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 |
|
