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The University Of Georgia

Program name:	Business Administration
Study Level:	Undergraduate
Program leader:	Eka Gegeshidze
Study language:	English
Qualification:	Bachelor of Business Administration
Program capacity:	240
Program permission:	English language B1 level (70%) and other legislative requirements. namely citizens of Georgia should successfully pass Unified National Entrance Examinations. Foreign high-school graduates who received complete general education abroad or its equivalent and the last two years of complete general education had studied abroad or students who lived abroad for the last two or more years and who are currently studying abroad in higher educational institutions recognized by the legislation of the host countries will be able to enter the program without passing Uniform National Entrance Examinations according to Order №224/N of the Minister of Education and Science of Georgia (December 29, 2011). International certificates will be recognized to confirm English level: • TOEFL IBT – at least score 70. • IELTS – at least score 4.5. • PTE General – at least level B1. • FCE – at least level B. • CPE – satisfactory pass. • CAE – satisfactory pass. The University of Georgia will conduct the B1 level test, where 70% of the test will be considered as confirmation of the competence, for the students who do not have the English language competence certificates.
Program goals:	The program aims to deliver latest knowledge in modern business administration and to prepare highly qualified, competitive, professional specialists in the major directions of business - management, marketing, finance and accounting. Upon completion of the program the student will develop basic entrepreneurial skills, will receive the knowledge and experience needed for lower and middle level managers for local and international markets. Graduates will have knowledge of general methods for evaluating strategic alternatives, developing competitive business strategies, organizing functional subsystems of management and optimizing business operations considering strategic, industrial, financial, administrative, international, social-psychological, cultural-ethical aspects of management and skills to Identify business environmental factors, develop strategic plan for an organization evolving marketing strategies and implement it to achieve organization’s mission, set managerial plans and goals, select effective work force, participate in decision making process about planning operations based on predetermined directions; Graduates will consider responsibilities toward the community and state expressed as respect to the law and business ethics and readiness to establish these values to contribute to the development of the field. Graduates will also be able to disclose their professional interests and improve their knowledge at higher level of teaching.
Methods for Attaining Learning Outcomes:	Lecture-seminars Explanatory method Demonstration method Interactive lectures News analysis Practical work Team work Critical analysis Problem solving exercises Case study Literature analysis Workbook methods Relevant material search out from various electronic and paper-based resources Written work methods Verbal/oral method Discussion
Learning outcomes:	Knowledge and understanding Describes the strategic, manufacturing, financial, administrative, global, socio-psychological, cultural-ethical aspects of management in alignment with competitive business strategies, the organization of functional subsystems of management, and the general methodology for planning business operations. Explains fundamental marketing concepts, competitive positioning principles, and the development of market-oriented marketing strategies, emphasizing the creation of an effective network of collaboration with customers and other participants in the value chain. Addresses communication processes, laws, verbal and non-verbal communication in multicultural environments, highlighting their significance for the effective functioning of the global business environment. Discusses principles of microeconomics and macroeconomics, the role of competition in production and pricing, the importance of gross domestic and national product, factors contributing to unemployment, and market laws. Skills Analyzes factors related to the functional areas of business necessary for crafting an effective organizational strategy. Develops and implements research/practical projects or papers using relevant technologies. Participates in the process of operational planning and decision-making. Applies appropriate mathematical and statistical-probability tools to solve business challenges. Establishes budgets and financial reporting documents based on the processing of financial information in compliance with financial accounting frameworks, principles, and procedures. Assesses the financial condition of the company through the processing and interpretation of its financial statements. Determines the profitability of investment projects by calculating profitability and risk independently. Utilizes modern information and communication technologies. Responsibility and autonomy Establishes a personal action plan for his/her own learning process and professional development based on identified needs. Recognizes the significance of ethics and ethical conduct when collaborating with business partners from diverse perspectives and cultures, incorporating necessary ethical innovations and principles.
Date of approval:	06-13-2012
Approval protocol number:	21-12
Date of program update:
Update protocol number:	20-18
Program details:	In order to earn a bachelor's degree in Business Administration, student is required to collect 240 ECTS, which includes: the program core courses - 162 ECTS in total and 78 ECTS from the rest of the Bachelor's Program in Business Administration (program elective subjects, as well as subjects from different blocks) In order to deepen knowledge in concentration the student should take the core subjects of the program - 162 ECTS. The remaining credits can be filled from the elective courses of Business Administration Program or courses of concentrations.
Teaching Process Characteristics:

