New Curriculum

Bylaws for Students enrolled 2013 till current

The Faculty of Business Administration and International Trade offers a four- year program (8 semesters) leading to a Bachelor’s Degree in  Business Administration.

Total Credit Hours = 131 credit hours equivalent to 40 courses.

• University Requirements = 6 courses (4 courses required & 2 courses elective).
  
  
• Faculty Requirement courses = 19 courses (15 courses required & 4 courses elective).
  
  
• Major Requirements courses = 10 courses (6 courses required & 4 courses elective).
  
  
• Electives courses = 5 courses OR a minor.
  
  
• Minor students may select 5 courses offered by the department.
  
  
  
  
  

The Faculty Consists of Six Majors

• Accounting.
  
  
• Economics and International Trade.
  
  
• Finance.
  
  
• Management.
  
  
• Management Information System (MIS). “Not offered”
  
  
• Marketing.
  
  
  

University Requirements

The core curriculum lays a foundation of general education in the social sciences and humanities and requires that all undergraduate students study the following courses:

1. 12 credit hours equivalent to 4 required courses.
   
   

   Serial No.	Course Code	Course Name	Pre-requisite	Credit Hrs.
   1	ENG 100	English for Academic Purposes	–	3
   2	ENG 101	Freshman English I	ENG 100	3
   3	ENG 102	Freshman English II	ENG 101	3
   4	SOC 204	Computer Applications for Social Sciences	–	3

   
   
   

2. Students also select 2 of the following University Requirements Courses.
   
   

   Serial No.	Course Code	Course Name	Pre-requisite	Credit Hrs.
   1	ARB 105	Arabic  Composition & Style I	–	3
   2	ARS 101	Modern Arabic literature	–	3
   3	COM 200	Desktop Publishing	–	3
   4	ENG 300	Writing in The Disciplines	–	3
   5	ETH 101	Professional Ethics	–	3
   6	GEO 101	General Principles of Geography	–	3
   7	GER 101	German I	–	3
   8	HIS 101	History of Ancient Egypt	–	3
   9	HIS 102	History of Islamic Egypt	–	3
   10	HIS 106	History of Modern Egypt	–	3
   11	MAT 100	Introduction to Mathematics	–	3
   12	MUS 103	Introduction to Music	–	3
   13	POL 200	Introduction to Political Science.& International Relations	–	3
   14	PSY 104	Social Psychology	–	3
   15	SCT 101	Scientific Thinking	–	3
   16	SOC 102	Environmental Awareness	–	3
   17	SOC 103	Principles of Sociology	–	3
   18	SOC 106	Contemporary Issues	–	3
   19	THT 101	Introduction to Theatre	–	3
   20	NUT 101	Principles of Nutrition	–	3

   
   
   

N.B. If a student is directly placed into Freshman I (ENG 101) then the
English for Academic Purposes (ENG 100) course will be
replaced by one of the University Requirements courses.

Faculty Requirements

• Required Courses 15 Courses, 54 Credit hours
  
  

  Serial No.	Course Code	Course Name	Pre-requisite	Credit Hrs.
  1	ACT 101	Principles of Accounting	–	4
  2	ACT 102	Accounting for Partnership and Corporation	ACT 101	4
  3	ECN 101	Economics I	–	3
  4	MAT 101	Principles of Mathematics for Business and Economics	–	4
  5	MGT 101	Principles of Management	–	3
  6	MRK 101	Principles of Marketing	–	3
  7	MIS 201	Principles of Management Information System	MGT 101	4
  8	STA 202	Principles of Statistics for Business	MAT 101	4
  9	CSC 201	Computer Applications in Management Information Systems	–	4
  10	ECN 201	Economics II	ECN 101	4
  11	FIN 201	Financial Management I	ACT 102	4
  12	MGT 201	Business Law	MGT 101	3
  13	MGT 301	Research Methodology	MGT 101 – MRK 101 – FIN 201	3
  14	MGT 302	Business Ethics	MGT 101	3
  15	MGT 401	Strategic Management	FIN 201 – ECN 201 – MRK 101 – MGT 101	4

  
  
  

• Elective Courses
  
  Students should also select 4 of the following department electives
  4 Courses, 12 Credit hours
  
  

