
Bachelor of Business Administration in Management
Paphos, Cyprus
DURATION
4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
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TUITION FEES
EUR 385 / per credit
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* early admissions | June 31: regular admission
Introduction
The Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Management is designed to equip students with the needed knowledge and skills to become effective leaders in a highly competitive business world. It provides students with a solid foundation in all business disciplines of accounting, finance, information and decision systems, marketing, human resources, operation, and strategic management. A special emphasis is exerted on aligning the program with the advancements and trends in the corporate world, including data analytics, innovation, and entrepreneurship. The program prepares students to start their careers as management consultants paving their way toward rewarding opportunities for personal and professional development.
The Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) program is for university entrants focused on translating their thinking and interests into career opportunities in business. The program combines business and arts and sciences in a rigorous learning environment to help students gain a holistic understanding of the social, cultural, and economic environment in which they operate. The curriculum's liberal arts-based operational focus is deeply grounded in analytics while emphasizing soft skill areas such as leadership, decision-making, and ethical reasoning. Students will be able to build their business minds by having a holistic understanding of the economic, social, cultural, and global environments by combining business learning with that of humanities, arts, and sciences. In addition, they will be able to build their analytical skills, practical techniques, and theories, along with acquiring soft skills such as leadership, decision-making and ethical reasoning in order to achieve greater goals.
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Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Financial Aid
Need-based grant, up to 70% of tuition
- A grant based on the financial need of the family.
- Requires a financial aid application in parallel to the admission application
- If awarded, remains valid for the normal period of study as long as student in good academic standing
- Financial need is not a factor in the admission decision
Scholarships
President Merit Scholarship, 100% of the tuition
The President Merit Scholarship Program enables the university to award full-tuition merit scholarships each year to five new undergraduate applicants with outstanding academic qualifications. AUB merit scholarship awardees are selected from among the newly admitted undergraduate students on the basis of academic achievement. Awards are renewable for each undergraduate year provided that the student maintains a minimum cumulative 85% average. No application is required prior to selection. Scholars are selected based on the admissions application only and will be directly contacted.
Early Admissions Merit Scholarship, 30% of the tuition
- Merit based on the academic achievements of the student
- No separate application other than the admission application
- Requires submitting an early admission application by the early deadline
- Requires to be admitted based on early admissions criteria
Legacy Scholarship, 10% of the tuition
A scholarship percentage awarded to AUB alumni children or grandchildren, who are registered in a school in G12 (or final year at secondary school) class or have graduated from a secondary school and have not attended university yet.
This scholarship is offered only during the first two years of launching AUB Mediterraneo (AY2023-24 & AY2024-25)
Inaugural Cohorts Scholarship (20% of the tuition for students starting in fall 2023, and 10% of the tuition for students starting in fall 2024)
A scholarship percentage for the initial cohorts of undergraduate students at AUB Mediterraneo. If a student decides to leave AUB Mediterraneo, then the scholarship amount needs to be returned to the university.
This Scholarship is offered only during the first two years of launching AUB Mediterraneo (AY2023-24 & AY2024-25)
General scholarship conditions:
- Students have met the application requirements, got admitted and paid the enrollment confirmation fee
- Scholarships are valid for the duration of study as long as the student is in good academic standing
- Scholarships are deducted from the tuition statement after course registration and attendance.
- Scholarships (except for the President Merit Scholarship) and financial aid may be combined unless stated otherwise, but total financial assistance (scholarships, financial aid, grants etc.) cannot exceed 80% of the tuition.
AUB in Europe Scholarship 10% or 20% of Tuition
The AUB in Europe Scholarship celebrates the establishment of the American University of Beirut — Mediterraneo as AUB’s first twin campus in Europe.
- Students who are residing in and/or graduating from high schools or universities in, and also nationals of, countries in the EU, EEA, or Switzerland (listed below) will receive a scholarship covering 20 percent of the cost of tuition
- Students who are residing in and/or graduating from high schools or universities in countries in the EU, EEA, or Switzerland (listed above) will receive an AUB in Europe Scholarship covering 10 percent of the cost of tuition:
Curriculum
The Bachelor of Business Administration in Management is a 4-year campus-based program. The BBA program requires students to complete a total of 240 ECTS over 8 semesters. Of the total required, 96 ECTS are core business courses (including 3 ECTS Internship/Practicum that must be satisfactorily completed), 30 ECTS in Business Management concentration courses, and 114 ECTS of Elective courses allocated to Free Business Electives (12 ECTS), Free business or non-business Elective courses (12 ECTS), and the rest are General Education Courses (90 ECTS). In addition, and as a condition for graduation, all students are required to successfully complete two 0 ECTS pass/fail workshops designed to enhance their soft skills.
For successful completion of the BBA degree, students must complete all components of the program, which carry a total of 240 ECTS over 8 semesters.
The program consists of:
- Compulsory Core Business Courses -CB-96 ECTS
- Compulsory Business Concentration Courses-BC- 30 ECTS
- Elective Courses –114 ECTS
- Free business Electives (FB) | 12 ECTS
- Free Electives (FE) | 12 ECTS (could be business or non-business courses)
- General Education Courses (GE) | 90 ECTS
- Free business Electives (FB) | 12 ECTS
- Free Electives (FE) | 12 ECTS (could be business or non-business courses)
- General Education Courses (GE) | 90 ECTS
The General Education requirements are the following:
- 12 ECTS in English: ENGL 203 and ENGL 204;
- 12 ECTS credits in Arabic;
- 18 ECTS in quantitative reasoning: MATH 203; MATH 204, CMPS 208
- 6 ECTS in natural science
- 24 ECTS in the humanities
- 12 ECTS in social sciences: ECON 211 and ECON 212
- 6 ECTS in community-based learning / Civic Engagement
Program Outcome
On successful completion of this program the graduate will be able to:
Knowledge
- Acquire the core of essential business professional knowledge and competence
- Recognize appropriate analytical-quantitative and organizational-behavioral approaches
- Understand, explain and apply principles of ethical behavior in managerial decision-making situations
- Identify organizational leadership approaches
- Identify attributes of effective and efficient teams
- Understand the principles of effective and efficient business communication
- Identify key globalization factors and their impact on business competitiveness
Competence & Skill
- Describe and implement appropriate analytical-quantitative and organizational-behavioral approaches
- Explain and practice principles of ethical behavior in managerial decision-making situations
- Define organizational leadership approaches
- Define attributes of effective and efficient teams and apply teamwork principles in a team exercise situation
- Explain and implement the principles of effective and efficient business communication
- Define key globalization factors
Responsibility and Autonomy
- Apply the core of essential business professional knowledge and competence to a familiar situation
- Apply the appropriate analytical-quantitative and organizational-behavioral approaches to managerial decision-making situations
- Apply principles of ethical behavior in managerial decision-making situations
- Apply a leadership approach to an organizational situation
- Apply teamwork principles in a team exercise situation
- Apply the principles of effective and efficient business communication
- Show the impact of key globalization factors on business competitiveness