Undergraduate programs structure
The curriculum at the College of Business Administration is composed of 128 credit hours which are divided into; university requirements (11 credit hours); general education requirements (30 credit hours); college requirements (42 credits); major requirements (30 credit hours) and minor requirements (15 credit hours). Students who do not choose a minor track could select, if available, 15 credit hours from elective courses as single-track requirements.
| University Requirements | General Educ. Requirements | College Requirements | Major Requirements | Minor/Single Track |
| (11 Credits) | (30 Credits) | (42 Credits) | (30 Credits) | (15 Credits) |
| ARAB110: Arabic Language Skills | ENGL145: English for Business I | ACC112: Financial Accounting I | Major Course 1 | Course 1 |
| HIST122: Modern History of Bahrain and Citizenship | ENGL146: English for Business II | ACC113: Financial Accounting II | Major Course 2 | Course 2 |
| ISLM101: Islamic Culture | ENGL341: Report Writing for Business | ECON140: Microeconomics | Major Course 3 | Course 3 |
| HLRC107: Human Rights | MATHS103: Mathematics for Business and Management I | ECON141: Macroeconomics | Major Course 4 | Course 4 |
| MATHS104: Mathematics for Business and Management II | FIN220: Financial Management I | Major Course 5 | Course 5 | |
| BIS202: Computers and Information Systems in Business | FIN221: Financial Markets and Institutions | Major Course 6 | ||
| LAW238: Commercial Law | MGT230: Organization and Management | Major Course 7 | ||
| General Study Elective 1 | MGT233: Organizational Behavior | Major Course 8 | ||
| General Study Elective 2 | MKT261: Marketing Management | Major Course 9 | ||
| General Study Elective 3 | MKT264: Intermediate Marketing | Internship and Graduation Project | ||
| QM250: Introduction to Statistics | ||||
| QM350: Operations Research | ||||
| MGT437: Business Ethics | ||||
| SBF270: Islamic Banking and Finance |
List of the College Majors
| Major in Accounting | Major in Banking and Finance | Major in Business Management | Major in Marketing |
| (30 Credits) | (30 Credits) | (30 Credits) | (30 Credits) |
| ACC 211: Intermediate Accounting I | FIN 222: Risk Management and Insurance | MGT 236: Production Management | MKT 263: Promotion Management |
| ACC 221: Cost Accounting | FIN 320: Financial Management II | MGT 239: Managing Small Business | MKT 268: Personal Selling |
| ACC 231: Auditing I | BANK 323: Commercial Banking | MGT 340: Supply Chain Management | MKT 362: Marketing Research |
| ACC 325: Managerial Accounting | BANK 411: Islamic Financial Institutions | MGT 430: Human Resources and Personnel Management | MKT 464: Strategic Marketing |
| ACC 451: Accounting Systems and Controls | FIN 424: Investment Management | MGT 434: Strategic Management | MKT 465: Services Marketing |
| ACC 310: Intermediate Accounting II | BANK 248: Money and Banking | MGT 429: Organization Development and Change | MKT 367: Marketing Channels |
| ACC 332: Auditing II | BANK 331: Financial Analysis and Credit Evaluation | MGT 436: Management of Change | MKT 460: Electronic Commerce and Marketing |
| ACC 311: Advanced Accounting | FIN 425: Corporate Finance | MGT 438: Tourism Management | MKT 461: Consumer Behavior |
| ACC 411: Financial Statements Analysis | FIN 435: Portfolio Management and International | MGT 445: Creativity and Innovation Management | MKT 462: Retailing |
| ACC 498: Internship and Graduation Project | FIN498: Internship and Graduation Project | MGT498: Internship and Graduation Project | MKT498: Internship and Graduation Project |
| Major Islamic Banking and Finance | Major Entrepreneurship | Major Business Analytics | Major in International Business and Economics |
| (30 Credits) | (30 Credits) | (30 Credits) | (30 Credits) |
| SBF271: Islamic Law of Contracts | ENTR401: Introduction to Entrepreneurship | QM353: Business Statistics | ECON 340: Managerial Economics |
| SBF 272: Islamic Financial Services | ENTR402: Financing Entrepreneurship | QM354: Data Visualization | ECON 341: Monetary Economics |
| SBF 369: Islamic Commercial Jurisprudence I | ENTR403: Entrepreneurial Strategies | QM455: Data Mining | ECON 427: Seminar in Economics |
| SBF 469: Riba and Forbidden Sales | ENTR404: Contemporary Issues of Entrepreneurship | QM456: Business Intelligence | ECON 440: International Economics |
| SBF 472: Islamic Insurance and Risk Management | ENTR405: Entrepreneurial Venture | QM457: Big Data Applications and Analytics | ECON 441: Econometrics |
| SBF 373: Islamic Commercial Jurisprudence II | MKT 461: Consumer Behavior | QM458: Artificial Intelligence | FIN 426: International Financial Management |
| SBF 382: Fiqh of Zakat | MGT 331: Project Management | QM459: Machine Learning | MGT 439: International Business |
| SBF 473: Islamic Commercial Jurisprudence III | MGT 447: E-Business | FIN 480: Financial modeling and Forecasting | ACC 401: International Accounting Issues |
| SBF481: Rules and Principles and Higher Objectives of Sharia | MGT 445: Creativity and Innovation Management | ECON 441: Econometrics | MKT 463: International Marketing |
| SBF498: Internship and Graduation Project | ENTR498: Internship and Graduation Project | QM498: Internship and Graduation Project | ECON498: Internship and Graduation Project |
