BSc. in business administration

 

Program Overview

Through this course KWUST aims to produce graduates with a broad interest in all commercial activities and who will build upon knowledge of the functional, environmental, behavioural, economic and legal aspects of business and provide analytical and conceptual tools for analyzing and solving problems.  The programme is designed to create a self-directed graduate who will understand the particular challenges women face in the dynamic and multicultural workplace.  The graduate will therefore enter the job market confident that she knows herself and her skills well enough to compete and be competent to be a leader - in whatever area of operation she may choose.

Upon completion of the course, graduates will: -

      i)            Have an awareness of the broad range of knowledge required in business administration

     ii)            Be equipped with specialized knowledge required in the particular profession they wish to enter.

   iii)            Develop the analytical and behavioural skills they will require to make effective use of this knowledge in employment.

   iv)            Understand the particular challenges women face in the dynamic multicultural workplace.

     v)            Develop the skills and capabilities required to successfully pursue graduate studies in business.   

 

The course has six distinct majors: -

    (i)            Accounting

   (ii)            Finance

 (iii)            General Management

 (iv)            International Business Management

   (v)            Marketing

 (vi)            Purchasing and Supply Management

 

Year 1.

Semester 1

CODE

TITLE

KLC 001

Communication Skills

KAC 100

Principles of Accounting I

KFI   100

Principles of Micro-economic Theory

KBA 101

Introduction to Business

KBA 107

Introduction to Micro computers

KBA 210

Principles of Marketing

Semester 2

CODE

TITLE

KGS 001

Cultuer Sex and Gender Studies

KFI   001

Introduction to Financial Management

KAC 101

Principles of Accounting II

KFI   101

Principles of Macro economic Theory

KBA 106

Business Mathematics

KPS  100

Principles of Purchasing

Semester 3

CODE

TITLE

KGS 002

Community Service

Year 2.

Semester 1

CODE

TITLE

KLC 002

Development Studies

KAC 200

Intermediate Accounting I

KFI   200

Business Finance

KFI   201

Intermediate Micro-economic Theory

KBA 203

Statistics for Management

KBA 209

Principles of Management

Semester 2

CODE

TITLE

KCS  001

Computing Professional Ethics

KLC  003

Public Image & Relations

KAC 102

Introduction to Management Accounting

KAC 200 Intermediate Accounting II

KFI   202

Intermediate Macro economic Theory

KBA 202

Production & Operations Management

Year 3.

Semester 1

CODE

TITLE

KBA301

Business Law

KBA302

Business Communication

KGM401

Implementing Total Quality

KAC301

Advanced Management Accounting

KAC300

Advanced Financial Accounting Techniques

KFI 300

Corporate Financial Planning and Strategy

KFI301

Financial Institutions and Markets I

KGM300

Group Dynamics

KBM300

Fundamentals of International Business

KBM301

International Trade and Export-Import Management

KBA319

Industrial Marketing

KBA317

Consumer Behaviour

KPS300

Contract Administration

KPS301

Inventory Planning

 

Electives

KAC304

International Accounting

KAC305

Bankruptcy & Reorganization

KFI303

Monetary Theory & Policy

KFI307

Advanced Micro-economic Theory

KAC302

Cost Accounting

KGM303

Cross-Cultural Management

KGM304

Industrial Relations

KFI306

Risk Management

KBA317

Consumer Behaviour

KBA322

Not-for-Profit Marketing

KBA321

Sales Management

Semester 2

CODE

TITLE

KBA304

Business Ethics

KBA305

Business Leadership & Strategy

KBA323

Entrepreneurship I

KAC302

Cost Accounting

KAC303

Auditing

KFI306

Risk Management

KFI302

Investment Analysis

KGM301

Organisation Structure and Environment

KGM302

Human Resource Management (General Management)

KBM302

Multinational Business Operations and Strategy

KBM305

Organization Theory

KBA318

Marketing Research

KBA320

Strategic Marketing Planning

KPS302 Material Management
  Electives

KAC304

International Marketing

KAC306

Project Management

KFI304 Advanced Corporate Finance
KFI305 Financial Institutions & Markets II
KFI308 Advanced Macro-economic Theory
KGM305 Organization Behaviour
KBM304 Regional Economic Integration and Business Strategy
KBA324 Managing Marketing Communications

Semester 3

CODE

TITLE

KGS310

Internship

 

Year 4.

Semester 1

CODE

TITLE

KBA400

Research Methodology

KBA422

Entrepreneurship  II

KBA424

Company Law

KAC400

Advanced Financial Accounting Practice

KAC401

Auditing and Investigation

KFI404

Public Finance

KFI405

Seminar in Finance

KGM400

Leadership and Women

KBM 407

Management of International Business & Organizations

KBA418

International Marketing

KBA421

Public Relations

KPS400

Purchasing and IT

KPS401 Purchasing Ethics
 

Electives

KAC404

Contemporary Issues in Management Accounting

KAC406

Public Sector Accounting

KFI400

International Finance

KFI406

Investment analysis II

KBA418

International Marketing

KBA421

Public Relations

KBA426

Advanced Marketing Research Technique

KBA427

Selected Topics in Marketing Management

KBM402

International Economics I

KBA418

International Marketing

KBA421

Public Relations

KBA426

Advanced Marketing Research Technique

KBA427

Selected Topics in Marketing Management

KBM402

International Economics I

Semester 2

CODE

TITLE

KBA002

Strategic Management

KBA401

Research Project

KAC402

Taxation

KFI402

Money and Banking

KGM401

Implementing Total Quality

KGM402

Organisational Power and Politics

KBM401

International Business Seminar

KFI401

Multinational Financial Management

KBA420

Product Management

KBA429

Applied Marketing Research

KPS402

Supplies Management

KPS403

International Logistics Management

Electives

KAC403

Contemporary Issues in Financial Accounting

KAC405

Accounting Theory

KAC407

Contemporary Issues in Taxation

KBM402

International Economics I

KFI401

Multinational Financial Management

KGM403

Conflict Resolution:  Negotiation and Mediation

KBM403

Management Information Systems

KBM405

Selected Topics in Business and Strategies

KBM406

International Economics II

KBA419

Pricing

KBA430

Promotion & Advertising

KBA431

Retail Marketing Management

KPS404

Contemporary Issues in Inventory Management

KPS405

Special Topics in Purchasing

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