Faculty of International Business
and Humanities (FIBH)

Accounting and Information Systems Program

MASTER OF SCIENCE PROGRAM

 Article 82: PROGRAM STRUCTURE

To obtain the M.Sc. Degree in Accounting and Information Systems (AIS), a student should successfully complete 27 credit hours of course work (7 compulsory core courses, 3-credits each; and 3 elective courses, 2-credits each) and prepares, and successfully defends a master thesis that counts for 9 credit hours. The program structure is as follows:

Compulsory Core Courses (21 Credit Hours):

AIS501

Master’s Thesis Foundation Seminar in Accounting and

Information Systems (Zemi 1)

3 Credit Hours

AIS511

Financial Accounting Seminar

3 Credit Hours

AIS521

Foundations of Information Systems and Assurance

3 Credit Hours

STA511

Advanced Inferential Statistics

3 Credit Hours

AIS513

Auditing Seminar

3 Credit Hours

AIS522

Accounting Information Systems Analysis and Design

3 Credit Hours

AIS523

Managerial Accounting

3 Credit Hours

Elective Courses (6 Credit Hours):

MGT512

Quantitative Data Analysis

2 Credit Hours

MGT522

Qualitative Data Analysis

2 Credit Hours

AIS524

Information Systems Management and Integration

2 Credit Hours

AIS630

Income Taxation

2 Credit Hours

AIS631

Government and Not-For-Profit Accounting

2 Credit Hours

AIS632

Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination

2 Credit Hours

AIS633

Accounting Ethics

2 Credit Hours

AIS634

International Accounting

2 Credit Hours

AIS635

IT Management

2 Credit Hours

AIS636

Databases Design and Management

2 Credit Hours

AIS637

Enterprise Resource Planning

2 Credit Hours

AIS638

Electronic Commerce

2 Credit Hours

Master’s Thesis (9 credit hours)

The Master Thesis includes 3 zemis (2, 3 & 4). Each zemi is 3 credits. The student is required to prepare a Master Thesis in Accounting and Information Systems (AIS) according to the provisions of this bylaw.

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY DEGREE
 Article 83: STRUCTURE OF THE PROGRAM

To obtain the PhD Degree in Accounting and Information Systems (AIS), a student should successfully complete 24 credit hours of course work (6 compulsory core courses, 3-credit each; and 3 elective courses, 2-credit each) and prepares, and successfully defends a doctoral dissertation that counts for 24 credit hours. The program structure is as follows:

Compulsory Core Seminars (18 Credit Hours):

AIS701

Doctoral Dissertation Seminar (1) in Accounting and Information Systems (Zemi 5)

3 Credit Hours

AIS713

Financial Accounting Research Seminar

3 Credit Hours

AIS722

Accounting Information Systems Research Seminar

3 Credit Hours

AIS821

Auditing and Assurance Research Seminar

3 Credit Hours

AIS823

Managerial Accounting Research Seminar

3 Credit Hours

AIS801

Doctoral Dissertation Seminar (2) in Accounting and Information Systems (Zemi 6)

3 Credit Hours

Elective Courses (6 Credit Hours):

AIS730

Contemporary Issues in Income Taxation

2 Credit Hours

FIN631

Theory of Finance

2 Credit Hours

AIS732

Advanced Forensic Accounting

2 Credit Hours

AIS714

Information Security and Assurance

2 Credit Hours

AIS733

International Accounting Seminar

2 Credit Hours

ECO636

Econometrics

2 Credit Hours

AIS639

Networking and Data Security

2 Credit Hours

AIS811

Big Data Analysis

2 Credit Hours

AIS812

Accounting Theory: Theory of Corporate Disclosures, Control, and Governance

2 Credit Hours

AIS813

Advanced Database Systems

2 Credit Hours

Doctoral Dissertation (24 Credit Hours) Prerequisites: AIS701 & AIS801

The doctoral dissertation in Accounting and Information Systems (AIS) includes 4 zemis (7, 8, 9 & 10). Each has 6 credits. The student is required to prepare and defend his/her PhD dissertation in Accounting and Information Systems under his/her supervisory committee according to the provisions of this bylaw.

