Business Administration

The Department of Business Administration and Management is one of the Departments in the Faculty of Management Sciences in Madonna University Okija.

The department started in 1999 and runs a 4 year degree programme that leads to award of Bachelor of Science Degree (B.Sc.) in Business Administration and Management. This degree is acquired through course work and research report. The department also runs a diploma programme that lasts for two years.

The department of Business Administration and Management is designed to expose students to the field of management and administration including theoretical and practical knowledge by the process of thorough and intensive classroom teaching. It also prepares students to acquire spirit of originality, total being, and creativity so as to face challenges of self reliance and contribute to national development. The students after graduation will be able to cope with problems of the environment and relate successfully and cooperatively with other persons.

Objectives

1. The degree programme in the department of Business Administration and Management has the following specific objectives in r¬elation to education in administration and management.
2. The programme aims at exposing the students to the dynamics of management and administration, which will prepare them to work in both private and public sector of the economy, understand, exploit and if necessary, change the environment.
3. The programme is designed to equip students with basic knowledge and skill needed for understanding and analyzing in relation to management of business organization of any type.
4. The students are equipped with the knowledge and skills required for identifying and defining problems and making suitable decision by use of management science tools/techniques.
5. The ability to solve management problems scientifically by the use of thorough knowledge of research process and procedures for investigating issues are acquired by the students through the programme.
6. This programme is designed to inculcate in the students an Awareness of and sensitivity to environmental factors and conditions in order to take appropriate decisions.
7. Leadership skills, human relations, analytical, evaluative, synthetic and communicative skills needed for managing human organizations are also inculcated in students.