Master of Business Administration

  • Programme Code: MBA
  • Duration: 2 Years
  • Study time: Weekend
  • Intake: April & August

Overview

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) programme is recommended to the middle and high level managers with a good undergraduate degree in any field. The course is designed to provide specialized training in Accounting, Finance, Marketing, General Management, Procurement and Logistics Management. The MBA programme aims at developing a student's intellectual ability, executive personality and managerial skills through an appropriate blending of business and general education. The MBA curriculum provides students with a comprehensive management education of globally recognized best practices with flexibility of their adaptation to indigenous entrepreneurial and societal context. The increasing competition in the business sector calls for development of a human capital base equipped with managerial competences to deal with the global trends of contemporary business. There is a remarkable increase in the demand of managerial skills in the wake of liberalized economies, elsewhere in developing countries. This in turn has created a need for managers who are capable of handling the emerging challenges and opportunities. [cm_show_info] The programme integrates the academic and research rigor with professional and corporate undertakings. Students are given the opportunity to develop knowledge and understanding of the conceptual and practical aspects of Business Administration, which can spearhead Organizations’ sustainability and excellence. The programme has the following objectives which are achieved by the students:
  1. Developing the unique leadership qualities among the young students required for successfully managing business functions, an organizational unit or an enterprise.
  2. |Developing students into broadly educated business managers and executives who understand the nature of business as a whole, with the tools and techniques applicable to a wide variety of business situations.
  3. Bringing together all of the theories, skills and tools studied during the program and integrate them into a learning experience that highlights the nature of competition and the kind of strategic maneuvering that must be done in order to succeed.
  Overview The MBA programme with options is two years and is hosted by the Faculty of Economics and management sciences. The programme consists of two parts: a coursework part and a dissertation component. Both parts are compulsory to all students. There will be research seminars for all second-year students covering proposal development, scientific writing and dissertation writing. Students will be free to undertake a practice evaluation of a project or programme as part of their dissertation phases. This programme is taught through a blended mode of learning (its taught through both online and face to face classes). The programme consists of 19 compulsory taught courses while the second part will involve a project inform of a Dissertation Writing. [/cm_show_info]

Entry Requirements

Applicants to the Masters program must meet the general requirements for admission to Graduate Programmes set by National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) and Kabale University. Specially, applicants must possess the following:

  1. A Bachelor’s degree with at least lower second-class honors from a recognized institution; OR
  2. Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) with at least 5 passes and at least two principal passes at Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education(UACE) obtained at the same sitting.
  3. A professional qualification equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree from a recognized professional body.
  4. Working experience will be an added advantage.
  5. A Postgraduate Diploma will also be of advantage.

Fees Structure

  • Tuition Fees per Semester (East African): UGX 1,325,000
  • Tuition Fees per Semester (Non East Africans): $730

Application and selection

Course details

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA)

(OPTIONS:ACCOUTING,PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT,FINANCE AND BANKING, HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, MARKETING)

YEAR ONE SEMESTER ONE
Course Code Course Title LH TH CH CU
MBA8111 Financial  Accounting 45 30 60 4
MRTM8000 Research Methods 45 30 60 4
MBA8113 General Management 45 30 60 4
MBA8114 Project Planning and Management 45 30 60 4
MBA8115 Organizational Behavior 45 30 60 4
MBA8116 Management Information Systems 45 30 60 4
MCAR8000 Computer Applications in Research 45 30 60 4
  Total Semester Load       24
YEAR ONE SEMESTER TWO
MBA8121 Financial Management 45 30 60 4
MBA8122 Business Law 45 30 60 4
MBA8123 Operations Management 45 30 60 4
MBA8124 Managerial Economics 45 30 60 4
MBA8125 Strategic Management 45 30 60 4
MBA8126 Marketing Management 45 30 60 4
  Total Semester Load       24
  YEAR TWO  SEMESTER ONE        
  CORE COURSE        
MACA8000 Scholarly Writing & Publishing skills 45 30 60 4
  OPTION COURSES        
  ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE OPTION        
MBAC8212 Advanced Management Accounting 45 30 60 4
MBAC8213 Auditing and Investigations 45 30 60 4
MBAC8214 Corporate Finance and Investment Analysis 45 30 60 4
MBAC8215 Taxation Management 45 30 60 4
MBAC8216 Advanced Accounting 45 30 60 4
  Total Semester Load       24
  MANAGEMENT OPTION        
MGT8212 Performance Management 45 30 60 4
MGT8213 Industrial Relations and Labour Laws 45 30 60 4
MGT8214 Leadership and Managerial Effectiveness 45 30 60 4
MGT8215 Change Management 45 30 60 4
MGT8216 Management Consultancy 45 30 60 4
  Total Semester Load       24
  PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT        
PLM8212 E-Procurement and E-Supply Chain 45 30 60 4
PLM8213 International Procurement Management 45 30 60 4
PLM8214 Strategic Procurement Management 45 30 60 4
PLM8215 Public Sector Procurement Management 45 30 60 4
PLM8216 Procurement Law and Ethics 45 30 60 4
  Total Semester Load       24
  MARKETING OPTION        
MKT8212 International Marketing 45 30 60 4
MKT8213 Brand Management and Consumer Behavior 45 30 60 4
MKT8214 Marketing Communication 45 30 60 4
MKT8215 Business Ethics and Marketing Management 45 30 60 4
MKT8216 e-marketing 45 30 60 4
  Total Semester Load       24
  FINANCE AND BANKING OPTION        
MFB82112 Modern Banking Theory and Practice 45 30 60 4
MFB82113 Taxation Management 45 30 60 4
MFB82114 Security Analysis and Portfolio Management 45 30 60 4
MFB82115 Financial Markets and Institutions 45 30 60 4
MFB82116 Corporate Finance and Investment Analysis 45 30 60 4
  Total Semester Load       24
  HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT OPTION        
HRM8212 Industrial Relations  and Labour Laws 45 30 60 4
HRM8213 Leadership and Managerial Effectiveness 45 30 60 4
HRM8214 Occupational Health and Safety 45 30 60 4
HRM8215 Strategic Human Resource Management 45 30 60 4
HRM8216 Reward And Compensation Management 45 30 60 4
  Total Semester Load       24
YEAR TWO, SEMESTER TWO
MBA8220 Dissertation       20

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