  Serial No.	Course Code	Course Name	Pre-requisite	Credit Hrs.
  1	ACT 201	Cost Accounting I	ACT 102	3
  2	MRK 201	Consumer Behavior	MRK 101	3
  3	FIN 202	Financial Management II	FIN 201	3
  4	MGT 202	Organizational Behavior	MGT 101	3
  5	MGT 203	Business Communication	MGT 101	3
  6	MGT 204	Human Resources Management	MGT 202	3
  7	MGT 205	Insurance	MGT 101 – MAT 101	3
  8	STA 303	Statistical Analysis for Business	STA 202	3
  9	ECN 311	Economic Reporting	–	3
  10	ECN 312	Economics of the Middle East	ECN 201	3

Department Requirements

Business students need to specialize in one of the following disciplines:

1. Accounting (ACT)
   
   Required Courses
   6 Courses, 20 Credit hours
   
   

   Serial No.	Course Code	Course Name	Pre-requisite	Credit Hrs.
   1	ACT 301	Cost Accounting II	ACT 201	3
   2	ACT 302	Intermediate Accounting I	ACT 102	3
   3	ACT 303	Tax Accounting I	ACT 102	3
   4	ACT 304	Auditing I	ACT 102	3
   5	ACT 401	Management Accounting	ACT 201	3
   6	ACT 499	Graduation Project in Accounting	ACT 302 – MGT 301	5

   
   
   Elective Courses
   
   Students should also select 4 of the following department electives
   4 Courses, 12 Credit hours
   
   

   Serial No.	Course Code	Course Name	Pre-requisite	Credit Hrs.
   1	ACT 305	Accounting for Financial Institutions	ACT 102	3
   2	ACT 306	Special Topics in Accounting	ACT 102	3
   3	ACT 307	Accounting Information System	ACT 102	3
   4	ACT 308	Financial Statements Analysis	ACT 102	3
   5	ACT 402	Intermediate Accounting II	ACT 302	3
   6	ACT 403	Tax Accounting II	ACT 303	3
   7	ACT 404	Auditing II	ACT 304	3
   8	ACT 405	Tax Planning	ACT 303	3
   9	ACT 406	International Transfer Pricing	ACT 303	3
   10	ACT 407	Computerized Accounting	ACT 307	3
   11	ACT 408	Governmental Accounting	ACT 102	3
   12	ACT 409	International Accounting	ACT 303 – ACT 304	3
   13	ACT 410	Advanced Accounting	ACT 302	3
   14	ACT 411	Forensic Accounting	ACT 304	3

   
   
   Minor in Accounting
   15 credit hours equivalent to 5 courses. Students must select 5 courses offered by the department (9 credit hours equivalent to 3 from required courses and 6 credit hours equivalent to 2 from elective courses)
   
   
   
   Minor in Tax Accounting  (For Major Accounting Students ONLY)
   15 credit hours equivalent to 5 courses (from elective major courses) Required Minor Courses in Tax ACT (from major elective): 9 credit hours equivalent to 3 courses

   Serial No.	Course Code	Course Name	Pre-requisite	Credit Hrs.
   1	ACT 406	International Transfer Pricing	ACT 303	3
   2	ACT 403	Tax Accounting II	ACT 303	3
   3	ACT 405	Tax Planning	ACT 303	3

   
   In addition to two major elective courses (6 credit hours equivalent to 2 courses) that were not taken before in the Major Accounting elective courses.

2. Economics (ECN)
   
   Required Courses
   6 Courses, 20 Credit hours
   
   

   Serial No.	Course Code	Course Name	Pre-requisite	Credit Hrs.
   1	ECN 301	Intermediate Microeconomics	MAT 101 – ECN 201	3
   2	ECN 302	Intermediate Macroeconomics	MAT 101 – ECN 201	3
   3	ECN 303	Mathematical Economics & Econometrics	ECN 201 – STA 202 – CSC 201	3
   4	ECN 401	International Trade Theories and Policies	ECN 301	3
   5	ECN 402	International Economics	ECN 301	3
   6	ECN 499	Graduation Project in Economics and International Trade	ECN 301 – ECN 302 – ECN 303 – MGT 301	5

   
   
   Elective Courses
   
   Students should also select 4 of the following department electives
   4 Courses, 12 Cr. Hrs.
   
