Business Administration (BBA, 4 Υears) – Distance Learning
Duration | 4 years |
Qualification Awarded | Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration |
Level of Qualification | Bachelor Degree (1st Cycle) |
Language of Instruction | English and Greek |
Mode of Study | Distance Learning |
Minimum ECTS Credits | 240 |
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Profile of the Programme
The Distance Learning Degree Program in Business Administration is a flexible, evaluated-certified study program, with the same standing as the face-to-face study programs in Business Administration. The program is aimed at graduates of secondary schools, who are interested in acquiring knowledge and skills in the field of Business Administration and is approved by the Cyprus Agency of Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Higher Education (CYQAA) with recognition in Cyprus, Greece and abroad.
The Program does not require the physical presence of the student. The teaching takes the form of distance learning while the physical presence of the student is necessary only at the final written examination of each course, which is conducted in the various examination centers in Cyprus and Greece.
Within the philosophy of the University of Nicosia for the provision of comprehensive general education and specialized knowledge and skills, the program offers students the opportunity to combine their learning in a wide range of academic disciplines with areas related to business and to develop their critical thinking, communication and creativity skills. The program also aims to develop students individually and academically and to prepare them to work ethically in a changing multicultural environment. The variety and range of courses offered, as well as the culture of free discussion that characterizes the university contribute to the comprehensive education of the graduates.
The General Objectives of the program are the following:
- Providing knowledge in a wide range of Business Administration disciplines.
- Analysis of the role of the external environment in which organizations operate, as well as market opportunities and risks – both nationally and internationally.
- Development of skills to design strategies and manage risks.
- Improving the analytical and interpersonal skills required in business decision-making process.
- Development of critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
The program includes a number of Specific Objectives such as:
- Encouraging the evaluation of ethical issues, with an emphasis on socially responsible corporate behavior.
- Improving leadership and organizational skills that contribute to effective management.
- Development of marketing skills with the ability to design and implement appropriate strategies.
- Providing knowledge of legislation relating to the rights, relationships and conduct of individuals and businesses engaged in trade and sales.
- Explanation of accounting standards and business financing principles.
Career Prospects
Graduates can work in any area related to Business Administration such as General Management, Banking, Sales, Business Consulting, Financial Analysis, Meeting, Convention and Event Planning or choose to set up their own business.
Access to Further Studies
Graduates of the programme can be accepted into Second Cycle degrees (Master’s Degree)
Academic Admission
The minimum admission requirement to an undergraduate programme of study is a recognized High School Leaving Certificate (HSLC) or equivalent internationally recognized qualification(s). Students with a lower HSLC grade than 7.5/10 or 15/20 or equivalent depending on the grading system of the country issuing the HSLC are provided with extra academic guidance and monitoring during the first year of their studies.
English Language Proficiency
The list below provides the minimum English Language Requirements (ELR) for enrollment to the programme of study. Students who do not possess any of the qualifications or stipulated grades listed below and hold IELTS with 4.5 and above, are required to take UNIC’s NEPTON English Placement Test (with no charge) and will receive English Language support classes.
- TOEFL – 525 and above
- Computer-based TOEFL – 193 and above
- Internet-based TOEFL – 80 and above
- IELTS – 6 and above
- Cambridge Exams [First Certificate] – B and above
- Cambridge Exams [Proficiency Certificate – C and above
- GCSE English Language “O” Level – C and above
- Michigan Examination of Proficiency in English (CaMLA) – Pass
- Pearson PTE General – Level 3 and above
- KPG (The Greek Foreign Language Examinations for the State Certificate of Language Proficiency) – Level B2 and above
- Anglia – Level B2 and above
- IEB Advances Programme English – Pass
- Examination for the Certificate of Proficiency in English (ECPE) Michigan Language Assessment by: Cambridge Assessment English & University of Michigan – 650 average score for ALL skills and above
Course assessment usually comprises of a comprehensive final exam and continuous assessment. Continuous assessment can include amongst others, mid-terms, projects, online forum participation etc.
Letter grades are calculated based on the weight of the final exam and the continuous assessment and the actual numerical marks obtained in these two assessment components. Based on the course grades the student’s semester grade point average (GPA) and cumulative point average (CPA) are calculated.
The student must complete 240 ECTS and all programme requirements.
