A.Sc. in Business Management |
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| Introduction |
Enhance your knowledge base and required skills to pursue a career in business and management with the Associate of Science Degree in Business Management (ASc BUMA). Students pursue a mix of courses in a broad range of areas designed to provide them with a foundation in management principles and functional skills to enhance efficiency 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. | |
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| Who is this programme for? |
The ASc BUMA programme is specifically designed for middle managers, office professionals and persons interested in formalizing their skills in management. |
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| 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:
• Statistics
• Management
• Business Law
• Financial Management
• Human Resources Management
• Introductory Foreign Language |
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| When will the programme start? |
The programme starts in August or January of the academic year |
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| 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
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| Academic Preparation |
| OOL1001 |
Orientation to Online Learning |
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| IYMS1001 |
Improving your Math Skills |
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| 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 |
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| Programme Core |
| MGMT1001 |
Principles of Management |
Online |
| ACCT1002 |
Introduction to Financial Accounting |
Online |
| MKTG1900 |
Fundamentals of Marketing |
Face-to-Face |
| MGMT1907 |
Small Business 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 |
| MGMT1905 |
Caribbean Business Environment |
Face-to-Face |
| MGMT1916 |
Foundations of Financial Management |
Face-to-Face |
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| MGMT1914 |
Industrial Relations Management |
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 |
| FINA1001 |
Elements of Banking & Finance |
Online |
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| Apply Now! |