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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