The Business Administration Department offers modern and up-to-date specialized program in business administration to equip students with a high level of theoretical and practical knowledge and academic qualification. The Business Administration Program aims to participate in the development of institutions and organizations and to contribute to the capacity building of generations to come who will receive training and teaching from distinguished teaching staff, able to create a positive competitive atmosphere. The department seeks to strengthen relations of cooperation and integration with other university departments and other academic institutions specialized in business administration, locally, regionally and globally.

The Department of Business Administration offers a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration upon the successful completion of 126 credit hours with an AGPA of at least 2.00 out of 4.00 points in a period of time not less than seven semesters or more than 10 semesters in the Business Administration Specialization.

Excellence in scientific research and academic teaching to prepare qualified and professional cadres in the field of business administration to serve the Libyan and the international community in line with the vision of the University and the Faculty.

Promoting the University and the Faculty mission through providing educational programs according to international quality standards; preparing graduates of high degree of efficiency and effectiveness in the field of business administration to meet the needs of the local and international labor market; continuous efforts for encouraging professional development of the teaching staff; and seeking to achieve a cooperative and complementary partnership with local, regional and international organizations and institutions in the field of business administration.

1. Developing academic programs to equipstudents with general and specializedknowledgein the field ofmodernmanagement and business administration.
2. Providing the community with humanresources of highdegree ofspecializedcompetence to meetthe needs ofthe local and internationallabor market.
3. Providing a supportivelearning environmentinthe field of business administration.
4. The development ofstudy plansto create intellectual and cognitive educational programs, consistentwiththe overall qualityofhigher educationrequirements in the field of business administration.
5. Promoting scientific researchand providingmoral and material support necessary to increaseefficiencyin the performance ofthe human resources in the
6. Contributingeffectivelyto providescientific and practical solutionsto the problemsfaced bylocal and international organizations and institutionsthrough thepreparation of andparticipationin conferences, seminarsand scientific studies.
7. Endorsing thepartnershipand cooperationwith universities, institutions and other local and internationalcounterparts,to ensure thecompatibility of the curriculumand academic programs withthe local and internationallabor market needs.

Skills and Capacity expected of graduate students

After a successful completion of all the requirements of the Business Administration Program, the student is expected to be able to:

– apply management concepts and principles.

– understand and analyze managerial problems and find appropriate solutions.

– acquire the skill of promoting good relations with others.

– acquire the skill of communicating effectively with superiors and subordinates.

– make use of the available time and manage it scientifically and practically.

– implement theories of management, especially those related to motivation and job satisfaction.

– use quantitative methods and approaches in making administrative decisions.

– create and apply organizational structures, job descriptions and job cadres according to the theories found in the literature of Business Administration.

-acquire the skill of learning from the experiences of others and benefit from them in their work.

    1. Faculty General Requirements

2. Departmental Compulsory Requirements

3. Non-Departmental Compulsory Requirements

4. Departmental Elective Courses

Students select five courses (15 Credit Hours) from the following list:

5. Non-Departmental Elective Courses

Students select two courses (6 Credit Hours) from the following list:

Course No: 20211

Course Title: Commercial Law

Prerequisite: None

Description

The aim of this course is to develop the capacities of students to define the concept, characteristics, types and application of the legal norm, as well as the branches and sources of law, and then to deal with the theory of the right (which essentially depends on the existence of the right, its types, its owners, its place and its legal protection, the sources of the right and its means of proof).

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Course No: 20220

Course Title: Principles of Political Science

Prerequisite: None

Description

This course covers the basics of the science of politics and governance that increases student awareness of the understanding of these subjects in an academic scientific manner based on surrounding and influential environmental factors.

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Course No: 20310

Course Title: Principles of Public Administration

Prerequisite: None

Description

The course of Public Administration is concerned with the study of modern concepts of management in public enterprises and institutions and how to manage them in accordance with sound scientific foundations. The course is aimed at preparing the student for future employment in any government function and developing his/her ability to participate in the management and execution of the work assigned to him/her in the functions related to public administration.

