International Business Administration Academic Study Plan

Bachelor of International Business Administration Academic Study Plan

English-only academic plan with complete semester tables and full hover course descriptions.

8 Semesters
50 Courses
138 Total Credit Hours

First Semester

No. Code Course Name CH L T P Pre-Req. Co-Req
1 BUST03 Arabic Language Skills (1) Arabic Language Skills (1) BUST03

This university requirement develops the student's basic Arabic-language skills. It covers communicative activities, linguistic lessons, spelling lessons, structural lessons, readings, texts, and language exercises. The course consists of two books: the first focuses on listening and speaking skills, and the second focuses on reading and writing skills.

Both books include basic grammar structures and spelling rules. The course relies on practical drills and applied exercises for each student, in addition to applied texts provided on the CD accompanying the textbook, with midterm and final examinations.

2 2 - - - -
2 BUST02 English Language Skills (1) English Language Skills (1) BUST02

This course provides students with the basic language foundations of everyday English to help them communicate in different real-life situations. It focuses on real-life conversations and basic grammar that support students in their academic majors. The course also provides extensive writing and speaking practice.

The updated textbook keeps students informed about current language uses and functions that are practical and usable in everyday situations.

2 2 - - - -
3 BADS01 Principles of Financial Accounting (1) Principles of Financial Accounting (1) BADS01

This course forms the foundation of accounting work for business organizations. It introduces the basic concepts on which accounting is based, the rules of accounting recording, and the stages of the accounting cycle, ending with the preparation of financial statements.

3 2 2 - - -
4 BUST05 Islamic Culture Islamic Culture BUST05

This course contributes to forming a balanced Muslim personality capable of reading the past, understanding the present, and contributing positively to building the future in a way that conforms to Islamic law and meets the needs of the age without excess or neglect. The course is taught through dialogue and discussion, and students are assigned research tasks that serve the course objectives.

2 2 - - - -
5 BADS03 Principles of Business Administration Principles of Business Administration BADS03

This course is one of the basic pillars for the success of any organization in the labor market. It discusses the concepts, theories, and different views contributed by management thinkers, in addition to the functions of management, including planning, organizing, directing, controlling, and decision-making.

It provides the necessary background before students study specialized topics in administration.

3 3 - - - -
6 BADS05 Principles of Microeconomics Principles of Microeconomics BADS05

This course discusses the relationship between economics and the economic problem and how that problem is addressed through economic systems and market structures. It covers demand, supply, elasticity, and their importance in increasing the revenues of the individual enterprise. It also covers consumer behavior theory and equilibrium, producer behavior theory, the nature of production, and concepts related to the revenues and costs of the enterprise that allow the individual firm to reach equilibrium in the short and long run.

Teaching strategies include lectures, dialogue and discussion, seminars, individual and group assignments, presentations, and problem solving.

3 3 - - - -
7 BADS07 Business Mathematics Business Mathematics BADS07

Mathematics is a basic pillar that enables students in administrative sciences to use mathematical methods to solve problems facing business and financial organizations. The course helps prepare distinguished students with knowledge, analytical abilities, reasoning skills, and analytical thinking. It explains various mathematical methods, powers and arithmetic operations, comparisons, logarithms and their operations, counting theory, binomial theory, determinants and their properties, matrices and their types, algebraic equations, relations and functions, limits, continuity, differentiation, and integration.

3 2 2 - - -
Total 18 16 4 -

Second Semester

No. Code Course Name CH L T P Pre-Req. Co-Req
1 BADS06 Principles of Macroeconomics Principles of Macroeconomics BADS06

Macroeconomics studies and analyzes aggregate economic activity in society. The course addresses issues and concepts related to national product and national income accounts and their different calculation methods as indicators for measuring economic performance. It also examines the role of the state in economic activity and the different schools of thought concerning the scope and level of that role.

Additional topics include aggregate expenditure determinants, macroeconomic equilibrium, money and banking, inflation and recession, fiscal and monetary policies for treating economic imbalances, and issues of growth and economic development, including concepts, determinants, measurement methods, obstacles, and effects on developing countries.

Prior study of Principles of Microeconomics is required. Teaching strategies include lectures, dialogue and discussion, seminars, individual and group assignments, presentations, and problem solving.

3 3 - - BADS05 -
2 BUST06 English Language Skills (2) English Language Skills (2) BUST06

This course provides students with the basic language foundations of everyday English to help them communicate in different real-life situations. It focuses on real-life conversations and basic grammar that support students in their academic majors. The course also provides extensive writing and speaking practice.

