Ignite Ambition, Master Business and Lead Tomorrow’s Global Leaders
The Bachelor of Business Administration with Honours degree from BITS Dubai provides students with a solid background in business management and allows them to customise their educational experience according to their interests and professional goals. In four years, through required courses and electives as well as on-site work experiences, students develop skills for evaluating and addressing the challenges businesses face across many different sectors- marketing, finance, operations, supply chain, human resources and business analytics. The curriculum includes the fundamental principles of business but incorporates the demands placed on today’s businesses by a global economy that has changed through the proliferation of technology. After graduating, graduates are prepared to be the next generation of leaders who can contribute to the innovation of the organisations for which they work, or to establish new entrepreneurial opportunities as they enter this business environment.
Design a Degree That Works for You
At BITS Pilani, your academic path is not Linear. It allows you to customise your learning path
according to your aspirations, goals and interest.
The structure of degree programmes and academic regulations also provides certain other flexibilities like choice of electives, number of electives, repetition of courses, departure from normal pace, withdrawal from or substitution of course(s), etc.
Students interested in exploring courses beyond the scope of their curriculum can opt to audit them. This option is for casual learners who are not enrolled in a degree programme. Courses such as Foreign Languages and Music are offered in addition to the core degree programmes. Students may take these courses on an audit basis, subject to the payment of additional fees.
High-performing students may transfer to:
Higher Degree or Ph.D. programmes
Between Ph.D. and Higher Degree levels (based on academic standing). This flexibility supports seamless progression for research-driven students.
One of the most popular flexibilities offered by our educational structure is the dual degree scheme, under which students concurrently work towards completing two integrated first degrees within a reasonable timeframe. All students admitted to Group B programmes are also eligible to work under this scheme for one of the Group A programmes. Assignments to programmes are made based on individual performance during the first year.
In the assignment of dual degrees, first priority is given to students in Group B seeking a second degree under this scheme from among the programmes in Group A. After fully satisfying the known needs of the first priority, a second operation is done to consider the other priority, namely, students in any group seeking a second degree from amongst the programmes in another group. While it would be academically and procedurally acceptable for a student admitted to Group A or B programmes to seek a second degree in Group C in the dual degree scheme, the reverse process is not normally possible. However, a student admitted to Group C will be eligible to compete for a dual degree in any degree in Group C, or any degree in Group B or MMS, but only in Group A.
Practice School
The Original Experiential Learning Model
The Practice School Programme is a hallmark of BITS Pilani’s experiential learning approach. It provides students with an opportunity to practice what they have learnt in global organisations under the supervision of a mentor. Students work on cutting-edge technologies and have the option to practice in their discipline of study or cross-disciplinary areas. In addition to providing students with an opportunity to play roles that require multifunctional skills, this flagship programme also offers many students the chance to secure a PPO.
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Practice School-I
Practice School I is an eight-week course conducted during the summer term after the second year of study. Students are stationed in an organisation during this programme, and after a comprehensive orientation, students largely learn through observation and work on group projects, under the guidance and mentorship of industry experts and a faculty member from BITS. This not only serves as a first exposure for students to the corporate world but also helps nurture their personality traits, communication, and presentation skills.
Practice School-II
Practice School-II offered in the final year of study is a TWENTY-TWO-week full-time program. First-degree students in their final year of study can register for this program either during the first semester or the second semester, and Dual-Degree students can register for a double-semester PS-II program. For higher degree students, the course is titled Practice School, and such students can register for it in their final semester of study.
Practice School Process
Practice School I is an eight-week course conducted during the summer term after the second year of study. Students are stationed in an organisation during this programme, and after a comprehensive orientation, students largely learn through observation and work on group projects, under the guidance and mentorship of industry experts and a faculty member from BITS. This not only serves as a first exposure for students to the corporate world but also helps nurture their personality traits, communication, and presentation skills.
Programme Structure
Focus: Building strong fundamentals in mathematics, programming, data literacy, management principles, ethics, communication skills and engineering basics to prepare students for multidisciplinary learning.
Courses:
- Mathematics for Business
- Computer Programming
- Introduction to Basic Sciences
- Negotiation Skills and Techniques
- Principles of Management
- Probability and Statistics
- Introduction to Python
- Introduction to Spreadsheet Analysis
- Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
- Microeconomics
- Environmental Studies
- Introduction to Engineering
- Introduction to Arabic or Beginning Chinese or Beginning French
Focus: Strengthening analytical thinking, financial acumen, organisational understanding, and market insight, while developing quantitative and econometric skills for informed decision-making.
Courses:
- Optimisation
- Organisational Behaviour
- Business Communication
- Financial and Management Accounting
- Macroeconomics
- Humanities / Open Elective
- Essentials of Financial Management
- Human Resource Management
- Business Law and Compliance
- Marketing
- Econometric Methods
- Humanities / Open Elective
Focus: Developing leadership, strategic thinking, entrepreneurial capability and global business understanding, while allowing depth through discipline-focused electives and experiential learning.
Courses:
- Creating and Leading Entrepreneurial Organizations
- Operations Management
- Design Thinking
- International Business
- Digital Enterprises
- Essentials of Strategic Management
- Discipline Elective (3 courses)
Focus: Consolidating learning through interdisciplinary electives and culminating the programme with intensive industry exposure or independent research.
Courses:
- Humanities / Open Electives
- Practice School–II or Thesis
Train in Industry
Grade Labs
Students work hands-on in specialised, fully equipped facilities:
Faculty Shaping Leaders for a Complex Business World
Dr. Aariz Faizan Javed
Assistant Professor,
Department of Management Studies
Dr. Aman Srivastava
Professor,
Department of Management Studies.
Dr. Anurag Singh
Assistant Professor,
Department of Management Studies