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (HRM) GRADUATEPROGRAMS

MASTER OF SCIENCE PROGRAM

 Article 85: PROGRAM STRUCTURE

To obtain the M.Sc. Degree in HRM, a student should successfully complete 27 credit hours of course work (7 compulsory core courses, 3-credits each; and 3 elective courses, 2-credits each) and prepares, and successfully defends a master thesis that counts for 9 credit hours. The program structure is as follows:

Compulsory Core Courses (21 Credit Hours):

HRM501

Master’s Thesis Foundation Seminar in Human Resource

Management (Zemi 1)

3 Credit Hours

MGT511

Organization Theory

3 Credit Hours

HRM521

Managing Performance

3 Credit Hours

STA511

Advanced Inferential Statistics

3 Credit Hours

HRM513

Compensation and Benefits

3 Credit Hours

HRM522

Staffing Seminar

3 Credit Hours

HRM523

Contemporary Issues in International HRM

3 Credit Hours

Elective Courses (6 Credit Hours):

MGT512

Quantitative Data Analysis

2 Credit Hours

MGT522

Qualitative Data Analysis

2 Credit Hours

HRM524

HRM Information Systems

2 Credit Hours

HRM630

Intellectual Capital Management

2 Credit Hours

HRM631

Workplace Disputes and Conflict Management

2 Credit Hours

LAW632

Employment Law in Egypt

2 Credit Hours

MGT633

Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility

2 Credit Hours

HRM634

Seminar in Strategic Human Resource Management

2 Credit Hours

MGT635

Managing Creativity and Innovation

2 Credit Hours

HRM636

Managing Diversity at Work

2 Credit Hours

HRM637

Industrial Relations

2 Credit Hours

HRM638

Electronic HRM

2 Credit Hours

Master’s Thesis (9 credit hours)

Prerequisite: MGT501

Master Thesis in Human Resource Management (HRM) includes three zemis (2, 3 & 4). Each with 3 credits. The student is required to prepare the MSc thesis under his/her supervisory committee according to the provisions of this bylaw.

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY DEGREE

 Article 86: STRUCTURE OF THE PROGRAM

To obtain the PhD Degree in Human Resource Management (HRM), a student should successfully complete 24 credit hours of course work (6 compulsory core courses, 3-credit each; and 3 elective courses, 2-credit each) and prepares, and successfully defends a doctoral dissertation that counts for 24 credit hours. The program structure is as follows:

Compulsory Core Seminars (18 Credit Hours):

HRM701

Doctoral Dissertation Seminar (1) in Human Resource Management (Zemi 5)

3 Credit Hours

HRM713

Research Seminar in HRM Development

3 Credit Hours

HRM722

Research Seminar in Performance Management

3 Credit Hours

HRM821

Research Seminar in Compensation and Rewards

3 Credit Hours

HRM823

Research Seminar in Recruitment and Selection of Organizational Talent

3 Credit Hours

HRM801

Doctoral Dissertation Seminar (2) in Human Resource Management (Zemi 6)

3 Credit Hours

Elective Courses (6 Credit Hours):

HRM730

Contemporary Issues in Talent Management

2 Credit Hours

MGT731

Seminar in Management Theory

2 Credit Hours

HRM732

Advanced Topics in Human Resource Management

2 Credit Hours

HRM714

Collective Bargaining and Industrial Relations

2 Credit Hours

MGT733

Managing High Performance Organizations

2 Credit Hours

ECO638

Labor Economics

2 Credit Hours

HRM639

Public Policy and Labor Law

2 Credit Hours

HRM811

Contemporary Issues in Career Management

2 Credit Hours

MGT812

Comparative Business and Management

2 Credit Hours

HRM813

Advanced Topics in Leadership

2 Credit Hours

Doctoral Dissertation (24 Credit Hours)

Prerequisites: HRM701 and HRM801

Doctoral Dissertation in Human Resource Management (HRM) includes 4 zemis (7, 8, 9 & 10). Each has 6 credits. The student is required to prepare and defend his/her PhD dissertation according to the provisions of this bylaw.