List of the College Minors
| Minor in Accounting | Minor in Banking and Finance | Minor in Business Management | Minor in Marketing |
| (15 Credits) | (15 Credits) | (15 Credits) | (15 Credits) |
| ACC 211: Intermediate Accounting I | FIN 222: Risk Management and Insurance | MGT 236: Production Management | MKT 263: Promotion Management |
| ACC 221: Cost Accounting | FIN 320: Financial Management II | MGT 239: Managing Small Business | MKT 268: Personal Selling |
| ACC 231: Auditing I | BANK 323: Commercial Banking | MGT 340: Supply Chain Management | MKT 362: Marketing Research |
| ACC 325: Managerial Accounting | BANK 411: Islamic Financial Institutions | MGT 430: Human Resources and Personnel Management | MKT 464: Strategic Marketing |
| ACC 451: Accounting Systems and Controls | FIN 424: Investment Management | MGT 434: Strategic Management | MKT 465: Services Marketing |
| Minor Islamic Banking and Finance | Minor Entrepreneurship | Minor Business Analytics | Minor in Economics | Minor in International Business |
| (15 Credits) | (15 Credits) | (15 Credits) | (15 Credits) | (15 Credits) |
| SBF271: Islamic Law of Contracts | ENTR401: Introduction to Entrepreneurship | QM353: Business Statistics | ECON 340: Managerial Economics | ECON 440: International Economics |
| SBF 272: Islamic Financial Services | ENTR402: Financing Entrepreneurship | QM354: Data Visualization | ECON 341: Monetary Economics | FIN 426: International Financial Management |
| SBF 369: Islamic Commercial Jurisprudence I | ENTR403: Entrepreneurial Strategies | QM455: Data Mining | ECON 427: Seminar in Economics | MGT 439: International Business |
| SBF 469: Riba and Forbidden Sales | ENTR404: Contemporary Issues of Entrepreneurship | QM456: Business Intelligence | ECON 440: International Economics | ACC 402: International Accounting Issues |
| SBF 472: Islamic Insurance and Risk Management | ENTR405: Entrepreneurial Venture | QM457: Big Data Applications and Analytics | ECON 441: Econometrics | MKT 463: International Marketing |
Master of Sciences Program Structure
The graduate programs are composed of 33 credit hours and all courses are business related courses. The Master of Science programs are divided into core courses (18 credits hours), and two optional courses (18 credits hours) and the dissertation (6 credit hours) as described in Table 3. The MBA and the master in Fintech are divided into 9 cores courses (27 credits hours) and a capstone consultancy project to emphasize preparation of the student for professional practice (Table 4).
| MSc in Accounting | MSc in Finance | MSc in Human Resource Management | MSc in Islamic Banking and Finance | MSc in Real Estate Development and Property Management |
| ACC610: Advanced Financial Accounting | FIN620: Corporate Finance | MGT631: Human Resources Management | SBF670: Islamic Commercial Jurisprudence | RES621: Real Estate Law |
| ACC611: Managerial Accounting | FIN621: Money, Banking, and Financial Markets | MGT680: Compensation and Performance Management | SBF671: Islamic Capital Markets | RES622: Real Estate Finance and Investment |
| ACC612: Financial Reporting and Analysis | FIN627: Financial Analysis and Valuation | MGT681: Labour and Civil Service Regulations | SBF672: Risk Management in Islamic Financial Institutions | RES624: Urban Economics |
| QM650: Research Methods and Statistical Analysis | QM650: Research Methods and Statistical Analysis | QM650: Research Methods and Statistical Analysis | QM650: Research Methods and Statistical Analysis | QM650: Research Methods and Statistical Analysis |
| ACC614: Auditing Theory and Practice | FIN622: Portfolio Management and International Investment | MGT682: Strategic Human Resource Management | SBF673: Islamic Juridical Theories | RES623: Property Management |
| ACC616: Accounting Theory | FIN624: Financial Risk Management | MGT683: International Human Resource Management | SBF674: Corporate Governance for Islamic Financial Institutions | RES625: Real Estate Development |
| XXX6XX: Optional course | XXX6XX: Optional course | XXX6XX: Optional course | XXX6XX: Optional course | XXX6XX: Optional course |
| XXX6XX: Optional course | XXX6XX: Optional course | XXX6XX: Optional course | XXX6XX: Optional course | XXX6XX: Optional course |
| ACC695: Thesis | FIN695: Thesis | MGT695: Thesis | SBF695: Thesis | RES695: Thesis |
Master degree Program Structure
| MBA | FINTECH |
| MGT630: Organizational Design and Behavior | FIN641: Fundamentals of Financial Technology |
| FIN620: Corporate Finance | FIN620: Corporate Finance |
| MKT660: Marketing Management | FIN642: Blockchain and applications |
| QM650: Research Methods and Stat. Analysis | QM650: Research Methods and Stat. Analysis |
| MGT632: Innovation and Entrepreneurship | FIN622: Portfolio Management and International Investments |
| ACC611: Managerial Accounting | FIN643: Payments and Cryptocurrencies |
| MGT635: Business Ethics | FIN644: Cyber Security/ Cryptography |
| MGT638: Business Strategy | FIN645: Big Data in Finance |
| QM651: Data Analytics and Decision Making | FIN646: Financial Analytics and Machine Learning |
| MGT694: Capstone Consulting Project | FIN694: Capstone Consulting Project |