A minimum cumulative grade point average (CPA) of 2.0 is required. Thus, although a ‘D-‘ is a PASS grade, in order to achieve a CPA of 2.0 an average grade of ‘C’ is required.
On successful completion of the Bachelor in Business Administration program graduates are expected to be able to:
- Apply conceptual principles, methods and tools to solve business related problems.
- Appreciate the increasing complex nature of global business and economy and their impact on the management and growth of organizations.
- Analyze the global socioeconomic, political and legal environment, identify challenges and opportunities and design and implement strategic plans.
- Appreciate the complexities in international business and discuss the role of culture on managing across borders.
- Streamline business processes and procedures to meet challenges and excel under intense competition.
- Explain and apply accounting and finance principles
- Design and implement a Marketing Plan.
- Adopt an ethical approach in the management of corporate practices to address and resolve heighten pressure from stakeholders.
- Outline main theories of leadership and apply them in practical situations.
- Explain the main reasons of resistance to change and propose ways to deal with it.
- Utilize skills that are required in negotiation and conflict resolution for re-enforcing value added collaborations.
- Present and discuss the theoretical foundations of hiring, training, appraising and rewarding employees.
- 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.
- Debate different business ideas with creativity and rigor.
Course ID | Course Title | ECTS Credits |
---|---|---|
ACCT-110DL | Accounting I | 6 |
ACCT-111DL | Accounting II | 6 |
ACCT-211DL | Managerial Accounting | 6 |
ACCT-231DL | Accounting Information Systems | 6 |
BADM-121DL | Business Ethics | 6 |
BADM-230DL | Business Law | 6 |
BADM-231DL | Business Communications | 6 |
BADM-234DL | Organizational Behavior | 6 |
BADM-250DL | International Business | 6 |
BADM-431DL | Research Methods in Business | 6 |
BADM-475DL | Strategy and Business Policy | 6 |
BADM-493DL | Final Year Project | 6 |
ECON-261DL | Principles of Microeconomics | 6 |
ECON-262DL | Principles of Macroeconomics | 6 |
ENGL-100DL | Basic Writing | 6 |
FIN-266DL | Managerial Finance | 6 |
FIN-366DL | Corporate Finance | 6 |
FIN-411DL | Financial Management | 6 |
FIN-430DL | International Financial Management | 6 |
FIN-441DL | Financial Analysis | 6 |
IMGT-486DL | Quantitative Methods | 6 |
IMGT-488DL | Operations Management | 6 |
IMGT-490DL | Analytical Decision Making | 6 |
MGT-281DL | Introduction to Management | 6 |
MGT-482DL | Human Resource Management | 6 |
Course ID | Course Title | ECTS Credits |
---|---|---|
MKTG-310DL | Integrated Marketing Communications | 6 |
MKTG-330DL | Marketing and Social Responsibility | 6 |
MKTG-493DL | Strategic Marketing | 6 |
MKTG-496DL | Consumer Behaviour | 6 |
Course ID | Course Title | ECTS Credits |
---|---|---|
MATH-108DL | Finite Maths with Applied Calculus | 6 |
MATH-221DL | Statistics I | 6 |
