B.A. in Business Administration

Business management in any industry requires a deep understanding of economics and finances. Countless companies succeed in drawing in customers and generating revenues but fail in the end. Why is this? Because they lack a foundational understanding of what really matters in financial management.

A competent business requires skilled and knowledgeable management at every level. They need the skills and capabilities to handle cost generation, pricing tools, local and international tax benefits, strategic analysis, financial information system management, budget development and management, capital raising, and credit management, along with controls, supervision, and risk management in each of these areas and more.

The B.A. in Business Administration with a Specialization in Economics and Financial Management program seeks to combine the science of management with an in-depth education in the essential field of managing accounts and finance departments in both business and the public sector. The program aims to equip professionals who will serve as financial managers with the unique skills they need.

Your studies will provide you with the applied tools you need for various departments throughout the finance departments of large companies and organizations. You’ll learn how to manage accounting, payroll, strategy, business development, taxes, budget, and economics.

What does the curriculum include?

1. The B.A. in Business Administration with a Specialization in Economics and Financial Management program seeks to combine the science of management with an in-depth education in the essential field of managing accounts and finance departments in both business and the public sector. The program aims to equip professionals who will serve as financial managers with the unique skills they need.
   
   Your studies will provide you with the applied tools you need for various departments throughout the finance departments of large companies and organizations. You’ll learn how to manage accounting, payroll, strategy, business development, taxes, budget, and economics.

2. A pricing, procurement, and negotiation management unit that grants Ono Academic College’s Pricing and Procurement Specialist Certificate and includes various courses that deliver a deep understanding of procurement and pricing and the tools used to manage those business activities.
   
   You’ll develop both the ability to reduce expenses through advanced procurement methods and optimal product and service pricing strategy, along with the practical ability to develop bids and tenders. The unit encompasses a variety of topics of study, including:

• Game Theory in Business 
• Developing Pricing for Products and Services
• Offers for Tenders and Managing Customer Negotiations
• Cash Flow Management
• Policy and Practice Concerning Financing in Global Trade (letters of credit, supplier and buyer credit, foreign risk insurance)
• Building and Managing a Budget, and Managing Budget Systems and ERP Resources: from Nihulit through Hashavshevet to SAP.

3. Raising capital and the use of credit, banks, bonds, institutional loans, insurance, and credit ratings, along with building optimal financing structures and managing reports and regulations for public companies.
4. Financial account management, including handling banks, suppliers, payroll, finance manager internal audits, and ISOX compliance.
   
5. Valuations, mergers and acquisitions, investment funds, PPP projects, along with project control in the field of construction and infrastructure.
   
6. Entrepreneurship, business development, and strategic planning.
7. Investment management and nostro accounts, hedging, and risk management, including foreign exchange management, interest, commodity hedges, hedging methods (options and forward contracts), hedging policy, and economic competitor risk analysis.
8. Opportunity to enroll in a separate unit for Ono Academic College’s Tax Expert Certificate. Understanding tax systems serve as a powerful tool for firms to develop an edge over their competition. This unit includes studying taxes at the highest level, including tax planning, global taxation, direct and indirect taxes, tax benefits, and more.
   
9. A research and applied project towards the end of the degree under the personal supervision of Prof. Yaron Zelekha.