BCom

Bachelor of Commerce

 

The Bachelor of Commerce degree program aims to provide students with a good grounding in various fields of business and an opportunity to specialize in a selected area of business. The majors offered include Accounting, Finance, Human Resource Management, Management and Marketing. All courses within the program are designed for a rapidly changing world with innovation, market-relevance, flexibility and an international focus. The program builds a bridge between the academic environment and the world outside.

 

A major in Accounting will enable students to understand and critically analyze financial reporting issues and their impact within the framework of the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. They will also develop an understanding of cost and management accounting techniques for planning, decision-making and performance evaluation. Students will be provided a foundation in the procedures of auditing and international taxation.

 

 

A major in Finance will allow students to gain an in-depth understanding of the role of financial management in the business firm, including the calculation and use of financial ratios. Students will develop an understanding of how companies choose between possible investments and how they raise capital. They will acquire knowledge about the role of financial institutions particularly the operation of securities markets. The program will equip graduates with the ability to analyze the riskiness of investments and the use of hedging with options and futures to reduce the risk of an investment portfolio.

 

The Bachelor of Commerce in Human Resource Management is designed to prepare students with a good grounding in various fields of business studies while focusing on the Human Resource Management specialization. The program equips graduates with the ability to identify, analyze and solve complex business problems. From a human resource perspective, students will develop abilities to understand the environment and processes of recruitment and selection, apply concepts and techniques to promote change, manage and develop people and apply appropriate occupational health and safety practices in organizations. The program will provide critical perspectives on the role and functions of HR professionals.

 

Management is the art and science of planning, coordinating and leading group efforts. It is the mobilizing of human and material resources to achieve organizational goals. Managerial skills include the ability to make sound judgments on issues that arise at work and to achieve objectives through organizational skills. A major in Management aims to provide a basic understanding of how to apply key managerial concepts and theories in the contemporary work environment. The program assists students in developing interpersonal skills and to understand how group dynamics affect individual and group behavior. They develop an understanding of sources of change, barriers to change and effective ways of overcoming them.

 

A Marketing major provides the skills to generate products and services for which there is a defined customer need and to position the product or service in the market with effective promotion, pricing and distribution strategies. The Marketing major is geared toward problem-solving and management decision making. A major in Marketing seeks to engage students in critical thinking processes, requiring in-depth analysis of qualitative and quantitative market data and development of subsequent marketing strategies. The program equips students with the knowledge and skills to evaluate alternative marketing strategies and commit to a course of action, using financial, organizational, environmental and ethical criteria.

 

The Bachelor of Commerce (Insurance) is designed to prepare students with a good grounding in various fields of business studies such as economics, accounting, management, and marketing whilst developing a core competence in Insurance. The program equips graduates with the ability, tools and multi-dimensional expertise required in the fields of insurance and risk management from a technical and financial perspective. Analytical, problem solving and critical thinking skills, through the application of a range of risk analysis methods and techniques, will be a key focus. The program provides critical perspectives on the role and functions of professionals within the Insurance industry.

 

The Bachelor of Commerce (Insurance) is structured so as to develop professionals to be career ready and able to effectively apply competence and implement strategies within the context of the Insurance and risk management arena.

 

The program strives to provide students with a thorough grounding in the areas of business commerce and Insurance required to excel in today’s increasingly competitive and global environment. The Insurance program develops graduates abilities to:

 

• Describe, compare, evaluate and apply a range of perspectives, techniques and methods in risk management and explain the relevance of risk management theories to the everyday practice of insurance.

• Identify and evaluate the life insurance needs of various customers and align these with the principles on which products are developed.

• Explain and evaluate the non-life insurance requirements and develop products to meet customers’ expectations.

• Analyze concepts and principles associated with reinsurance, reinsurance treaties and their benefits to insurance companies, clients and the economy.

• Participate in the management of marine insurance as relevant to the UAE market and the region.

• Evaluate legal insurance contracts and the resolve problems, costs and disputes in claims settlement and management.

• Explain, compare and apply the key principles of Islamic insurance to develop sharia compliant risk management products.

• Demonstrate and analyze business strategies formulation, their impact on distribution of insurance products and conceptual framework in premium fixation.

• Analyze, develop and evaluate appropriate marketing strategies to promote insurance and risk management products.

 

 

Bakhtar University also offering below courses.

 

ACCA

Bachelor of Business Administration

 

BBA

Bachelor of Commerce

 

BCS

Bachelor of Computer Science

 

CAT

Certified Accounting Technician