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Goal 3: Increase Engagement Learning Outcomes
• Ensure an interactive/experiential learning experience
Upon successful completion of this program, the graduates
• Be responsive to the needs of our communities by will be able to:
conducting original applied research attempting to
find solutions to the issues facing the business, the 1. Critically evaluate contemporary businesses
government, and the society of the UAE administration issues with an emphasis on sustainable
business practices and the various approaches to
• Support initiatives in the business community and the address them.
government
2. Apply a range of quantitative and/or qualitative
• Establish a long-lasting and all-encompassing research methods to solve current and dynamic
relationship with major stakeholders in the nation to business problems.
advance the intellectual capital at the leadership level
of the country 3. Apply advanced knowledge in business management
and practical research skills to solve complex business
Goal 4: Encourage Leadership, Creativity, Innovation, and problems and/or create sustainable business
Ethics organizations.
• Foster a learning environment that values creativity 4. Defend research/dissertation that: (a) contains critical
and innovation evaluation and synthesis of existing body of knowledge
in a relevant area of business administration; (b)
• Foster a leadership mindset through training in makes original contribution and impact to knowledge
cooperative and active learning in business administration; (c) adheres to the ethical
• Foster diversity, social responsibility, integrity, and standards in executing business administration
accountability research; and (d) merits publication.
5. Demonstrate superior proficiency in articulating
research ideas in writing and presentations.

Curriculum

Total Credits: 66 Credit Hours
Pre-core Courses

Course
Code Course Title Credit Hours Prerequisite(s)
BUS 482-PC Quantitative Methods in Business - No Prerequisite
ECO 482-PC Introduction to Economics - No Prerequisite
MGT 482-PC Introduction to Management - No Prerequisite

Phase I: Coursework including Research Proposal 39 Total Credit Hours

Course Course Title Credit Hours Prerequisite(s)
Code
COMM1 Communication and Leadership 3 No Prerequisite
METH1 Introduction to Business Research 3 COMM1 Co-requisite
METH2A Qualitative Methods for Research I – Design 3 METH1
METH2B Qualitative Methods for Research II – Analysis 3 METH2A

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