PHILOSOPHY
The MBA Program, a professional program of study, is committed to meeting the long-felt need of the Seventh-day Adventist workers for advanced
professional training in business, and to provide value-driven quality training for the industry,
the public sector in Kenya in particular, and the world in general.
Vision
The vision of the MBA program is to be one of the leading graduate business programs in the region.
MISSION
The mission of the MBA program is to provide quality Christian training and a world-class exposure
to students that will make them capable of managing diverse organizations.
Specific Objectives of the MBA
Programme
- To respond to the needs for trainees/business personnel in the developing
world in particular and global needs in
general.
- To provide opportunities for business
graduates to pursue advanced studies
in business and to attain qualification for management positions in the business,
industrial, and institutional operations.
- To train professionals of high moral
standing capable of ensuring value-driven provision of services to humanity
Options
- MBA Programme - Option 1 - with Comprehen- sive Exam And Thesis 76 cr
- MBA Programme - Option 2 - with Comprehen- sive Exam And Feasibility Study 76 cr
- MBA Programme - Option 3 - The Executive Programme with comprehensive Exam only 64 cr
A thesis and a feasibility study are both research-based papers which will be presented for oral examination. The only difference is their focus. A feasibility study is a critical evaluation of the viability
of a proposed business. The four functional areas of management (marketing, production and operation, organization and management, and finance)
are assessed.
The Executive Programme is designed to equip practising managers with the relevant analytical skills needed to make sound and viable business decisions by the use of logic, analysis, empirical techniques and contextual understanding. This programme is designed to develop the participants
existing skills and ability, drawing from their experience in the field of management.
Internship is not required in the Executive Programme
because the requirement for admission is 3 years continuous executive experience. The executive programme is a non-academic programme in nature, in that, students are practising
executives. The projects they do in class will suffice in attaining the same objective as practical experience and research.
Mode of Study
Regular Programme
Its either Option 1 or Option 2 that requires students to attend sessions for the whole quarter.
Block release
This is for Option 3 which is every April and October.
Areas of Emphasis
The programme offers different areas of emphasis,
such as:
- Accounting
- General Management
- Human Resource Management
Programme Structure
Credit hours required for the completion of the three options consist of:
| |
Option 1
|
Option 2 |
Option 3
(Executive
Course) |
| Core Courses |
12
|
12 |
12 |
| Major Courses |
28 |
28 |
28 |
| Area of Emphasis |
12 |
12 |
12 |
| Electives |
8 |
8 |
8 |
| Religion |
4 |
4 |
4 |
| Internship |
4 |
4 |
- |
| Thesis/Feasibility StudyWriting |
8 |
8 |
- |
| Total |
76 |
76 |
64 |
Duration of the Programme
A full-time student can complete the MBA programme
in two years. In the first year, students will take 16 credits during 1st, 2nd and 3rd quarters. The regular student will take 4 credits of internship during the 4th quarter. In the second year, students will take 16 credits during the 1st quarter, 8 credits of thesis/feasibility study writing in the 2nd quarter which can be extended up to the 3rd quarter.
| |
Quarter 1 |
Quarter 2 |
Quarter 3 |
Quarter 4 |
| Year 1 |
16 credits |
16 credits |
16 credits |
16 credits |
| |
BUAD 591 |
BUAD 592 |
BUAD 593 |
BUAD 685 |
| |
BUAD 594 |
BUAD 602 |
BUAD 605 |
|
| |
BUAD 600 |
BUAD 603 |
BUAD 606 |
|
| |
BUAD 601 |
BUAD 604 |
any elective |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
| Year 2 |
|
16 credits
any elective
all areas of
emphasis |
8 credits
Thesis/
Feasibility
Study Writing |
|
For the part-time students, the duration of the programme
is between three (3) to seven (7) years with a maximum credit load of 12 credits per quarter.
Application to the MBA Programme
Those who qualify for the MBA programme must have a Bachelor's degree from a recognized university
with a GPA of at least 3.00 on a scale of 4.00 or its equivalent, and must have passed the Entrance Examinations of the School of Business of UEAB. Those who wish to take the Executive Programme, must have a BBA degree or a graduate of any discipline
and have a GPA of 2.75 on a scale of 4.00 or its equivalent and must have served in managerial positions for not less than three (3) years. For the non-business graduates, a maximum of 21 credit-prerequisites are required in addition to the above as assessed and advised:
Business:
- Accounting 9 credit hours
- Computer 4
- Management 8
Written Comprehensive Examinations (WCE)
Students are required to take the prescribed WCE. Students sit for the WCE after all course work is completed.
Guidelines
- A WCE representing the totality of the
student's programme shall be taken by all graduate students who have completed all academic requirements and whose over-all cumulative GPA is not lower than 3.00.
- WCE are scheduled twice a year during the 1st and 3rd Quarters.
- Application and clearance forms for WCE are available at the office of the Department Chairperson.
- The result of the examinations will be communicated to the student in writing within one (1) month after the examina tion. A passing grade of B shall be
required to pass the exam.
- A student who fails in two papers of the
WCE fails the entire exam, and must take the whole examination again. Should a
failing mark in one paper bring about an
average lower than what is required to pass, the student shall take the exam once more in the paper failed. The highest grade for a re-exam shall not be higher than B (plain).
- 6. Failure in any re-exam, whether of the
entire exam or of specific paper,
automatically terminates the candidacy of the student.
