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DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

The Department of Business Administration is one of the academic departments of the AFIT. Today, it is the most strategic department. It is one of the six departments that make up the Faculty of Social and Management sciences. The Department was established in order to train and develop adequate and skilled manpower in the area of professional management.

Vision of the Department

To be an internationally renowned department in the field of business, management, entrepreneurship, marketing, and finance research, innovation, publication and teaching.

Mission of the Department

To advance business and management knowledge and learning through quality research and education for the nation and humanity.

Objectives of the Department

The objectives of the department are;

To provide the best possible and qualitative professionaleducation and training in the area of management that wouldenable promising and determined young men and women tobuild their careers as managers in both the public and privatesectors of the economy.
To produce graduates who are socially responsible,knowledgeable and highly skilled in business management.
To equip business executives with up-to-date knowledge in management as well as further develop their relevant professional skills and attitudes.
To explore and expand the frontiers of knowledge through teaching, research and publication.
To establish close relationship and co-operation with the private and public sectors, as well as with other institutions of higher learning, locally and internationally.

Admission Requirements

Admission into National Diploma (ND) in Business administration and management is open to the general public. Traditionally, admission into the Institute is through the JAMB UTME entry route. Applicants should possess a minimum of WASC/SSCE/NECO/GCE/NABTEB with 5 credit passes in English Language, Mathematics and any 3 other subjects from Economics/Commerce, Business Methods, Principles of Accounts, Statistics, Geography, Agricultural Science, Government and Biology or, Credit passes in an NBTE recognized Pre-ND examination in English Language.

Course Requirements

Courses terminologies:

i) Core/Compulsory Course:

A course which every student must compulsorily take and pass in any particular programme at a particular level of study

ii) Elective Course:

A course that students take within or outside the faculty. Students may graduate without passing the course provided the minimum credit unit for the course had been attained.

iii) Optional Course

A course which students can take based on interest and may count towards the minimum credit unit required for graduation.

iv) Pre-requisite Course

A course which student must take and pass before taking a particular course at a higher level.

v) Required Course

A course that you take at a level of study and must be passed before graduation.

vi) For each course specified, the categories to which it belongs, the weights (units) attached to each course and the level/year they could be offered on the programme is indicated.

vii) A unit of course is defined as one contact hour of lecture/tutorial or seminar.

viii) A student must take and pass a minimum of 15 and maximum of 24 credit units of courses in any given semester. A student must accumulate at least 30 units per level to qualify for graduation.

ix) All students for the four-year programme are required to take and pass for General studies (GST) courses before graduation.

x) A student must obtain at least 75% attendance in each course registered for to be eligible to sit for the end of examinations in the course.

xi) To graduate, students must register for courses as specified in this handbook and accumulate a minimum of 120 credit units/hours in total. The minimum period allowed for candidates to complete the programme is 6 semester or 3 years for DE students and 8 semester or 4 years for UME students and the maximum period is 10 semesters or 5 years for DE and 12 semesters or 6 years for UME students.

ND 1 Courses

100 LEVEL – COURSES

100 Level: First Semester

Course Code	Course Title	Status	Credit Units
ACC101	Introduction to Accounting I	Core	3
ECO101	Elements of Economics I	Core	3
BUS 101	Introduction to Business	Core	3
BUS 103	Business Mathematics I	Core	3
CSC 101	Introduction to Computers	Core	2
GST 101	Use of English I	Core	2
GST 107	Nigerian People and Culture	Core	2
AED 101	Introduction to Aviation	Core	1
Total			19

100 Level: Second Semester

Course Code	Course Title	Status	Credit Units
ACC102	Introduction to Accounting I	Core	3
ECO102	Elements of Economics I	Core	3
BUS 102	Introduction to Business II		3
BUS 104	Business Mathematics II	Core	3
GST 102	Use of English II	Core	2
GST 104	Introduction to Logic and Philosophy	Core	2
GST 104	History and Philosophy of Science	Core	2
BUS 106	Business Start-Up	Core	3
Total			21

ND 2 Courses

200 LEVEL – COURSES

200 Level: First Semester

Course Code	Course Title	Status	Credit Units
BUS201	Principles of Management	Core	3
BUS203	Business Statistics I	Core	3
BUS205	Principles of Insurance	Core	2
BUS207	Principles of Marketing	Core	3
BUS209	Business Law I	Core	2
BUS211	Introduction to Finance	Core	3
ACC201	Financial Accounting I	Core	2
ECO201	Micro Economic Theory	Core	2
GST 201	Introduction to entrepreneurship	Core	2
GST 203	Environment and sustainable Development	Core	2
TOTAL			24

200 Level: Second Semester

Course Code	Course Title	Status	Credit Units

BUS202	Business Communication	Core	3
BUS204	Business Statistics	Core	3
BUS206	Structure of Nigerian Economy	Core	2
BUS208	Business Law II	Core	2
ACC202	Financial Accounting II	Core	2
ACC222	Application of Computers	Core	2
ACC 224	Introduction to Cost and Management Accounting	Core	2
ECO 202	Macro Economics Theory	Core	2
GST 204	Leadership Skills	Core	2
ESP 222	Entrepreneurship Development	Core	2
Total			22

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