Bachelor’s Educational Program of Business Administration in English

About Program

Undergraduate Programme in Business Administration (in English) aims at fostering an administrator being aware of Management, Marketing, Finances and Accounting for small, medium, national or multinational corporations operating in Georgia, Caucasus or the Black Sea Region. The administrator will possess the knowledge and skills to properly manage the processes in the field of production, service, construction and commodity circulation, taking into account world business challenges and the pace of development.
Each individual aiming at participating in business activities has to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of his/her economic entity, company, country in comparison with the rivals. Generalizing processes in the business field an individual thinks about how to gain advantage in business and gain victory of company, individual and country within the competitive environment. Correspondingly, the current
programme aims at creating such kind of “stock of advantages” for students with the help of latest knowledge, business skills which contributes to maintaining long-term competitiveness in the employment market and it will enable the employer company to efficiently and rationally provide him/her with business resource: land, workers, capital and phenomenal ability of entrepreneurship in business environment. During recent years, the importance of low and middle level managers in business field was specially raised in Georgian business life, who are aware of local, regional and world market, aspects of dynamics and development of regional and world processes and are able to have a positive influence on the complex business issues applying the knowledge and skills. The programme aims at not only fostering the specialist of Business, Management, Finances, Accounting for Georgian, regional and world business but also creating and developing a particular type – classical entrepreneur being aware of plenty of entrepreneurial skills, knowledge and flexibility that is characterized for business. 

Curriculum

The Bachelor’s Program in Business Administration comprises 240 ECTS*. The first year comprises 60 ECTS, second year – 62 ECTS, the third – 58 ECTS, and the fourth – 60 ECTS. The expected duration of the Program is four years. Each academic year is based on the semester principle, with each semester comprising 20 academic weeks; hence, each academic year is scheduled for 40 weeks. 1 ECTS equals 25 hours, including class hours and hours of independent work (preparation for the final and the midterm examinations and doing homework assignments). 

After expiration of the Program students with academic debt are allowed to continue learning with the view of completing the program (for no longer than 4 semesters); such students will retain the student’s status.

The program structure is broken down into general University 77 ECTS, University optional 15 ECTS (10 ECTS for those students who enrolled on the program without taking an exam in Mathematics at the Unified National Examinations), 15 ECTS free component (free credits) and 133 ECTS Mandatory credits in Business Administration.

The mandatory courses in Business Administration, in turn, are broken down in the following way:

Basic mandatory courses - 78 ECTS in Business Administration and 55 ECTS in the module of the specialty chosen (Finances, Marketing, Management, and Financial Accounting). Students are required to take the course in the chosen concentration from the sixth semester.

The program allows students to take individual courses at Caucasus University’s partner universities. Recognition of the credits earned and the courses taken shall be determined according to the legislation of Georgia and the rules and procedures adopted by the University.

* ECTS: European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System

Fees

CIU standard fee For International students:

Tution Fees is 9500 Gel (3500 $ approximately)