Bachelor of Business Administration
Testamur Title of Degree: | Bachelor of Business Administration |
Abbreviation: | BBA |
UOW Course Code: | 1783 |
Total Credit Points: | 204 |
Duration: | 4 years full-time or part-time equivalent |
Home Faculty: | Faculty of Business |
Intake Session(s): | UG Spring, UG Summer, UG Autumn |
Delivery Mode: | On-campus |
Delivery Campus: | UOW Dubai |
Additional Information: |
Overview
The Bachelor of Business Administration program will help you understand the science of Business Administration. You will develop the ability to identify, analyse, and solve complex business problems across a range of business functions, including general management, marketing, administration, human resource management, economics, and accounting.
Course Learning Outcomes
Students graduating from the Bachelor of Business Administration will be able to:
- Demonstrate core knowledge of business and organisations
- Effectively communicate orally and in writing
- Critically analyse business and organisational issues in local, national and international contexts
- Demonstrate responsible judgement in decision making
- Work effectively with others on shared goals
- Use relevant technology for professional purposes
- Demonstrate independent learning
Course Structure
Students are required to complete 34 subjects according to the sequence of study listed below. There are 30 compulsory subjects that are required, and four elective subjects to be selected from the approved subjects provided each session. The full list of subjects is shown below.
GED (General Education) Requirements
| Subject Code | subject Name | Credit Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENG 011 | Academic English | 6 | |
| ENG 012 | Academic Reading and Writing | 6 | |
| ARTS017 | Islamic Culture | 6 | |
| Choose ONE of the following two subjects: | |||
| ENVI030 | Environmental Science | 6 | |
| PHYS030 | Foundation Physics | 6 | |
| Plus: | |||
| ARTS035 | Introduction to Philosophy | 6 | |
| MATH015 | Foundation Mathematics A* | 6 | |
| CSCI015 | Computer Applications* | 6 | |
| STAT015 | Introduction to Statistics* | 6 | |
| COMM101 | Principles of Responsible Commerce | 6 | |
| Choose ONE of the following two subjects: | |||
| PSYC015 | Introduction to Psychology | 6 | |
| LAW 101 | Law, Business and Society | 6 | |
| Note: List of GED requirements is subject to change | |||
| *Challenge Tests are available in MATH015, CSCI015 and STAT015. The tests are held in the first week of your joining semester and a mark of 60% or above will entitle you to an exception from that subject. | |||
Core Subjects
| Subject Code | subject Name | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| ACCY100 | Accounting IA | 6 |
| ACCY102 | Accounting IB | 6 |
| COMM110 | Introduction to Business Information Systems | 6 |
| COMM121 | Statistics for Business | 6 |
| ECON101 | Macroeconomic Essentials for Business | 6 |
| ECON111 | Introductory Microeconomics | 6 |
| MARK217 | Consumer Behaviour | 6 |
| FIN 226 | Financial Markets & Institutions | 6 |
| FIN 241 | International Financial Management | 6 |
| FIN 221 | Introductory Business Finance | 6 |
| MGMT102 | Business Communications | 6 |
| MARK101 | Marketing Principles | 6 |
| MGMT110 | Introduction to Management | 6 |
| MGMT314 | Strategic Management | 6 |
| MARK270 | Services Marketing | 6 |
| MARK343 | International Marketing | 6 |
| MARK344 | Marketing Strategy | 6 |
| MGMT201 | Organisational Behaviour | 6 |
| MGMT206 | Managing Human Resources | 6 |
| ECON332 | Managerial Economics and Operations Research | 6 |
| MGMT389 | International Business Management | 6 |
| ECON216 | International Trade Theory & Policy | 6 |
| ACCY211 | Management Accounting II | 6 |
Electives
You must complete four elective subjects of which three can be at 100 level and one must be at 200 or 300 level. Electives are courses which are outside the list of compulsory subjects for the BBA, as detailed above.
Variation To Course Structure
UOWD | UOW | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Business Administration | Bachelor of Business | ||
| Total Credit Points: 204 | Total Credit Points: 144 | ||
| Note: UOWD students to aggregate at least 204 credit points (cp) of which 60cp are in General Education (GED) subjects | |||
| GED Subjects as listed above (60cp) | |||
| Core Subjects (120cp) | Core Subjects (42cp) | ||
| COMM101 | Principles of Responsible Commerce* (6cp) | ||
| ACCY111 | Accounting Fundamentals in Society (6cp) | ACCY111 | Accounting Fundamentals in Society (6cp) |
| COMM121 | Quantitative Methods I (6cp) | COMM121 | Quantitative Methods I (6cp) |
| ECON101 | Macroeconomic Essentials for Business (6cp) | ECON101 | Macroeconomic Essentials for Business (6cp) |
| MARK101 | Marketing Principles (6cp) | MARK101 | Marketing Principles (6cp) |
| MGMT110 | Introduction to Management (6cp) | MGMT110 | Introduction to Management (6cp) |
| FIN 111 | Introductory Principles of Finance (6cp) | FIN 111 | Introductory Principles of Finance (6cp) |
| ACCY211 | Management Accounting II (6cp) | ||
| FIN226 | Financial Markets and Institutions (6cp) | ||
| MARK270 | Services Marketing (6cp) | ||
| MGMT215 | Small Business Management (6cp) | ||
| MGMT206 | Managing Human Resources (6cp) | ||
| MGMT201 | Organisational Behaviour (6cp) | ||
| ECON322 | Managerial Econmics and Ops (6cp) | ||
| MGMT314 | Strategic Management (6cp) | ||
| MGMT389 | International Business Management (6cp) | Plus at least one subject from the list below (6cp): | |
| COMM113 | Business Oriented Information Systems (6cp) | COMM113 | Business Oriented Information Systems (6cp) |
| ACCY112 | Accounting in Organisations (6cp) | ACCY112 | Accounting in Organisations (6cp) |
| ECON111 | Introductory Microeconomics (6cp) | ECON111 | Introductory Microeconomics (6cp) |
| MGMT102 | Business Communications (6cp) | MGMT102 | Business Communications (6cp) |
| Plus ONE capstone subject from the list below (6cp): | |||
| COMM331 | Simulation of a Socially Innovative Enterprise (6cp) | ||
| COMM333 | Applied Business Research for Social Innovation (6cp) | ||
| COMM334 | Intercultural Applications of Socially Innovative Commerce (6cp) | COMM334 | Intercultural Applications of Socially Innovative Commerce (6cp) |
| COMM390 | Commerce Internship (6cp) | ||
| Plus FOUR electives of 6cp minimum each (minimum 24cp total) | Plus at least 48 credit points of subjects chosen from the Faculty Schedule of which 18 credit points must be from 300-level Commerce subjects successfully completed at a Pass grade or better | ||
| Note: Electives are subjects which are not stated in the above subjects list of the BBA degree. Zero level subjects are not considered as electives | Plus SEVEN additional subjects (42cp) from any Faculty to reach 144 credit points. No more than 72 credit points shall be for 100-level subjects | ||
| *UOWD offers COMM101 as a General Education (GED) subject | |||