Business students will gain a unique blend of analytical, conceptual and strategic problem-solving skills which can be applied across a range of industry sectors. This professionally-oriented four-year program provides a solid grounding in the entire business ecosystem, incorporating accounting, business law, macro and micro-economics, marketing, management, strategy and ethics. Advancing to focus on the principles of banking, the financial services market, corporate finance and business research methods, the program delves into detailed financial models and performance evaluation. Emphasis is also given to the borrowing, lending and investing of money, facilitating a dynamic understanding of the real-world workings of the financial industry.
With this four-year undergraduate curriculum, we are cultivating future business leaders who have a strong interest in economics and core STEM subjects such as mathematics and science. The ability to self-motivate and self-start will be a bonus. Applicants should have strong analytical skills and an ability to work collaboratively across all levels of an organisation, with an existing eye for financial opportunities in a company or situation.
1. Demonstrate critical theoretical and practical knowledge of practices, concepts, and theories in the business field with a focus on finance. [Knowledge: Theoretical Understanding]
2. Effectively apply the concepts and principles of business to practical applications that may include – but are not limited to- financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, investment management, capital budgeting, and risk management. [Knowledge: Practical Application]
3. Critically synthesize complex information into meaningful business perspectives that facilitate actionable solutions [Skills: Generic Problem Solving & Analytical Skills]
4. Develop ability to utilize relevant software and technological aids to analyze data with specific applications in finance. [Skills: Communication, ICT and Numeracy, Skills: Generic Problem Solving & Analytical Skills]
5. Demonstrate effective oral and written communication skills, including the ability to develop sound and coherent arguments in the context of business through formal or informal presentations and/ or other forms of written communication. [Skills: Communication, ICT and Numeracy]
6. Demonstrate the ability to work professionally, ethically, and effectively individually as well as in a team in familiar and unfamiliar contexts to achieve specific outcomes. [Competence: Autonomy, Responsibility & Context]
ENGL 101 introduces the conventions of academic writing and critical thinking and teaches the writing skills necessary for success in college. Read and respond to a variety of texts from different disciplines and produce academic texts using a range of critical thinking and rhetorical strategies. Learn how to apply APA documentation style to ethically document sources in texts and reference lists. The course is designed to provide guided practice in the multi-step process of academic writing.
Prerequisites: None
ENGL 102 introduces the conventions of research writing and teaches how to produce research papers using critical thinking and analytical skills in response to a variety of academic texts. The course is designed to provide guidance in all steps of the research process including choosing a topic, designing a research methodology, analyzing data, and writing up and presenting results.
Prerequisites: ENGL 101
ENGL 205 is designed to develop the English language skills needed to perform effectively in the current global marketplace. The course builds confidence in communicating orally and in writing in various business contexts, explains essential business vocabulary, and teaches the 21st Century skills essential for success in today’s workplace.
Prerequisites: None
ARHG 101 Arabic for non-Arabic speakers (3 credits)
This course develops reading and writing skills in Modern Standard Arabic with active speaking and listening skills in both formal Arabic and various Arabic dialects. Authentic materials from the Arabic media will be used in addition to text-related video and audio materials.
Prerequisites: None
ARHG 104 Arabic for Arabic Speakers (3 credits)
A practical language course which aims at developing the language skills of native speakers of Arabic. This course provides the students with a comprehensive knowledge of the linguistic system. It is intended to help learners reach a superior level of proficiency by expanding vocabulary and providing paragraph-level activities in reading, writing, and speaking; through a selection texts by writers from across the Arab world address literary themes and represent a range of genres, styles, and periods, where each text is followed by exercises that measure understanding and comprehension, vocabulary and language applications, including grammar, morphology, spelling, stylistic applications and composition.
Prerequisites: None
The course covers the Modern History of Bahrain since 1500 till 2002. It contains: Chapter I: Introduction geography. Chapter II: A Short History of Bahrain until the beginning of the sixteenth century. Chapter III: Bahrain between European and regional ambitions. Chapter IV: Utub tribe and the establishment of political entities in the Arabian Gulf. Chapter V of Bahrain and British protection. Chapter VI: Bahrain after independence.
