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Postgraduate Diploma Programmes

Details: Published: 29 July 2011

The postgraduate diploma programme is purposely designed to meet the needs of graduates who normally do not have a business/management background and who wish to develop skills in the full range of management discipline.

Entry Requirements

The following are the entry requirements to be offered a place in the UPBS Postgraduate Diploma courses.

The applicant should have a degree or other qualifications at equivalent level.
The lower level qualification together with proven appropriate experience at the management level may be acceptable.

Duration of the Programme

All the Postgraduate Diploma programmes are run on a modular system utilizing case-method of instruction. All programmes are offered on Friday evenings and Saturdays to suit the convenience of the busy young executive. The programme is made up of four modules and lasts for 12 academic months.

Postgraduate Diploma Programmes (Core Courses)

MODULE 1

*S/N*	*Course Code*	*Course Description*	*Credit Unit*
1	UPBS 500	Business and Environment	3
2	UPBS 501	Quantitative Methods for Business *	3
3	UPBS 502	Business Statistics *	3
4	UPBS 503	Managerial Economics	3

MODULE 2

*S/N*	*Course Code*	*Course Description*	*Credit Unit*
1	UPBS 504	Financial Accounting	3
2	UPBS 505	Practice of Marketing	3
3	UPBS 506	Management Theory	3
4	UPBS 507	Financial Management	3

MODULE 3

*S/N*	*Course Code*	*Course Description*	*Credit Unit*
1	UPBS 508	Strategic Management	3
2		Elective Courses (Three Courses for each area of specialization and they are listed thus:)	3

* Students with strong quantitative background will take

UPBSM 509 Operations Management

UPBSM 510 ICT Management

Specializations/Options

FINANCE AND BANKING

*S/N*	*Course Code*	*Course Description*	*Credit Unit*
1	UPBSF 550	Investment Analysis	3
2	UPBSF 551	Corporate Finance	3
3	UPBSF 552	Strategic Financial Management	3

MARKETING

*S/N*	*Course Code*	*Course Description*	*Credit Unit*
1	UPBSK550	Consumer Behaviour	3
2	UPBSK551	Competitive Marketing Strategy	3
3	UPBSK 552	Industrial and government marketing	3

MANAGEMENT

*S/N*	*Course Code*	*Course Description*	*Credit Unit*
1	UPBSM 550	Comparative Management	3
2	UPBSM 551	Project Management and feasibility studies	3
3	UPBSM 552	Leadership and Business Ethics	3

ACCOUNTING

*S/N*	*Course Code*	*Course Description*	*Credit Unit*
1	UPBSA550	Cost and Management Accounting	3
2	UPBSA 551	Taxation	3
3	UPBSA552	Accounting Information System	3

TOURISM & HOTEL MANAGEMENT*

*S/N*	*Course Code*	*Course Description*	*Credit Unit*
1	UPBSH550	Organization of the Hotel Workplace	2
2	UPBSH 551	Human ResourceMgt in Hotels	2
3	UPBSH 552	Control Systems	2
4	UPBSH 553	Front desk Management	2
5	UPBSH 554	Events Activities Management	2
6	UPBSH 555	Facility Management	2
7	UPBSH 556	Tourism and Hotel Marketing Mgt	2
8	UPBSH 557	Tourism and Hotel Information System	2

HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT

*S/N*	*Course Code*	*Course Description*	*Credit Unit*
1	DHCM 550	Public Health	2
2	DHCM 551	Health Systems	2
3	DHCM 552	Essentials of Health Care Mgt	2
4	DHCM 553	Ambulatory care	2
5	DHCM 554	Case studies in Health Care Mgt	2

SECURITY MANAGEMENT

*S/N*	*Course Code*	*Course Description*	*Credit Unit*
1	UPBSS550	Risk Management	2
2	UPBSS 551	Business Function of Security	2
3	UPBSS 552	Security Administration	2
4	UPBSS 553	Emergency Planning	2
5	UPBSS 554	Human Factors in Security	2
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* Students to select five (5) courses

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