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Course No: 21110

Course Title: Principles of Business Administration

Prerequisite: None

Description

The objective of this course is to develop knowledge and awareness of the evolution of management thinking by identifying the concept, nature and principles of management in a comprehensive manner, including planning, organizing, directing and controlling, and eventually to be able to make rational and objective management decisions.

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Course No:  22110

Course Title: Accounting 1

Prerequisite: None

Description

This course seeks to introduce the students to the field of accounting and its functions and to make them aware of its components and its basic concepts.

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Course No:  22111

Course Title: Accounting 2

Prerequisite: None

Description

This course is based on the criteria for measuring results in financial accounting, inventory adjustments, internal control and accounting bookkeeping, short-term investments, debtors and receivables, inventory and its valuation rules, and then fixed assets (costing, methods of calculating and dispensing with their consumption), and study of obligations and rights of entrepreneurs.

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Course No: 23110

Course Title: Principles of Economics 2

Prerequisite: None

Description

This course is concerned with the study of economic phenomena and problems relating to the economy in general. Part I of the course contains an introduction on national income and its different methods of calculation and measurement. It also contains an analysis of the elements of determining the level of national income, such as consumption, investment and public expenditure, as well as an analysis of the overall balance of different economic policies.

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Course No: 24100

Course Title: Introduction to Finance

Prerequisite: None

Description

The fundamentals of finance and investment are defined and the concept of the time value of money is explained by comparison between the present and future value of money, measuring the relationship between return and risk. Definition of the sources of finance, the companies and the better financing structure of the company. Financial markets, types and securities in circulation. Identify the foundations of financial investment and project evaluation tools. investment portfolios and investment portfolio management standards. Islamic funding controls.

Total Credit Hours 57

Mandatory Specialized Courses

Course No: 21210

Course Title: Management of Production Processes

Prerequisite: 21110/10160

Description

This course presents the modern foundations and concepts of production and process management and their relationship to the other functions of the Organization. Through this curriculum, the student will learn about several concepts, the most important of which are productivity, location, product selection and design, forecasting and production planning, and thus control the output of production processes for future production plans.

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Course No: 21211

Course Title: Financial Management

Prerequisite: 24100 / 22210

Description

This course presents the modern foundations and concepts of production and process management and their relationship to the other functions of the Organization. Through this curriculum, the student will learn about several concepts, the most important of which are productivity, location, product selection and design, forecasting and production planning, and thus control the output of production processes for future production plans.

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Course No: 21212

Course Title: Organizational Behavior

Prerequisite: 21110

Description

 Human behavior in different organizations includes the behavioral aspects associated with work as well as the historical evolution of organizational behavioral science and the different theories that have been concerned with its interpretation, as well as the sciences associated with organizational behavioral science, and the key determinants of organizational behavior such as personality, trends and values, perception and learning, motivation and motivation, dynamics of action, leadership and power, creativity and innovation, and finally negotiation and organizational conflict.

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Course No: 21213

Course Title: Principles of Marketing

Description

The course is concerned with the application of marketing concepts in management decision-making at different strategic levels in different business sectors, including marketing research, markets, products, promotion and pricing.

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Course No: 21310

Course Title: Operations Research 1

Prerequisite: 321210

Description

The objective of this course is to study quantitative scientific methods and methods that will help management make rational and objective management decisions through optimal recruitment of resources available to the Organization, and to teach students to deal with models and their applications.

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Course No: 21311

Course Title: Operations Research 2

Prerequisite: 21310

Description

The objective of this course is to study some quantitative scientific methods and methods that help management make rational and objective management decisions through the optimal use of resources available to the Organization. It also aims to teach students how to select the ideal strategy to achieve the most maximum profit or incur the least possible cost.

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Course No: 21312

Course Title: Material Management

Prerequisite: 21210

Description

This course seeks to identify the fundamentals, importance, objectives and functions of procurement management, identify the fundamentals that link the procurement process with other activities within the enterprise, define the concept of storage function, inventory control, store management, location selection and designed.