   

   Serial No.	Course Code	Course Name	Pre-requisite	Credit Hrs.
   1	ECN 304	Managerial Economics	MAT 101 – ECN 201	3
   2	ECN 305	Public Finance	ECN 201	3
   3	ECN 306	Economics of Money and Banking	ECN 201	3
   4	ECN 307	Environmental Economics	ECN 201	3
   5	ECN 308	Industrial Economics	ECN 201	3
   6	ECN 309	Economics of Energy	ECN 201	3
   7	ECN 310	Economic Resources	ECN 201	3
   8	ECN 403	Health Economics	ECN 201	3
   9	ECN 404	Labor Economics	ECN 301	3
   10	ECN 405	History of Economic Thoughts	ECN 302	3
   11	ECN 406	Economic Policies	ECN 301 – ECN 302	3
   12	ECN 407	Feasibility Studies	ECN 201 – FIN 201 – MRK 101 – STA 202	3
   13	ECN 408	Special Topics in International Trade	ECN 302 – ECN 402	3
   14	ECN 409	Economic Development	ECN 302	3
   15	ECN 410	International Monetary Relations	ECN 302	3
   16	FIN 303	International Finance	FIN 201	3
   17	FIN 307	Financial Economics	FIN 202 – STA 202	3
   18	FIN 404	Econometrics of Financial Markets	STA 202 – FIN 202	3

   
   
   Minor in Economics
   
   15 credit hours equivalent to 5 courses.
   Students must select 5 courses offered by the department (9 credit hours equivalent to 3 from required courses and 6 credit hours equivalent to 2 from elective courses)
   
   
   
   

3. Finance Major (FIN)
   
   Required Courses
   6 Courses, 20 Credit hours
   
   

   Serial No.	Course Code	Course Name	Pre-requisite	Credit Hrs.
   1	FIN 301	Corporate Finance	FIN 201	3
   2	FIN 302	Banking Management	FIN 201	3
   3	FIN 303	International Finance	FIN 201	3
   4	FIN 401	Investment Management	FIN 201	3
   5	FIN 402	Portfolio Management	FIN 201	3
   6	FIN 499	Graduation project in  Finance	FIN 301 – FIN 302 – FIN 303 – MGT 301	5

   
   
   Elective Courses
   
   Students should also select 4 of the following department electives.
   4 Courses, 12 Credit hours
   
   

   Serial No.	Course Code	Course Name	Pre-requisite	Credit Hrs.
   1	FIN 304	Financial Markets and Institutions	FIN 201	3
   2	FIN 305	Entrepreneurial Finance	FIN 201	3
   3	FIN 306	Financial Risk Management	FIN 202	3
   4	FIN 307	Financial Economics	FIN 202 – STA 202	3
   5	FIN 308	Corporate Governance Theories	ECN 201 – MGT 101	3
   6	FIN 309	Alternative Investments	FIN 202	3
   7	FIN 310	Credit Analysis	FIN 201	3
   8	FIN 403	Advanced Financial Theory	FIN 301	3
   9	FIN 404	Econometrics of Financial Markets	STA 202 – FIN 202	3
   10	FIN 405	Special Topics in Finance	FIN 301	3
   11	FIN 406	Fixed Income Securities	FIN 202	3
   12	FIN 407	Derivatives Pricing	FIN 202	3
   13	FIN 408	Corporate Governance & Corporate Finance	FIN 301	3
   14	FIN 409	Behavioral Finance	FIN 201	3
   15	FIN 410	Wealth Management	FIN 202	3
   16	FIN 411	Hedge Funds Compliance & Risk Management	FIN 301	3
   17	ACT 308	Financial Statements Analysis	ACT 102	3
   18	ECN 302	Intermediate Macroeconomics	MAT 101 – ECN 201	3
   19	ECN 304	Managerial Economics	MAT 101 – ECN 201	3
   20	ECN 306	Economics of Money and Banking	ECN 201	3
   21	ECN 402	International Economics	ECN 301	3

   
   Minor in Finance
   
   15 credit hours equivalent to 5 courses.
   Students must select 5 courses offered by the department (9 credit hours equivalent to 3 from required courses and 6 credit hours equivalent to 2 from elective courses).
   
   
   Minor in Financial Economics  (For Major Finance Students ONLY)
   
   15 credit hours equivalent to 5 courses (from elective major courses) Required Minor Courses in  Financial Economics: 9 credit hours equivalent to 3 courses
   
   

   Serial No.	Course Code	Course Name	Pre-requisite	Credit Hrs.
   1	FIN 304	Financial Markets and Institutions	FIN 201	3
   2	FIN 307	Financial Economics	FIN 202 – STA 202	3
   3	FIN 406	Fixed Income Securities	FIN 202	3

   
   
   In addition to two major elective courses (6 credit hours equivalent to 2 courses) that were not taken before in the Major requirements.
   
