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BBA Digital Marketing
May 11, 2023 2023-09-28 8:57Fall & Spring
Intake
Full & Part time
Study Mode
123 hours
Total Credit Hours
4 years
Duration
English
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Overview
Admission Requirement
| High School | English | Math |
| 75% for General Stream 70% for Advanced or Elite Stream | EmSAT 1100 or Academic IELTS 5.00 or TOEFL (PBT 500 or IBT 61 or CBT 173) | EmSAT 600 or UD Math placement test |
Who is the program for?
- Undergraduate Students: Students who have completed their high school education and want to specialize in digital marketing as part of their business administration degree.
- Marketing Professionals: Individuals who are already working in the marketing field and wish to enhance their knowledge and skills in digital marketing to adapt to the changing landscape of marketing strategies.
- Business Professionals: Professionals from various industries who want to gain a solid understanding of digital marketing principles and techniques to better promote their products or services online.
- Entrepreneurs: Individuals who are starting their own businesses and want to acquire the necessary knowledge and skills to effectively market their products or services in the digital realm.
- Career Changers: Individuals who have experience in a different field but are interested in transitioning into the digital marketing industry and require a formal education to gain credibility and foundational knowledge.
Career Opportunities
- Digital Marketing Specialist: As a digital marketing specialist, you would be responsible for planning and executing online marketing campaigns, managing social media platforms, optimizing websites for search engines, and analyzing digital marketing data to drive business results.
- Social Media Manager: In this role, you would be responsible for developing and implementing social media strategies, creating engaging content, managing social media platforms, monitoring online conversations, and measuring the effectiveness of social media campaigns.
- Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Specialist: As an SEO specialist, your main focus would be to optimize websites to improve their visibility in search engine results. This involves conducting keyword research, optimizing website content, analyzing website performance, and implementing SEO strategies.
- Content Marketing Manager: Content marketing managers are responsible for creating and managing content marketing strategies. They develop engaging content, oversee content creation and distribution, manage content calendars, and measure the effectiveness of content marketing efforts.
- E-commerce Manager: In this role, you would be responsible for managing and optimizing e-commerce websites, driving online sales, implementing online advertising campaigns, monitoring website analytics, and improving the user experience to increase conversions.
- Digital Advertising Specialist: As a digital advertising specialist, you would be involved in creating and managing online advertising campaigns, such as pay-per-click (PPC) advertising, display advertising, and social media advertising. You would also monitor campaign performance and optimize ads to achieve desired results.
- Analytics Manager: Analytics managers analyze digital marketing data to gain insights into customer behavior, campaign performance, and overall business metrics. They use tools and techniques to track, measure, and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) to guide marketing strategies and decision-making.
Estimated salary range
- Digital Marketing Specialist: The salary range for digital marketing specialists in the UAE can vary between AED 6,000 to AED 20,000 per month. This range can be influenced by factors such as experience, skills, and the size and reputation of the company.
- Social Media Manager: The salary range for social media managers in the UAE typically falls between AED 8,000 to AED 25,000 per month. Salaries can be higher for candidates with extensive experience and a proven track record in managing successful social media campaigns.
- Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Specialist: SEO specialists in the UAE can expect a salary range of AED 8,000 to AED 22,000 per month. Higher salaries are often offered to individuals with in-depth knowledge of SEO techniques and a strong understanding of search engine algorithms.
- Content Marketing Manager: The salary range for content marketing managers in the UAE is usually around AED 10,000 to AED 30,000 per month. Candidates with a solid background in content strategy, creation, and management may command higher salaries.
- E-commerce Manager: E-commerce managers in the UAE can expect a salary range of approximately AED 12,000 to AED 35,000 per month. Salaries can vary depending on the complexity of the e-commerce operations and the level of responsibility involved.