Prerequisites: None
This course covers human rights historical development, major human rights laws, treaties, and conventions. To learn obligations as citizens and residents of Bahrain as well as a member of the international community and to understand Human Rights Enforcement Mechanisms in Bahrain.
Prerequisites: None
This course introduces the concepts of and need for statistics, collection, tabulations, graphical representation of statistical data, frequency distributions, measures of central tendency, measures of dispersion and skewness, Kurtosis, probability and probability distributions, the binomial, the Poisson, and the normal distributions, estimating means and confidence intervals, and correlation and regression.
Prerequisites: MATH 098 or placement exam score
This course introduces sets, number systems, fractions, polynomials, rules of algebra and linear equations and inequalities in one variable. It also covers functions and graphs, with a focus on polynomial, exponential and logarithmic functions. Other topics include equations of a straight line, This course introduces numbers and number systems, prime numbers, fractions, order of operations, rules of algebra, linear equations, graphs of straight lines, ratios, rates and proportions, direct and inverse variation, percentages,simple interest rates,areas, and volumes of simple geometric figures. systems of equations, and applications to real life situations.
Pre-requisites: MATH 098 or placement exam.
This course introduces matrix algebra, inequalities and systems of linear inequalities, linear programming, and basics of differential and integral calculus.
Prerequisites: MATH 130
This course is designed to provide students with the core competencies of computing literacy and computational thinking, which are essential skills in the digital information age. The course provides an overview of computer systems—hardware, software and networks. Students will practice using essential computing programs, and will develop computational solutions to basic problems. The course also covers social and ethical issues related to computing.
Prerequisites: None
This course is designed to help students function as independent learners within a university environment. The course teaches students various transferable study skills, including time management, dealing with group projects, test preparation, and critical reading. It also intends to raise students’ understanding of themselves as learners.
Prerequisites: None
This course provides students with an introduction to the fundamental principles of biology. Topics
covered include: cells and macromolecules; genetics and inheritance; evolution and biodiversity; and
ecology. Through this course, students will have the opportunity to increase their understanding of
biology as it applies to society and everyday life.
Prerequisite: None
*This course is aligned with the CSUN Curriculum.
This course is designed to reinforce topics presented in BIOL 101 lectures. Through hands-on,
scientific experimentation, students will improve their understanding of basic concepts in biology:
cells, genetics and inheritance, evolution and biodiversity, and ecology. Students will also participate
in a field visit to a local mangrove forest.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: BIOL 101
This course will provide students with a comprehensive overview of the major areas of chemistry.
Chemical principles for each topic under discussion are presented together with their foundation in
atomic and molecular structure. Topics covered range from atomic theory to the descriptions of
chemical reactivity and reactions, quantitative methods in chemistry, reactions in aqueous media
and chemical kinetics and chemical equilibrium. Applications of chemistry are discussed throughout
the lectures.
Prerequisites: None
*This course is aligned with the CSUN Curriculum.
This course is an application of the general chemistry concepts studied in CHEM 101. The student
carries out experiments including density, chemical equilibria, solutions, titrations, and standardizing
solutions. Upon completion of the course the student will have gained a strong foundation for the
further study of chemistry, and for the application of chemical principles in a variety of other fields.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: CHEM 101
This course provides an overview of the fundamental principles of physics in areas of mechanics.
Topics include standards and units, vectors and coordinate systems, kinematics, dynamics of single
particles, work energy and power, conservation on energy, dynamics of system of particles, collisions,
and rotational kinematics and dynamics. The course is designed for students requiring calculus-based
physics.
Prerequisites: MATH 151 or MATH 153
*This course is aligned with the CSUN Curriculum.
This course is designed to reinforce topics presented in PHYS 101 lectures. Through scientific
experimentation, students will improve their understanding of basic concepts in mechanics while
developing their foundation of the scientific process. Laboratory work includes the setting up and
running of physics’ experiments, whether hands on or online. Regular activities include data taking,
data presentation, data visualization, data analysis, fitting, and drawing of conclusions.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: PHYS 101
ENGL 205 is designed to develop the English language skills needed to perform effectively in the current global marketplace. The course builds confidence in communicating orally and in writing in various business contexts, explains essential business vocabulary, and teaches the 21st Century skills essential for success in today’s workplace.