   
   
   Minor in Corporate Government: (For Major Finance Students ONLY)
   
   15 credit hours equivalent to 5 courses (from elective major courses) Required Minor Courses in Corporate Government (from major elective): 9 credit hours equivalent to 3 courses
   
   

   Serial No.	Course Code	Course Name	Pre-requisite	Credit Hrs.
   1	FIN 308	Corporate Governance Theories	ECN 201 – MGT 101	3
   2	FIN 408	Corporate Governance & Corporate Finance	FIN 301	3
   3	ECN 402	International Economics	ECN 301	3

   
   
   In addition to two major elective courses (6 credit hours equivalent to 2 courses) that were not taken before in the Major requirements.
   
   
   

4. Management Major (MGT)
   
   Required Courses
   6 Courses, 20 Credit hours
   
   

   Serial No.	Course Code	Course Name	Pre-requisite	Credit Hrs.
   1	MGT 303	Quality Management	MGT 101	3
   2	MGT 304	Production & Operation Management	MGT 101 – STA 202	3
   3	MGT 305	International Business	MGT 101 – MRK 101	3
   4	MGT 402	Entrepreneurship & Innovation	MGT 101	3
   5	MGT 403	Organization Development	MGT 204	3
   6	MGT 499	Graduation Project in Management	MGT 301 – MGT 402	5

   
   Elective Courses
   Students should also select 4 of the following department electives.
   4 Courses, 12 Credit hours
   
   

   Serial No.	Course Code	Course Name	Pre-requisite	Credit Hrs.
   1	MGT 306	Materials Management	MGT 101	3
   2	MGT 307	Public Administration	MGT 101	3
   3	MGT 308	E-Business	CSC 201 – MGT 101	3
   4	MGT 309	HR Compensation & Benefits Management	MGT 204	3
   5	MGT 310	HR Recruitment & Selection Management	MGT 204	3
   6	MGT 311	HR Training  & Development Management	MGT 204	3
   7	MGT 312	Small Business Management	MGT 101	3
   8	MGT 404	Environmental Management	MGT 101	3
   9	MGT 405	Employment Relations Management	MGT 204	3
   10	MGT 406	Special Topics in Human Resources Management	MGT 204	3
   11	MGT 407	Human Resources Information Systems	CSC 201 – MGT 309 – MGT 310 – MGT 311	3
   12	MGT 408	Strategic Human Resource Management	MGT 309 – MGT 310 – MGT 311	3
   13	MGT 409	Special Topics in  Management	MGT 101	3
   14	HPM 301	Principles of Hospitality Management	MGT 101	3
   15	HPM 302	Principles of Hospitality Marketing	MGT 101 – MRK 201	3
   16	HPM 303	Financial Accounting for Hospitality Services	ACT 201 – MGT 101	3
   17	HPM 401	Management of International Hotels	HPM 301	3
   18	HPM 402	Management of Small and Medium Size Hospitality Enterprises	HPM 301	3
   19	HPM 403	Financial Management for Hospitality Services	FIN 201 – HPM 303	3

   
   
   Minor in Management 
   
   15 credit hours equivalent to 5 courses.
   Students must select 5 courses offered by the department (9 credit hours equivalent to 3 from required courses and 6 credit hours equivalent to 2 from elective courses)
   
   
   Minor in Human Recourses  (For Major Management Students ONLY)
   
   15 credit hours equivalent to 5 courses (from elective major courses) Required Minor Courses in  Human Recourses: 9 credit hours equivalent to 3 courses
   
   

   Serial No.	Course Code	Course Name	Pre-requisite	Credit Hrs.
   1	MGT 309	HR Compensation & Benefits Management	MGT 204	3
   2	MGT 310	HR Recruitment & Selection Management	MGT 204	3
   3	MGT 311	HR Training  & Development Management	MGT 204	3

   
   
   In addition to two major elective courses (6 credit hours equivalent to 2 courses) that were not taken before in the Major requirements.
   
   
   Minor in Hospitality (For Major Management Students ONLY)
   
   15 credit hours equivalent to 5 courses (from elective major courses) Required Minor Courses in Hospitality (from major elective): 9 credit hours equivalent to 3 courses
   
   

   Serial No.	Course Code	Course Name	Pre-requisite	Credit Hrs.
   1	HPM 301	Principles of Hospitality Management	MGT 101	3
   2	HPM 302	Principles of Hospitality Marketing	MGT 101 – MRK 201	3
   3	HPM 303	Financial Accounting for Hospitality Services	MGT 101 – ACT 201	3

   
   
   In addition to two major elective courses (6 credit hours equivalent to 2 courses) that were not taken before in the Major requirements.
   
    
   
   
   Minor in Entrepreneurial Ship
   
   15 credit hours equivalent to 5 courses (from elective major courses).
   