The updated textbook keeps students informed about current language uses and functions that are practical and usable in everyday situations.

2 2 - - - -
3 BUST07 Arabic Language Skills (2) Arabic Language Skills (2) BUST07

This university requirement continues the development of the student's basic Arabic-language skills. It covers communicative activities, linguistic lessons, spelling lessons, structural lessons, readings, texts, and language exercises. The course consists of two books: the first focuses on listening and speaking skills, and the second focuses on reading and writing skills.

Both books include basic grammar structures and spelling rules. The course relies on practical drills and applied exercises for each student, in addition to applied texts provided on the CD accompanying the textbook, with midterm and final examinations.

2 2 - - - -
4 BADS02 Principles of Financial Accounting (2) Principles of Financial Accounting (2) BADS02

Together with Principles of Financial Accounting (1), this course forms the foundation for carrying out financial-accounting procedures. It covers two main areas. The first is inventory adjustments for accrued and prepaid expenses and revenues, debtors' accounts, notes receivable, investments, and fixed assets.

The second concerns different accounting methods. Prior study of Principles of Financial Accounting (1) is required.

3 2 2 - BADS01 -
5 BUST09 Computer Skills Computer Skills BUST09

This course provides students with the basic skills needed to use computers in the study environment, library, and home. It presents basic knowledge of computer and information-technology concepts and provides the knowledge required to operate and use operating systems and office software packages, as well as to use computers for Internet access and electronic communication.

2 - - 4 - -
6 BADS04 Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior BADS04

Organizational behavior is a branch of the social sciences concerned with studying the three levels that determine behavior in organizations: the individual, the group, and the organizational structure. The course then applies the knowledge resulting from this study toward improving organizational performance.

At the individual level, determinants include personality, learning, perception, values, attitudes, motivation, and work stress. At the group level, determinants include leadership, decision-making, creativity, groups, and communication. At the organizational-structure level, determinants include formal organizational structure, organizational conflict, organizational culture, and corruption.

3 3 - - BADS03 -
7 BADS08 Principles of Statistics Principles of Statistics BADS08

Statistics in administrative sciences is a cornerstone for developing students' abilities and skills in scientific research, planning, goal programming, and decision-making. It is also used as a tool for developing students' ability to prepare feasibility studies for economic projects. The course explains basic concepts of statistical methods, arithmetic operations, comparison among types of statistical methods, measures of central tendency, measures of dispersion, probability theory, hypothesis testing, testing the significance of differences between means and proportions, and regression applications related to administrative sciences.

3 2 2 - - -
Total 18 14 4 4

Third Semester

No. Code Course Name CH L T P Pre-Req. Co-Req
1 BIB25 International Commercial Law International Commercial Law BIB25

Commercial law is a branch of private law that regulates the relationship among those engaged in the profession of trade. It is the framework governing commercial activities of different types and is directly connected with administrative, economic, financial, and political sciences. It defines the rules and principles that organize these sciences, rights, duties, conditions, and controls.

It also organizes legal relationships and their limits for commercial acts, merchants, commercial establishments, and commercial companies. Commercial law is flexible and constantly changing in order to respond to rapid developments in commercial sciences in the modern world. No prior course is required.

To pass the course, students must complete assignments and pass the required examinations.

3 3 - - - -
2 BUST08 National Culture National Culture BUST08

This university requirement develops a national Muslim personality capable of reading the past, understanding the present, and contributing positively to building the future in a moderate way that meets contemporary needs. It addresses topics related to Yemen and its civilization before Islam, Yemenis' pioneering role in supporting Islam, the challenge of modern colonialism facing the Yemeni people and society, and ways to activate mechanisms and capacities to confront it.

The course consists of six chapters: definitions, foundations, and concepts; citizenship; Yemen and its civilization before Islam; Yemenis and their pioneering role in supporting Islam; modern colonialism and its targeting of the Yemeni people; and revolutions and Yemeni unity. It is taught through dialogue, discussion, supporting educational videos, and research assignments serving the course objectives.

Students are assessed through class and extracurricular participation, assigned work, midterm examinations, and final examinations.

2 2 - - - -
3 BIB19 Banking and International Institutions Banking and International Institutions BIB19

No course description was provided in the source plan.

3 3 - - - -
4 BIB11 Principles of Marketing Principles of Marketing BIB11

This course forms the foundation for practicing marketing activities, which are a key factor in the success and operation of contemporary business organizations. It covers basic and modern concepts related to marketing management and the activities assigned to it in business organizations. Students study the foundations, importance, and stages of development of marketing activity, with emphasis on marketing strategies and techniques related to the marketing mix: product, pricing, distribution, and promotion.

