Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Finance Alexander College - Larnaca Campus, Cyprus

This course is designed to address contemporary needs in the relevant industry sector and to combine theory and practice in Business Administration and Finance. Learners are introduced to the range of business activity in public, private and voluntary (non-profit) sectors at Local, National, European and International levels. Business aims and objectives are introduced along with strategies for their achievement via interdependent functional areas. Plans to ensure survival and encourage growth are also conceptualized. The course sharpens the skills and knowledge regarding the basic subjects under study, using a rigorous methodology which is necessary in an ever-changing world of continuous technological innovation and uncertainty.

The course covers a broad spectrum of business subjects (See Course Modules). The intention is to provide students with the context, concepts and techniques that are relevant to a wide variety of business practices, problems, situations and vocational areas.

The course develops students´ employability, equips them for further academic and professional study and prepares them for a career in the generic field of Business and Finance. It provides students a substantive foundation in the methods and applications of evaluative techniques to finance related agendas.

Course Content

• Year 1 introduces students to various theories and practices within Business with particular focus on Finance, Economics, Marketing, Organisation Behaviour and Information Systems Technology.
• Year 2 introduces the student to Accounting and Finance, Business Law, Consumer Behaviour and more importantly to the EU environment and E-Business.
• Year 3 envisages a combination of knowledge and skills in the fields of E-Business Marketing, Taxation and Financial Reporting with the fields of Project Management, HR and Environmental Management, Financial Decision Making and Small Business Management whilst taking into consideration that small businesses are the backbone of the economy.
• Year 4 endeavors to offer to students the necessary incentives to Research Methods, Business Ethics and to Retail and Services Management. It equips students with Strategic Thinking and Quality Management, Auditing and finally and most importantly to work and submit with success their Research Project. Throughout the course, critical awareness and thinking are developed.