Business Administration

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

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;

  1. 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.
  2. To produce graduates who are socially responsible,knowledgeable and highly skilled in business management.
  3. To equip business executives with up-to-date knowledge in management as well as further develop their relevant professional skills and attitudes.
  4. To explore and expand the frontiers of knowledge through teaching, research and publication.
  5. 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

In addition to the general Institution entry requirements and requirements for University Matriculation Examination (UME), candidates seeking admission into Department of Business Administration, Air force Institute of Technology must possess the following requisite requirements:

  1. Five credits in the Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE) or its equivalent in relevant subject areas, including English Language, Mathematics and Economics at not more than two sittings;
  2. Admission by Direct Entry, candidates must possess one of the following qualifications:
  3. GCE A’ Level/IJMB with passes in Accounting or Economics and at least one other subject In addition, candidates are expected to possess five credit passes at GCE/NECO/SSCE O’ Levels including English Language, Mathematics, and Economics at no more than two sittings.
  4. National Diploma from approved Polytechnics or Colleges of Technology with a grade not below Lower Credit. This is in addition to O’ Level requirements. Please note that the department does not accept Diploma Certificate obtained from Universities.
  5. Institution Diploma obtained from Air force Institution of Technology in related field may be acceptable.
  6. Final Certificate of relevant Professional Accounting bodies(Such as Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria and Association of National Accountants of Nigeria).
  7. Any other relevant qualification as approved by the Senate of the University.

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.

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

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

300 LEVEL – COURSES

300 Level: First Semester

Course Code Course Title Status Credit Units
BUS301 Organizational Behaviour Core 3
BUS303 Financial Management Core 3
BUS305 Marketing Research Core 3
BUS307 Production Management Core 3
BUS309 Entrepreneurship Development Core 3
BUS313 Human Resource Management Core 2
BUS315 Capital Market Studies Elective 2
BUS 311 Business Ethics Elective 2
Total 21
 

 

300 Level: Second Semester

Course Code Course Title Status Credit Units
BUS302 Management Theory Core 3
BUS304 Managerial Economics Core 3
BUS306 Research Methodology Core 3
BUS308 Public Finance Core 3
BUS310 Sales & Distribution Management Core 3
BUS 312 Quantitative Analysis Core 3
ACC306 Management Accounting Core 3
BUS 316 EntrepreneurshipStudies Core 2
Total 23

400 Level Courses

400 Level: First Semester

Course Code Course Title Status Credit Units
BUS401

 

Business Policy I

Core 3
BUS403 Analysis of Business Decision I Core 3
BUS405 Entrepreneurship Development Core 3
BUS407 Data Analytics Core 3
BUS409 Industrial Relation Core 3
BUS411 Comparative Management Core 3
Total 18
 

 

400 Level: Second Semester

Course Code Course Title Status Credit Units
BUS402 Business Policy II Core 3
BUS404 International Business Core 3
BUS406 Analysis for Business Decision II Core 3
BUS408 Marketing Management Core 3
BUS410 Project Core 6
Total 18

 

HEAD OF DEPARTMENT

Bolaji Akeem JIMOH (Ph.D)