Business Administration (UOLP-Suny Albany)

MAJORS

Students studying in the Business Administration undergraduate program may receive a major offered by the program fulfilling the requirements which are in line with career options in national and international firms.

Majors offered by the DEU Business Administration undergraduate program are;

• Accounting
• Entrepreneurship
• Finance
• Human Resources Management
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing
• Production and Operations Management

In order to declare a major in one of these areas of specializations, in addition to compulsory courses, students must select – fulfill the requirements of at least six major elective courses delineated for the major. 2 of these 6 courses should be the required major electives and 4 of them should be selected from the list of major electives. Majors received will be affirmed in diploma supplements. Student can not declare to receive more than one major.

MAJOR IN ACCOUNTING

Major in Accounting is accredited by ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants). ACCA is a global professional association certifying accounting professionals as having competencies at international standards and ACCA has the authority to license in this regard. ACCA certification gives international career opportunities and provides privileges to accounting professionals throughout their careers.

Our graduates who have the Major in Accounting Diploma Supplement have exemption opportunities from the exams they will take to obtain the ACCA certificate, which will take their careers one step further in both national and international arena thanks to ACCA Accreditation.

ELECTIVES FOR MAJOR IN ACCOUNTING

MAJOR IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Major in Entrepreneurship program is intended to help students develop the planning skills necessary to bring a business idea to completion. Broad program goals include teaching students to start and run their own business, buy an existing business or manage a business more effectively, possibly taking it in a new direction. Students also learn how to minimize the risk that is inherent in most business ventures. Major in Entrepreneurship provides students with creative and technological skills that cultivate their ability to lead in the global environment. Thus, students majoring in Entrepreneurship are encouraged to develop their personal and social skills with the help of a superior educational level.

Specifically students learn how to create new businesses, manage the decision making processes, plan ahead of their time and minimize those risks related to the establishment of various types of companies. At the end of their education, students develop a range of entrepreneurial skills that can be utilized so as to establish unique companies and become innovative change agents. Major in Entrepreneurship helps students sustain a healthy business environment which provides the basis for the economic development of the society as a whole. 

ELECTIVES FOR MAJOR IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP

MAJOR IN FINANCE

Major in Finance is accredited by the CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) Institute. CFA, one of the most respected financial institutions in the world, is an internationally operating non-profit association of investment professionals. The CFA Institute provides professional qualification certification which gives international business opportunities in the field of finance.

CFA Accreditation delivers scholarship opportunities in international CFA certification exams for our graduates who have Major in Finance Diploma Supplement. It also offers free access to learning tools such as online lectures, e-books, case studies related to ethics issues, sample quizzes as well as the Financial Analyst Journal which is among the international academic journals with a high impact rate and includes many up-to-date research reports in the field of investment. CFA Accreditation offers the knowledge and skills to meet the needs of the financial sector and the privilege of graduating from a CFA affiliated program.

ELECTIVES FOR MAJOR IN FINANCE

MAJOR IN HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

Human Resource Management (HRM) major gives students the opportunity to develop expertise in human resource management through courses including subjects likes recruitment and selection, career management, compensation systems, employee testing and assessment, international human resource management, business ethics and comparative management cultures. Students in this major are prepared for managing the development of human capital in organizations, and providing related services to individuals and groups. The human resource management major seeks to provide undergraduate students with a broad overview of HRM which can allow them to take advantage of the demands of the industry. HRM professionals are the “employee relations” specialists, managing employee recruitment, selection, compensation, training and development, health and safety, and evaluation. They are also active in labor relations taking the lead in union contract negotiations.

ELECTIVES FOR MAJOR IN HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

MAJOR IN MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Management Information Systems (MIS) major aims at providing a broad overview of computer based information systems, with special emphasis on business applications, decision support systems and managerial control, i.e., cost and accounting information systems, human resources information systems, data storage and security, business systems networking, report preparation, operational management of facilities and equipment, and management information systems policy and planning.

MIS is important to organizations on management level where it is used to maintain and develop new ways to manage tremendous amounts of data and to support executives in making decisions. MIS is one of the essential parts of collaborative commerce, e-business, and e-government to conduct the all internal and external activities electronically. The MIS major is of interest to students who wish to specialize in business-oriented information analysis, data processing, and modeling decision support systems.