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Course No: 21313

Course Title: Strategic Management

Prerequisite: 21214/21213

Description

The objective of this course is to develop a knowledge of strategic planning decision-making responsibilities, administrative and environmental policy variables, forecasting of economic variables, detection and classification of threats, limiting their sources and methods of measurement, thereby identifying strengths and weaknesses and choosing the appropriate strategy for application.

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Course No: 21314

Course Title: Management Information Systems

Prerequisite: 30110/21210

Description

The aim of this course is to develop knowledge of strategic planning decision making responsibilities and management and environmental policy variables. It also aims to predict economic variables, threat classification; identify sources and methods of measurement; and identify strengths and weaknesses and selecting suitable strategies for implementation.

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Course No: 21315

Course Title: Organizational Theories

Prerequisite: 21214

Description

This course aims to show how the theories of organization highlight the different stages of development of different theories of organization and introduce students to the foundations on which they are based, along with an integrated model of the theory of organization that can be used in practical applications.

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Course No: 21317

Course Title: Total Quality Management

Prerequisite: 21210

Description

The objective of this course is to define the nature, overall framework and historical development of overall quality management and also to introduce the elements of comprehensive quality management, leadership, customer satisfaction, staff empowerment, continuous process improvement, performance metrics, as well as the methods and methods of managing quality management.

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Course No: 21419

Course Title: Electronic Management

Prerequisite: 21214/30110

Description

This course is concerned with the application of modern technical concepts and models and their uses in the management process at different strategic and operational levels in different domestic and international business sectors. It also goes far beyond the concept of the mechanization of departments of work within enterprises to the concept of the integration of data and information between different departments and the provision of flexibility to respond to successive internal and external variables.

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Course No: 21412

Course Title: Methods of Scientific Research

Prerequisite: 330110

Description

The aim of this course is to develop the student’s scientific research and report-writing capabilities in accordance with the established scientific foundations. The purpose of this course is, in particular, to study the methods and methods of scientific research and the steps taken in conducting it, with a focus on scientific research in administrative areas.

Total Approved Hours 42

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Mandatory non-specialized department requirements

Course No: 22210

Course Title: Intermediate Accounting 1

Prerequisite: 22111

Description

The course deals with an introduction to the financial accounting intellectual framework governing the basis for accounting treatments for the various transactions of the enterprise, as well as an examination of the items of the financial statements (financial status list and income list) The problems of accounting for assets of various types will be covered in detail and disclosed in the financial lists.   

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Course No: 22211

Course Title: Intermediate Accounting 2

Prerequisite: 22111

Description

This course includes a series of topics aimed at informing the student about how to account for obligations, accounting for property rights, accounting for convertible securities for ordinary shares, accounting for profitability, accounting for long-term leases, preparing a cash flow list, dealing with the change in application of accounting principles, changing accounting estimates and accounting errors.

Total Approved Hours 6

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Department Specialized Elective Requirements

Course No: 21410

Course Title: Studies in Management

Prerequisite: 21314

Description

The objective of this decision is to develop the capacities of students in management as a renewed and sophisticated think tank, with their knowledge of the phenomena and causes of administrative backwardness, how to make rational and objective decisions, and this course concerns itself with the search for modern methods and theories in administration and transferring those to the student to benefit from and apply in practice.

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Course No: 21411

Course Title: Administrative Communications

Prerequisite: 21314/21412

Description

The purpose of this course is to introduce the student to the concept and importance of administrative communications, to introduce him/her to the basic concepts of communication as an essential and vital focus of the life of business organizations, as well as to develop some of the skills he/she needs in his/her own life and career.

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Course No: 21413

Course Title: International Management

Prerequisite: 21210/21214

Description

This course is concerned with determining the nature and types of acts and organizations at the international level. It is also concerned with studying management functions in international organizations and global management strategies (marketing strategy, financing strategy, production strategy, ownership strategy), in different cultures and organizational environment

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Course No: 21414

Course Title: Small Business Administration

Prerequisite: 21214

Description

The purpose of this course is to identify the nature, importance and specificity of micro-business management and the extent to which it contributes to the national economy. It is also concerned with highlighting the need to recognize the opportunities for private micro-work, and the need to build a body of knowledge and skills necessary for the efficient and effective conduct of micro-business through an understanding of administrative, financial, accounting, productive, marketing and storage responsibilities. And so on. The course encourages students to prepare some small-business designs, or to evaluate existing micro-works, for the purpose of making proposals for their development.

