Management

In the early days after independence in most African countries, public, para public and private companies were mostly managed by people who could basically read and write or people who had the basics of general education. With the passage of time coupled with globalization, competition and result-based leadership, most managers with these backgrounds faced challenges and in some cases were unable to maximize output to the satisfaction of shareholders. This necessitated a specialized training for managers with skills of leadership with a define purpose and leadership that animates and boosts staff strength. It therefore becomes incumbent to have a lion leading elephants than an elephant leading a group of lions.

Structure of studies and duration

Management is basically a social science discipline that seeks to explain social organization and organizational leadership. The programme is structured to cover issues of management, project management, communication, mathematics, economics and finance, governance and administration, organizational behavior etc. It runs for two semesters of an academic year and opened to holders of a Higher National Diploma (HND) in Management, Project Management or any related field from a recognized institution. Students take both theory and practical lessons coupled with the defense of an end of course project as requirements for the award of a Professional Bachelor Degree in Management Studies supervised and awarded by the government mentoring institution, the University of Bamenda, and recognized by the Ministry of Higher Education.

Employment Opportunities

Graduates have a wide range of options occupying managerial positions in profit-making organisations and non-profit making organisations, governmental orgnanisations, national and international organisations.

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