The professional Masters in Business Administration has the following areas of specializations:
· Operations / Productions Management
· Marketing
· Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management
· Strategic Management
· Human Resources Management
Objectives of the Programme
The MBA program of the department has been designed to provide the students with a broad
and solid basis for acquisition of knowledge and skills in the general principles and practical vocational applications of Business Administration. It is a professional program. Further and specific objectives of the program include the following:
1. To equip the students with essential theoretical and practical knowledge and skills needed for research and development in the field of Business Administration, and to empower such students with the needed requirements to offer services in leadership.
2. The program is in complete agreement with the mission of Babcock University, in building the total man through the training of the head, heart and hand for effective leadership of the society and the church.
Upon completion of the program, the student will be able to:
-effectively manage a marketing/business enterprise.
-effectively initiate and conduct a research program in the field of Business Management.
-provide effective leadership, at a management scale, in a public or private enterprise.
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA) COURSES
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COURSE |
COURSE TITLE |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
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GENERAL REQUIREMENT |
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GEDS 801 |
COURSES
Religion Faith & Morality |
2 |
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GEDS 801 |
Religion, Faith and Morality |
2 |
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GEDS 802 |
Statistics |
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2 |
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CORE COURSES |
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BSAD 800 |
Christian Business Ethics |
3 |
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ECON 801 |
Managerial Economics |
3 |
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BSAD 831 |
Quantitative Techniques & Comp. Application |
3 |
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BSAD 843 |
Management Theory |
3 |
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BSAD 841 |
Organization Behavior |
3 |
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BSAD 845 |
Postgraduate Business Law |
3 |
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BSAD 859 |
General Management |
3 |
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BSAD 842 |
Research Methods |
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3 |
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ACCT 862 |
Financial Accounting |
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3 |
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ACCT 802 |
Financial Management |
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3 |
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BSAD 802 |
Strategic Management |
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3 |
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MKTG 862 |
Advanced Marketing Management |
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3 |
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BSAD 852 |
Intermediate Human Resources Management |
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3 |
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BSAD 822 |
Seminar in Business Administration |
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3 |
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BMBA 890 |
Research Project |
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6 |
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SPECIALISATION ELECTIVES |
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9 |
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Total Credit Units (61) |
23 |
23 |
15 |
NB: Students are required to take three (3) specialization courses (3 Credits per Course) in their third semester in consultation with the HOD and/or the Course Coordinator.
Admission Requirements
Candidates for admission into the MBA degree programme of the Department of Business
Administration & Marketing should have:
A Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration/Marketing, or any other relevant discipline of Babcock University or any other University or Institution of higher learning approved by the Senate of Babcock University (with Second Class Lower and above).
or
Professional Qualifications such as: ACA, ACCA, ANAN, ACMA, ACIT, AIB, ACIS etc plus first degree will not need to pass through qualifying exam, but must have a minimum of one year work experience. Candidates without prior work experience will have to undergo three months internship in any reputable business organization. The admission requirements into the undergraduate programmes of the Department also apply.
Candidates may be required to write and pass a qualifying examination before admission. The qualifying examination will usually be a written test in Principles of Management/Marketing, General Knowledge, and Use of English. The examination will be at a standard of the final year class of the B.Sc. (Business/Marketing) degree program.