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Course No: 21415

Course Title: Project Management

Prerequisite: 21214

Description

The purpose of this class is to inform the student about the nature of project management, the ability to distinguish between different projects and their purpose and thus how to finance them, through planning and study, and to reduce the risk rate, and to ensure that the return is appropriate for all parties involved in project financing.

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Course No: 21416

Course Title: Administrative leadership

Prerequisite: 21214

Description

This course is concerned with the concept and theories of leadership; how to discover and prepare administrative leaders, leadership skills, characteristics of the effective leader, the concept of leadership in Islam, as well as with women’s leadership, constraints of leadership in developing countries and leadership, and then ways to improve the leader, and modern entry points of leadership.

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Course No: 21417

Course Title: Hotel Management

Prerequisite: 21214

Description

The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the historical development of hotels and the concept of the hotel industry, its types, and significance and basic features. Then focus on it as an open system in terms of demonstrating the importance of hotel management and discussing its functions as represented in planning, organizing, directing and control, then touching upon hotel departments and subdivisions.

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Total Approved Hours 15

Optional Non-Mandatory Department Requirements

Course No: 22311

Course Title: Cost Accounting

Prerequisite: 22111

Description

This course addresses the importance of cost accounting; its evolution; and its relationship with the other accounting branches and the different terminology of costs required, and the bases for categorizing cost elements based on activity elements (order system and production phase system) and cost system that is based on activities and entry charge on inventory and its effect on operating income, in addition to the problem of distributing indirect costs and how to distribute the costs of service centers to the production centers and how to distribute the common costs to the common and sub-products as well as accounting for defective, damaged or lost items.

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Course No: 22312

Course Title: Management Accounting

Prerequisite: 22111

Description

This course includes the definition, characteristics and distinction between management accounting and other accounting branches, accounting tools and methods used in this area, such as operational and capital estimates, comparisons and preferences between available alternatives, performance reporting, follow-up, evaluation and accountability accounting, product pricing, the concept of margin of contribution, parity analysis, variable cost theory and conversion prices.

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Course No: 23210

Course Title: Micro-Analytical Economics

2 Prerequisite: 3111/10140

Description

The objective of the course is to explain and identify the basic concepts of micro-economic theory concerning the behavior of individual economic units such as consumers and owners of productive resources and individual enterprises (consumer and producer). These concepts are presented in a holistic manner and are presented in theoretical and graphic analysis. It is also concerned with the presentation of topics related to short- and long-term behavior analysis. Consumer demand and the derivation of demand for goods and services and different types of flexibility to demand. The course provides an analysis of different short-term and long-term costs, where cost analysis is closely linked to production theory, and supply of goods is determined by production costs.

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Course No: 23211

Course Title: Macro-Analytical Economics

Prerequisite: 23111

Description

The objective of the course is to determine how to determine the equilibrium of the enterprise (and industry) operating in markets: Full competition, full monopoly, oligopoly, short-term and long-term monopoly competition and under different assumptions.

The course also deals with models for pricing and operating productive resources, determining optimal quantities of such resources and pricing them according to analytical models. Moreover, resource prices determine the income levels of individuals. Prices and quantities of productive resources play an important role in the free enterprise economy. The discussion here is limited to examining the bases and principles for determining the prices and levels of operation of productive resources under conditions of full competition, under conditions of monopoly of sale in final commodity markets, and monopoly of purchase in productive resource markets.

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Course No: 10170

Course Title: Second Foreign Language 1

Description

This course introduces the principles of the second foreign language, the first level, and the language is chosen by the scientific department such as the canonical language or Italian. The course contains the main principles of this language in terms of speech, speech, listening, reading and writing. Sufficient training is provided for students to absorb and acquire basic skills in this language.

The student chooses only 6 approved hours