Business Administration (Management) (BBA) - UNIC (Nicosia)

• Develop expertise in key areas of Business Administration including Entrepreneurship, Strategy, Accounting, Finance, Marketing and Information Systems.
• Highlight the changing nature of business and the importance of understanding the global business environment.
• Provide understanding of the ethical issues arising from business decisions and the importance of making reasoned decisions, recognizing the complexity and diversity of the environment.
• Develop leadership negotiation, communication and English language skills.
• Provide basic knowledge of Mathematics, Statistics, Research Methods and Information Technology.
• Offer the option of choosing diverse courses from other fields that interest students.
• Develop critical thinking and problem solving skills.
• Improve research, writing and presentation skills.

The concentration in Management aims to provide specialization in the area of Management. The concentration’s main objectives are the following:

• Explain the importance of organizing, planning, leading and controlling.
• Analyze the global socioeconomic, political and legal environments and plan strategically.
• Identify and discuss challenges and opportunities in the changing business environment.
• Identify and debate ethical dilemmas in business.
• Stress the importance of ethical leadership and discuss its main characteristics.
• Outline reasons for resistance to change and discuss ways to overcome them.
• Present and analyze key decision-making techniques.
• Discuss the benefits of effective communication and present and analyze communication techniques.

• Apply conceptual principles, methods and tools to solve business related problems.
• Debate different business ideas with creativity and rigor.
• Appreciate the increasing complex nature of global business and economy and their impact on the management and growth of organizations.
• Streamline business processes and procedures to meet challenges and excel under intense competition.
• Adopt an ethical approach in the management of corporate practices to address and resolve heighten pressure from stakeholders.
• Utilize skills that are required in negotiation and conflict resolution for re-enforcing value added collaborations.
• Critically assess collected data, analyze and interpret findings to make informed decisions.
• Identify and use suitable research and business simulation tools.
• Use research skills to plan and implement research projects in business.
• Present effectively, both orally and in writing.

The Management specialization is expected to equip graduates with skills to:

• Apply the four functions of management to streamline business processes.
• Analyze the global socioeconomic, political and legal environment, identify challenges and opportunities and design and implement strategic plans.
• Develop competences for optimal decision-making.
• Debate ethical issues in organizations.
• Outline main theories of leadership and apply them in practical situations.
• Appreciate the complexities in international business and discuss the role of culture on managing across borders.
• Explain the main reasons of resistance to change and propose ways to deal with it.
• Present and discuss the theoretical foundations of hiring, training, appraising and rewarding employees.

• General Management
• Banking
• Sales
• Business Consulting
• Financial Analysis
• Meeting
• Convention and Event Planning
• or choose to set up their own business