MATH-321 | Statistics II | 6 |
Course ID | Course Title | ECTS Credits |
---|---|---|
PSY-110DL | General Psychology I | 6 |
SOC-101DL | Principles of Sociology | 6 |
Course ID | Course Title | ECTS Credits |
---|---|---|
ACCT-110DG | Λογιστική Ι | 6 |
ACCT-111DG | Λογιστική ΙΙ | 6 |
ACCT-211DG | Διοικητική Λογιστική | 6 |
ACCT-231DG | Πληροφοριακά Συστήματα Λογιστικής | 6 |
BADM-121DG | Επιχειρησιακή Ηθική | 6 |
BADM-230DG | Δίκαιο των Επιχειρήσεων | 6 |
BADM-231DG | Επιχειρησιακή Επικοινωνία | 6 |
BADM-234DG | Οργανωσιακή Συμπεριφορά | 6 |
BADM-250DG | Διεθνείς Επιχειρήσεις | 6 |
BADM-431DG | Μεθοδολογία Έρευνας | 6 |
BADM-475DG | Στρατηγική και Πολιτική των Επιχειρήσεων | 6 |
BADM-493DG | Διπλωματική Εργασία | 6 |
ECON-261DG | Μικροοικονομική | 6 |
ECON-262DG | Μακροοικονομική | 6 |
ENGL-100DG | Βασικές Δεξιότητες Γραφής στην Αγγλική | 6 |
FIN-266DG | Εισαγωγή στα Χρηματοοικονομικά | 6 |
FIN-366DG | Χρηματοοικονομικά Επιχειρήσεων | 6 |
FIN-411DG | Χρηματοοικονομική Διοίκηση | 6 |
FIN-430DG | Διεθνής Χρηματοοικονομική Διοίκηση | 6 |
FIN-441DG | Χρηματοοικονομική Ανάλυση | 6 |
IMGT-486DG | Ποσοτικές Μέθοδοι | 6 |
IMGT-488DG | Επιχειρησιακή Διοίκηση | 6 |
IMGT-490DG | Αναλυτική Λήψη Αποφάσεων | 6 |
MGT-281DG | Εισαγωγή στη Διοίκηση | 6 |
MGT-482DG | Διοίκηση Ανθρώπινου Δυναμικού | 6 |
Course ID | Course Title | ECTS Credits |
---|---|---|
MKTG-310DG | Ολοκληρωμένες Επικοινωνίες Μάρκετινγκ | 6 |
MKTG-330DG | Μάρκετινγκ και Κοινωνική Ευθύνη | 6 |
MKTG-493DG | Στρατηγικό Μάρκετινγκ | 6 |
MKTG-496DG | Συμπεριφορά Καταναλωτή | 6 |
Course ID | Course Title | ECTS Credits |
---|---|---|
MATH-108DG | Μαθηματικά και Εφαρμοσμένος Λογισμός | 6 |
MATH-221DG | Στατιστική Ι | 6 |
MATH-321 | Statistics II | 6 |
Course ID | Course Title | ECTS Credits |
---|---|---|
ACCT-110DL | Accounting I | 6 |
ECON-261DL | Principles of Microeconomics | 6 |
MGT-281DL | Introduction to Management | 6 |
MKTG-291DL | Marketing | 6 |
MIS-151DL | Business Software Applications | 6 |
Semester 2:
Course ID | Course Title | ECTS Credits |
---|---|---|
ACCT-111DL | Accounting II | 6 |
ECON-262DL | Principles of Macroeconomics | 6 |
ENGL-100DL | Basic Writing | 6 |
MATH-108DL | Finite Maths with Applied Calculus | 6 |
PSY-110DL | General Psychology I | 6 |
Semester 3:
Course ID | Course Title | ECTS Credits |
---|---|---|
BADM-234DL | Organizational Behavior | 6 |
MATH-221DL | Statistics I | 6 |
BADM-121DL | Business Ethics | 6 |
BADM-231DL | Business Communications | 6 |
ACCT-211DL | Managerial Accounting | 6 |
Semester 4:
Course ID | Course Title | ECTS Credits |
---|---|---|
FIN-266DL | Managerial Finance | 6 |
MIS-220DL | Technologies for the Social Web | 6 |
SOC-101DL | Principles of Sociology | 6 |
MATH-321DL | Statistics II | 6 |
BADM-230DL | Business Law | 6 |
Semester 5:
Course ID | Course Title | ECTS Credits |
---|---|---|
MGT-482DL | Human Resource Management | 6 |
BADM-431DL | Research Methods in Business | 6 |
MIS-215DL | Project Management | 6 |
MKTG-310DL | Integrated Marketing Communications | 6 |
BADM-250DL | International Business | 6 |
Semester 6:
Course ID | Course Title | ECTS Credits |
---|---|---|
BADM-475DL | Strategy and Business Policy | 6 |
ACCT-231DL | Accounting Information Systems | 6 |
FIN-366DL | Corporate Finance | 6 |
MIS-351DL | Information Systems Concepts | 6 |
MKTG-330DL | Marketing and Social Responsibility | 6 |
Semester 7:
Course ID | Course Title | ECTS Credits |
---|---|---|
IMGT-488DL | Operations Management | 6 |
MIS-390DL | E-Business | 6 |
IMGT-486DL | Quantitative Methods | 6 |
FIN-411DL | Financial Management | 6 |
MKTG-496DL | Consumer Behaviour | 6 |
Semester 8:
Course ID | Course Title | ECTS Credits |
---|---|---|
BADM-493DL | Final Year Project | 6 |
MKTG-493DL | Strategic Marketing | 6 |
FIN-430DL | International Financial Management | 6 |
IMGT-490DL | Analytical Decision Making | 6 |
FIN-441DL | Financial Analysis | 6 |
Εξάμηνο 1:
Course ID | Course Title | ECTS Credits |
---|---|---|
ACCT-110DG | Λογιστική Ι | 6 |
ECON-261DG | Μικροοικονομική | 6 |
MGT-281DG | Εισαγωγή στη Διοίκηση | 6 |
MKTG-291DG | Μάρκετινγκ | 6 |
MIS-151DG | Εφαρμογές Λογισμικού Επιχειρήσεων | 6 |
Εξάμηνο 2:
Course ID | Course Title | ECTS Credits |
---|---|---|
ACCT-111DG | Λογιστική ΙΙ | 6 |
ECON-262DG | Μακροοικονομική | 6 |
ENGL-100DG | Βασικές Δεξιότητες Γραφής στην Αγγλική | 6 |
MATH-108DG | Μαθηματικά και Εφαρμοσμένος Λογισμός | 6 |
PSY-110DG | Γενική Ψυχολογία I | 6 |
Εξάμηνο 3:
Course ID | Course Title | ECTS Credits |
---|---|---|
BADM-234DG | Οργανωσιακή Συμπεριφορά | 6 |
MATH-221DG | Στατιστική Ι | 6 |
BADM-121DG | Επιχειρησιακή Ηθική | 6 |
BADM-231DG | Επιχειρησιακή Επικοινωνία | 6 |
ACCT-211DG | Διοικητική Λογιστική | 6 |
Εξάμηνο 4:
Course ID | Course Title | ECTS Credits |
---|---|---|
FIN-266DG | Εισαγωγή στα Χρηματοοικονομικά | 6 |
MIS-220DG | Τεχνολογίες Κοινωνικών Δικτύων | 6 |
SOC-101DG | Αρχές Κοινωνιολογίας | 6 |
MATH-321DG | Στατιστική ΙΙ | 6 |
BADM-230DG | Δίκαιο των Επιχειρήσεων | 6 |
Εξάμηνο 5:
Course ID | Course Title | ECTS Credits |
---|---|---|
MGT-482DG | Διοίκηση Ανθρώπινου Δυναμικού | 6 |
BADM-431DG | Μεθοδολογία Έρευνας | 6 |
MIS-215DG | Διαχείρηση Έργων | 6 |
MKTG-310DG | Ολοκληρωμένες Επικοινωνίες Μάρκετινγκ | 6 |
BADM-250DG | Διεθνείς Επιχειρήσεις | 6 |
Εξάμηνο 6:
Course ID | Course Title | ECTS Credits |
---|---|---|
BADM-475DG | Στρατηγική και Πολιτική των Επιχειρήσεων | 6 |
ACCT-231DG | Πληροφοριακά Συστήματα Λογιστικής | 6 |
FIN-366DG | Χρηματοοικονομικά Επιχειρήσεων | 6 |
MIS-351DG | Έννοιες Συστημάτων Πληροφορικής | 6 |
MKTG-330DG | Μάρκετινγκ και Κοινωνική Ευθύνη | 6 |
Εξάμηνο 7:
Course ID | Course Title | ECTS Credits |
---|---|---|
IMGT-488DG | Επιχειρησιακή Διοίκηση | 6 |
MIS-390DG | Ηλεκτρονικό Επιχειρείν | 6 |
IMGT-486DG | Ποσοτικές Μέθοδοι | 6 |
FIN-411DG | Χρηματοοικονομική Διοίκηση | 6 |
MKTG-496DG | Συμπεριφορά Καταναλωτή | 6 |
Εξάμηνο 8:
Course ID | Course Title | ECTS Credits |
---|---|---|
BADM-493DG | Διπλωματική Εργασία | 6 |
MKTG-493DG | Στρατηγικό Μάρκετινγκ | 6 |
FIN-430DG | Διεθνής Χρηματοοικονομική Διοίκηση | 6 |
IMGT-490DG | Αναλυτική Λήψη Αποφάσεων | 6 |
FIN-441DG | Χρηματοοικονομική Ανάλυση | 6 |