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1. The Academy of Business Administration

1- Business Management  

The Program  

The degree in Business Management emphasizes the development of decision-making skills with practicality and relevance in order to help the students enter executive or managing positions confidently.  The Course work is related to real business problems, so as to train students in all aspects of the business world and the usage of modern communication tools and information technology.  Students will also learn to formulate policies and direct the operations of businesses and corporations.

The Degree

The Lebanese government, Ministry of Higher Vocational Education, officially recognizes the DTS in Business Administration (Business Management concentration).  Holders of this degree are entitled to pursue further studies in this field such as the BA, MBA, MS, DBA and Ph.D. degrees which AAT offers to its students via its modern international audio-visual network.  

Course Duration

A Minimum of 3 years is needed to complete the degree at the Sophomore entry level (78 credits for DTS).  Freshman students will have to complete 30 credits (1  academic year) prior to the Sophomore entry-level.

BS candidates will complete up to 30 additional credits with AAT’s university affiliates.

Job Opportunities  

Graduates of this program will work as managers, executives, or management consultants.  They will be expected to formulate policies, and direct the operations of businesses and corporations in both, public and private sectors.

2- Accounting

The Program  

This program is designed to allow students to analyze, and verify financial reports and taxes, and monitor information systems that provide this information to managers in business, industry, and government.  A degree in accounting aims to provide students with the technical and academic background necessary to work as accountants in business and industry while simultaneously providing a general education in business, computing and quantitative management techniques for decision making.

Holders of a degree in accounting will be asked to work in various kinds of organizations, institutions, or corporations, especially accounting and financial firms.  Their job titles would range from accountants to auditors to financial assistants.

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3-     Management Information Systems (B. C.)

The MIS program or the Business computer teaches students how to gather, and use field data in decision making.  More specifically, MIS scholars learn to provide project management, business analysis, feasibility studies, computer software evaluation, systems analysis, database administration, and evaluation of external computer services for administrative applications.

Graduates of this program will be offered middle management positions;  namely in business and industrial organizations where their main job would be to act as system analysts and designers, heads of computer department, and system consultants.

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4- Hotel Services Management (HOM)

The hospitality industry is becoming increasingly important in today’s ever-changing environment, and job opportunities are increasing rapidly.  Through this program students are taught and trained on meeting the demands of providing service to people of all nations.  It also provides an insight into the technical aspects of accommodation provision, major characteristics of food and beverage, and an understanding of the individual’s social, economic organizational and financial factors that shape the management of hotel and catering businesses.  Hospitality management students learn to supervise efficient and profitable operations and are taught the principles of safety and hygiene.

The Lebanese government, Ministry of Higher Vocational Education, officially recognizes the DTS in Hospitality Management. (Business Administration concentration).  Holders of this degree are entitled to pursue further studies in this field such as the BA, the MA and recently the DBA which AAT offers to its students via its modern international audio-visual network.

Graduates will enter the job market as hotel or restaurant managers, and hold executive positions in the hospitality industry where they will be responsible for the efficient and profitable operation of their businesses.

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5- Food Production & Catering (HOM)

This program prepares students for career opportunities in a wide array of food manufacturing, production, distribution, and marketing systems.  Academic studies in food production and catering prepare students for middle management positions in hotels, catering, restaurants, and other food-service units.  The practical work experience and internship required in this major give students the opportunity to apply their knowledge and skills to real-world situations.

The Lebanese government, Ministry of Higher Vocational Education, officially recognizes the DTS in Hospitality Management. (Food Production and Catering concentration).  Holders of this degree are entitled to pursue further studies in this field such as the BA, the MA and recently the DBA which AAT offers to its students via its modern international audio-visual network.

Degree holders are offered management positions in the food and catering industries.  Various positions such as restaurant managers, catering experts, and managers of food and beverages departments at hotels will be available.

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6- Production Management

Students enrolled in this program are exposed to production scheduling, staffing, equipment, quality control, inventory control, and the coordination of production activities with those of other departments in a work setting.  Monitoring of product standards, Total Quality Management, and improvement of the products are also taught.  Production management also includes planning and implementing company goals, policies, and procedures, along with training students on solving decision-making problems.

Graduates holding a degree in this field will be employed namely by industrial companies or production factories where they will act as production managers or production consultants, and hold executive positions.