Prerequisites: None
This course introduces the general principles of chemistry with emphasis on inorganic materials. This course will provide students with a comprehensive overview of the major areas of chemistry. The topics covered range from the atomic theory to the descriptions of chemical reactivity and reactions, quantitative methods in chemistry, reactions in aqueous media and chemical bonding. Prerequisites: High school chemistry and 2 years of high school algebra.
*This course is aligned with the CSUN Curriculum.
This course is an application of the general chemistry concepts studied in CHEM 101. The student carries out experiments including density, chemical equilibria, solutions, titrations, and standardizing
This course will provide students with a comprehensive overview of the some of the major areas of physics. Topics covered range from measurements and error analysis of physical dimensions to understand the concepts of motions and forces in one, two and three dimensions, free fall acceleration, kinetic, potential and conservation of energy.
Prerequisites: MATH 151
*This course is aligned with the CSUN Curriculum.
This course is designed to reinforce topics presented in PHYS 101 lectures. Through scientific experimentation, students will improve their understanding of basic concepts in mechanics while developing their foundation of the scientific process. Laboratory work includes the setting up and running of physics’ experiments, whether hands on or online. Regular activities include data taking, data presentation, data visualization, data analysis, fitting, and drawing of conclusions.
The American University of Bahrain recognizes the importance
of curricular and non-curricular activities in developing graduate attributes.
Hence, students are required to compile a portfolio of evidence showing their
development throughout their educational journey. The portfolio is expected to
include just a sample of activities that the student considers significant to
his/her learning. The graduation portfolio aims to:
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Provide an insight into the
student’s personality and areas of interest
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Showcase the student’s work
and development over time
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Encourage students to
engage in their wider academic and social context
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Encourage students to
reflect on their own learning and development
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Promote AUBH graduates to
employers
This course is an introduction to accounting and is required of all business majors. Its primary purpose is to give you an understanding of how and why accounting information is used from an external (financial reporting) and to some extent, internal (managerial reporting) perspective. Although the process of preparing accounting reports will be discussed, it is not the primary focus of this course. Instead, the focus will be on how accounting reports can facilitate decision making for a wide variety of individuals who are interested in and affected by the activities of a business .
Prerequisites: None
This introductory accounting course provides students with the knowledge of managerial accounting and its application in making economic decisions in a business entity. Topics covered will enable students to analyze and interpret both historical and estimated data by management to conduct daily operations, plan future operations and develop overall business strategies. As such, the emphasis will be on the use of accounting information for management purposes. Further developing analytical skills through problem solving and thoughtful participation in class as part of the preparation for a professional career is a major objective of this course.
Prerequisite: ACCT 201
This course introduces the fundamental principles of business organization, ownership, operation, and control.
Prerequisites: None
This course is designed to provide learners with a study of the law governing the business environment, including the study of common law, statutory law and the role of legal institutions in regulating business activities. The course covers the topics of the American legal system, including civil litigation, intentional and unintentional torts, and the law of contracts. The course includes a general discussion of the legal system of Bahrain, in line with the course content.
Prerequisites: Minimum 60 credits
This class is an introduction to economics as it applies to the functioning of markets, businesses and households. Students learn how individuals make decisions about how to use scarce resources efficiently and how these decisions affect markets and the overall economy. Effect of government policies on the functioning of markets is also examined.
Pre-requisites: None
This course introduces the analysis of a market economy. Emphasis will be on the measurement and determinants of aggregate economic performance, including output, income, employment, prices, interest rates, and economic growth. Consideration will be given to the role of the monetary and banking system, the Federal Reserve, government fiscal policy, and the global economy in influencing domestic business cycles, inflation and growth.
Pre-requisites: ECON 201
This course introduces the foundational knowledge in finance so that student can build skills and critically think about financial decisions made on a daily basis. The course begins with basic concepts, focusing on the economic environment (including financial markets, risk, the valuation process, and then shows how specific techniques and decision rules can be used to help maximize the value of the firm.
Prerequisites: ACCT 201
This course explores the basic managerial functions of planning, organizing, leading, motivating, and controlling the contemporary environment.
