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Management and marketing are two important business disciplines that focus on the planning and application of strategies and techniques. These disciplines are important as regards the utilization of organizational resources. Professionals in these fields are able to manage their enterprises more efficiently and effectively by identifying and fulfilling clients’ needs and wants.
The programme aims to provide students with sufficient knowledge to enable them pursue a career in management or marketing, and /or advanced further study. In order that students are able to accomplish this, the programme seeks to provide students with the analytical skills necessary to apply their knowledge in organizations in which they are employed, to acquaint them with changing techniques and practices in the professional world, to develop their competence in marketing strategies formulation and to enhance their communication skills.
Programme Facts
Many national, regional and global organisations are based in Bahrain because of its excellent location and reputation in education and business as a result of advanced infrastructure. Therefore, the employment opportunities for our graduates are many but could be briefly summarised as follows:
Besides the professional working areas above, our department’s graduates may also establish their own businesses as entrepreneurs. The Department of Management and Marketing aims to prepare its graduates for their career lives with interdisciplinary education pattern planned in accordance with the needs of business environment.
A1. Concepts and Theories
Demonstrate critical knowledge and understanding of theoretical fundamentals of management and marketing, their application to contemporary issues to derive alternative solutions.
A2. Contemporary Trends, Problems and Research
Investigate and interpret contemporary trends, major issues related to sustainable management
and marketing through the execution of defined research projects.
A.3 Professional Responsibility
Demonstrate knowledge and adherence to professional responsibilities and business practices, as a
business professional, in the field Management and Marketing.
B1. Problem solving
Use specialist-level technological and marketing skills to analyze management and marketing data and generating output used in decision-making.
B2. Modelling and Designing
Demonstrate creativity in using management and marketing strategies and models, empirically identify causal factors underlying, as well as to predict management and marketing trends.
B3. Application of Methods and Tools
Apply specialist software-based information systems and statistical tools, to generate reliable data
used in sustainable decision-making in the area of management and marketing.
C1. Analytic Skills
Critically analyze and interpret business situation and organizational management information focusing on management and marketing techniques.
C2. Synthetic Skills
Demonstrate insight of management and marketing principles and theories in conjunction with professional judgment to generate conclusions in a range of relevant contexts.
C3. Creative Skills
Demonstrate creativity in identifying complex contemporary management and marketing issues as well as the implementation of relevant solutions.
D1. Communication skills
Use specific skills to communicate technical concepts and theories to a variety of audiences by oral, electronic and written means.
D2. Teamwork and Leadership
Operate at specialized level enterprise, leadership and teamwork skills to lead, multiple and heterogeneous teams within the framework of jointly tackling problems encountered in collaborating efficiently in a variety of professional contexts.
D3. Organizational and Developmental skills
Demonstrate organizational skills and life-long skills needed to support personal and professional development aligned with independent learning.
D4. Ethics and social responsibility
Demonstrate and appreciate ethical and social reasoning in the decision-making of corporate and governmental organizations in terms of stakeholder welfare including a comprehensive examination of the importance of sustainable development to the economy and society.
In the first year, students will begin by taking foundation courses as part of the university requirements. Students will acquire a basic knowledge of English, Mathematics and Accounting, which are essential for the foundation and advanced courses in management and marketing.
In year two, students take courses in the areas of Accounting, Finance, Microeconomics, and Information Technology. Students also take the first courses in their specialisation fields of management and marketing.
In year three, students are required to complete courses in Accounting, Law and Business Ethics.
During the first semester some compulsory courses are required in the areas of management and marketing namely Production & Operations Management, Human Resources Management, and Consumer Behaviour.
In their last year, BSMM students undertake a structured course project in management or marketing, generally involving research on a particular topic in management or reporting on a field-work in a managerial organisation.
The project provides students with practical experience in defining a research problem in the field of management or marketing, and in designing and conducting a research project accordingly
Chartered Institute of Marketing
Exemptions from the following CIM modules:
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
Exemptions from the following CIMA examinations during the programme:
The student can sit for the first CIMA exam at the end of his/her 3rd year
* Provided the student completes one Free Elective and one Major Elective in Marketing (Marketing Research/Marketing of Financial Services/Advertising & Promotions Management/Customer Relationship Management)
To be eligible for consideration for admission at the
undergraduate level, an applicant should normally hold a recently issued
recognized secondary school certificate or its equivalent. The requirements for
admission stated by the University are in all cases the minimum demanded for
admission, and their fulfilment by a candidate does not automatically ensure
his /her selection. Prior to enrolling at Ahlia University, citizens of non-GCC
States should secure residence permits in the Kingdom of Bahrain; otherwise,
their admission will be conditional and subject to being rescinded at the
discretion of the University
Applicants must demonstrate a level of English proficiency consistent with the demands of an academic programme taught and assessed almost exclusively in the English language. This can be done in one of the following ways:
The applicants who meet the following programme specific admission requirements will be admitted to the programme:
Academic Score in the Secondary School Certificate (Tawjihia) or its Equivalent
The estimated duration for completion of a Bachelors Degree at Ahlia University is 4 years. This is structured around 134 credit-hours covering 45 courses.
The duration of study for each course is fifteen weeks, covering approximately 45 study hours.
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Application Fee | BD 20 |
| Registration Fee | BD 200 |
| Placement Tests Fee ( if applicable ) | BD 40 |
| Orientation Courses ( if applicable ) | BD 1,200 |
| 100 Level Courses – 12 courses ( BD 300 Per Course ) | BD 3,600 |
| 200 Level Courses – 11 courses ( BD 330 Per Course ) | BD 3,630 |
| 300 Level Courses – 11 courses ( BD 360 Per Course ) | BD 3,960 |
| 400 Level Courses – 11 courses ( BD 390 Per Course ) | BD 4,290 |
| Item | Discount |
|---|---|
| Orphans and people with special needs | 50% |
| High school average of 95% or above | 50% |
| High school average of 90% or above | 25% |
| High school average of 80% or above | 20% |
HEC ACCREDITED | MET BQA REQUIREMENTS