Campus Learning
The programme consists of core (required) and elective modules. Some modules may have prerequisites (i.e. may require the students to pass another module or set of modules first). The number at the end of the module in parenthesis indicates the credit load of the module. One credit is equal to 10 hours of learning (guided in class and independent combined); therefore 10- credit module requires on average 100 hours of learning from the students.
Core Modules
- C5-IMO-20: Introduction to MS Office (10)
- B5-BS1-17: Business Mathematics Statistics 1 (10)
- B5-BUC-20: Business Communication (10)
- B5-LAB-20: Legal Aspects of Business (10)
- B5- FUE-20: Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship (10)
- B5- PMK-20: Principles of Marketing (10)
- B5-BM1-20: Business Management 1 (10)
- A5-IFA-20: Introduction to Financial Accounting (10)
- B6-SEP-20: Small Business and Entrepreneurial Planning (10)
- B5-MIE-17: Microeconomics (10)
- B6-BPM-20: Business Project Management (10)
- B6-OBE-20: Organisational Behaviour (10)
- B6-BPM-20: Business Project Management (10)
- B6-OBE-20: Organisational Behaviour (10)
- B6-PMT-20: Project Management Tools, Techniques and Softwares (10)
- B6-MAE-17: Macroeconomics (10)
- B6-PTM-20: Procurement and Tender Management (10)
- A6-FA1-17: Financial Accounting 1 (20)
- B6-ESE-20: Entrepreneurship Strategy and Enterprise Sustainability (10)
- B6-BIS-20: Business Information Systems (10)
- B6-FFM-20: Fundamentals of Financial Management (10)
- B6-MKT-20: Marketing Management (10)
- A7-MAC-20: Management Accounting (10)
- B6-OPM-20: Operations Management (10)
- B6-MGE-20: Managing Growth in Small Enterprises (10)
- B6-ERP-20: Enterprise Risk and Portfolio Management (10)
- B6-AWB-20: Academic Writing for Business (10)
- B7-SBS-20: Small Business Strategy (10)
- B7-RMB-20: Research Methods in Business (10)
- B7-IEM-20: Import and Export Management (10)
- B7-HRM-20: Human Resources Management (10)
- B7-ISB-20: Investment in Small Business (10)
- B7-QUM-20: Quality Management (10)
- B7-CIE-20: Contemporary Issues in Entrepreneurship (10)
- B7-BEC-20: Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility (10)
- B8-ENI-20: Entrepreneurship and Innovation (20)
- B7-RP1-20: Research Project 1: Proposal Writing (10)
- B7-STM-20: Strategic Management (20)
- B7-SBC-20: Small Business Consulting and Counseling (10)
- B7-PPB-20: Professional Practice in Business (40)
- B7-RP2- 20: Research Project 2: Dissertation (20)
Elective Modules
- Select two from the following:
- B7-FBM-20: Family Business Management (10)
- B7-EBS-17: E-Business (10)
- B7-CHM-20: Change Management (10)
- B7-PPP-20: Public-Private Partnerships (10)
- Select any two from the following:
- B7-IBM-20: International Business Management (10)
- B7-CRM-20: Customer Relationship Management (10)
- B7-BMT-20: Brand Management (10)
Recommended full-time study path (4½ years):
Year | Sem | Module | Credits |
Year 1 | Sem 1 | B5-BS1-17: Business Mathematics Statistics 1 | 10 |
C5-IMO-20: Introduction to MS Office | 10 | ||
B5-BUC-20: Business Communication | 10 | ||
B5-LAB-20: Legal Aspects of Business | 10 | ||
B5- FUE-20: Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship | 10 | ||
B5- PMK-20: Principles of Marketing | 10 | ||
Sem 2 | B5-BM1-20: Business Management 1 | 10 | |
A5-IFA-20: Introduction to Financial Accounting | 10 | ||
B6-SEP-20: Small Business and Entrepreneurial Planning | 10 | ||
B5-MIE-17: Microeconomics | 10 | ||
B6-BPM-20: Business Project Management | 10 | ||
B6-OBE-20: Organisational Behaviour | 10 | ||
Year 2 | Sem 3 | B6-PMT-20: Project Management Tools, Techniques and Softwares | 10 |
B6-MAE-17: Macroeconomics | 10 | ||
B6-PTM-20: Procurement and Tender Management | 10 | ||
A6-FA1-17: Financial Accounting 1 | 10 | ||
B6-ESE-20: Entrepreneurship Strategy and Enterprise Sustainability | 10 | ||
B6-BIS-20: Business Information Systems | 10 | ||
Sem 4 | B6-FFM-20: Fundamentals of Financial Management | 10 | |
B6-MKT-20: Marketing Management | 10 | ||
B6-OPM-20: Operations Management | 10 | ||
B6-MGE-20: Managing Growth in Small Enterprises | 10 | ||
B6-ERP-20: Enterprise Risk and Portfolio Management | 10 | ||
B6-AWB-20: Academic Writing for Business | 10 | ||
Year 3 | Sem 5 | B7-SBS-20: Small Business Strategy | 10 |
B7-RMB-20: Research Methods in Business | 10 | ||
B7-IEM-20: Import and Export Management | 10 | ||
B7-HRM-20: Human Resources Management | 10 | ||
Elective – (Select two module from below) | |||
B7-FBM-20: Family Business Management | 10 | ||
B7-EBS-17: E-Business | 10 | ||
B7-CHM-20: Change Management | 10 | ||
B7-PPP-20: Public-Private Partnerships | 10 | ||
Sem 6 | B7-ISB-20: Investment in Small Business | 10 | |
B7-QUM-20: Quality Management | 10 | ||
B7-CIE-20: Contemporary Issues in Entrepreneurship | 10 | ||
B7-BEC-20: Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility | 10 | ||
Elective –I (Select one module form below) | |||
B7-IBM-20: International Business Management | 10 | ||
B7-CRM-20: Customer Relationship Management | 10 | ||
B7-BMT-20: Brand Management | 10 | ||
Year 4 | Sem 7 | B8-ENI-20: Entrepreneurship and Innovation | 20 |
B7-RP1-20: Research Project 1: Proposal Writing | 10 | ||
B7-STM-20: Strategic Management | 20 | ||
B7-SBC-20: Small Business Consulting and Counseling | 10 | ||
Sem 8 | B7-PPB-20: Professional Practice in Business | 40 | |
B7-RP2- 20: Research Project 2: Dissertation | 20 |
Admissions Criteria
1) Applicants are expected to have successfully completed secondary schooling. The typical entry requirement is BGCSE or IGCSE (In Botswana), LGCSE (In Lesotho) or other equivalent secondary school qualification. BGCSE or IGCSE (in Botswana) and LGCSE (In Lesotho) are required to achieve a minimum grade of ‘D’ in five subjects.
2) The applicant should have passed in a minimum of five subjects including English in BGCSE, LGCSE or equivalent.
3) Applicants in possession of a Diploma or Higher Diploma in a related field may be given exemptions based on the credit point equivalency.
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