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Graduation Requirements

The graduation requirements for the College of Business include the completion of the nine- semester curriculum plan with a minimum GPA of 2.00, the internship (BUS 491),as well as achievement of the Major Learning Outcomes.

To receive the B.S. degree in Business, with a major in one of the four business disciplines offered by the College, graduates complete at least 132 semester credit hours. Proficiency in English,

Arabic and the competencies developed in the Zayed University Learning Outcomes are required.

These four majors will require a total of 132 credit hours for graduation and are “nine-semester” plans, including a final ninth semester that includes an internship as its only requirement.

It is anticipated that this internship will usually be taken during the summer semester following completion of the first 8 semesters of these students’ programs.

Upon admission to the College of Business on the Abu Dhabi Campus, students complete
the following College core curriculum, as they prepare for the new in-depth business majors. For those students intending to be Accounting, Finance and Human Resource Management or Marketing & Entrepreneurship Majors the following is the core curriculum:

BUS 200

The Legal and Ethical Environment of Business
BUS 202

Financial Accounting**

BUS 203

Managerial Accounting**

ECN 201

Foundations of Microeconomics**

ECN 202

Foundations of Macroeconomics**

BUS 207

Business Communications*

BUS 207AL

Arabic Lab I*

BUS 209

Management Decision Sciences

BUS 300

Operations Management

BUS 308

Introduction to Finance

BUS 309

Introduction to Management

BUS 310

Introduction to Marketing

BUS 401

Business Leadership

BUS 400

Strategic Management

BUS 407

Language in the Workplace*

BUS 407AL

Arabic Lab II*
BUS 491

Internship

* Colloquy Core Curriculum courses
** Must earn a “C-” grade or better

For those students intending to specialize in Marketing on the Abu Dhabi Campus, the following is the core curriculum (this curriculum is the same as the core curriculum (with minor modifications) as it has been offered in the past for those students with specializations in the four major business disciplines. That core curriculum is:

BUS 200

The Legal and Ethical Environment of Business

BUS 202

Financial Accounting**

BUS 203

Managerial Accounting**

ECN 201

Foundations of Microeconomics**

ECN 202

Foundations of Macroeconomics**

BUS 207

Business Communications*

BUS 207AL

Arabic Lab I*

BUS 209

Management Decision Sciences

BUS 217

Business Writing Lab I

BUS 300

Operations Management

BUS 308

Introduction to Finance

BUS 309

Introduction to Management

BUS 310

Introduction to Marketing

BUS 401

Business Leadership

BUS 402

Strategic Management

BUS 407

Language in the Workplace*

BUS 407AL

Arabic Lab II*

BUS 417

Essentials of Research Writing for Business

BUS 490

Internship

BUS 4XX

Senior Experience

* Colloquy Core Curriculum courses
** Must earn a “C-” grade or better

Accounting

Students entering the College of Business and selecting major in Accounting will be required to take a total of 132 credit hours. The major itself includes the following accounting courses beyond the core requirements:

  • Intermediate Accounting I

  • Intermediate Accounting II

  • Accounting Information Systems

  • Auditing

  • Intermediate Accounting Lab

  • Accounting Information Systems (AIS) Lab

  • Strategic Managerial Accounting

  • Contemporary Topics in Financial Accounting

  • Fraud Examination & Forensic Accounting

  • Special Topics in Accounting

Finance

Students entering the College of Business and selecting the major in finance will be required to take a total of 132 credit hours. The major itself includes the following finance courses beyond the core requirements:

  • Corporate Finance

  • Financial Markets

  • Investments

  • Commercial Banking

  • Financial Planning & Forecasting

  • Islamic Finance & Banking

  • International Corporate Finance

  • International Corporate Finance

  • Portfolio Management

  • Financial Derivatives

Human Resource Management

Students entering the College of Business and selecting the major in human resource management will be required to take a total of 132 credit hours. The major itself includes the following human resource management courses beyond the core requirements:

  • Human Resource Management (formerly Management of People in Organizations)
  • Organizational Behavior
  • 
Compensation and Performance
  • Learning and Development (formerly HR Development and Performance)
  • Management of Employee Relations
  • Comparative HR Management
  • Recruitment and Selection
Human Resource Information Systems
  • Organization Development and Change

Marketing & Entrepreneurship

Students entering the College of Business and selecting the major in Marketing and Entrepreneurship will be required to take 132 credit hours. The major itself includes the following courses beyond the core

  • Entrepreneurship

  • Consumer Behavior

  • Innovation Management

  • Family Business Management

  • Integrated Marketing Communication

  • Digital Marketing and Commerce

  • Applied Business Research

  • Global Marketing Management

  • Applied Business Project