INVESTMENT AND FINANCE (FIN) GRADUATE PROGRAMS

MASTER OF SCIENCE PROGRAM

 Article 88: PROGRAM STRUCTURE

To obtain the M.Sc. Degree in Investment and Finance, a student should successfully complete 27 credit hours of course work (7 compulsory core courses, 3-credits each; and 3 elective courses, 2-credits each) and prepares, and successfully defends a master thesis that counts for 9 credit hours. The program structure is as follows:

Compulsory Core Courses (21 Credit Hours):

FIN501

Master’s Thesis Foundation Seminar in Investment and Finance (Zemi 1)

3 Credit Hours

FIN502

Corporate Finance

3 Credit Hours

FIN503

Financial Markets and Institutions

3 Credit Hours

STA511

Advanced Inferential Statistics

3 Credit Hours

FIN504

Portfolio Management

3 Credit Hours

FIN511

Business Analysis and Valuation Seminar

3 Credit Hours

FIN513

Financial Risk Management

3 Credit Hours

Elective Courses (6 Credit Hours):

MGT512

Quantitative Data Analysis

2 Credit Hours

MGT522

Qualitative Data Analysis

2 Credit Hours

FIN507

Investment Management

2 Credit Hours

FIN514

Topics in Financial Derivatives

2 Credit Hours

FIN512

Corporate Governance and Control

2 Credit Hours

AIS503

Contemporary Issues in Financial Accounting

2 Credit Hours

MGT633

Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility

2 Credit Hours

FIN635

Managing Financial Crisis

2 Credit Hours

FIN636

Behavioral Finance

2 Credit Hours

ECO531

Economics of Financial Markets

2 Credit Hours

AIS637

Enterprise Resource Planning

2 Credit Hours

FIN637

Contemporary issues in International Finance

2 Credit Hours

Master’s Thesis (9 credit hours)

Prerequisite: FIN501

Master Thesis in Investment and Finance includes 3 zemis (2, 3 & 4). Each has 6 credits. The student is required to prepare and defend a master thesis in investment and finance under his/her supervisory committee according to the provisions of this bylaw.

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY DEGREE

 Article 89: STRUCTURE OF THE PROGRAM

To obtain the PhD Degree in Investment and Finance, a student should successfully complete 24 credit hours of course work (6 compulsory core courses, 3-credit each; and 3 elective courses, 2- credit each) and prepares, and successfully defends a doctoral dissertation that counts for 24 credit hours. The program structure is as follows:

Compulsory Core Seminars (18 Credit Hours):

FIN701

Doctoral Dissertation Seminar (1) in Investment and Finance (Zemi 5)

3 Credit Hours

FIN713

Seminar in Investments, Modern Portfolio Theory and Capital Markets Research

3 Credit Hours

FIN722

Research Seminar in Behavioral Finance

3 Credit Hours

FIN821

Research Seminar in Financial Markets

3 Credit Hours

FIN823

Research Seminar in Corporate Finance

3 Credit Hours

FIN801

Doctoral Dissertation Seminar (2) in Investment and Finance (Zemi 6)

3 Credit Hours

Elective Courses (6 Credit Hours):

FIN730

Seminar in International Investments

2 Credit Hours

ECO635

International Economics

2 Credit Hours

FIN732

Empirical Methods in Finance

2 Credit Hours

FIN714

Global Finance and Governance

2 Credit Hours

FIN733

Topics in Assets Pricing

2 Credit Hours

ECO636

Econometrics

2 Credit Hours

FIN639

Financial Risk Management and Derivatives

2 Credit Hours

ECO641

Economics of Finance

2 Credit Hours

FIN734

Quantitative Methods in Finance

2 Credit Hours

Doctoral Dissertation (24 Credit Hours) Prerequisites: FIN701 and FIN801

Doctoral Dissertation in Investment and Finance (FIN) includes 4 zemis (7, 8, 9 & 10). Each has 6 credits. The student is required to prepare and defend his/her PhD dissertation according to the provisions of this bylaw.

