COLLEGE OF ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) programme of Kampala International University seeks to offer students with skills and competencies which are needed in the managerial careers both in the private and public sector within the global economy. The programme accommodates students with prior training in business and also those with competencies from other professionals such medicine, law, engineering, teacher education to mention. The programme is designed to promote the KIU’S dream of raising a generation of problem solvers for the African Continent and beyond.

The programme is discerned by its thoroughness as well as the range of specialties under it which include; supplies and procurement, human resource, marketing , accounting, banking, information technology, as well general management. These have been benchmarked with outstanding universities world over.

PROGRAMME RATIONALE/JUSTIFICATION:

The College of Economics and Management of Kampala International University is consciously aware of the ever changing demands of the contemporary world and is therefore offering academic programmes that meet such demands. The Master of Business Administration programme offers a unique opportunity for students to develop an appreciation of the causes and significances of current developments in the management arena which call for more multifaceted decision making capacities.

The programme caters for those that have undergone prior training in finance, accounting, banking, procurement and logistics, public administration, law, medicine, economics, mathematics, statistics and many other spheres in academia. It provides new skills, analytical tools and perspectives, which provide a sound basis for management.

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

The Master of Business Administration programme seeks to:

Enrich students with a professional and problem solving outlook in the practice of management.
Equip students with knowledge of the changing local and international business environment and therefore be able to take strategic, comprehensive and innovative approaches in making business decisions that create value in the challenging environment.
Provide students with a comprehensive foundation in the fundamentals of business as well as analytical tools for intellectual decision making.

PROGRAMME LEARNING OUTCOMES

After successfully completing the programme the student shall be able to:

Apply decision-making techniques, both quantitative and qualitative analysis, to management concerns.
Apply the concepts of ethical and sustainable leadership to deal with change and optimize organizational performance.
Exhibit effective written forms of communication and oral business presentations
Integrate knowledge of the core business functions to solve intricate, indistinct and unfamiliar management problems.
Assess and critique business practices in various countries throughout the world to determine the better practices in these countries and how they can be applied to other countries

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

	YEAR ONE SEMESTER ONE
CODE	COURSE NAME	LH	PH	CH	CU
BUS7101	Strategic Management	45	0	45	3
ECO7102	Managerial Economics	60	0	60	4
UCC7100	Research Methods	45	0	45	3
HRM7102	Management & Org. Behaviour	60	0	60	4
ITE7101	Management information systems	60	0	60	4
UCC7102	Computer Applications in Research	30	30	60	4
STA7101	Quantitative methods	45	0	45	3

	YEAR ONE SEMESTER TWO
ENT7202	Entrepreneurial Management	45	0	45	3
HRM7103	Strategic Human Research Management	45	0	45	3
MBA7204	Business Ethics	45	0	45	3
PPM7102	Project Planning and Management I	45	0	45	3
ACC7301	Managerial Accounting	45	0	45	3
STA7203	Statistical methods in Research	45	30	60	4
UCC7200	Scholarly writing and Publications	45	0	45	3
	MBA- FINANCE & ACCOUNTING OPTION
FIN7301	Taxes and Business Strategy	45	0	45	3
FAC7302	Advanced Accounting	45	0	45	3
FIN7303	Security Analysis & Portfolio Management	45	0	45	3
FAC7303	Accounting & Information System	45	0	45	3
ACC7305	Auditing	60	0	60	4
FIN7306	Financial Statement Analysis	60	0	60	4
	YEAR TWO SEMESTER TWO	45	0	45	3
UCC 7000	Dissertation				6
	MBA- FINANCE AND BANKING

FIN7302	International Financial Management	45	0	45	3
FIN7303	Security Analysis & Portfolio Management	45	0	45	3
FIN7304	Financial Markets & Institutions	45	0	45	3
FBK 7305	Advanced Corporate Finance	45	0	45	3
FBK 7306	Commercial & Central Banking	45	0	45	3
	YEAR TWO SEMESTER TWO
UCC 7000	Dissertation				6
	MBA- MARKETING
MKM 7301	Service Marketing	45	0	45	3
MKM 7302	Strategic Marketing	45	0	45	3
MKM 7303	Marketing Communication	45	0	45	3
MKM 7304	Consumer behaviour & Consumer Care	45	0	45	3
MKM 7305	International Marketing Strategy	45	0	45	3
	YEAR TWO SEMESTER TWO
UCC 7000	Dissertation				6
	MBA- HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

HRM 7305	Employer & Labour Management	45	0	45	3
HRM 7306	Managing Employee Reward	45	0	45	3
HRM 7204	Industrial Relations	45	0	45	3
HRM 7202	Managing Employee Relations	45	0	45	3
HRM 7210	Managing Training & Development	45	0	45	3
	YEAR TWO SEMESTER TWO
UCC 7000	Dissertation				6
	MBA- INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

MKM 7303	International Marketing Strategy	45	0	45	3
IBA 7302	International Business Strategy	45	0	45	3
IBA 7303	Global Strategy & Management	45	0	45	3
FIN 7302	International Financial Management	45	0	45	3
HRM 7301	International Human Resource Management	45	0	45	3
	YEAR TWO SEMESTER TWO
UCC 7000	Dissertation				6
	MBA- PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
SPR 7302	Global Purchasing & Supply Environment	45	0	45	3
LLW7302	Law of Procurement & Supply Chain Management	45	0	45	3
SPR 7303	Logistics & Supply Chain Strategy	45	0	45	3
SPR 7304	Inventory & Operations Management	45	0	45	3
MKM 7304	Consumer behaviour & Consumer Care	45	0	45	3
	YEAR TWO SEMESTER TWO
UCC 7000	Dissertation				6
	MBA- MANAGEMENT
MGT7201	Legal Issues in Business Management	45	0	45	3
MGT7202	Environmental Analysis in Business	45	0	45	3
HRM7309	Industrial Psychology	45	0	45	3
MGT7209	Policy Formulation Implementation and Evaluation	45	0	45	3
	YEAR TWO SEMESTER TWO
UCC 7000	Dissertation				6
	MBA- ISLAMIC BANKING YEAR TWO SEMESTER ONE
ISB7301	Islamic Financial System	45	0	45	3
ISB7302	Shar'iah Principles for Banking and Finance	60	0	60	4
ISB7303	Islamic Economics	45	0	45	3
ISB7304	Risk management in Islamic Banking	45	0	45	3
ISB7305	Issues and Challenges of Islamic Banking	45	0	45	3
	YEAR TWO SEMESTER TWO
UCC 7000	Dissertation				6

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PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

PROGRAMME LEARNING OUTCOMES

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

Year one semester one (1:1)

Year one semester two (1:2)