Social Sciences Electives
FAS 300	Industrial Psychology
FAS 310	Human Behavior in Cross Cultural
FAS 320	Sociology of Work