Summary Program Structure for Bachelor of Business Administration

Note that Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) has four (4) options as indicated below:     

  • Procurement option
  • HRM Option
  • Entrepreneurship Option
  • International Business Option

Course in the first three Semesters are all compulsory. Every Semester has six (6) course units. Students start choosing options in the Second Semester of Year Two as indicated in the Program structure below.

YEAR 1 SEMESTER 1

COURSE CODECOURSE NAMECU
BAM 1102Principles of Management3
BAM 1105Introduction to Business Administration3
COE 1101Fundamentals Accounting Principles I                             4
COE 1103Business Communication Skills3
ECO 1101Introductory Microeconomics4
PSM 1101Purchasing Principles3
 Semester load =                                                                 20   CU

YEAR 1 SEMESTER II

COURSE CODECOURSE NAMECU
BAM 1204Information & Communication Technology I3
BAM 1206Business Quantitative Techniques4
COE 1201 Principles of Marketing3
COE 1203 Fundamental Accounting Principles II 3
COE 1204Business Law3
ECO 1202Introductory Macroeconomics 4
 Semester load =                                                                21   CU 

YEAR II SEMESTER I

COURSE CODECOURSE NAMECU
BAM 2102Entrepreneurship Principles3
BAM 2103Information & Communication Technology II3
BHR 2103Principles of Human Resource Management3
COE 2104Elements of Taxation3
COE 2107Company Law3
ECO 2101Microeconomics4
 Semester load =                     19 CU 

YEAR II SEMESTER II

COURSE CODECOURSE NAMECU
 Core courses 
BAM 2202Research Methodology and Design3
COE 2201Marketing Management3
COE 2203Financial Management 4
COE 2208Production & Operations Management3
ECO 2201Macroeconomics4
 (Choose one core option) 
PRO 2203Warehousing and Inventory Management (Procurement option)3
BHR 2201Human Resource Planning & Development (Human Resource Management option)3
BAM 2207Entrepreneurship Theory (Entrepreneurship option)3
BAM 2208International Business Environment (International Business Option)3
 Semester Load =                    20 CU                                                        

Recess Semester (June – August)

COURSE CODECOURSE NAMECU
BAM 2301Field Attachment (Report)5
 Semester Load =                 5 CU                    

YEAR III SEMESTER 1

[PROCUREMENT OPTION]

COURSE CODECOURSE NAMECU
 Core courses 
PRO 3104Public Procurement3
PRO 3105Supply Chain Management 3
PRO 3106Logistics Management3
PRO 3102International Procurement3
 Choose two electives; 
BAM 3101Cost Accounting3
COE 3107Local Government Finance and Management3
PRO 3107Procurement Risk Management3
 Semester =                      18 CU 

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT OPTION

COURSE CODECOURSE NAMECU
 Core courses 
BHR 3101Organizational Behavior 3
BHR 3102Performance Management3
BHR 3103Benefits and Compensation Management 3
BHR 3104Management of Change 3
  
BHR 3105International Human Resource Management3
COE 3116Strategic Human Resource Management3
DEC 3105Ethics, Public Policy and Development3
 Semester Load=                 18 CU 

ENTREPRENEURSHIP OPTION

COURSE CODECOURSE NAMECU
 Core courses 
 Core Courses 
BAM 3113Small Business Management3
BAM 3114Creativity and Innovation3
BAM 3115 Managing Growth3
BAM 3116Intrapreneurship 3
 Choose two electives 
BAM 3104Retail Marketing3
BAM 3105Services Marketing3
BAM 3117 Business Development Services3
 Semester load =                18 CU 

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS OPTION

COURSE CODECOURSE NAMECU
 Core Courses 
PRO 3105Supply Chain Management 3
BHR 3105International Human Resource Management3
COE 3108Global Financial Systems and Markets3
COE 3118Corporate Finance3
 Choose Language & One Elective: 
BAM 3107Global Sourcing3
BAM 3118Introductory Swahili 
BAM 3119Introductory French3
COE 3114Investment and Portfolio Management3
 Semester load =               18 CU 

YEAR III SEMESTER II

PROCUREMENT OPTION

COURSE CODECOURSE NAMECU
 Core courses 
PRO 3204Strategic Procurement Management3
BAM 3213Contracts & Negotiation Management3
COE 3203Strategic Management3
COE 3213Corporate Governance3
 Choose two Electives; 
PRO 3202E-Procurement3
PRO 3203Procurement Audits and Investigations3
ECO 3202Project Planning & Management3
 Semester Load =                  18 CU 

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT OPTION

COURSE CODECOURSE NAMECU
BHR 3201Labour Laws and Industrial Relations3
BHR 3202Negotiation and Conflict Management3
BHR 3204Human Resource information systems3
COE 3203Strategic Management3
 Choose two electives; 
BHR 3205Leadership and Interpersonal Relations3
COE 3213Corporate Governance3
ECO 3202Project Planning and Management3
 Semester Load =                   18 CU 

ENTREPRENEURSHIP OPTION

COURSE CODECOURSE NAMECU
BAM 3214Feasibility Analysis and Business Planning3
COE 3208International Business and Finance3
COE 3203Strategic Management3
COE 3213Corporate Governance3
 Choose two electives: 
BAM 3213Contracts & Negotiation Management3
BAM 3206E-Business3
COE 3211Risk Management3
 Semester Load =                18 CU 

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS OPTION

COURSE CODECOURSE NAMECU
BAM 3207Managing Multinational Organisations3
COE 3209 International Marketing3
COE 3203Strategic Management3
COE 3213Corporate Governance3
 Choose Language & One elective: 
BAM 3221Intermediate Swahili3
BAM 3222Intermediate French3
BAM 3213Contracts & Negotiation Management3
COE 3211Risk Management3
 Semester load =               18 CU