bachelor of communication
program synopsis
The Bachelor in Business Administration (BBA) program with Options in: Marketing, Human Resource Management, Finance, International Business, Information Technology, General Management is designed to equip learners with essential management acumen necessary for assuming managerial positions in private as well as public sector organizations. The curriculum is designed to produce graduates who are sensitive to the changing business environmental influences and responsive to new ideas in resolving emerging issues confronting business organizations.
In the inherently competitive business world, the successful companies of today and tomorrow are those that internalize values such as productivity, quality, service, competence, innovation and the like. These core values are incorporated into the program.
In order to qualify for the degree program, a minimum of 102 credit hours of courses is required. Of these, 98 credit hours are prescribed while the remaining 12 credit hours (equivalent to 4 courses) are to be chosen from the respective areas of specialization.
Credits
13
Time to Complete
1 sem
Entry requirements
Senior Secondary/High School Certificate Examination (SS/HSCE) or West African Senior Secondary School Certificate (WASSCE).
program structure
Year 1
semester
|
course title
|
course code
|
credit hour
|
---|---|---|---|
1ST
|
learning skills for 21st Century
|
OUMH1603
|
3
|
INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATION
|
ABCC1103
|
3
|
|
2ND
|
PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
|
BBPP1103
|
3
|
PUBLIC SPEAKING
|
ABCR1103
|
3
|
|
3RD
|
ENGLISH FOR WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
|
OUMH1203
|
3
|
BASIC JOURNALISM
|
ABCJ2103
|
3
|
Year 2
semester
|
course title
|
course code
|
credit hour
|
---|---|---|---|
1ST
|
THINKING SKILLS AND PROBLEM SOLVING
|
SBFS1103
|
3
|
PRINCIPLES OF CORPORATE COMMUNICATION
|
ABCR2103
|
3
|
|
2ND
|
ENGLISH FOR ORAL COMMUNICATION
|
OUMH1303
|
3
|
PRINCIPLES OF ADVERTISING
|
ABCA2103
|
3
|
|
3RD
|
ENGLISH FOR WORKPLACE COMMUNICATION
|
OUMH2203
|
3
|
BROADCAST MANAGEMENT
|
ABBM4303
|
3
|
Year 3
semester
|
course title
|
course code
|
credit hour
|
---|---|---|---|
1ST
|
COMMUNICATION THEORY
|
ABCT2203
|
3
|
INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY
|
ABPG1103
|
3
|
|
2ND
|
PROFESSIONAL ETHICS
|
OUMM3203
|
3
|
NEWS WRITING AND REPORTING
|
ABCJ3103
|
3
|
|
3RD
|
COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGN
|
ABCR3103
|
3
|
BROADCAST JOURNALISM
|
ABBJ3203
|
3
|
Year 4
semester
|
course title
|
course code
|
credit hour
|
---|---|---|---|
1ST
|
CASE STUDIES OF CORPORATE COMMUNICATION
|
ABCC3103
|
3
|
COPYWRITING
|
BBPW3203
|
3
|
|
2ND
|
SCRIPTWRITING
|
ABCS4103
|
3
|
EDITING FOR PRINT AND ELECTRONIC PUBLICATION
|
ABCJ3203
|
3
|
|
3RD
|
INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION
|
CBKI4103
|
3
|
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
|
BBRC4103
|
3
|
Year 5
course title
|
course code
|
credit hour
|
---|---|---|
MEDIA APPRECIATION AND CRITICAL ANALYSIS
|
ABBM4103
|
3
|
INTEGRATED MARKETING COMMUNICATION
|
ABCA4303
|
3
|
GLOBAL COMMUNICATION
|
ABCG4103
|
3
|
POLITICS AND THE MEDIA
|
ABCG4203
|
3
|
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