Azerbaijan State University of Economics

This course program offers a challenging variety of courses intended to give students a well-rounded background in all aspects of operating a business. The program helps students develop critical-thinking, problem-solving, leadership, and other skills that will serve them on the job today as well as become a foundation for lifelong learning.

This program will help equip students to adapt to the constantly changing business world, including the globalization of the economy. It will give students credentials that can serve as a launching pad for a variety of business operation and leadership positions, as well as an advanced degree in business.

UNEC Business Administration provides leadership in the creation and transmission of knowledge as one of the largest and best undergraduate business programs in the Caucasus Region.... [-]

This course covers introductory microeconomics and macroeconomics with particular attention given to global and long-run growth issues. The microeconomic portion introduces the discipline and fundamental tools of economics. It proceeds to study the workings of a price system and theories of consumer and firm decision-making.

It further analyzes particular market structures characterized by perfect and imperfect competition, reviews the strengths and weaknesses of a market economy, and considers the government's role in correcting market failures and promoting competition. The macroeconomic portion studies the domestic and international forces that govern the determination of the aggregate level of economic activity and pays particular attention to the determinants of long-run economic growth and stabilization policies used to dampen business cycles.... [-]

The thorough understanding of economics that this course offers will enable students to better understand the world around you and the economic issues we encounter on a daily basis. An Economics offers a great opportunity to engage with modern economic policy issues and economic analysis. Students will study modern economic analysis, economic policy issues, and research techniques. We will also foster your analytical abilities and critical appraisal skills, which are particularly useful transferable skills for graduate employment and will prepare you for a career in the public or private sector, whether that be in financial services, business management or the Government Economic Service.... [-]

This course takes students through the major macro issues relating to the modern world of international business. The course is about the world environment of business addressed at a global, national and regional level. It does not address specific firm management topics, but rather is complementary to those topics.

The course looks at the modern concept of globalization, its causes and effects, the increasing importance of world financial markets, the multinational enterprise and government policies affecting the internationalization of business, and the likely future directions of world business in a global context.

The course reviews the major economies of the world, their participation in the globalization process and a range of economic multilateral institutions. Criticisms of globalization are also discussed. The main goal of the course is to build up the understanding of the theory and policy of the contemporary global economics.... [-]

This course introduces basic accounting principles for a business. Topics include the complete accounting cycle with end-of-period statements, bank reconciliation, payrolls, and petty cash. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of accounting principles and apply those skills to a business organization. This course introduces business decision - making accounting information systems. Emphasis is on analyzing, summarizing, reporting, and interpreting financial information. Upon completion, students should be able to prepare financial statements, understand the role of financial information in decision-making and address ethical considerations. This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement for transferability as a pre-major and/or elective course requirement. ... [-]