Study Plan
| Semester (1) – Fall - 15CH | Semester (2) – Spring – 18CH | |||||||||
| Code | Course Name | Pre-requisite | CH | Code | Course Name | Pre-requisite | CH | |||
| ENGL 100 | English I | None | 3 | BACC 205 | Principles of Financial Accounting | None | 3 | |||
| GISL 100/105 | Islamic Thought (Arabic/English) | None | 3 | BECN 100 | Microeconomics | GMAT 110 ENGL 100 | 3 | |||
| GMAT 110 | Mathematics for Business I | None | 3 | BBUS 200 | Introduction to Responsible business | None | 3 | |||
| GITB 120 | Introduction to Information Technology | None | 3 | ENGL 105 | English II | ENGL 100 | 3 | |||
| GEST 100 | Emarati Studies | ENGL 100 Co | 3 | GMAT 115 | Mathematics for Business II | GMAT 110 | 3 | |||
| Elective 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| Semester (3) – Fall – 18CH | Semester (4) – Spring – 18CH | |||||||||
| Code | Course Name | Pre-requisite | CH | Code | Course Name | Pre-requisite | CH | |||
| BBUS 110 | Fund. Of Innovation and Entrepreneurship | ENGL 105 | 3 | BMNG 200 | Management and Organization Behavior | ENGL 100 | 3 | |||
| BSTA 200 | Statistical Analysis | GMAT 115 | 3 | BBUS 205 | Quantitative Analysis in Business | BSTA 200 | 3 | |||
| ESPU 200 | English for Special Purpose (Business) | ENGL 105 | 3 | BBUS 225 | Research Methods | BSTA 200 | 3 | |||
| GCRT 200 | Critical and Creative Thinking | ENGL 105 | 3 | GCMM 205 | Communication & Negotiations Skills | ENGL 105 | 3 | |||
| BFIN 200 | Principles of Financial Management | BACC 205 | 3 | Elective 3 | 3 | |||||
| Elective 2 | 3 | BECN 225 | Macroeconomics | BECN 100 | 3 | |||||
| Semester (5) – Fall – 15CH | Semester (6) – Spring – 12CH | |||||||||
| Code | Course Name | Pre-requisite | CH | Code | Course Name | Pre-requisite | CH | |||
| BMNG 310 | Operation Management | BBUS 205 | 3 | BBUS 400 | Strategic Management Capstone | 90 CH | 3 | |||
| BMRK 200 | Principles of Marketing | BECN 100 | 3 | BDMR 300 | Marketing Management | 90 CH | 3 | |||
| BBUS 305 | Business Law | ENGL 105 | 3 | BDMR 305 | Consumer Behavior | BMRK 200 | 3 | |||
| BMNG 315 | International Business Management | BBUS 200 | 3 | BDMR 310 | Digital Marketing | BMRK 200 BBUS 343 | 3 | |||
| BBUS 343 | Emerging Technologies in Business | GITB 120 | 3 | |||||||
| Semester (7) – Fall – 12CH | Semester (8) – Spring – 15CH | |||||||||
| Code | Course Name | Pre-requisite | CH | Code | Course Name | Pre-requisite | CH | |||
| BDMR 315 | Omni Channel Marketing | BMRK 200 BBUS 343 | 3 | BDMR 467/473 | Internship/Industry project | 93 CH | 6 | |||
| BDMR 320 | Advertising on Digital and Conventional Platforms | BMRK 200 BBUS 343 | 3 | BDMR 410 | Digital Transformation and the Future of Marketing | BDMR 310 BBUS 343 | 3 | |||
| BDMR 405 | E-commerce Management and Cyber Security for Managers | BDMR 310 BBUS 343 | 3 | BDMR 415 | Marketing Research and Analytics | BMRK 200 | 3 | |||
| Elective 4 | 3 | BDMR 420 | Brand Management | BDMR 320 | 3 | |||||
Courses Descriptions
- Required Business Courses (45 Credit Hours)
BBUS 200 Introduction to Business Administration
This course provides students with an introduction to the fundamental principles of Business Administration. It examines the factors that lead towards successful administration of a business, and the achievement of organizational goals. The course covers topics such as Accounting, Finance, Marketing, Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Social Responsibility and Ethics, International Business, and MIS. Prerequisite: None.
BECN 100 Microeconomics
The purpose of this course is to familiarize students with the essential microeconomics tools to 1) study how consumers and businesses make decisions in the face of resource scarcity, 2) examine how their interactions in the market determines prices and quantities of goods, and 3) assess the efficiency of markets in the presence of government influence and under different market structures. It is hoped that as a result of taking this course, students will develop an appreciation of the economic way of thinking about real-world problems and develop interest in pursuing a career in economics. Prerequisite: GMAT110: Mathematics for Business I.
BECN 225 Macroeconomics
This course provides an overview of determination of output; unemployment; interest rates, and inflation. Monetary and fiscal policies are discussed besides public debt and international economic issues. The course introduces basic models of macroeconomics and illustrates principles with the experience of the UAE and other economies. It also exposes students to the Islamic economics whenever applicable. Prerequisite: BECN 100 Microeconomics.