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7- Marketing & Advertising

Students will learn to develop the firm’s detailed marketing strategy, and determine the demand for products and services offered by the firm and its competitors and identify potential consumers.  They also will learn to monitor trends that indicate any need for new products and services and oversee product development.  Advertising students learn creative ways to develop subject matter and present it.  Students also deal with selective communication media, for example radio, television, newspapers, magazines, or outdoor signs.

Almost all types of organizations and institutions, be they academic or non-academic will have vacancies and need for graduates of this program.  They will be hired to work at the marketing department as promotion and sales people, account executives, or media consultants.

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8- Insurance and Risk Management

Students gained a thorough understanding of both risk management and insurance theory and practice.  Exposure to the legal, actuarial, financial, and economic principles underlying corporate risk management, with specific applications to individual, business, and social problems form the core of the program.  In addition, the functional areas of insurance company management are explored in depth.  Students will be exposed to actuarial mathematics, and life contingency problems associated with risk evaluation.

Graduates will mainly find jobs in middle management positions in insurance companies, insurance brokers, program officers, policy consultants, or field officers.

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9- Money & Banking

The degree in banking aims to provide students with the general academic background necessary to work in commercial banks and other financial institutions while providing an education in business computing and banking software.  Students are expected to handle a wide range of banking transactions such as keeping records, processing a variety of certificates, handling foreign currencies along with being aware of the latest banking technologies.

Graduates will mostly be employed by the bank sector in Lebanon or in the Arab East where they will act as bank financial executives, or consultants in the departments of documentary credits, letters of credits & guarantee, real estate evaluation, branch managers & the like.

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10- Finance & Business Economics

This program provides the analytical structure that is essential for understanding the financial and economic aspects of an enterprise.  The course-load offered in this major have been designed to assist the student in attaining proficiency in identification, analysis and implementation of business and investment opportunities.  This option is obviously attractive to students interested in applied Economics, policy analysis, Business and Finance, and to those students who want a career in corporate planning or economic consulting.  It emphasizes also the economic and analytic underpinnings of today’s businesses as well as the development and application of computer-based econometric and forecasting models.

Holders of a degree in Finance and Business Economics will be hired in all types of business, corporations, firms and financial institutions.

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11- Executive Secretarial  Management

Students will learn to develop the necessary office skills in order to implement the decisions taken by the organization’s officers without recourse to them.  They learn to file properly all documents, issue and receive correspondence of the firm in proper and effective ways in order to relieve the top administrators from the daily fellow up and implementation of the decision making process.

Almost all types of organizations and institutions, be they academic or not will have vacancies and need for graduates of this program.  The market today is in bad need for efficient, knowledgeable executives.

 2. The Academy of Computer & Information Sciences

1-  Computer Science

This major deals with the design and development of new software systems and the incorporation of technological advances into new or existing systems.  Computer science focuses on the design of the software that runs computers, development of information technologies, and adapting principles for the application of computers to new uses. This study, however, is marked by the higher level of theoretical courses offered, and the innovative ways that students learn to apply to complex problems thus leading to the creation or application of new technologies.

Graduates will find that their expertise is in demand at computer companies and organizations where they are employed as computer and computing experts, senior programmers, analysts, developers, designers for computers, and the software that runs them.

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2- Information Technology

This area of concentration exposes the students to information technology concepts and its applications.  It deals with the scientific study of the nature of information and its organization, retrieval and analysis.  Courses cover major concepts and applications which are central to controlling the manipulation and dissemination of information, such as information systems design and development, life cycles, and systems failures and remedies.  The student is also trained on networking connections and use of the Internet and on methods, strategies for planning and implementing of information technology into business.

Degree holders are employed by engineering and business corporations as well as by the numerous Internet companies that are flourishing all over the Middle East and Lebanon.  They will be needed as IT experts, Internet and Intranet specialists, and heads of computer departments.

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3. Software Engineering

Software engineering focuses on designing and developing packaged software and in creating tailor-made applications for clients.  Strong programming skills, analyses, solution of complex programming problems, project planning and evaluation applied to the development of large integrated software applications are integral parts of this program offering.

Holders of a bachelor’s degree in software engineering will find that they are needed in business, engineering and even academic institutions to work as software project managers, senior programmers, and developers.  They can also start their own software development company.