   

   Serial No.	Course Code	Course Name	Pre-requisite	Credit Hrs.
   1	MGT312	Small Business Management	MGT 101	3
   2	FIN 305	Entrepreneurial Finance	FIN 201	3
   3	ACT 308	Financial Statements Analysis	ACT 102	3
   4	MRK405	Entrepreneurial Marketing	MRK 201	3
   5	ECN 407	Feasibility Studies	ECN 201 – FIN 201 – MRK 101 – STA 202	3

   
   
   

5. Management Information System (MIS) “Not offered”
   
   Required Courses
   6 Courses, 20 Credit hours
   
   

   Serial No.	Course Code	Course Name	Pre-requisite	Credit Hrs.
   1	MIS 3 01	Computer Programming I	MIS 201	3
   2	MIS 302	Computer Programming II	MIS 301	3
   3	MIS 303	Introduction to Network and Communication	MIS 201	3
   4	MIS 401	Website Development	MIS 302	3
   5	MIS 402	Software Engineering	MIS 201	3
   6	MIS 499	Graduation Project in Management Information System	MIS 402	5

   
   
   Elective Courses
   
   Students should also select 4 of the following department electives.
   4 Courses, 12 Credit hours
   
   

   Serial No.	Course Code	Course Name	Pre-requisite	Credit Hrs.
   1	MIS 304	Database Design and Development	MIS 201	3
   2	MIS 305	Decision Support System	MIS 201 – STA 202	3
   3	MIS 403	Human Computer Interaction	MIS 302	3
   4	MIS 404	Software Project Management	MIS 201	3
   5	MIS 405	Selected Topics in  Management  Information System	MIS 302	3
   6	MGT 308	E-Business	CSC 201 – MGT 101	3
   7	MGT 407	Human Resources Information Systems	CSC 201 – MGT 309 – MGT 310 – MGT 311	3
   8	MRK 403	Digital Marketing	MRK 303	3
   9	MRK 404	Strategic Database Marketing	MRK 201 – CSC 201	3
   10	ACT 307	Accounting Information System	ACT 102	3
   11	ACT 407	Computerized Accounting	ACT 307	3

   
   
   Minor in Management Information System major (MIS)
   
   15 credit hours equivalent to 5 courses
   Students must select 5 courses offered by the department (9 credit hours equivalent to 3 from required courses and 6 credit hours equivalent to 2 from elective courses)
   
   
   

6. Marketing (MRK)
   
   Required Courses
   6 Courses, 20 Credit hours
   
   

   Serial No.	Course Code	Course Name	Pre-requisite	Credit Hrs.
   1	MRK 301	Marketing Research	MRK 201	3
   2	MRK 302	Services Marketing	MRK 201	3
   3	MRK 303	Marketing Strategy	MRK 201	3
   4	MRK 401	International Marketing	MRK 201	3
   5	MRK 402	Strategic Brand Management	MRK 201	3
   6	MRK 499	Graduation Project in Marketing	MRK 301 – MRK 303 – MGT 301	5

   
   
   Elective Courses
   Students should also select 4 of the following department electives.
   4 Courses, 12 Credit hours
   
   

   Serial No.	Course Code	Course Name	Pre-requisite	Credit Hrs.
   1	MRK 304	Management  of Professional Selling and Sales Force	MRK 201	3
   2	MRK 305	Marketing Distribution Channels	MRK 201	3
   3	MRK 306	Advertising and Promotion	MRK 201	3
   4	MRK 307	Industrial Marketing	MRK 201	3
   5	MRK 308	Customer Relationship Management	MRK 201	3
   6	MRK 309	Marketing & Corporate Social Responsibility	MRK 201	3
   7	MRK 403	Digital Marketing	MRK 303	3
   8	MRK 404	Strategic Database Marketing	MRK 201 – CSC 201	3
   9	MRK 405	Entrepreneurial Marketing	MRK 201	3
   10	MRK 406	Innovation Management	MRK 303	3
   11	MRK 407	Special Topics in  Marketing	MRK 303	3

   
   Minor in Marketing
   
   15 credit hours equivalent to 5 courses
   Students must select 5 courses offered by the department (9 credit hours equivalent to 3 from required courses and 6 credit hours equivalent to 2 from elective courses).
   
   
   

   Minor in Business Administration for non business students

   Serial No.	Course Code	Course Name	Pre-requisite	Credit Hrs.
   1	ACT 101	Principles of Accounting	–	4
   2	ECN 101	Economics I	–	3
   3	MGT 101	Principles of Management	–	3
   4	MGT 202	Organizational Behavior	MGT 101	3
   5	MRK 101	Principles of Marketing	–	3