BSTA 200 Statistical Analysis
The purpose of the course is to acquaint students with the basic concepts of statistics and probabilities that will help them make decisions. Coverage includes: basic probability, sampling, hypothesis testing, simple and multiple regression models. Prerequisite: GMAT110: Mathematics for Business I.
BBUS 225 Research Methods
The purpose of this course is to enable students acquire the skills necessary to develop scientific research proposal. It will enable the students undertake systematic research using empirical and non-empirical approaches, conduct literature review and structure and manage a research project on UAE firms. Prerequisite: BSTA 200: Statistical Analysis.
BACC 205 Principles of Financial Accounting
The course introduces students to accounting concepts, principles, and processes underlying the production of financial statements, and also analyzes measurement and reporting of business transactions to users of financial statements. Prerequisite: None
BBUS 205 Quantitative Analyses in Business
This course is considered as an introduction to recent developments in quantitative techniques with particular emphasis on management applications. Techniques include linear programming, descriptive statistics, probability, expectations, games and decisions, testing of hypotheses, analysis of variance, and operations research. Suitable software will be used to help solve the problems. Prerequisite: BSTA 200 Statistical Analysis.
BFIN 200 Principles of Financial Management
The purpose of this course is to help student an understanding management of finance within a business organization. The coverage includes the sources of finance, the basic financial techniques such as TVM technique used for making decisions in relation to valuation of financial instruments, risk and return trade off. Prerequisite: BACC 205 Principles of Financial Accounting.
BMNG 200 Management & Organization Behavior
This course gives students a critical understanding of essential management functions such planning, organizing, leading/interpersonal influence, and managing in both local and international contexts. The course develops a management framework based on diverse corporate culture before broadening that environment to a global level. This course examines individual and group behavior in companies in depth. It teaches students how to manage businesses more successfully while also improving the quality of the work environment for employees. Motivation, individual and group behavior, employee diversity, attitude and job satisfaction, leadership, communication channels, group dynamics, job design, conflict, and power and politics are among the topics covered. Students should get a grasp of managerial responsibilities and the essential skills and have the necessary abilities to apply them in real-world circumstances.
BMRK 200 Principles of Marketing
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the marketing process, global market place and consumers, integrated marketing communication and marketing plan. Prerequisite: None
BBUS 305 Business Law
This course focuses on business law within the context of contract and civil law. Topics include legal forms of business organization & ownership, contract & sales law, government regulation of business, laws relating to business, bankruptcy, finance, banking, and insurance. Prerequisite: ENGL 105 English II.
BMNG 310 Operations Management
Operations management is an area of business concerned with the production of goods and services in a wide range of contemporary contexts. It involves the study of concepts, theories and techniques relating to the operations functions in both manufacturing and service organizations. The course will cover classical topics in operations management including forecasting, inventory management, capacity planning, location planning, quality management, waiting lines, supply chain management. Case studies are used to provide a comprehensive knowledge of the theories, current practices, and trends. Prerequisite: BBUS 205: Quantitative Analyses in Business.
BMNG 315 International Business Management
This course aims at introducing students to the various practices, environments, and functions involved in the field of international business. It includes analysis of the environmental factors (such as culture, communication, behavior) at the international, national and industry levels. The course addresses the functional areas of business (Marketing, Finance, Production, and Human resources), and assesses, in this respect, the global competitiveness of the UAE/ economy. Prerequisite: BBUS 100 Introduction to Business Administration.
BBUS 400 Strategic Management
The purpose of this course is to stimulate and develop students’ awareness and understanding of the key concepts of Strategic Management. The coverage includes situational analysis, the generation of choices of alternate actions and issues of implementation of the chosen course of action. Prerequisite: 90CH.
BBUS 343 Emerging Technologies in Business
The course focuses on introduction to emerging technologies and its application in the business context, both in public and private sectors. Emerging technologies such as Big-Data, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Block-Chain, Robotic Process Automation, Internet of things (IoT), and leverage these technologies to improve business management and performance.
- Majors Courses (30 Credit Hours)
BDMR 300: Marketing Management
This course focuses on managing the marketing function in a dynamic, competitive environment. It introduces the students to a simulation program which gives a real world scenario of the strategies for achievement of competitive advantage in product, marketing information, research, consumer behavior, segmentation, the four P’s and global marketing. Prerequisites: BMRK 200 Principles of Marketing.