MARKETING AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES (MKT)GRADUATE PROGRAM

MASTER OF SCIENCE PROGRAM

To obtain the M.Sc. Degree in marketing and international business studies, a student should successfully complete 27 credit hours of course work (7 compulsory core courses, 3-credits each; and 3 elective courses, 2-credits each) and prepares, and successfully defends a master thesis that counts for 9 credit hours. The program structure is as follows:

Compulsory Core Courses (21 Credit Hours):

MKT501

Master’s Thesis Foundation Seminar in Marketing and International

Business (Zemi 1)

3 Credit Hours

MKT511

Marketing Management

3 Credit Hours

MKT512

International Business Environment and Trade

3 Credit Hours

MKT513

Marketing Strategy

3 Credit Hours

STA511

Advanced Inferential Statistics

3 Credit Hours

MKT514

Advanced Topics in International Marketing

3 Credit Hours

MKT515

Contemporary Issues in Consumer Behavior

3 Credit Hours

Elective Courses (6 Credit Hours):

MGT512

Quantitative Data Analysis

2 Credit Hours

MGT522

Qualitative Data Analysis

2 Credit Hours

MKT516

Brand Management

2 Credit Hours

MKT517

Integrated Marketing Communications

2 Credit Hours

MKT518

Digital Marketing

2 Credit Hours

MKT519

Sales Management and Retailing

2 Credit Hours

MKT630

Marketing and Sustainability

2 credit hours

MKT526

Services Marketing

2 Credit Hours

MKT531

Entrepreneurial Marketing

2 Credit Hours

MKT532

Cross-Cultural and Diversity Management

2 Credit Hours

MKT534

International Business Strategy

2 Credit Hours

MKT535

International Operations and Procurement

2 Credit Hours

Master’s Thesis (9 credit hours)

Prerequisite: MKT501

Master Thesis in Investment and Finance includes 3 zemis (2, 3 & 4). Each has 3 credits. The student is required to prepare and defend a master thesis in investment and finance under his/her supervisory committee according to the provisions of this bylaw.

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY DEGREE

To obtain the PhD Degree in Marketing and International Business Studies (MKT), a student should successfully complete 24 credit hours of course work (6 compulsory core courses, 3- credit each; and 3 elective courses, 2-credit each) and prepares, and successfully defends a doctoral dissertation that counts for 24 credit hours. The program structure is as follows:

Compulsory Core Seminars (18 Credit Hours):

MKT701

Doctoral Dissertation Seminar (1) in Marketing and International Business Studies (Zemi 5)

3 Credit Hours

MKT711

International Business: Context and Strategy

3 credit hours

MKT712

Contemporary Issues in Marketing Analytics

3 Credit Hours

MKT713

Research Seminar in Marketing

3 Credit Hours

MKT714

Research Seminar in International Business

3 Credit Hours

MKT801

Doctoral Dissertation Seminar (2) in Marketing and International Business Studies (Zemi 6)

3 Credit Hours

Elective Courses (6 Credit Hours):

ECO636

Econometrics

2 Credit Hours

MKT735

Seminar in Marketing Theory

2 Credit Hours

MKT736

Marketing Models Seminar

2 Credit Hours

PSY740

Cognitive Psychology

2 Credit Hours

MKT741

Strategic Marketing

2 Credit Hours

MKT745

Seminar in Global Business Strategy

2 Credit Hours

MKT748

Seminar in Consumer Behavior

2 Credit Hours

ECO743

Macroeconomics Theory

2 Credit Hours

MGT812

Comparative Business and Management

2 Credit Hours

MGT811

Innovation and Technology Management

2 Credit Hours

Doctoral Dissertation (24 Credit Hours) Prerequisites: MKT701 and MKT801

Doctoral Dissertation in Marketing and International Business Studies (MKT) includes 4 zemis (7, 8, 9 & 10). Each has 6 credits. The student is required to prepare and defend his/her PhD dissertation according to the provisions of this bylaw.

MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR (MGT)GRADUATE PROGRAMS
MASTER OF SCIENCE PROGRAM

To obtain the M.Sc. Degree in Management and Organizational Behavior, a student should successfully complete 27 credit hours of course work (7 compulsory core courses, 3-credits each; and 3 elective courses, 2-credits each) and prepares, and successfully defends a master thesis that counts for 9 credit hours. The program structure is as follows:

Compulsory Core Courses (21 Credit Hours):

MGT501

Master’s Thesis Foundation Seminar in Management and

Organizational Behavior (Zemi 1)

3 Credit Hours

MGT511

Organization Theory

3 Credit Hours

MGT521

Strategic Management

3 Credit Hours

STA511

Advanced Inferential Statistics

3 Credit Hours

MGT513

Change Management and Organization Development

3 Credit Hours

MGT526

Managing People and Organizations

3 Credit Hours

MGT523

Seminar in Organizational Behavior

3 Credit Hours

Elective Courses (6 Credit Hours):

MGT512

Quantitative Data Analysis

2 Credit Hours

MGT522

Qualitative Data Analysis

2 Credit Hours

MGT524

Management Information Systems

2 Credit Hours

HRM630

Intellectual Capital Management

2 Credit Hours

HRM631

Workplace Disputes and Conflict Management

2 Credit Hours

MGT632

Seminar in the Dark Side of Organizations

2 Credit Hours

MGT633

Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility

2 Credit Hours

MGT634

Business Negotiations Management

2 Credit Hours

MGT635

Managing Creativity and Innovation

2 Credit Hours

HRM636

Managing Diversity at Work

2 Credit Hours

MGT637

Decision Theory and Problem Solving

2 Credit Hours

MGT638

Organizational Communication

2 Credit Hours

Master’s Thesis (9 credit hours) Prerequisite: MGT501

Master Thesis in Management and Organizational Behavior includes 3 zemis (2, 3 & 4). Each has 3 credits. The student is required to prepare and defend a master thesis in Management and Organizational Behavior under his/her supervisory committee according to the provisions of this bylaw.

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY DEGREE

To obtain the PhD Degree in Management and Organizational Behavior, a student should successfully complete 24 credit hours of course work (6 compulsory core courses, 3-credit each; and 3 elective courses, 2-credit each) and prepares, and successfully defends a doctoral dissertation that counts for 24 credit hours. The program structure is as follows:

Compulsory Core Seminars (18 Credit Hours):

MGT701

Doctoral Dissertation Seminar (1) in Management and Organizational Behavior (Zemi 5)

3 Credit Hours

MGT713

Seminar in Micro-Organizational Behavior

3 Credit Hours

MGT722

Research Seminar in Strategic Management

3 Credit Hours

MGT821

Advanced Topics in Organization Theory

3 Credit Hours

MGT823

Contemporary issues in Organizational Behavior

3 Credit Hours

MGT801

Doctoral Dissertation Seminar (2) in Management and Organizational Behavior (Zemi 6)

3 Credit Hours

Elective Courses (6 Credit Hours):

ECO732

Microeconomic Theory and Empirical Analysis

2 Credit Hours

MGT731

Seminar in Management Theory

2 Credit Hours

MGT732

Strategic Leadership and Management of Change

2 Credit Hours

MGT714

Leading Across Cultures

2 Credit Hours

MGT730

Seminar in Corporate Strategy

2 Credit Hours

MGT733

Managing High Performance Organizations

2 Credit Hours

MGT811

Innovation and Technology Management

2 Credit Hours

MGT812

Comparative Business and Management

2 Credit Hours

MGT813

Socioeconomic Context of Business

2 Credit Hours

MGT825

Social Psychology of Organizations

2 Credit Hours

Doctoral Dissertation (24 Credit Hours)

Prerequisite: MGT701 and MGT801

Doctoral Dissertation in Management and Organizational Behavior (MGT) includes 4 zemis (7, 8, 9 &10). Each has 6 credits. The student is required to prepare and defend a PhD dissertation in Management and Organizational Behavior under his/her supervisory committee according to the provisions of this bylaw.