The Associate In Business Administration (ABA)
The Business Department offers Associate degrees in, Accounting, Economics, Finance, Organizational and Human Resources management and Management. All credits earned in the Associate of Business Administration at Omega College can be applied to satisfy those requirements for year one and two of the Bachelor of Business Administration at Omega College. Specific details of the Associate programme can be found in the individual programme booklets produced by the College.
In addition to the major area course requirements, the general education requirements set out above underpin the core learning in this programme. The Humanities foster learning in the development of written and oral communication skills, literature as well as exposure to foreign languages and the arts. The Natural World and Quantitative requirements are channels to the enhancement of critical thinking skills and provide students with the tools and techniques necessary in navigating the scientific and technological world to which they will graduate. The Culture and Society requirement provide an insight into the past and present societies and allow students to have a critical understanding of them through the application of the various methods of social and economic analysis. Philosophy introduces the student to the strategies of argument and reasoning as well as to those techniques used by the great philosophers and thinkers, past and present. The religious studies requirement focuses on religions and the religious experience and promotes a search for the self and man’s relationship with God. The general education requirements are as follows:
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENT ………………… 42 Credits
Humanities Requirement ………………………………………… 12 Credits
ENG 100 College English I ……………………………3 Credits
ENG 101 College English II ………………………….. 3 Credits
English Literature
ENG 302 Survey of American Literature ……………. 3 Credits
Humanities/Fine Arts …………………………………………… 3 Credits from
FA 100 Introduction to theatrical Arts
FA 110 Introduction to 2D Art
FA 215 Men & Women in Music
FA 220 Music Appreciation
FA 230 Modern Dance
FRE 100 Elementary French I
FRE 101 Elementary French II
SPA 100 Elementary Spanish I
SPA 101 Elementary Spanish II
The Natural World and Quantitative Reasoning Requirement ………9 Credits
Mathematics
MATH 115 Pre-Calculus ………………………… 3 Credits or
MATH 122 Finite Mathematics ………………… 3 Credits
MATH 119 Calculus I ……………………………. 3 Credits or
MATH 124 Probabilities and Statistical Inference …. 3 Credits
Physical Science
SCI 116 Science in the Modern World ……….. 3 Credits
CSCI 130 Computing Science and Applications …. 3 Credits
Culture and Society ………………………………………………. 9 Credits
ECON 233 Macroeconomics Theory ……………… 3 Credits or
ECON 234 Microeconomic Theory 3 Credits
HIST 123 Caribbean History …………………. 3 Credits
HIST 302 Sub-Saharan History ………………. 3 Credits
One course from:
SBS 112 Understanding Human Behaviour …… 3 Credits
SBS 120 Introduction to Sociology …………… 3 Credits
SBS 121 Introduction to Anthropology ………. 3 Credits
SBS 125 Introduction to Politics ……………… 3 Credits
Philosophy ………………………………………………………… 9 Credits
PHIL 123 Philosophy of Human Nature …………… 3 Credits or
PHIL 130 Introduction to Philosophy ……………… 3 Credits
PHIL 242 Business Ethics …………………………. 3 Credits
Religious Studies …………………………………………………. 6 Credits
THEO 180 Classical Christian Tradition………… 3 Credits or
THEO 280 New Testament Theology ………….. 3 Credits
THEO 432 Theology of Sexuality and Marriage … 3 Credits
Programme Requirements ………………………………………… 54 Credits
ACCT 113 Financial Accounting I …………………… 3 Credits
ACCT 115 Financial Accounting II …………………….. 3 Credits
ACCT 114 Managerial Accounting ……………………. 3 Credits or
ACCT 310 Managerial Accounting and Control ……… 3 Credits
ACCT 410 Internship and Senior Seminar …………….. 3 Credits
BUS 120 Introduction to Business …………………… 3 Credits
MGMT 201 Fundamentals of Management …………….. 3 Credits
BUS 241 Quantitative and Qualitative Methods ……… 3 Credits
BUS 308 Introduction to International Business ……… 3 Credits
BUS 335 Business Law I ……………………………… 3 Credits
COMM 410 Business and Organizational Communication .. 3 Credits
CSCI 205 Microcomputer Applications …………………. 3 Credits
CSCI 309 Managerial Information System ……………… 3 Credits
ECON 233 Macroeconomics Theory ……………………. 3 Credits
ECON 410 Internship and Senior Seminar ………………. 3 Credits
ECON 234 Microeconomics Theory ……………………. 3 Credits
FIN 310 Bahamain Financial Services ……………….. 3 Credits
FIN 323 Monetary Policy & Regulations in the Bahamas 3 Credits
FIN 410 Internship and Senior Seminar ………………. 3 Credits
MATH 119 Calculus I ……………………………………. 3 Credits or
MATH 122 Finite Math ………………………………….. 3 Credits
MATH 124 Probability and Statistical Inference ………… 3 Credits
MGMT 301 Managerial and Organizational Behaviour …... 3 Credits
MGMT 321 Principles of Marketing ……………………… 3 Credits
MGMT 410 Internship and Senior Seminar ……………… 3 Credits
Electives………………………………………………………………… 12 Credits
COMM 105 Introduction to Communication ……………… 3 Credits
COMM 205 Interpersonal Communication ……………….. 3 Credits
CSCI 130 Computing Science and Application ………… 3 Credits
ECON 111 Introduction to Economics ………………….. 3 Credits
ECON 123 Econometrics ……………………………….. 3 Credits
ECON 284 Cost Benefit Analysis ………………………. 3 Credits
MGMT 261 Business, Government and Society ………….. 3 Credits
MGMT 276 Quality and Leadership in Management …….. 3 Credits

