This intensive university level program gives you the opportunity to accompany the changes in the labor market and provides you with the necessary tools to build or improve your career.

The program is composed of the following courses:

Business English and Communication: (24 hours $175,   32 hours - $250)

Developing specialized business techniques that will meet the trainees’ needs to become more efficient and effective.  This course will enable them to become creative in writing messages, delivering effective speeches, as well as communicating more effectively while mastering fundamental language and human relations skills. This course includes the following topics: Letters, reports memos, minutes of meetings, news releases, resumes, job applications listening, speaking, presentations and interviews.

Accounting I+II: (28 hours - $225)  &  (28 hours - $225)

Providing accounting skills with a better understanding of the environment in which accounting information is developed and used. This course discusses the following topics: Financial reporting process, financial statements, ledger journal, trial balance, adjusting entries, worksheet, income statement, balance sheet, relationship among the financial statements, closing the temporary accounts, accounting for merchandising activities, classified financial statements, accounting systems, internal control, audits, control of cash transactions, account receivable and cost of goods sold.

Macroeconomics/Microeconomics: (48 hours - $350)

The course is designed to provide a solid foundation of economic understanding for use in managerial decision making. It offers an intuitive treatment of economic theory and analysis.  This course deals mainly with problems of unemployment, inflation, income redistribution and poverty program, international trade and exchange, and economic growth and development.

Finance: (30 hours - $250)

The primary goal is to provide trainees with a thorough foundation of finance.  This course covers the basic principles, techniques, and institutional aspects needed for effective analysis of business finance. Trainees completing this course will be well prepared for courses in investments.

Cost Accounting: (24 hours - $175)

This course provides data for various purposes, including planning, controlling, and product costing.  It deals with business-function costs, cost driver, direct and indirect cost distinction, variable-fixed cost distinction, activity-based accounting, service sector, and modern cost management.

Principles of Marketing: (30 hours - $250) 

This course is designed to help trainees learn about the basic concepts and practices of modern marketing.  It provides fresh insights into the latest marketing developments and applies marketing thinking to products and services, profit and nonprofit organization, domestic and international companies, and small and large firms.  The course includes the following topics: Modern marketing and its environment, analysis and selection of target markets, development of a marketing program, organization’s price structure, distribution system, promotional program, including advertising, personal selling and sales promotion, marketing of services and international marketing, marketing planning, and marketing implementation and evaluation.

Management: (32 hours - $250)

This course is designed to develop the knowledge and skills for effective management and to stimulate thinking required to determine when and how to use such knowledge and skills.  It discusses, among many topics, tactics, ethical behavior, strategic planning, use and abuse of power, change in organization, management process, major management functions (planning, organizing, directing, and controlling).

Statistics: (30 hours - $250)

This course covers the basic methods of statistical description, statistical interference, and statistical decision analysis.  It deals with analyzing business data, statistical presentations, describing business data, probability, sampling distribution, confidence intervals, and testing hypotheses.

Computer: 

Two courses:   Excel & Advanced Excel 2010  (24 hours - $150)  2 days per week.

                      Access Office 2010 (32 hours - $250)  2 days per week.

Elective course:

Human Resources Management: (30 hours - $250)

HRM, by definition, is the utilization of individuals to achieve organizational objectives. This course describes the diversity of theories, policies, and practices of HRM in a firm. Topics covered include: Employee selection, training and development, appraisal and compensation, job analysis design, benefits administration, as well as labor – management relations.

The final part of this course is dedicated to helping trainees develop skills as global managers and to provide them with an understanding of critical issues in the management of multinational organizations.

International Certification

ALLC offers students the opportunity to earn international English language certificates by preparing them for the official exams.

TOEIC (Test of English for International Communication)
This exam is a standard assessment of English-language proficiency.  Government agencies, corporations and international organizations use the TOEIC to ascertain the English-language capabilities of employees.  Examinations are offered twice a year.

A diploma certified by the Lebanese Government is awarded upon completion of the entire program.