BDMR 305: Consumer Behavior
The purpose of this course is to enable students to develop understanding of customer dynamics, in which consumer behavior is influencing all marketing decisions. The course addresses the topics such as perception, learning & memory, the self personality and lifestyle, consumer decision making, subcultures and cultures
BDMR 310: Digital Marketing
The purpose of this course is to enable students to develop a good understanding of customer dynamics, in which digital marketing is influencing all marketing decisions such as; strategic, managerial and operational implications of customer-focused marketing, and trends in digital marketing. Prerequisites: BMRK 200 Principles of Marketing.
BDMR 315: Omni-Channel Marketing
This course focuses on the principles and strategies used to market goods and services following an omni-channel approach where the online and physical marketing channel operations are integrated. The course examines the current shopping trends, business models and end user behavior from an omni-channel perspective. Prerequisites: BMRK 200 Principles of Marketing.
BDMR 320: Advertising on Digital and Conventional Platforms
Due to the ubiquitous nature of the internet applications, marketing is undergoing fundamental changes in how customers interact with brands, companies and each other. Social media has helped consumers gain control on what do they want to watch, when do they want to watch, and how frequency they want to watch promotional messages, and interact with the business. The purpose of this course is to train students on various social media platforms and internet tools and techniques to accomplish marketing, communication and promotion objectives. Students will equip you with the relevant knowledge, perspectives, and practical skills required to develop marketing communication strategies that leverage the opportunities inherent in social media and consumer-to-consumer social interactions for achieving marketing communication and promotion goals. Prerequisites: MRK 300: Marketing Management.
BDMR 405: E-commerce Management and Cyber Security for Managers
This course provides the tools, skills and understanding of technological concepts and issues surrounding the emergence of and future directions of electronic business practices, with a strong focus on electronic commerce initiatives. The student develops an understanding of the current business models, strategies and opportunities in electronic marketing, communication, distribution, collaboration, and online payment options. students will gain an overview of the cybersecurity landscape, and will acquire understanding of current data protection regulations, the new cyber risk environment, and the cyber threats to organizations. Prerequisites: MRT 310: Digital marketing.
BDMR 410: Digital Transformation and the Future of Marketing
Business managers and marketers need to consider what digital transformation means to their organization. From young start-ups to mid-size companies to large enterprises, new technology is being integrated into all areas of business. The course focuses on what needs to be done to stay relevant in an increasingly competitive digital world. Additionally, current issues such as virtual reality, artificial intelligence etc., that affect marketing, now and in the future, will be discussed. Prerequisites: MRT 310: Digital marketing.
BDMR 415: Marketing Research and Analytics
The course is designed to help students develop their research, inquiry and communication skills, while enabling them to use scientific research methods to develop marketing strategies and assist decision makers in making strategic and managerial decisions. The course covers types of research, stages in the empirical research process, survey research methods, questionnaire construction, analysis of the various types of secondary data, types of sampling designs, data collection methods, data analysis and statistical applications through SPSS. MRT 310: Digital marketing AN bbus 225:Research Methods.
BDMR 420: Brand Management
The purpose of this course is to empower students with knowledge and skills to understand and analyze brand and branding management from a corporate and a consumer perspective. This course provides students with insights into how profitable brand strategies can be created and the implications for brand management professionals. This course provides insights and experience in strategic brand management. Prerequisites: MRT 320: Advertising on Digital and Conventional Platforms.
BDMR 467: Internship
The purpose of internship is to provide non-working students with practical experience in an organizational setting where learning and doing are the chief objectives. It is an essential part of the BBA degree program and it will help non-working students improve, evaluate and above all practice the skills and theories that they have been exposed during their studies, by working at a work-place for 2 months. Prerequisites: 90 CH.
BDMR 473: Industry Project
The purpose of this course is to provide the working student an opportunity to develop competence in applying learned theories and gained skills to an actual business problem or issue. A student will undertake a supervised project to tackle an existing business problem or an available opportunity for improvement at his organization, explore possible causes of the problem, alternative solutions, and assess the effect(s) of each solution on the organization. Alternatively, a student may develop and document a business case dealing with an actual business problem that the organization managed to identify and solve it. Each student will present orally the result of his project in addition to a written report. Prerequisites: 90 CH.
