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American University in Dubai/Programmes/Bachelor of Business Administration

Bachelor of Business Administration

BBAUndergraduateBusiness & Finance

About This Programme

A 123-credit programme developing the knowledge and skills to become an effective, responsible manager in a global economy, with eight declared concentrations over a common business core.

Course Highlights

  • Taught in the AACSB-accredited School of Business
  • Taught at AUD, ranked #620 in the QS World University Rankings 2027
  • US-accredited (SACSCOC) American credit degree taught in English
  • AUD reports around 92% graduate employment

What You'll Study

Taught full time, in person, on an American credit-hour system, in English.

Year 1

  • Introduction to Business3 credits
  • Principles of Financial Accounting3 credits
  • IT & Innovation in Today's World3 credits
  • Business Communication3 credits
  • Composition and Rhetoric3 credits
  • Advanced Composition and Research3 credits
  • Mathematics with Business Application3 credits
  • Introduction to Business Statistics3 credits
  • Science and the Nature of Reality3 credits
  • Public Speaking in Intercultural Contexts3 credits
  • The University Experience1 credits

Year 2

  • Principles of Managerial Accounting3 credits
  • Business Research(considered one of the Major ELE)3 credits
  • World Culture I or II3 credits
  • Principles of Macro-Economics3 credits
  • Business Ethics3 credits
  • Principles of Finance3 credits
  • Principles of Micro-Economics3 credits
  • Principles of Management3 credits
  • Quantitative Methods for Decision Making3 credits
  • Principles of Marketing3 credits

Year 3

  • Business Law I3 credits
  • Management of Information Systems3 credits
  • Business in the International Environment3 credits
  • Major Elective3 credits
  • Major Elective3 credits
  • Operations Management I3 credits
  • Cultures, Traditions and Societies3 credits
  • Major Elective3 credits
  • Ethics, Thought & Consciousness3 credits
  • Imagination, Expression and the Written Word3 credits

Year 4

  • Major Elective3 credits
  • Major Elective3 credits
  • Major Elective3 credits
  • General Elective3 credits
  • The Core Experience3 credits
  • Strategic Management (Capstone)3 credits
  • BQ Elective3 credits
  • Major Elective3 credits
  • Major Elective3 credits
  • Major Elective3 credits

Concentration options

BBA offers 8 declared concentrations, all 123 credits; the year-by-year plan above is the General Business Administration track.

  • Accounting
  • Finance
  • Marketing
  • Management
  • Economics
  • Advertising and Integrated Marketing Communications (AIMC)
  • Artificial Intelligence in Business
  • General Business Administration

Entry Requirements

Academic: An attested high-school transcript in good standing meeting the programme's subject requirements, with SAT Mathematics 560 to 590 or the AUD mathematics placement test.
English: IELTS Academic 6.5, TOEFL iBT 79, or EmSAT English 1550 (conditional route via ENGL100 at IELTS 6.0).

US-style credit system; non-UAE curricula require Ministry of Education equivalency. Architecture requires a portfolio.

Careers

Graduates pursue careers in banking, finance, accounting, consulting, marketing and management, or continue to postgraduate study.

Accreditation & Professional Recognition

Offered by the AACSB-accredited School of Business Administration; AUD holds SACSCOC (US) institutional accreditation and UAE MoHESR licensure.

Programme Details

Award

Bachelor of Business Administration

Start Date

September (Fall intake)

Typical Offer

An attested high-school transcript in good standing meeting the programme's subject requirements, with SAT Mathematics 560 to 590 or the AUD mathematics placement test.

Duration

4 years

Qualification

Bachelors

Subject Area

Business & Finance

Campus

Dubai

Course Type

Bachelor of Business Administration

Study Pattern

Full time

Delivery Format

In person

Tuition Fee

AED 106,050/yr

Undergraduate applicants apply online at aud.edu, submit attested transcripts with Ministry of Education equivalency, and provide English (IELTS/TOEFL/EmSAT) and SAT scores or sit AUD's placement tests.

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