The course includes attempts to introduce new products accompanied by marketing policies suitable to the nature of each product, analysis of marketing situations and case studies, and the proposal of appropriate policies and strategies for all elements of the marketing mix. Prior study of Principles of Business Administration is required.

3 3 - - BADS03 -
5 BIB10 Management Information Systems Management Information Systems BIB10

No course description was provided in the source plan.

3 3 - - - -
6 BIB21 International Finance International Finance BIB21

This course introduces students to the concepts and theories of international finance, its nature, sources, institutions, and influencing factors. It develops students' intellectual skills for analyzing local and international environmental variables affecting international finance and foreign-exchange markets.

It also helps students understand the interconnected relationships that make up the international monetary system and the efforts of developing countries to address the persistent shortage of domestic savings and meet international financial obligations. The course covers the concept, nature, and sources of international finance, the balance of payments, exchange rates, foreign-exchange markets, the international monetary system, international capital flows, and regional and international financing institutions.

It focuses on practical skills for designing forms and contracts related to international financing management, making international investment and financing decisions related to the securities market, and measuring and addressing balance-of-payments imbalances.

3 3 - - - -
7 BUST01 Skills of Holy Quran Recitation & Tajweed Skills of Holy Quran Recitation & Tajweed BUST01

This important university requirement is connected with the words of God. It is a theoretical and practical course in which students recite and memorize half of Juz Amma, from Surat Al-Tariq to Surat An-Nas. Students study the manners that should characterize a reciter of the Qur'an and understand and apply the rules of recitation when reading the Holy Qur'an.

Dialogue and discussion are used in teaching. Students are assessed through their recitation during instructional meetings, accompanying class and extracurricular assignments, and midterm and final examinations.

1 - - 2 - -
Total 18 17 - 2

Fourth Semester

No. Code Course Name CH L T P Pre-Req. Co-Req
1 BUST04 Life Skills Life Skills BUST04

This course aims to equip students with life skills and strengthen their practice in daily and professional life. It covers the basic concepts, importance, and classifications of life skills, including verbal and nonverbal communication, listening, dialogue, persuasion, critical thinking, creative thinking, strategic thinking, self-management, self-marketing, personal planning, time management, problem solving, decision-making, and building and leading work teams.

Students complete applied training activities, including self-assessment activities and individual and group assignments for each skill. The course is delivered through presentations, dialogue sessions, brainstorming, cooperative learning, and training. Assessment includes theoretical examinations, practical assignments, and applied activities.

2 1 - 2 - -
2 BADS09 Financial Management Financial Management BADS09

This course provides an in-depth analytical presentation of advanced topics in financial management. It focuses on the importance of financing decisions, investment decisions, and dividend-distribution decisions and their effects on the market value of shares, through which a company seeks to achieve its strategic objective of maximizing owners' wealth.

The course deepens the theoretical foundations of contemporary financial thought and modern trends in financial management, while emphasizing planning tools and methods used in making financial decisions. It is taught through lectures, practical case studies, individual and group assignments, and cooperative learning.

Prior study of Principles of Accounting (1) and (2) is required.

3 3 - - BADS02 -
3 BIB09 Supply Chain Management Supply Chain Management BIB09

No course description was provided in the source plan.

3 3 - - - -
4 BIB02 Production and Operations Management Production and Operations Management BIB02

This course is one of the basic pillars for the success of the production and operations management function in business organizations, contributing to organizational efficiency and effectiveness. It discusses modern administrative concepts related to production and operations management and the activities of the production and operations function in industrial and service organizations.

Students study the different methods for managing this function and practicing its activities, in addition to the theoretical background and development of production and operations. Teaching includes presentations, examples of production processes, and field visits to factories to connect theory with practice.

Prior study of Principles of Business Administration and Statistics in Administrative Sciences is required.

3 3 - - BIB11 -
5 BIB03 Human Resource Management Human Resource Management BIB03

Human resource management is highly important for organizations because of its direct relationship with the human element, one of the most important factors of production. The course follows the employee from entry into the organization after precise job definition through job description until leaving the organization for any reason, including training, compensation, motivation, protection, and performance evaluation.

It covers basic concepts related to human resource management and its organization, and discusses HR functions related to direct compensation, health and safety, administrative systems, collective labor relations, training, administrative development, and employee performance appraisal for system improvement.

Teaching uses real case studies of companies and organizations and discussions of their HR functions. Prior study of Principles of Business Administration is required.

