Course Details

  • Course Name : Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
  • Category : Undergraduate
  • Course Duration: 4 Years
  • Department : Department of Management Studies
  • Tuition/ Semester (Naira): 307,500.00

About this Programme

The Bachelor of Science in business administration degree program provides students with a comprehensive knowledge of business theories and models and their application to real world problems, with a focus on:

  • Analysis of business problems and opportunities.
  • Key business functions, such as leadership and entrepreneurship.
  • Analysis and implementation of business decisions and theories.

Students learn to connect business concepts to the larger global society, with preparation for a clear career path within the field of business. They are provided a solid preparation to continue to graduate studies in business administration or related fields.

The program has three overarching goals and Objectives:

  1. Provides a framework in applying appropriate business models in decision-making situations.
  • Interpret and analyze accounting information for efficiency and continuous performance improvement
  • Apply concepts and principles for marketing resources, goods and services
  • Understand the basic principles of corporate finance and how capital markets operate
  • Understand how and when to use basic statistical analysis
  • Understand fundamental principles of economics and how they apply to business decisions
  • Identify and analyze business problems and opportunities and formulate recommendations for courses of action.
  • Identify opportunities for new business ventures, and evaluate their potential for success.
  1. Covers the knowledge and skills needed to perform effectively within a team environment.
  • Lead and/or co-lead collaborative projects using team building skills to accomplish group goals apply their knowledge of basic components and interactions between hardware and software to create programs to solve computing problems
  • Understand the basic principles of organizational theory and the relationship between employees and organizations
  • Understand the principles of setting performance goals, and monitoring, mentoring and motivating employees.
  1. Enhances a command of applying ethical reasoning to business situations
  • Demonstrate how business behavior and policies can leave a lasting effect on society, and how some portions of society may be affected differently
  • Develop self-awareness with respect to management style, time management, and sensitivity to diversity in the workplace
  • Recognize the need to respond to ethical and legal concerns relating to human resource and organizational management.

On completion of B.Sc. in Business Administration programme, graduates will demonstrate the following knowledge and skills

Business knowledge: Our students will demonstrate application and integration of knowledge in the following ways:

  • Application: demonstrate one can apply functional and foundational concepts to think critically and solve business problems in curricular and co-curricular situations.
  • Functional interdependence: demonstrate an understanding of the interdependencies among business functions and processes.
  • Interface with society: demonstrate an understanding of how economic, legal and regulatory, political, social, technical, environmental, and competitive forces (local, regional, global) impact business and vice versa.

Innovative thinking: Our students will demonstrate innovative thinking in the following ways:

  • Opportunity recognition: articulate ways to turn situations and problems into business or personal opportunities.
  • Creativity: recognize when creative thinking is appropriate in a problem-solving process and generate novel solutions to problems or new ways to respond to opportunities.

Personal and social responsibility: Our students will demonstrate personal and social responsibility in the following ways:

  • Ethical decision making: recognize ethical issues, apply ethical frameworks to analyze them, then choose and defend a solution.
  • Reflective thinking: demonstrate careful consideration of a belief, form of knowledge, action, or experience and think about it, evaluate it, and develop insight toward future action.
  • Initiative: seek opportunities for active involvement in curricular and/or co-curricular areas.
  • Taking others’ perspectives: demonstrate an understanding of another person’s point of view in curricular and co-curricular activities.

Communication skills: Our students will demonstrate effective communication in the following ways:

  • Writing: produce quality business documents that exhibit competence in content, organization and clarity, quality, and referencing.
  • Presenting: develop and make quality business presentations that exhibit competence in content, listening, media, non-verbal presentation skills, organization and clarity, and verbal presentation skills.
  • Informal communication: communicate effectively in curricular or co-curricular small group situations.

Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) Applicants:

  • An acceptable score in the UTME and at least five (5) credits including Mathematics, English and Economics or Commerce in Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) or National Examination Council (NECO) in not more than two (2) sittings

Director Entry Applicants:

  • Direct entry applicants must have at least four (4) credits including English and mathematics in SSCE or NECO in at most two sittings and at least two passes in ‘A’ level G.C.E or Diploma at credit level or Interim Joint Matriculation Board (IJMB).
Curriculum Structure

100 Level

Course code Course title  Units  Status LH PH
  First Semester  
AMS 101 Principles of Management 2 C 30 0
AMS 103 Introduction to Computers 2 C 30 0
BUA 101 Introduction to Business I 2 C 30 0
GST 111 Communication in English 2 C 15 45
NUM-EHR 101 Introduction  to  Human  Resource Management 2 C 30 0
NUM-MKT 111 Elements of Marketing 2 C 30 0
NUM-BIT 113 Introduction to E-Commerce and E-Business 2 C 30 0
NUM-BIT 111 Introduction  to  Business  Information Technology 2 R 30 0
Sub-total 16 225 45
Second Semester  
AMS 102 Basic Mathematics 2 C 30 0
AMS 104 Principles of Project Management 2 C 30 0
BUA 102 Introduction to Business II 2 C 30 0
GST 112 Nigerian Peoples and Culture 2 C 30 0
NUM-ENT 102 Creative Problem Solving 2 C 30 0
NUM-GEN 102 Community Engagement and Social Development 3 R 15 90
NUM-PRM 104 Introduction to Procurement and Supply Environments 2 C 30 0
NUM-EHR 102 Introduction to Employment Relations 2 C 30 0
Sub-total 17 225 90

200 Level

Course code Course title  Units  Status LH PH
  First Semester  
ENT 211 Entrepreneurship and Innovation 2 C 15 45
BUA 201 Principles of Business Administration I 3 C 45 0
BUA 203 Business Statistics 3 C 45 0
BUA 205 Leadership and Governance 2 C 30 0
NUM-PMG 213 Project  Finance  and  Resources Management 2 C 30 0
NUM-EHR 201 Human  Resource  Planning  and Administration 2 C 30 0
NUM-PRM 203 Project and Quality Management in Procurement 2 C 30 0
Sub-total 16 225 45
Second Semester  
GST 212 Philosophy, Logic, and Human Existence 2 C 30 0
BUA 202 Principles of Business Administration II 3 C 45 0
BUA 204 Quantitative Analysis in Management 3 C 45 0
BUA 216 Introduction to Financial Management 3 C 45 0
BUA 218 Green Management 2 C 30 0
NUM-BIT 212 Applications of Computer in Business 2 C 15 45
NUM-MKT 212 Business to Business Marketing 2 C 30 0
Sub-total 17 240 45
Total 33 465 90

300 Level

Course code Course title  Units  Status LH PH
  First Semester  
BUA 303 Management Theory 3 C 45 0
FIN 313 Financial Management 3 C 45 0
BUA 313 Innovation Management 2 C 30 0
BUA 319 E-Commerce 2 C 30 0
BUA 321 Business Start-up 2 C 15 45
BUA 323 Supply Chain Management 2 C 30 0
NUM-BUA 301 Risk Management 2 R 30 0
Sub-total 16 225 45
Second Semester  
BUA 302 Human Behaviour in Organisations 3 C 45 0
BUA 304 Human Resource Management 3 C 45 0
BUA 310 Production and Operation Management 3 C 45 0
BUA 312 Small Business Management 2 C 30 0
ENT 312 Venture Creation 2 C 15 45
GST 312 Peace and Conflict Resolution 2 C 30 0
Sub-total 15 210 45
Total 31 435 90

400 Level

Course code Course title  Units  Status LH PH
  First Semester  
BUA 401 Business  Policy  and  Strategic Management 3 C 45 0
BUA 409 Management Information System 2 C 30 0
BUA 411 Analysis for Business Decision 3 C 45 0
NUM-BUA 499 Research Methods and Proposal writing 3 C 30 45
NUM-BUA 403 Multinational Management 2 R 30 0
NUM-BUA 405 Seminar on Contemporary issues in the Business Environment 2 R 30 0
Sub-total 15   210 45
Second Semester  
BUA 402 Strategic Thinking and Problem Solving 3 C 45 0
BUA 406 International Business 3 C 45 0
BUA 420 Internship 3 C 0 135
NUM-BUA 498 Business Consultancy Project 5 C 0 225
NUM-BUA 408 Managing Organisational Change and Performance 2 C 30 0
NUM-BUA 410 Fundamentals of Globalisation and Emerging Markets 2 C 30 0
Sub-total 18   150 360
Total 33   360 405