Overview

The programs offered by the Faculty of Business Administration enable each student to develop expertise in the various fields of concentration offered with a sound foundation on which to build a successful career in business. The programs of study are dynamic in order to keep pace with the rapidly evolving environment of Business Management, Accounting Information Systems, Banking and Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Hospitality and Tourism, and International Business Management. The qualified and experienced faculty members are dedicated to providing theoretical as well as practical knowledge of high standard in a stimulating atmosphere. The Business Administration Faculty programs can provide high quality managers and business leaders who will be equipped with analytical, quantitative, managerial and human skills to make sound and responsible decisions.

Programs of Study

The Faculty of Business Administration includes the following different Departments / majors /concentrations:
Accounting Information Systems
Banking and Finance
Business Management
Hospitality and Tourism Management
International Business Management
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Health Care Management
Airport and Maritime Management

Degrees offered

The Faculty of Business Administration grants Bachelor of Business Administration Degrees in all the programs of studies listed above. In addition, the following graduate degrees are granted:
• Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Banking and Finance, Business Management, Accounting Information Systems, Marketing, Management Information Systems, , and Health Management
Student must successfully complete 99 credit hours (a 3-year program) for the Bachelor’s degree, and additional 39 credits hours (a 2-year program) for a Master’s Degree.
• Ph. D. in Business Administration, in Banking and Finance, Business Management, Accounting Information Systems, Marketing, and Management Information Systems.
Student must successfully complete 45 credit hours (33 credit hours of course requirements, and 12 credit hours of Doctoral Dissertation), beyond the MBA Degree.

Admission Requirements

Applicants to the Bachelors’ programs must have earned the Lebanese Baccalaureate II (any strand) or its equivalent as specified by the Lebanese Ministry of Education and Higher Education. They are also required to pass the Math for Social Science and Economics Placement Test (MSPT).

Graduation Requirements
• In the Bachelor of Business Administration programs, students must successfully complete a minimum of 99 credit hours, as indicated below:
• A minimum of 24 credit hours in General Education Requirements
• A minimum of 42 credit hours in Business Core Requirements (minimum 40% of total credit hours requirements) with a minimum GPA of 2.33
• A minimum of 33 credit hours in Major Area Requirements(minimum 25% of total credit hours requirements) with a minimum GPA of 2.00
• In the Master’s Degree of Business Administration programs, students holding a Bachelor degree in Business Administration related majors must successfully complete 39 credit hours (500 or above Business courses) as indicated below:
• Minimum 21 credit hours as required by each major area
• Minimum 12 credit hours selected from the major area requirements
• Minimum 6 credit hours technical electives

• In the Ph. D. Degree in Business Administration program, students holding a Master’s degree of Business Administration must successfully complete 45 credit hours (600 or above Business courses) as indicated below:
• Minimum 18 credit hours as required by each concentration area
• Minimum 9 credit hours selected from the concentration area requirements
• Minimum 6 credit hours technical electives
• Minimum 12 credit hours as Doctoral Dissertation
 

MASTER’S OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA) PROGRAMS

OVERVIEW

The graduate program of the Faculty of Business Administration is designed to provide advanced business studies for students, who have demonstrated distinct academic ability, and for working people who aim to update their knowledge and achieve more in their current position. The program offers five areas of concentration namely, Finance, Management, Accounting, Management Information Systems, and Marketing

The program provides the students with advanced knowledge and skills in the various fields of concentration offered. This includes the development of the students’ ability and flexibility, to skillfully apply the tools of decision making in a changing and developing business and technological environments. In addition, the program aims at fostering the students’ ability to think logically and critically, and to develop their capabilities for independent study and continuous growth and self-improvement.
 