3 3 - - BADS04 -
6 BIB23 International Marketing International Marketing BIB23

This course covers the basic concepts and principles of international marketing, the marketing environment affecting overall international-marketing performance, international marketing-research methods, and marketing information systems. It also studies and analyzes the elements of the marketing mix—product, pricing, promotion, and distribution policies—and their application in international markets.

Teaching strategies include lectures, discussion seminars, case studies, situation analysis, interaction and discussion, practical solutions to real problems, and self-learning. Students must have previously studied Principles of Marketing.

3 3 - - BIB11 -
Total 17 16 - 2

Fifth Semester

No. Code Course Name CH L T P Pre-Req. Co-Req
1 BUST10 The Arab Israeli Conflict The Arab Israeli Conflict BUST10

No course description was provided in the source plan.

2 2 - - - -
2 BIB26 Business Intelligence Business Intelligence BIB26

This course focuses on data analysis to support decision-making and improve performance.

3 2 - 2 - -
3 BIB18 International Trade International Trade BIB18

This course derives its importance from the role of international trade in enabling local companies to invest in opportunities and achieve growth and profit in a broad international environment. It covers important and modern topics, including the definition of international trade, the difference between international and domestic trade, and its role in developing societies.

It also discusses contemporary international economic blocs and bilateral international agreements. The course addresses important international-marketing topics, such as international-level research, different strategies for entering international markets and comparing them, trade policies and international trade, import and export procedures, payment and delivery methods in international trade, and services provided in international trade.

Teaching strategies include lectures, discussion seminars, case studies, situation analysis, and presentations. Prior study of Principles of Marketing and Principles of Macroeconomics is required.

3 3 - - - -
4 BIB01 International Business Management International Business Management BIB01

This course is an essential and important course in the modern age for the success of business organizations in the labor market. It covers the basic concepts of international business management and the external environment of international business companies. It also examines the management functions of international business companies, including planning, organizing, leadership, motivation, and control, as well as specialized functions with particular focus on human resources, marketing, and production.

Students must have studied Principles of Management before taking this course.

3 3 - - BADS03 -
5 BIB24 International Human Resource Management International Human Resource Management BIB24

Human resource management is highly important for organizations because of its direct relationship with the human element, one of the most important factors of production. The course follows the employee from entry into the organization after precise job definition through job description until leaving the organization for any reason, including training, compensation, motivation, protection, and performance evaluation.

It covers basic concepts related to human resource management and its organization, and discusses HR functions related to direct compensation, health and safety, administrative systems, collective labor relations, training, administrative development, and employee performance appraisal for system improvement.

Teaching uses real case studies of companies and organizations and discussions of their HR functions. Prior study of Principles of Business Administration is required.

3 3 - - BIB03 -
6 BIB04 Business Terminology & Correspondence in English Business Terminology & Correspondence in English BIB04

This course covers business terminology, including terms used in management, accounting, sales, purchasing, import and export, and marketing. It also covers business correspondence, including request letters, confirmation letters, commercial transfers, banking-transaction letters, sales-promotion letters, complaint letters, and related forms of business communication.

3 3 - - - -
7 BIBL_ Elective Course (1) Elective Course (1) BIBL_

No course description was provided in the source plan.

3 3 - - - -
Total 20 19 - 2

Sixth Semester

No. Code Course Name CH L T P Pre-Req. Co-Req
1 BIB12 Ethics of Business Organizations Ethics of Business Organizations BIB12

The course is important for organizations because it helps preserve the organization's ethical image in the minds of customers and the surrounding community. It discusses basic concepts related to business ethics and the main theories and principles related to the ethical dimension of business administration.

It also focuses on ethical issues in marketing and on internal and external environmental factors affecting organizations and institutions. Real case studies of companies and markets are used for discussion. Students are required to have studied Organizational Behavior.

3 3 - - - -
2 BIB14 Feasibility Study & Project Evaluation Feasibility Study & Project Evaluation BIB14

This course covers the basic components required to prepare feasibility studies and evaluate projects in order to make appropriate decisions based on study results. Students learn the methods and tools used to judge the success or failure of a project, in addition to methods for integrating risk and situation analysis into decision-making.

The course discusses the differences between economic and financial feasibility studies and the cases appropriate for each method. It is taught through lectures, presentations, assignments, case studies, role play, group work, and classroom discussions. Students should have studied Financial Management and Project Management before taking this course.

3 3 - - - -
3 BIB07 E-Commerce E-Commerce BIB07

No course description was provided in the source plan.

