BSc Business Administration and Management

Brief

Today’s business environment is characterized with rapid economic, political, social, technological and environmental changes which calls for highly skilled managers to excel in these complex market place.  The emergence of information technology has reduced the world to a universal village thereby encouraging competition as a result of information flow. Thus managers of organizations are now faced with more complex decision environment.

It is in an effort to meet this challenge that the University established the department of Business Management & Administration with Business Management as a degree option. The course is intended to provide student with highly skilled Management techniques in order to cope with the technological, economics and other environmental changes both in business and private sectors of the economy.

The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration programme provides students with all-encompassing knowledge of business theories and concepts and their application to real world problems. The course sharpens students’ analytical thinking on business problems and opportunities, how the different functional areas of business are interrelated as well as develop their leadership and entrepreneurship qualities. This course equips students with vital and creative decision-making skills to help boost students’ personal endeavours and job careers.  

This Business Administration curriculum enables the students to develop a good understanding of the fundamentals of management and various aspects of managerial practice, as well as gain practical experience in a real-world context with the new programme on internship. All the skills that a good manger needs, from the ability to critically analyze management issues to knowledge of managerial responsibilities in the socio-economic environment are provided in this programme. 

Aims & Objectives

The overall objective of the business administration programme is designed to produce managerial manpower with appropriate knowledge, skills and aptitude to succeed in the ever growing and changing business environment. The curriculum is designed to enable graduates of the programme achieve the following specific objectives: 

  1. apply quantitative models analytical skills in handling problems of management and finance for sustainable business operation;  
  2. integrate in a systematic manner business-related problem with conceptual tools for analyzing and evaluating business issues; 
  3. demonstrate good leadership and interpersonal relations skills for successful business management; 
  4. develop an entrepreneurship mind-set with enabling creative competencies for new business development to become job creators; and 
  5. demonstrate capacity for successful career in corporate organizations and public service with high moral and ethical standards. 
  6.   demonstrate theoretical and practical knowledge of state-of-the-earth ICT in the creation and growth of private and corporate entities;
  7.   demonstrate sophisticated skills in applying analytical tools to collect, analyse and interpret data for effective decision-making in both private and public sectors; and
  8.   exhibit high quality knowledge of the understanding and analysis of Micro and Macro businesses operation problems.

Global Course Structure

100 LEVEL

SN

Course Code

Course Title

Units

Status

LH

PH

  1.  

ATBU-BUA111

Introduction to Financial Accounting I

3

C

45

30

  1.  

ATBU-BUA121

Introduction to Financial Accounting II

3

C

45

30

  1.  

ATBU-BUA112

Principle of Economics I

2

C

30

  1.  

ATBU-BUA122

Principle of Economics II

2

C

 

  1.  

ATBU-BUA113

Introduction to Human Resource Management

2

C

30

  1.  

ATBU-BUA123

Introduction to Employment Relations 

2

C

30

  1.  

ATBU-BUA124

E-commerce and E-business  

2

C

30

15

Total 

16

 

 

200 Level

SN

Course Code

Course Title

Units

Status

LH

PH

1

ATBU-BUA211 

Human Resource Planning and Administration 

2

C

30 

2

ATBU-BUA213

Business Multimedia Concept and Application

2

C

30

15

3

ATBU-BUA221

Principles of Marketing Management

2

C

30

4

ATBU-BUA222 

Retail and Wholesale Management 

2

C

30 

5

ATBU-BUA222 

Procurement Management 

2

C

30 

Total 

10

 

 

300 Level

SN

Course Code

Course Title

Units

Status

LH

PH

1

ATBU-BUA311

Revenue Law and Practice

2

C

30

2

ATBU-BUA321 

Performance Appraisal and Management 

2

C

30 

Total

4

 

 

400 Level

 

SN

Course Code

Course Title

Units

Status

LH

PH

1

ATBU-BUA411 

Diversity and Inclusion Management 

2

C

30 

2

ATBU-BUA412 

Severance Management 

2

C

30 

3    

ATBU-BUA421

Internship

2

C

90

  

TOTAL UNITS

6