UMU Business School Undergraduate Courses Offered

BACHELOR IN MICROFINANCE AND COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

A Degree Programme is a four- year Distance Learning Course and consists of sixteen Modules 1-8 are identical with the Diploma program. This course seeks to help students gain a practical understanding of the fundamental concepts of microfinance and the various lending methodologies. It presents Microfinance as an economic development tool and the different approaches used to deliver it for the benefit of low- income people. The module provides an overview of Microfinance and highlights its evolution; presents summaries of the key internationally recognized sound practices in industry, and presents how Microfinance is viewed as a development tool in a nutshell.

BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT

This course is offered on a full-time (three years) and evening/weekend basis. It trains an all-rounder- managerial and behavioral manager. The faculty has adapted a pragmatic structure of interlinked three broad specialized areas of Marketing and Management, Finance and Accounting and Procurement in order to develop graduates who are management focused and policy-oriented practitioners. Day and evening programs in various campuses follow the same structure.

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE

Virtually all organisations need accountants whether profit oriented firms or non profit oriented firms. This course targets first senior six leavers and aims at shortening the duration they would take to become professional accountants because some of the course units offered by the Institute of Certified Public Accountants (ICPAU) are incorporated into the programme in the years II and III. Therefore possession of this qualification attracts more exemptions at ICPAU.

In addition, this course targets professional accountants who may wish to acquire a bachelor’s degree in the finance and accounting discipline.