Pre-requisites: None
This course is an introduction to the basic concepts in management and organizational behavior. The course applies these concepts to the management of people and resources toward the accomplishment of organizational goals. Emphasis is placed on acquainting students with the literature and on understanding the relationship between theory and practice.
Prerequisite: MGMT 101
This course introduces the ethical dimensions of business as related to the various stakeholders inside and outside the organization. Topics include business ethical theory, ethical decision making, typical dilemmas, and corporate social responsibility.
Corequisite: ENGL 205
Prerequisite: MGMT 205
This course provides critical understanding of strategic management and business policies in modern organizations. This course is designed to develop problem-solving and decision-making skills in business situations that involve the organization as a whole and integrate knowledge and skills acquired from all areas of business.
Prerequisites: Minimum 75 credits, MGMT 101
This is an introductory course in marketing. It examines the role of marketing within the organization and in society. Key marketing concepts include consumer needs, market research, pricing and promotion.
Pre-requisites: None
This course provides an overview of management information systems (MIS) and provides practical applications of Excel in the business environment. Course topics include components of MIS, IT infrastructure including hardware and software, networks and MIS security. The course also covers management, social and ethical issues relating to MIS, as well as basics of Excel as an information system.
Pre-requisites: None
This course provides an overview of the functions and services performed by banking and other financial institutions, as well as introduces the legal basis of the banker/customer relationship and facilitates awareness of the scale of competition within the financial services market.
Pre-requisites: FINC 201
This course provides a deeper understanding of accounting theory and its practical application. It covers the conceptual framework of financial reporting, presentation and disclosure of the financial statements and the application of selected accounting standards.
Pre-requisites: ACCT 201
This course provides a comprehensive analysis of the structure of optimal decisions relative to the functional areas of corporate financial decision making. Emphasis is placed upon developing an understanding of applications and limitations of decision models, financing and dividend decisions of the corporation and leasing as a capital budgeting problem.
Prerequisite: FINC 201
The aim of the course is to introduce students to the theory and application of why and how value enhancing corporate financial decisions are made and implemented. With the emphasis on publicly listed companies, topics covered include the corporate objective of management, investment evaluation models, project analysis and evaluation, sources and types of funding, issues in risk and return, asset pricing models, issues in capital structure and dividend policy and the efficiency of capital markets. The course is designed to ensure students with the necessary skill set for making value-changing financial decisions to maximize firm value
Prerequisite: FINC 231
Analysis of the international complexities of corporate financial management and investment strategies. Emphasis is placed on the nature of the close link between corporate financial management and developments in international financial institutions and international financial markets.
Prerequisite: FINC 231, ECON 202
A survey of investments including corporate and government securities, real property and financial intermediaries. Survey of investment theory emphasizing security analysis, valuation and portfolio management.
Prerequisite: FINC 231
This course covers both theoretical and practical sides of managing alternative investments. The course provides a detailed analysis of various classes of alternative investments in the financial markets, in particular, real estate, hedge funds, commodities, and private capital. The purpose of the course is to give students a good understanding of the operation of these investments; the benefits and pitfalls associated with them; and strategies to integrate them into the context of portfolio management.
Prerequisite: FINC 411
This course is designed to provide students with the necessary skills and knowledge to determine the information necessary to address an identified research problem (basic or applied) and, using this understanding, develop and use an actionable research proposal. In this process, the students will gain an understanding of relevant approaches and elements of undertaking a research enquiry specifically to provide insights to solving a relevant problem. They will develop critical core competencies and skills required to carry out such an enquiry. These competencies and skills include: defining research questions; setting appropriate research objectives; study design that incorporates research objectives; secondary and primary data collection and instruments; sampling and analysis methods; and effective reporting of results; as well as the importance of ethical conduct in conducting research in both a domestic and in international business contexts.
Pre-requisites: MATH 115, Min 70 credits
The capstone course is a method of summative evaluation in which the student is given an opportunity to demonstrate integrated knowledge and growth in the major. The course consequently builds on the knowledge gathered during years as a Business student. It gives them the ability to work on an extended business project under the guidance of a supervisor while gathering very practical experience. Students will be required to work on a complex and real-life problem related to Business studies. In doing so, the Capstone makes the link between the academic discourse and the world thereafter.
