Programme Goal
The goal of this programme is to produce competent graduates who will be innovative change makers in their occupations in their areas of specialisation in management. This includes identifying, creating, assessing, shaping, and decisively acting on opportunities in a variety of contexts and organisations while in cognisance of sustaining social, environmental and economic value.
Areas of specialisation
It provides specialisation areas in:
- Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology.
- Financial Management and Investment.
- Human Resource Management.
- Strategic Management.
- Procurement, Supply Chain and Logistics.
- Business Intelligence and Data Analytics.
Duration of the programme
Two (2) academic years organised into four (4) semesters.
Minimum Entry Requirements
Holder of the following shall be eligible for admission into the University’s postgraduate programmes:
- Any individual with a Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university and must have obtained an upper second or equivalent pass. Or
- Individuals with a Bachelor’s Degree - Second Class honors Lower Division or pass at undergraduate degree and have worked for at least 2 years.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the programme, learner should be able to:
- Apply the skills and knowledge acquired in competently managing organisations.
- Demonstrate management evidence based advisory services.
- Apply the key concepts, theories and methods that underpin business and management research and practice.
- Distinguish between the following principal disciplines; strategic management, accountancy and finance, economics and human resource management.
- Apply analytical skills in research methods and the coursing and manipulation of business data.
- Evaluate how current trends in the external environment are impacting on international businesses.
Mode of Study
Flexible Online Evening Classes from 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM.
Curriculum Setup
The course involves the core units and programme specialisation courses as presented below.
Programme Core Courses
Year 1 Semester 1 (Core)
MBA 610 Statistics for Corporate Managers
MSM 612 Management and Business Ethics
MFI 613 Financial Accounting
MBI 614 Technology, Creativity and Innovation
MHR 615 Human Resource Management
Year 1 Semester 2 (Core)
MBA 616 Managerial Economics
MBA 617 Research Methodology
MFI 618 Management Accounting
MEI 616 Entrepreneurship
MHR 616 Organisational Behaviour
Year 2 Semester 1 (Core)
MIM 611 International Business Management
MBA 610 Research Proposal Writing
Programme Specialisation
Year 2 Semester 1
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Option
MEI 621 Business Planning
MEI 622 Entrepreneurial Leadership and Strategy
MEI 623 Social Entrepreneurship
Human Resource Management Option
MHR 622 Industrial Relations and Labour Laws
MHR 621 Strategic Human Resource Management
MHR 623 Employee Training and Development
Procurement and Logistics Option
MPL 621 Logistics Management
MPL 622 Public Procurement
MPL 623 Supplies and Procurement Law
Strategic Management Option
MSM 622 Survey of Strategic Management
MSM 621 Corporate Systems Dynamics
MSM 623 Global Strategic Management
Finance and Investments Option
MFI 622 Corporate Finance
MFI 623 Financial Risk Modelling & Forecasting Analysis
MFI 621 Derivative Markets & Instruments
Business Intelligence and Data Analytics Option
MBI 622 Business Intelligence and Data Management
MBI 623 Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence
MBI 621 Predictive Analytics for Decision Making
Year 2 Semester 2 (Core)
MBA 625 Research Project Presentation/ Feasibility Study