Bachelor Of Business Administration (BBA)

Overview

The purpose of the Bachelor of Business Administration programme is to broaden the students’ knowledge within a business framework to develop a thorough understanding of management theory as well as the skills necessary to apply the theory. The programme will prepare students for entry into, or development of existing careers in the private and public sectors.

The Bachelor of Administration degree is only offered at the Westville campus.
It is a three-year full-time qualification, which brings together the disciplines of Public Administration, Human Resources and Business Management.
This inter-disciplinary approach of the programme promotes the study of governance at all levels through carefully designed modules of the relevant disciplines.

Specifically the programme aims to:

Provide learners with a practical, work-related orientation which draws upon a sound theoretical base;
Provide learners with frameworks within which a broad understanding of the commerce discipline is examined;
Provide learners with a holistic view of organisations, their environment and functioning; and commerce’s role therein;
Recognise that learners, as managers in both private and public sector organisations, need to be able to deal with a rapidly changing environment;
Emphasise the importance of team work by learners
Focus on the development of personal skills and competencies in commerce and management.

SAQA

72833

NQF Level

Duration

3 years

CAO Code

KN-P-BBA

Closing Date

30 September

Entry Requirements

✤ NSC Degree with a minimum of 26 NSC points (excluding Life Orientation)

Level 3 Mathematics
Level 4 English (home or first additional language)
Level 4 Life Orientation or equivalent

✤ UKZN-UEL Certificate in Public Administration or equivalent School approved qualification with minimum

been awarded the UKZN Certificate in Business Administration or an equivalent qualification as approved by the School; and
achieved for the Certificate, or equivalent qualification, a weighted average of at least 60% as well as a final mark of at least 55% for the Introduction to Management Science module (CBAP0MS) or equivalent Mathematics module as approved by the School.

Modules

First Year

Business Management – BBAP1M1 (16 Credits)
Economics 101 – BBAP1E1 (16 Credits)
#Communication in Business 101 – BBAP1CB (16 Credits) or
*Basic isiZulu Language Studies A – ZULN101 (16 Credits)
Management Science – BBAP1MS (16 Credits)

Total: 64 Credits

Business Accounting 112 – BBAP112 (16 Credits)
Economics 102 – BBAP1E2 (16 Credits)
Computing 102 – BBAP1C2 (16 Credits)
Business Law 102 – BBAP1BL (16 Credits)

Total: 64 Credits

Second Year

Human Resource Management – BBAP2H1 (16 Credits)
Business Management 201 – BBAP2M1 (16 Credits)
Business Accounting 211 – BBAP211 (16 Credits)
Information Management 202 – BBAP2IM (16 Credits)

Total: 64 Credits

Human Resource Management 212 – BBAP2H2 (16 Credits)
Marketing Management 202 – BBAP2MM (16 Credits)
Business Accounting 212 – BBAP212 (16 Credits)
Supply Chain Management 202 – BBAP2SC (16 Credits)

Total: 64 Credits

Third Year

Marketing Management 301 – BBAP3MK
Business Management 311 – BBAP312
Business Management 312 – BBAP2M1
Human Resource Management 311 – BBAP2H1

Total: 64 Credits

Supply Chain Management 302 – BBAP3SM (16 Credits)
Business Management 313 – BBAP313 (16 Credits)
Business Management 314 – BBAP314 (16 Credits)
Business Tax 313 – BBAP3BT (16 Credits)

Total Credits for Qualifications 384

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