Philosophy
The M.Sc. Business Administration 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 Management.
Objectives
1. To equip the students with essential theoretical and practical knowledge and skills needed for research and development in the field of Management, and to empower such students with the needed requirements to offer services in teaching, research and 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 graduate will be able to:
1. Effectively manage a marketing/business enterprise.
2. Effectively initiate, conduct and supervise a research program in the field of Management
3. Effectively teach a Business Administration course at the undergraduate level.
4. Provide effective leadership, at a management scale, in a public or private enterprise.
SPECIALISATION ELECTIVES (3 Credits per Course)
Production / Operations Management
BSAD 837 Business TQM and Techniques
BSAD 817 Facilities Location Methods
BSAD 815 Operations Management
BSAD 823 Strategic Decisions in Production Management
BSAD 853 Project management
Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management
BSAD 803 Entrepreneurship Development
BSAD 821 Small Business Management
BSAD 863 Purchasing and Supplies Management
BSAD 873 Feasibility Studies and Marketing Survey
BSAD 883 Small Scale Business Accounting
Strategic Management
BSAD 875 Business Environment
FNCE 851 Corporate Finance
BSAD 872 International Business
BSAD 881 Business Policy
BSAD 861 Comparative and Change Management
Human Resources Management
BSAD 852 Intermediate Human Resources Management
BSAD 839 Organizational Change & Development
BSAD 882 Labour Relations & Collective Bargaining
BSAD 835 Organizational Design
BSAD 877 Theory and Administration of Compensation
BSAD 851 Industrial Psychology
MASTER OF SCIENCE (M.Sc.) BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION COURSES
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COURSE |
COURSE TITLE |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
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GEDS 801 |
GENERAL REQUIREMENT |
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 841 |
Organization Behavior |
3 |
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BSAD 862 |
Management Process |
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3 |
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BSAD 843 |
Management Theory |
3 |
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BSAD 842 |
Research Methods |
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3 |
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ACCT 842 |
Strategic Financial Management |
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2 |
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BSAD 802 |
Strategic 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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BSAD 890 |
Dissertation |
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6 |
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SPECIALIZATION ELECTIVES |
3 |
3 |
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Total Credit Units (45) |
20 |
19 |
6 |
NB: (1) Students in consultation with the Course Coordinator and or the HOD are to choose ONE specialization course (3 Credits per Course)in their First and Second semester.
Admission Requirements
Candidates for admission into the M.Sc. (Business Administration) degree program of the
Department of Business Administration & Marketing should have:
A Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration or other relevant program 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 subject to transcript record).
or
Matured candidates with not less than 5 years relevant work experience (who possess PGD in Management) in addition to a B.Sc. degree/HND in a field other than Business Administration may be considered.
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 the standard of the final year class of the B.Sc. (Business/Marketing) degree program. The admission requirements into the undergraduate programs of the Department also apply.
Graduation Requirements
The general requirements for graduation include the following:
General Requirement Courses - 4 Credit Units
Core Courses - 29 Credit Units
Dissertation - 6 Credit Units
Elective Courses - 6 Credit Units
TOTAL - 45 Credit Units
Course Duration
Regular: minimum of three (3) semesters and maximum of five (5) semesters.
Elongated: minimum of four (4) semesters and maximum of six (6) semesters.
Probation
Candidate scoring less than 3.00 CGPA at the end of any semester will be placed on probation for the next semester only.
Minimum CGPA for graduation: 3.0
