Bachelor of Business Management

Business Management is the planning, organizing, coordination, and directing of business activities in order to meet a predefined business objective. Management is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively. Since organizations can be viewed as systems, management can also be defined as human action, including design, to facilitate the production of useful outcomes from a system.

This Bachelor of Business Management (BBM) degree program prepares professionals for effective management of businesses. The course covers all areas of business management including human resource management, banking, accounting finance, marketing, and supplies management.

The basics of business are well expounded through this Bachelor of Business Management (BBM) degree. In this program, you will gain the skills required for managerial and leadership roles in the business world.

The program brings insight to global businesses through the practical skills learned through the coursework. One has a chance to gain knowledge on all business specializations such as international trading, strategic business management, marketing, operations management and human resource matters. The course shapes up the career lines of students for several opportunities throughout the world.

This BBM program is designed for students looking for positions in management occupations. The program provides a strong foundation of knowledge and experiences that enable Business Management graduates to be business leaders who are capable of carrying out various business functions while at the same time making sound and ethical business decisions in a wide array of business environemnts.

BBM degree is composed of the following specializations:

• Accounting
• Finance and Banking
• Risk and Insurance Management
• Marketing
• Purchasing and Supplies Management
• Human Resource Management
• Business Information System
• Micro-Enterprise Management
• Aviation Management
• Maritime Management
• Sports Management

This Bachelor of Business Management (BBM) degree program is meant to train students and prepare them for quality leadership positions in both the corporate and business worlds. It puts a strong emphasis on leadership and managerial skills. 

Bachelor of Business Management (BBM) is a course meant to equip management students with professional education backgrounds so as to take part in effective entrepreneurial activities.

Management functions include: Planning, organizing, staffing, leading or directing, and controlling an organization (a group of one or more people or entities) or effort for the purpose of accomplishing a goal.

To be admitted into the Bachelor of Business Management programme the candidate must have any of the following:

• Mean grade of C+ at KCSE level with at least C in Mathematics or Commerce/Accounting and C in English or equivalent qualifications recognized by the University Senate;
• Two principal passes in relevant subjects (Economics) and 1 subsidiary pass in Mathematics at ‘A’ level or credit in Mathematics and at least a credit in English at O-level
• CPA/CPS holders or equivalents from recognized examining bodies or;
• A two-year diploma in a business-related discipline from recognized institutions/examining bodies or;
• HND holder in a business-related discipline from recognized institutions or examining bodies.

NB: CPA II, CPS-II and Diploma with Credit or distinction enter in the second year, while CPA III, CPS III and Higher National Diploma holders enter in the third year.

Year 1, Semester 1 Units

• Study and Library Skills
• Principles of Accounting I
• Introduction to Business
• Health Awareness
• Business Mathematics I
• Introduction to Computer Science
• Introduction to Microeconomics
• Year 1, Semester 2 Units
• Business Communication
• Principles of Accounting II
• Principles of Management
• Business Law
• Business Mathematics II
• Introduction to Business Information Systems
• Introduction to Macroeconomics

Year 2, Semester 1 Units

• National Development
• Introduction to Programming
• Financial Accounting
• Principles of Marketing
• Human Resource Management
• Business Mathematics
• Intermediate Microeconomics
• Year 2, Semester 2 Units
• Principles of Finance
• Management Information Systems
• Financial Accounting II
• Introduction to Purchasing and Supplies Management
• Entrepreneurship Theory and Concepts
• Introduction to Risk & Insurance
• Intermediate Macroeconomics

Year 3 Units

Accounting Option, Semester 1 Units

• Government Accounting
• Cost Accounting
• Business Finance
• Managerial Statistics
• Organizational Theory and Behaviour
• Audit & Internal Review

Accounting Option, Semester 2 Units

• Operations Research I
• Research Methods
• Advanced Accounting I
• Pension Accounting
• Financial Information System

Finance and Banking Option, Semester 1 Units

• Managerial Statistics
• NetWork and Design Maintenance
• Business Finance
• Organizational Theory and Behaviour

Finance and Banking Option, Semester 2 Units

• Operations Research I
• Taxation I
• Research Methods
• Financial Information Systems
• Public Finance and Fiscal Policy
  

Risk and Insurance Management Option, Semester 1 Units

• Managerial Statistics
• Business Finance
• Risk and Insurance Management
• Life Assurance & Demographic Statistics
• Organizational Theory and Behaviour
• Pension Management

Risk and Insurance Management Option, Semester 2 Units

• Operations Research I
• Research Methods
• Taxation I
• Insurance Law
• Crisis Management

Marketing Management Option, Semester 1 Units

• Business Finance
• Marketing Management
• Consumer Behaviour
• Managerial Statistics
• Organizational Theory and Behaviour
• Product Management

Marketing Management Option, Semester 2 Units

• Channel Management
• Operations Research I
• Research Methods
• Taxation I
• Sales Management
• Marketing of Services

Purchasing and Supplies Management Option, Semester 1 Units

• Managerial Statistics
• Purchasing Management
• Logistic Systems
• Business Finance
• Organizational Theory and Behaviour
• Marketing Management

Purchasing and Supplies Management  Option, Semester 1 Units

• Research Methods
• Taxation I
• Warehousing Management
• Operations Research I
• Logistics Management
• Supply Chain Management

Business Information Systems Management Option, Semester 1 Units

• Business Finance
• Managerial Statistics
• Object-Oriented Programming
• Business Systems Analysis and Design
• NetWork and Design Maintenance
• Organisational Theory and Behaviour

Business Information Systems Management  Option, Semester 1 Units

• Research methods
• Taxation I
• Operations Research I
• Business Environment
• Database Management Systems
• Communications Technology

Human Resource Management Option, Semester 1 Units

• Business Finance
• Managerial Statistics
• Organisational Theory and Behaviour
• Co-operative Management
• Labour and Industrial Relations
• Health Systems Management

Human Resource Management  Option, Semester 1 Units

• Operations Research I
• Research Methods
• Taxation I
• Marketing Management
• Public Sector Management
• Culture and Management

Micoro-Enterprise Management Option, Semester 1 Units

• Managerial Statistics
• Organisational Theory and Behaviour
• Business Environment
• Business Finance
• Business Startup Process
• Innovation and Micro–Enterprise Development

Micro-Enterprise Management Option, Semester 2 Units

• Research Methods
• Taxation I
• Operations Research I
• Culture and Management
• Marketing for Small Business
• Human Resource Management for Micro Enterprise

Aviation Management Option, Semester 1 Units

• Managerial Statistics
• Organisational Theory and Behaviour
• Air Transport and Airport Management
• Business Finance
• Civil Aviation Management
• Aviation Law & Regulations

Aviation Management Option, Semester 2 Units

• Research Methods
• Taxation I
• Operations Research I
• Airline Management
• Aviation Safety & Security Management
• Airfreight Operations

Maritime Management Option, Semester 1 Units

• Managerial Statistics
• Organisational Theory and Behaviour
• Business Finance
• Customs & Port Operations
• Maritime Management
• Warehousing Management

Maritime Management OPtion, Semester 2 Units 

• Research Methods
• Taxation I
• Operations Research I
• Logistics Management
• Freight Clearing & Forwarding Management
• Shipping Management
• Airfreight Operations