Program Core


Code	Subject	ECTS	Semester
BUSN1210E	Basics of Business and Economics	6	1
INFO1133E	MS office	6	1
LAWB4310E	Business Law	6	1
MATH1220E	Mathematical Methods I	6	1
MGMT1515E	Business Ethics	6	1
ECON1290E	Principles of Microeconomics	6	2
HIST1118E	Civilizations and Developments of Humankind	6	2
MATH1218E	Mathematical Methods II	6	2
MGMT2110E	Basics of Management	6	2
MKTG2210E	Basics of Marketing	6	2
ACCT2122E	Financial Accounting I (basics, Part I)	6	3
ECON2190E	Principles of Macroeconomics	6	3
ECON3210E	Basics of International Business and economics	6	3
MGMT3211E	Human Resource Management	6	3
STAT2218E	Business Statistics	6	3
ACCT2221E	Financial Accounting I (basics, Part II)	6	4
MGMT2210E	Fundamentals of the Strategic Management	6	4
MGMT3110E	Basics of Operation Management	6	4
MGMT3221E	Business-communications	6	4
MGMT4220E	Project Management	6	4
ACCT2210E	Basics of Managerial Accounting	6	5
FINA3115E	Principles of Finance	6	5
BUSN4250E	Project and Thesis in Business Adminsitration	30	8
	Credits sum:	162

Program Elective


Code	Subject	ECTS
CIMA1111E	Managerial Accounting	6
ENGL1110E	General English I	6
KART1141	Georgian, as a second language I	6
MGMT5797E	Sociology	6
ECON2160E	Microeconomics I	6
ENGL1120E	General English II	6
HOST3215E	Principles of Tourism	6
KART1241	Georgian, as a second language II	6
MATH1413E	Mathematical Methods III	6
ECON2260E	Microeconomics II	6
ECON3110E	History of Economic Thought	6
INTR4210E	Internship in Business	12
INTR4309E	Internship in Economics and Business administration	6
PSYC1275E	Social Psychology	6
	Credits sum:	90

Finance -


Code	Subject	ECTS	Semester
FINA2211E	Basics of Insurance	6	5
FINA3220E	Fundamentals of the Investment	6	5
FINA2212E	Introduction to Banking	6	5
INFO3212E	Decision Modeling in MS Excel	6	6
ACCT3216E	Financial Accounting (Intermediate Level)	6	6
FINA4250E	International Finance	6	6
ACCT4230E	The Principles of Audit	6	6
FINA4260E	Trading on financial Markets	6	6
BUSN3210E	Basics of Business and Economics Forecast	6	7
FINA4115E	Corporative Finances (intermediate)	6	7
ACCT4212E	International Standards of Financial Accounting	6	7
FINA2210E	Risk Management	6	7
	Credits sum:	72

Marketing -


Code	Subject	ECTS	Semester
MKTG3210E	Basics of customers Behavior	6	5
MKTG4230E	Global Marketing Strategies	6	5
MKTG4550E	Social Media Marketing	6	5
MKTG4110E	Brand Management	6	6
MKTG4220E	Electronic Commerce And Online Marketing	6	6
MKTG2609E	Marketing Communications	6	6
MKTG3279E	Service Marketing	6	6
STAT1122E	SPSS Information Systems for Statistical Data Processing	6	6
COMM4130E	Basics of Advertising	6	7
COMM4120E	Introduction to Public Relations	6	7
MKTG3220E	Marketing Researches	6	7
MKTG4190E	Supply Chain Management	6	7
	Credits sum:	72

Management -


Code	Subject	ECTS	Semester
FINA2211E	Basics of Insurance	6	5
MGMT3121E	Basics of Organizational Behavior	6	5
FINA2212E	Introduction to Banking	6	5
BUSN3210E	Basics of Business and Economics Forecast	6	6
INFO3212E	Decision Modeling in MS Excel	6	6
MGMT2111E	International Business	6	6
MGMT2213E	ISO and TQM	6	6
MGMT2121E	Leadership	6	6
MGMT2212E	Entrepreneurship	6	7
COMM4120E	Introduction to Public Relations	6	7
FINA2210E	Risk Management	6	7
MKTG4190E	Supply Chain Management	6	7
	Credits sum:	72

Accounting -


Code	Subject	ECTS	Semester
FINA2211E	Basics of Insurance	6	5
ACCT3216E	Financial Accounting (Intermediate Level)	6	5
FINA2212E	Introduction to Banking	6	5
FINA4115E	Corporative Finances (intermediate)	6	6
INFO3212E	Decision Modeling in MS Excel	6	6
FINA3220E	Fundamentals of the Investment	6	6
ACCT4230E	The Principles of Audit	6	6
ACCT4212E	International Standards of Financial Accounting	6	7
FINA2210E	Risk Management	6	7
FINA4260E	Trading on financial Markets	6	7
	Credits sum:	60

Matrix Of Privequisites

Point	GPA	The university assessment	The general assessment in Georgia
97-100	4,00	A+	A	Excellent
94-96	3,75	A
91-93	3,50	A-
87-90	3,25	B+		Very good
84-86	3,00	B	B
81-83	2,75	B-
77-80	2,50	C+	C	good
74-76	2,25	C
71-73	2,00	C-
67-70	1,75	D+	D	Satisfactory
64-66	1,50	D
61-63	1,25	D-
51-60	1,00	E	E	Sufficient
Not passed
41-50		FX	FX	Insufficient
<40		F	F	Failed