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A.Sc. in Administrative Professional Office Management 

 

 
Introduction

Build the competencies to further a career in administrative management with the Associate of Science Degree in Administrative Professional Office Management (ASc APOM). The programme is designed to create a cadre of trained administrative professionals at the middle administrative level across the Caribbean. Students pursue a mix of courses designed to provide them with general knowledge and skills, a foundation in management principles and functional skills in administrative and office management which will enable them to enhance productivity and advance organizational goals.

Graduates who meet minimum GPA requirements will be eligible for entry to Level 2 of the relevant BSc programme at UWI.

 
Who is this programme for?

The ASc APOM programme is specifically designed for administrative professionals, office managers and persons interested in formalizing their skills in administrative management.

 
Programme Structure

The associate degree programmes are delivered using a mixed-mode format. Some courses are delivered in a face-to-face environment and some courses are delivered using blended learning or online approaches. Students must have access to a computer and Internet access. Online orientation is conducted before the start of the programme.

Students complete a total of 60 credits normally equivalent to 20 courses. Students explore general education and core courses in a number of areas including:

• Mathematics
• Office Management
• Business Law
• Records Management
• Corporate Secretarial Practices
• Introductory Foreign Language

 
When will the programme start?

The programme starts in August or January of the academic year.

 
Entry Requirements

Applicants should meet lower level matriculation requirements which include:

1.    Holders of five (5) CXC or GCE ‘O’ Level passes or equivalent, not necessarily obtained at the same sitting, as follows:
    (i)    English (A), and
    (ii)   Mathematics or a foreign language, or an approved science (not Health Science), or additional Mathematics or Geography
    (iii)  Three (3) other approved subjects not already counted above.


2.    Persons over the age of 21 on the basis of their overall academic and professional attainments.
3.    Holders of the approved certificates from the School of Continuing Studies, UWI with an acceptable pass in English Language
 

 
Academic Preparation
OOL1001 Orientation to Online Learning
IYMS1001 Improving Your Math Skills
 
Course of Study
General Education
MGMT1000 Introduction to Computers Online
FOUN1101 Caribbean Civilization Online
FOUN1001 English for Academic Purposes Online
ECON1003 Mathematics for the Social Sciences Online
ECON1005 Introductory Statistics Online
SPAN0900 Introductory Spanish OR Face-to-Face
FREN0900 Introductory French Face-to-Face
     

 

Programme Core
MGMT1001 Principles of Management Online
ACCT1002 Introduction to Financial Accounting Online
BUAD1902 Office Management Face-to-Face
BUAD1904 Records Management Face-to-Face
BUAD1903 Business & Commercial Law Face-to-Face
PHIL1901 Business Ethics Face-to-Face
ECON1002 Introduction to Macroeconomics Online
ACCT1003 Cost and Management Accounting Online
MGMT1915 Fundamentals of Organisational Behaviour Face-to-Face
MGMT1902 Fundamentals of Human Resource Management Face-to-Face
BUAD1905 Corporate Secretarial Practice Face-to-Face
MGMT1914 Industrial Relations Management Face-to-Face
     
One of :    
     
MGMT1905 Caribbean Business Environment Face-to-Face
INFO1901   Management Information Systems Face-to-Face
MGMT1908 Project Cycle Management Face-to-Face

 

Level I Electives (Choose ONE (1) Elective)
SOCI1002 Introduction to Sociology Online     
ECON1001 Introduction to Microeconomics Online

 

 
 
 
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