School of Business and Management (SBM)

The School of Business and Management at American University of Sharjah strives to provide high-quality, American-style business education. The school serves the needs of students throughout the region by offering programs that provide local and global perspectives, promote critical thinking and develop effective communication skills.

As a part of this mission, the faculty members engage in applied, integrative and pedagogical scholarship. Today’s effective business professional must have competence in many disciplines, an understanding of a variety of relationships and the ability to analyze evolving business, economic and governmental trends.

Regardless of the specialty area, School of Business and Management students must be effective leaders who can organize and motivate groups to serve the goals of their organizations. Effectively adapting business practices to emerging conditions, such as the accelerating growth of technology, communications and the internationalization of the business world, demands a thorough grasp of current business and economic processes, theory and applications.

Through its pedagogy, the School of Business and Management:

• Prepares individuals to identify, analyze and understand the interrelationships among business organizations and international, governmental and domestic institutions in the Emirates, the Gulf States and throughout the world
• Develops individuals who can ethically lead organizations toward economic success and social and environmental responsibility in the global marketplace of the 21st century
• Prepares individuals to integrate information resources and technology to enable them to anticipate and manage change
• Advances students’ knowledge of issues and practices affecting business organizations, international and domestic institutions, and governments
• Develops an awareness of societal and environmental needs and concerns as they relate to ethical, professional and socially responsible business practices

Furthermore, the School of Business and Management provides its students with a solid core business education that emphasizes the following teaching methodologies:

• Utilizing the latest American business methods, techniques and technologies to provide cutting-edge business education
• Integrating multidisciplinary approaches to teaching and learning, utilizing the latest business and economic theories coupled with real-world business data analysis and presentations
• Integrating multimedia and computer based instruction throughout the foundation business curriculum to assist students in learning the latest techniques in business and management

Degrees offered by SBM