Associate of Arts in Business Administration (ABA)

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Overview

The Associate of Arts in Business Administration (ABA) is a 2-year program that introduces students to the basic tenets in the field of the business administration. The emphasis is put on the development of the students’ communication skills and business decision-making capabilities with ethical reasoning.

Prophet Muhammad, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: “Indeed the merchants will be resurrected on the Day of Judgement with the wicked, except the one who has taqwa of Allah, who behaves charitably and is truthful.” (Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3/12/1210, Grade: Hasan)

Typically, the business administration programs are designed to provide students with comprehensive knowledge of the basic functional areas of business and their interconnection, while also allowing for specialization in a particular area. However, this subject is often taught completely from a secular perspective. Hence, students remain unaware of the rich legacy of the Islamic principles in the fields of accounting, management, finance, entrepreneurship and leadership.

The International Open University offers a rare opportunity to study all the core business disciplines such as accounting, finance, human resource management, strategic management, organizational behavior, business ethics, business law and marketing within an Islamic framework. It provides a combination of erudite Islamic wisdom and contemporary knowledge of a diverse field to produce leaders, visionaries and entrepreneurs. This program will teach students how to excel and contribute positively in today’s competitive world without compromising one’s beliefs and ideals.

Program Objective

The emphasis is put on the development of the students’ communication skills and business decision-making capabilities with ethical reasoning.

Admission Eligibility Criteria

High School Certificate (10+ 2) or equivalent

Careers

Teaching, Business Analyst.

Semesters

CODEDESCRIPTIONPRE-REQUISTE
AQD 101Aqeedah 101 None
ETH 101Etiquettes of Seeking Knowledge 101None 
ECM 103Principles of Economics None
BUS 101Intro to Business None
MKT 102Principles of Marketing None
MGT 104Principles of ManagementNone 

 

CODEDESCRIPTIONPRE-REQUISTE
FQH 101Fiqh 101 None 
BSA 101Islamic Management 101 None 
BSA 102Organizational Behaviour None 
ECM 102Money and Banking None 
ECM 104Principles of Accounting None 
EDU 105Professional Development None 

 

CODEDESCRIPTIONPRE-REQUISTE
CMP 101Computers 101 None 
ENG 101English 101 None 
ECM 201Managerial Accounting (Prerequisite: Principles of Accounting (ECM 104)) None 
MGT 302Organization and Management None 
MKT 205Marketing Research None 
BUS 201Business Ethics None 

 

CODEDESCRIPTIONPRE-REQUISTE
PSY 101Islamic Psychology 101 None
MTH 102Statistics and Econometrics None
ECM 105Financial ManagementNone 
ECM 203Managerial Economics None
MGT 107International Management Principles of Management (MGT 104)
MGT 406Human Resource Management None

 

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Applying to International Open University

The current program is presently not available.
We are in the process of improving this program and will open the admissions once it has been finalized.