A B.A in Administrative and Economic Sciences
Specialization: Business Administration

This specialization aims at providing the student with the theoretical knowledge which should be connected with the business environment through methods of simulation and practical experiments in the real world. It also aims at providing the student with types of knowledge relevant to business administration, and specifically to the administrative process, such as planning, organizing, guiding, supervising, monitoring and evaluating; in addition to information relevant to the enterprise’s goals like financing, producing and marketing as well as the knowledge relevant to supporting administrative methods.

The General Objectives of Business Administration

This specialization aims at preparing the student in a way that enables him\her to work in different sectors or to embark on his\her own enterprise. Thus, the student should be able to:

1. Identify business enterprises, their properties and functions as well as study the administrative functions such as planning, organizing, guiding, leading, coordinating and monitoring. This can be done through the various enterprises’ functions via a comprehensive system of taking decisions which develops in a changing environment and makes use of an information system that can influence its development internally and externally.
2. Set plans and policies relevant to the manpower such as recruiting, selecting, appointing, training and preparing the business environment; in addition to designing salary scales, incentives and information systems as well as evaluating performance and conducting research to attain the best use of the workers and improve their productivity.
3. Analyze the size and reasons of international business exchanges as well as the environmental factors which affect the international business.
4. Utilize quantitative analysis packages which make use of computer programs and their applications in various fields of business administration.
5. Express himself\herself in speech and writing in English in the field of business administration and its applications.
6. Study the process of strategic administration and business policies relevant to the enterprise in light of an integral comprehensive manipulation of all policies and strategies through an integral system of decision making.
7. Use the scientific methods of research in analyzing and handling administrative problems in the business institutions as well as design and implement applied research through conducting field studies.
8. Establish new projects and make them develop.
9. Analyze the business systems in some foreign countries through using an analysis framework.
10. Highlight the administrative dimension of multinational corporations as well as connect the functional policies with the corporation’s strategy as a whole.