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A.Sc. in Business Management 

 

 
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.

 
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.

 
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

 
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
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
     
One of:    
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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