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4- Industrial Computing

Industrial Computing prepares students to become capable of applying their acquired knowledge in the control, development, and design of modern computational strategies to increase process efficiency and effectiveness.  The students are also provided with the necessary tools to design software programs to monitor and control computer driver machines and electronic equipment.

Degree holders are employed by various industrial and technical companies as site and maintenance engineers, computer equipment specialists, senior experts programmers and software developers of industrial appliances.

3. The Academy of Engineering

1- Civil Engineering

This major is concerned with assisting on site civil engineers in the design and construction of roads, buildings, and water supply and sewage systems.

Degree holders will be offered jobs as site supervisors, civil engineering assistant.  They will also be located at various positions in civil engineering firms where they can work as assistant Engineers, site foremen and sales managers for construction materials.

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2- Electrical Engineering

This major is concerned with assisting on site electrical engineers in the design and construction of power stations.  The course of study is concerned with the conversion of energy into electricity, the design of systems for the control and transmission of electricity to meet man’s needs.

Degree holders will be offered jobs as site supervisors, electrical engineering assistant.  They will also be located at various positions in electrical engineering firms where they can work as assistant Engineers, site foremen and sales managers for electrical  materials & appliances.

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3- Electronic Engineering

This major is concerned with assisting on site electrical and electronic  engineers in the design and construction of energy stations.  This field of study aims at designing power systems and devices for the control and transmission of energy to the benefit of society.

Degree holders will be offered jobs as site supervisors, electronic engineering assistant.  They will also be located at various positions in electronic engineering firms where they can work as assistant Engineers, site foremen and sales managers for electronic materials and appliances.

4. The Academy of Interpretation & Translation

1- Interpretation

This major is concerned with assisting in the three languages of Arabic, English and French all sorts of comprehensive translations to a growing need of immediate information in various fields of knowledge.  It also promotes the multilingual cultures of Lebanon, and enhances its interests in the modern world.

Degree holders will be offered jobs  in the private sectors of services, management, liberal professions and in the public sector, notably in the ministries of foreign affairs, Tourism, education, information, health , trade, Radio, TV, not to mention job possibilities at the United Nations, Embassies, and the like.

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2- Translation

This major is concerned with assisting in the three languages of Arabic, English and French all sorts of comprehensive translations to a growing need of immediate information in various fields of knowledge.  It also promotes the multilingual cultures of Lebanon, and enhance its interests in the modern world.

Degree holders will be offered jobs  in the private sectors of services, management, liberal professions and in the public sector, notably in the ministries of foreign affairs, Tourism, education, information, health , trade, Radio, TV, not to mention job possibilities at the United Nations, Embassies, and the like.

 5- The Academy of Interior & Graphic Design

1- Interior Design

A degree in Interior Design enables students to plan the space and furnish the interior of private homes, public buildings, and commercial establishments, such as offices, restaurants, hospitals, hotels, and theaters.  They learn to develop designs and prepare working drawings and specifications for interior construction, furnishings, lighting, and finishes.  Students will also learn to use computers to plan layouts that can be changed easily to include ideas received from the client.  They will also be responsible for designing lighting and architectural details such as crown molding, coordinate colors, and select furniture, floor coverings and curtains.

Graduates will work at a variety of furniture workshops, or architectural firms. Their job title would be designers, and they will operate within the creative department.

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2.     Graphic Arts

Students graduating with a degree in Graphic Arts & Designs will be able to use a variety of print, electronic and film media to create art that meets a client’s need.  They will also learn to use computer software to design new images, some of which may appear on the Internet and CD-ROM.  They will learn to create promotional displays and marketing brochures for new products, visual designs of annual reports, and other similar literature, along with distinctive logos for businesses and products.  Students will be able to design the overall layout of magazines, newspapers, journals, and other publications, and may create graphics for television and computer aided-generated media.

The Lebanese government, Ministry of Higher Vocational Education, officially recognizes the DTS in Interior & Graphic Design. (Graphic Arts  concentration).  Holders of this degree are entitled to pursue further studies in this field such as the BA, and the MA, which AAT offers to its students via its modern international audio-visual network.

Holders of a BA degree in graphic arts will be hired by establishments that deal with media and communication such as publishing houses, magazines, television stations... etc.  They will work in the layout department as creative artists, design editors, card and logo designers, or web page layout designers on the Internet.