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BSc (Hons) in Business Management
Mode of Study: Campus Learning | Distance Learning
The Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Business Management is targeted at those wishing to build a career in management, mainly in the profit-driven sectors. The programme carefully combines theoretical and practical learning through pedagogical approaches and work-related learning to ensure the production of graduates with both the knowledge and the skills to succeed in the cutthroat business sectors of Botswana and elsewhere.
Programme details: The programme consists of core (required) and elective modules as detailed below. Some modules may have pre-requisites (i.e. may require the student to pass another module or set of modules first). Some modules may be co-requisite (i.e. such modules are required to be taken together). The number at the end of the module in parenthesis indicates the credit load of the module. 1 credit is equal to 10 hours of learning (guided, in-class and independent combined); therefore a 10-credit module requires on average 100 hours of learning from the student.
Core Modules
- B5-BM1-13 Business Management 1 (20)
- D5-CS1-17 Communications and Study Skills 1 (10)
- C5-ICO-11 Introduction to Computers (20)
- B5-BS1-17 Business Mathematics and Statistics 1 (10)
- B5-BM2-13 Business Management 2 (20)
- B5-LAB-13 Legal Aspects of Business (20)
- B5-MIE-17 Micro Economics (10)
- B5-BS2-17 Business Mathematics and Statistics 2 (10)
- D5-CS2-17 Communications and Study Skills 2 (10)
- B6-MAE-17 Macro Economics (10)
- B6-OBE-13 Organisational Behaviour (20)
- A5-IFA-13 Introduction to Financial Accounting (20)
- A6-FMA-13 Fundamentals of Management Accounting (20)
- B6-MKT-13 Marketing Management (20)
- B6-SBM-17 Small Business Management (20)
- B7-FFM-17 Fundamentals of Financial Management (20)
- B7-OPM-13 Operations Management (20)
- B7-CFI-13 Corporate Finance (20)
- B7-EBS-13 E-Business (20)
- B7-PPR-13 Professional Practice in Business (60)
- B8-BRM-13 Business Research Methods (20)
- B8-STM-13 Strategic Management(20)
- B8-ENT-13 Essentials of Entrepreneurship (20)
- B8-PRO-13 Project in Business (40)
Elective Modules
Select one from the following:
B7-CGV-13: Corporate Governance (20)
B7-SMK-13: Strategic Marketing (20)
Select one from the following:
B7-PRM-13: Project Management (20)
B7-CHM-13: Change Management (20)
Select one from the following:
B8-HRM-13: Human Resources Management (20)
B8-IEM-13: Import and Export Management (20)
Recommended full-time study path (4½ years):
Year | Semester | Module code | Module name | Credits |
1 | 1st semester | B5-BM1-13 | Business Management 1 | 20 |
D5-CS1-17 | Communications and Study Skills 1 | 10 | ||
C5-ICO-11 | Introduction to Computers | 20 | ||
B5-BS1-17 | Business Mathematics and Statistics 1 | 10 | ||
2nd semester | B5-BM2-13 | Business Management 2 | 20 | |
B5-LAB-13 | Legal Aspects of Business | 20 | ||
B5-MIE-17 | Micro Economics | 10 | ||
B5-BS2-17 | Business Mathematics and Statistics 2 | 10 | ||
2 | 3rd semester | D5-CS2-17 | Communications and Study Skills 2 | 10 |
B6-MAE-17 | Macro Economics | 10 | ||
B6-OBE-13 | Organisational Behaviour | 20 | ||
A5-IFA-13 | Introduction to Financial Accounting | 20 | ||
4th Semester | A6-FMA-13 | Fundamentals of Management Accounting | 20 | |
B6-MKT-13 | Marketing Management | 20 | ||
B6-SBM-17 | Small Business Management | 20 | ||
3 | 5th Semester | B7-FFM-17 | Fundamentals of Financial Management | 20 |
B7-OPM-13 | Operations Management | 20 | ||
Select any one from the following: | 20 | |||
B7 - CGV - 13 | Corporate Governance | 20 | ||
B7 - SMK - 13 | Strategic Marketing | |||
6th Semester | B7-CFI-13 | Corporate Finance | 20 | |
B7-EBS-13 | E-Business | 20 | ||
Select any one from the following: | ||||
B7 - PRM - 13 | Project Management | 20 | ||
B7 - CHM - 13 | Change Management | 20 | ||
7th Semester | B7-PPR-13 | Professional Practice in Business | 60 | |
4 | 8th Semester | B8-BRM-13 | Business Research Methods | 20 |
B8-STM-13 | Strategic Management | 20 | ||
Select any one from the following: | ||||
B8 - HRM - 13 | Human Resources Management | 20 | ||
B8 - IEM - 13 | Import and Export Management | 20 | ||
9th Semester | B8-ENT-13 | Essentials of Entrepreneurship | 20 | |
B8-PRO-13 | Project in Business | 40 |
Admissions Criteria
1) Applicants are expected to have successfully completed secondary schooling. The typical entry requirement is LGCSE or other equivalent secondary school qualification. Candidates are required to achieve a minimum grade of ‘D’ in five subjects.
2) Applicants must have 10 points in English and Mathematics combined or 32 points in the top 5 subjects.
3) Applicants must have a minimum grade of ‘C’ in Mathematics and ‘D’ in English.
4) Applicants in possession of a Diploma or Higher Diploma in related field may be given exemptions based on the credit point equivalency.