BA (Hons) in Business Administration - General Pathway

 Programme overview

This programme aims to develop a student's intellectual ability, executive personality and managerial skills through an appropriate blending of business and general education. The programme provides students with exposure to different areas and functions of business such as Accounting, Finance, Information technology, Marketing, Human resource and Strategy. It also enables students to take a broader perspective and ability to interlink different issues in the process of decision making. Students of this programme will also learn a broad range of managerial capabilities, problem solving and communication skills.

Job opportunities

The graduates of this programme will be equipped with knowledge and skills that can help them in getting career in service as well as manufacturing sector and in different kinds of business organization and offers scope for career enhancement.

 Awards: (students must register for a particular award in order to qualify for that award)

  • Diploma in Higher Education
  • BA (Honours)

 Mode of delivery: Full time and Part time

 Programme Structure

 Please note that:

  • Programme structures may be subject to change and
  • Modules may be offered in any of the semesters in an academic year

Fee Structure

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Modules in First Year (Level 3)

# Module Name Credits
1 Arabic Language and Society (Arabic speakers) / Omani Culture and Civilization (Non-Arabic Speakers) 15
2 English Vocabulary in Use 15
3 Fundamentals of Business Management 15
4 Fundamentals of ICT 15
5 English for General Reading and Writing 15
6 Professional Communication Skills in English 15
7 Business and Entrepreneurship 15
8 Logical and Problem Solving Skills 15
  Total Credit 120

 

Modules in Second Year (Level 4)

#

Module name

Credits

1

Integrated Language Skills

15

2

Academic Reading and Writing

15

3

Introduction to Business Accounting

15

4

Principles of Management

15

5

Principles of Economics

15

6

Principles of Marketing

15

7

IT Applications for Business

15

8

Business Mathematics and Statistics

15

 

Total Credits

120

 

Modules in Third Year (Level 5)

#

Module name

Credits

1

English for Employability Skills

15

2

Human Resources Management

15

3

Legal Aspects of Business

15

4

Foundation to Business Strategy

15

5

Research Methods

15

6

Financial Systems and Services

 15

7

Organisational Behaviour

15

8

Brand Communications / Ports Management and Marketing / Customer Experience Management / Event Management

15

 

Total Credits

120

Modules in Fourth Year (Level 6)

#

Module name

Credits

1

Project (Business Administration) (Dissertation)

30

2

Strategic Management

15

3

Operations Management

15

4

Management Information Systems

15

5

Retail Management / International Marketing / Strategic Marketing / Leisure and Visitor Attraction Management

15

6

Entrepreneurship and Small Business

15

7

Strategic Human Resource Management / Employee Relations / Human Capital Management

15

 

Total Credits

120

Modules in First Year (Level 3)

Sr. No

Module Name

Credits

1

Omani Culture & Civilization (Non-Arabic Speakers) / Arabic Language and Society (Arabic Speakers)

15

2

Integrated Language Skills in English

15

3

Fundamentals of Business Management

15

4

Fundamentals of ICT

15

5

English for General Reading and Writing

15

6

Professional Communication Skills in English

15

7

Business and Entrepreneurship

15

8

Logical and Problem-Solving Skills

15

Total Credits

120

Modules in Second Year (Level 4)

Sr. No

Module Name

Credits

1

Principles of Management

15

2

Academic Reading and Writing

15

3

Principles of Economics

15

4

Introduction to Accounting & Financial Control

15

5

Business Mathematics and Statistics

15

6

Principles of Marketing

15

7

Introduction to Human Resource Management

15

8

IT Applications for Business

15

Total

120

Modules in Third Year (Level 5)

Sr. No

Module Name

Credits

1

English for Employability Skills

15

2

Legal Aspects of Business

15

3

Organisational Psychology and Behaviour

15

4

Organisational Change and Development / Compensation and Rewards Management

15

5

Financial System Services

15

6

Foundation to Business Strategy

15

7

Research Methods

15

8

Strategic Brand Management / Customer Experience Management / Event Management / Digital Marketing

15

Total

120

Modules in Fourth Year (Level 6)

Sr. No

Module Name

Credits

1

Project (Business Administration) (Dissertation)

30

2

Strategic Management

15

3

Technology shaping Global Markets

15

4

Strategic Human Resource Management / Human Capital Management / Employee Engagement

15

5

Operations Management

15

6

Entrepreneurship and Small Business

15

7

Strategic Marketing / Leisure and Visitor Attraction Management / Retail Management / International Marketing

15

Total

120

Students are required to pass 8 modules, totalling to 120 credits in each year (each level). Students must complete 360 credits (24 modules) for a Diploma in Higher Education and 480 credits (32 modules) for a BA (Honours) degree.

 


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