MASTER’S DEGREE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA) IN MANAGEMENT (MGT)
CONTRACT SHEET

Course Code Course Title Credits
MBA - Core Requirements (7 Courses- 21 Credits)
BFIN 500  Advanced Financial Management 3
BACC 500 Advanced Managerial Accounting 3
BMIS 500 Methods of Research and Analysis 3
BMGT 505 Organizational Behaviour 3
BECO 505 Advanced Managerial Economics 3
BMKT 505 Marketing Management 3
BADM 695 BADM Graduate Project 3
    Total 21

Management - Major Requirements (4 Courses-12 Credits)

BMGT 510 Strategic Management 3
BMGT 515 Advanced Human Resource Management 3
BMGT 600 Advanced Total Quality Management 3
BMGT 610 Management Theory 3
    Total 12

Technical Electives (2 Courses- 6 Credits)

BMGT 520 Project Planning and Management 3
BMGT 605 Ethics and Values in Management 3
BMGT 615 Managerial Problem Solving & Decision Making 3
BMGT 660 Case Study in Management 3
BMIS 610 Advanced Operation Research 3
BMKT 605 Electronic Business 3
BMKT 610 Marketing Relations 3
Other Courses:   Dean’s Consent 3
    Total 6
    GRAND TOTAL 39
 

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

“Technical Electives “
Course Code & Number Course Title Crs
AIS Electives (6 Credits)
BMIS 370 System Analysis and Design 3
CSCI 350 Visual Basic 3
BACC 490 Accounting Policy 3
CSCI 420 Database Systems 3
BFIN 350 Financial Management 3
BMGT 315 Human Resource Management 3

Others: As will be specified by the Faculty

    TOTAL 6

BFIN Electives (6 Credits)

BFIN 430 International Banking and Finance 3
BFIN 450 Investment Banking 3
BFIN 460 Financial Policy 3
BFIN 480 Global Financial Management 3
BMGT 315 Human Resource Management 3
BMIS 350 E - Business 3

Others: As will be specified by the Faculty

    TOTAL 6

MGT Electives (6 Credits)

BMGT 450 Commercial Bank Management 3
BMGT 350 Project Management 3
BMIS 350 E-Business 3
BECO 350 Managerial Economics 3
BMKT 315 Sales Promotion 3

Others: As will be specified by the Faculty

    TOTAL 6

ECO Electives (6 Credits)

BECO 370 Economic History & Development in the M. E. 3
BECO 410 Consumer Economics 3
BECO 470 Economic Development 3
BECO 480 History of Economic Thought 3
BMGT 315 Human Resource Management 3
BFIN 480 Global Financial Management 3

Others: As will be specified by the Faculty

    TOTAL 6

IMGT Electives (6 Credits)

IMKT

400

International Business Marketing

3

BMGT

470

Total Quality Management

3

BMGT

490

Business Policies and Strategic Management

3

BECO

350

Managerial Economics

3

BMIS

350

E - Business

3

Others: As will be specified by the Faculty

 

TOTAL 6

MKT Electives (6 Credits)

BMKT

430

International Business Marketing

3

BSTA

305

Advanced Business Statistics

3

BMKT

440

Integrated Marketing

3

BMGT

420

Customer Service Management

3

BMGT

470

Total Quality Management

3

BMIS

350

E-Business

3

Others: As will be specified by the Faculty

 

TOTAL 6

MIS Electives (6 Credits)

CSCI

370

Data Base Systems

3

BMIS

350

E - Business

3

BMIS

355

Operations Research

3

BMGT

350

Project Management

3

CENG

400

Introduction to Networking (EX CSCI 390)

3

Others: As will be specified by the Faculty

 

TOTAL 6

HTM Electives (6 Credits)

BHTM

380

Hospitality & Tourism Accounting & Finance

3

BHTM

430

Travel Industry Operations and Technology

3

BHTM

435

Recreation/ /Leisure Program Planning & Design

3

BHTM

440

Hospitality and Tourism Sales & Services

3

BHTM

445

Meetings, Events, Conventions & Exhibition Mgt

3

BHTM

465

Customer Satisfaction

3

BHTM

420

Tour & Resort Management

3

BHTM

450

Hotel Management Operations

3

Others: As will be specified by the Faculty

 

TOTAL 6