Prerequisites: BUSN 401, Minimum 90 credits
The purpose of the Internship subject is to provide students with opportunity to demonstrate the application of conceptual knowledge to the real world via industry placement in their selected field. This allows students to integrate their theoretical and conceptual knowledge with the skills and problem-solving techniques required in the workplace. Other outcomes include the acquisition of knowledge, research skills and the attitudes of business professionals, the ability to think independently, grow in originality, creativity, initiative, curiosity, enthusiasm, and resourcefulness, the ability to communicate ideas, an understanding of theory and procedures; knowledge of pertinent literature; and adeptness in the workplace. This subject provides a valuable transition between university and the workplace.
Prerequisites: Minimum of 90 credits, CGPA of 2.00, MRKG 101, MGMT 101, FINC 201
Entrepreneurial ventures need capital to support their business models, grow market share and create shareholder value. This course explores the core considerations in addressing the financing needs and challenges to support the launch and growth of new ventures as well as growth considerations when starting a business and achieving new milestones. Major topics include investment analysis, capital structure and valuation. Financing options available to new ventures at various stages of development are examined in depth. The criteria used by investors, debt financiers and other players in the capital market are also considered.
Prerequisite: FINC 231
This course brings together conceptual and empirical material in a systematic way and provides a basis for understanding mergers and acquisitions, takeovers and restructuring.
Prerequisite: FINC 311
This course is designed to provide a broad introduction to the workings of financial markets and institutions. The chapter are selected to cover three main aspects of the course including: an overview of how financial markets work and the various types of markets and institutions, the Federal Reserve and interest rates, commercial banking and related institution, and various applications of the material covered.
Prerequisite: FINC 201
This course will enable students to gain critical knowledge and understanding of data mining and machine learning. Data mining and machine learning focuses on developing algorithms to automatically discover patterns and utilise models of large datasets. This course introduces students to the process and main techniques in data mining and machine learning.
Prerequisites: FINC 231
This course is intended to give students the opportunity to widen and deepen their knowledge of financial theory and practice by explaining how financial models and techniques implemented. Students are expected to use Excel to model a number of common applications including the models used for valuation, construction of portfolios, estimation of risk measures, and performance measurement. By the end of the course students should have a critical understanding of finance concepts as well as an extended knowledge of the spreadsheet package.
Prerequisites: FINC 231
This course aims to provide students with critical knowledge and experience to identify opportunities in proposing and deploying AI solutions to real business scenarios. Having successfully completed the course, students will be able to describe AI and the role it can play to deliver benefits for businesses, identify potential applications of AI in practice, and assess the main capabilities of AI and the core technologies that help deliver them.
Prerequisites: MATH 115, MSYS 201, ENGL 205, minimum 90 credits
The goal of this course is to provide students with an overview of Islamic financial institutions and how they vary from traditional ones. This course explains the foundations of the Islamic banking and economic systems as well as the ban on using riba in business transactions. It provides students with an introduction of the legal and regulatory framework in the Islamic finance business and exposes them to the main transactions in Islamic finance, such as murabaha, mudarabah, ijarah, and musharakah. It prepares its students to evaluate opportunities and problems in Islamic finance today with a critical eye.
Prerequisite: ECON 202, FINC 221
Professional Elective Options (6 Credits)
Students pursuing a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance must complete a minimum of 6 elective credits. Elective credits can be earned via any courses offered at or above the 200 level.
Career Progression
Graduates of the program can pursue careers in various fields such as:
They are also prepared with a strong foundation to progress to graduate studies within their field of study.
Learning Progression:
After graduating with a degree in Finance, students have various opportunities to continue their studies and advance their careers. Students can consider pursuing a master’s degree in finance or related fields to further specialize in areas like investment, risk management, or financial analysis. The second popular option is to pursue professional certifications such as the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) or Financial Risk Manager (FRM). Obtaining these prestigious certifications can enhance their knowledge, skills, and credibility in the finance industry, opening doors to higher-level positions and increased earning potential. Continuous learning and professional development are key for students looking to excel in the competitive and dynamic field of finance.