3 3 - - - -
4 BIB13 Research Methods in Administrative Sciences Research Methods in Administrative Sciences BIB13

This course introduces concepts and methods related to research in administrative sciences and decision support. The source description emphasizes operations-research topics that support success in business administration roles, especially production and operations management, in response to industrial and technical developments in business organizations.

It presents basic concepts and a historical overview of operations research, including linear programming and solution methods, project follow-up, queuing theory, dynamic programming, and mathematical methods that help decision-makers use available resources optimally in a competitive business environment.

Prior study of mathematics, statistics in administrative sciences, principles of management, and production and operations management is required.

2 1 - 2 BADS08 -
5 BIB05 Business Studies in English Business Studies in English BIB05

This course discusses many basic administrative concepts in English, such as business organizations, their objectives and strategies, types of companies and their legal forms, marketing and market analysis, pricing, supply and demand, and concepts related to organizing and leading business enterprises.

It includes diverse case studies, activities, and practical exercises that help students understand the course vocabulary.

3 3 - - - -
6 BIBL_ Elective Course (2) Elective Course (2) BIBL_

No course description was provided in the source plan.

3 3 - - - -
Total 17 16 - 2

Seventh Semester

No. Code Course Name CH L T P Pre-Req. Co-Req
1 BIB27 International Accounting International Accounting BIB27

The development of investments and economic transactions among countries, the growth of multinational companies, and the globalization of financial markets have made the international dimension of accounting necessary. Accounting thought must respond positively to accounting problems created by developments in the global economic environment and the movement toward globalization and the global economy, in order to ensure the effective role of accounting in serving local and international economic society.

Within this vision, the course discusses the emergence of international accounting and the need for international accounting harmonization, with a focus on international accounting standards. The content is delivered through lectures. Principles of Accounting (1) and (2) are prerequisites.

3 2 2 - BADS02 -
2 BIB17 International Business Communications International Business Communications BIB17

This course is important because international trade and marketing depend on international communications as the foundation of international business relations, including the conclusion of deals and agreements. It covers the concept of communication, mass communication media, international public relations, communication from the perspective of the international environment, international business communication, business relations among international companies, integrated international marketing communications, and international electronic communications.

Prior study of Principles of Business Administration and Principles of Marketing is required.

3 3 - - - -
3 BIB08 Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship BIB08

This course covers the concepts of entrepreneurship and the skills required of an entrepreneur. It includes topics such as negotiation skills, methods for establishing business enterprises, generating entrepreneurial ideas, and studying their feasibility. It also covers designing entrepreneurial projects and preparing marketing, management, operations, and financial plans.

The course explains how to build relationships and develop project ideas, then addresses business ethics and corporate social responsibility. It includes worksheets and different exercises to ensure that students understand all course topics.

3 3 - - - -
4 BIB06 Total Quality Management Total Quality Management BIB06

This course covers modern concepts related to quality management, its basic principles, requirements for application, models, and international quality standards, as well as the reality of total quality management in Yemeni organizations. Teaching methods include lectures, presentations, dialogue and discussion, cooperative learning, and individual and group assignments.

Students must have studied Principles of Business Administration and Production and Operations Management, and they are required to conduct field visits to a business organization to evaluate the reality of quality practices there.

3 3 - - BADS03 -
5 BIBL_ Elective Course (3) Elective Course (3) BIBL_

No course description was provided in the source plan.

3 3 - - - -
Total 15 14 2 -

Eighth Semester

No. Code Course Name CH L T P Pre-Req. Co-Req
1 BIB16 International Strategic Management International Strategic Management BIB16

This course covers the basic concepts of strategic management and the stages of strategic management, beginning with environmental analysis, followed by strategy formulation, strategic implementation, strategic control, and strategic change. Teaching strategies include lectures, individual and group projects, classroom discussion, teamwork, Internet research, individual and group assignments, and analytical readings.

Students must have previously studied Principles of Business Administration, Human Resource Management, Principles of Marketing, and Production and Operations Management.

3 3 - - BADS03 -
2 BIB20 Import & Export Management Import & Export Management BIB20

No course description was provided in the source plan.

3 3 - - - -
3 BIB22 International Economics International Economics BIB22

No course description was provided in the source plan.

3 3 - - - -
4 BADS10 Graduation Project Graduation Project BADS10

No course description was provided in the source plan.

3 1 - 4 BIB08+completion of 70% of credit hours -
5 BIB15 Field Training Field Training BIB15

No course description was provided in the source plan.

3 - - 6 - -
Total 15 10 - 10