ELECTIVES FOR MAJOR IN MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS

MAJOR IN MARKETING

Marketing major is designed to provide students with an in-depth knowledge of marketing strategies; i.e. analysis of target markets, product development, pricing, place and promotion of goods and services, and understanding insights of consumer behavior and industrial markets within the business environment. The marketing major aims to make students acquainted with areas of marketing such as business-to-business marketing, sales, advertising, retailing, services marketing, international marketing and digital marketing. Students who major in marketing will be able to; utilize their marketing knowledge and skills to create marketing strategies compatible with organizational strategy through analytic and managerial techniques, conduct marketing research; develop marketing plans aiming to meet customer needs and increase sales. Marketing major provides career opportunities in marketing positions of businesses and not-for-profit organizations, market research companies, marketing agencies operating in local and global arena. 

ELECTIVES FOR MAJOR IN MARKETING

MAJOR IN PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

Production and Operations Management (POM) major aims at providing a perspective for business students about their particular roles in managing operating systems, i.e., quality management, product design, supply chain management, and inventory control; introducing and implementing decision making and related tools/methodologies to analyze how equipment, information, labor, and facilities are managed in the production/service process and how to make each step as efficient and beneficial to the enterprise as possible.

POM focuses on carefully managing the processes to produce and distribute products and services. Overall activities often include product creation, development, production and distribution. Operations Managers seek to control the processes that determine outputs from businesses. A great deal of focus is on efficiency and effectiveness of processes. This field of study is directly related to the core competency of the business and Business Administration people have a major role in this area to integrate all processes and planning activities to the other functions and managerial issues in an enterprise. POM courses are designed for students who are going to seek their career development as production planning, production management, supply chain management, quality control management and inventory management.

ELECTIVES FOR MAJOR IN PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

RETAIL MANAGEMENT MAJOR

MINORS

DEU Faculty of Business – Business Administration Department offers six minors to students who are interested diversifying their career options through the field of Business Administration. Minors offered by the department are;

• Accounting
• Entrepreneurship
• General Business
• Human Resource Management
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing

Students enrolled in the DEU Faculty of Business departments other than Business Administration might apply and receive a minor certificate by fulfilling the requirements in minor program regulations. Each minor program is open to the different departments mentioned below.

Curriculum Plan for International Business and Trade (English) Students Aiming to Minor in Accounting within the Business Administration Department

Curriculum Plan for International Business and Trade and Tourism Management (English) Students Aiming to Minor in the Entrepreneurship Program of the Business Administration Department

Curriculum Plan for Economics and Political Science and International Relations Students Aiming to Minor in the General Business Program of the Business Administration Department

Curriculum Plan for International Trade and Business Administration and Tourism Management Students Aiming to Minor in the Human Resources Management Program within the Business Administration Department

Curriculum Plan for International Trade and Business Administration Students Aiming to Minor in Management Information Systems Program within the Business Administration Department

Curriculum Plan for Tourism Management Students Aiming to Minor in Marketing Program within the Business Administration Department

Curriculum Plan for Science Faculty Mathematics (English) Department Students Aiming to Minor in Business Administration

DOUBLE MAJOR IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

For Economics students who will be pursuing a Double Major in Business Administration (starting from the 2025/26 academic year)

For International Relations students who will be pursuing a double major in Business Administration (starting from the 2025/26 academic year)

For International Trade and Business Administration students who will be pursuing a Double Major in Business Administration (starting from the 2025/26 academic year)

For Tourism Management Students Who Will Pursue a Double Major in Business Administration (Starting from the 2025/26 Academic Year)

For English Mathematics Department students from the Faculty of Science who will be pursuing a Double Major in Business Administration (starting from the 2025/26 academic year)

For those students Department of International Relations who want to make a double major in the Department of Business Administration (2023-2024 )

For those student of Department of International Trade and Business who want to make a double major in the Department of Business Administration (2023-2024)

For those student of Department of Tourism Management who want to make a double major in the Department of Business Administration (2023-2024)

• Master of Business Administration by Thesis Program
• Business Administration for Executives (Non-Thesis-Evening) (English)
• Master in Finance Program
• Master of Business Information Systems Program
• Master of Conflict Resolution Program

Doctorate Degree Programs