Bachelor of Commerce: Management
The Bachelor of Commerce degree program aims to provide students with a good grounding in various fields of business and an opportunity to specialise in a selected area of business. The majors offered include Human Resource Management, Management, Marketing and International Business. All courses within the program are designed for a rapidly changing world with innovation, market-relevance, flexibility and an international focob. The program builds a bridge between the academic environment and the world outside
Management is the art and science of planning, coordinating and leading group efforts. It is the mobilising of human and material resources to achieve organisational goals. Managerial skills include the ability to make sound judgments on issues that arise at work and to achieve objectives through organisational skills. A major in Management aims to provide a basic understanding of how to apply key managerial concepts and theories in the contemporary work environment. The program assists students in developing interpersonal skills and to understand how group dynamics affect individual and group behaviour. They develop an understanding of sources of change, barriers to change and effective ways of overcoming them.
Program Summary
| Duration | The normal duration of the program is 8 semesters based on two semesters of study (Autumn and Spring) per year. Students may complete the program sooner if they choose to enrol in the summer semesters. Students may take fewer subjects per semester but those enrolled on a University sponsored student visa must take a minimum of 3 subjects per semester. Semesters are generally 13 weeks in duration. Eligible candidates may also accelerate their progression by seeking exemption from certain General Education subjects through Challenge Exams (in a maximum of 3 subjects). | ||||||
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| Recognition | This program is accredited by the UAE Ministry of Education in addition to being accredited by the Australian Government. It is fully recognised within the UAE, in GCC nations and internationally for further education and employment in the private and public sectors. | ||||||
| Intakes | There are three intakes each year (Autumn, Spring and Summer).
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| Class Timings and Attendance | Attending classes is compulsory for all undergraduate subjects. There are 13 weeks of classes each semester. Subjects usually consist of a two or three hour lecture AND a one or two hour tutorial/computer lab. Some subjects have additional classes (workshops). Classes are scheduled between 8.30am – 5.30pm from Sunday to Thursday. Some classes may be scheduled on Saturday if required. Attendance is required for all classes. Students taking any zero and 100 level subjects must attend 75% of all classes. Failure to do so may result in a FAIL grade for the subject. | ||||||
| Subjects | General Education (GED) Requirements | ||||||
| ARTS015 | Introduction to University Life | 6 cp | |||||
| ARTS 017 | Islamic Culture | 6 cp | |||||
| ENOV 030 | Environmental Science | 6 cp | |||||
| ARTS 035 | Introduction to Philosophy | 6 cp | |||||
| MATH 015* | Foundation Mathematics A | 6 cp | |||||
| CSCI 015* | Computer Applications | 6 cp | |||||
| STAT 015* | Introduction to Statistics | 6 cp | |||||
| LAW 101 | Law, Business and Society | 6 cp | |||||
| IACT 201 | Information Technology and Citizens Rights | 6 cp | |||||
| PSYC 015 | Introduction to Psychology | 6 cp | |||||
*Note: list of GED requirements are subject to change | |||||||
| Commerce Core Subjects | |||||||
| ACCY 100 | Accounting A | 6 cp | |||||
| ACCY102 | Accounting B | 6 cp | |||||
| COMM 110 | Introduction to Business Information Systems | 6 cp | |||||
| COMM 121 | Quantitative Methods 1 | 6 cp | |||||
| ECON 101 | Macroeconomic Essentials for Business | 6 cp | |||||
| ECON 111 | Introductory Microeconomics | 6 cp | |||||
| FIN 221 | Introductory Business Finance | 6 cp | |||||
| MARK 101 | Marketing Principles | 6 cp | |||||
| MGMT 110 | Introduction to Management | 6 cp | |||||
| MGMT 316 | Operations Management | 6 cp | |||||
| COMM 351 | Business Ethics and Governance | 6 cp | |||||
| Major Study Areas | |||||||
| Students taking a Major in a degree offered by the Faculty of Business and Management are required to complete the core subjects in the Bachelor of Commerce except where those subjects are prerequisites to subjects in the major. All students must satisfy subject prerequisites except where advanced standing waivers have been granted. | |||||||
| BCom. Management | |||||||
| MGMT 102 | Business Communications | 6 cp | |||||
| MGMT 201 | Organizational Behaviour | 6 cp | |||||
| MGMT 206 | Managing Human Resources | 6 cp | |||||
| MGMT 220 | Organizational Studies | 6 cp | |||||
| MGMT 309 | Supply Chain Management | 6 cp | |||||
| MGMT 311 | Management of Change | 6 cp | |||||
| MGMT 314 | Strategic Management | 6 cp | |||||
| MGMT 350 | Total Quality Management | 6 cp | |||||
| Electives for BCom. Management | |||||||
| Any 5 subjects, of which, only 18 credit points can be from 100-level subjects. | |||||||
| Challenge Tests | Challenge Tests are available in MATH 015, CSCI 015 and STAT 015. The tests will be held in the 1st week of each semester. A pass mark of a minimum of 60% in a test will entitle a student to be granted an exception from that subject. However in order to be eligible to sit for the Challenge Tests a student must have the following qualifications:
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