This degree programme in Business Administration with a major in Project Management will satisfy the need within many business organizations for their employees to work in teams, and on projects.

A scan of the career advertisements in recent times often sees a display that includes the statement – “project management skills are required, or would be an asset for selection”.
The offering of a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a major in Project Management, aims to produce cohorts of professionals ready for industry or their own business, who will play the lead role in preparing and managing project teams.

Projects in construction, technology, entertainment to name a few, are areas of opportunities now opening up that require professionals who can execute within timelines and budgets.

The Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a major in Project Management has a strong business related base of core courses, with specialised courses throughout the programme, that are focused on the critical needs of planning, implementing and managing project ventures globally.

The Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a major in Project Management is aimed at attracting a target market for the development of project management skills that will serve various industries globally. Graduates will also be able to matriculate to a Master’s Degree programme offered through UCC or other tertiary institutions

Graduates of this programme will be suited for roles including:

• Engineering and Construction
• Banking and Financial Services
• Manufacturing
• Community Services and Healthcare
• Government and Defence

The programme will be offered in the ‘blended’ and ‘online’ modalities, thereby catering to students locally and internationally.

Modality 1: Fully Online  

Content Curriculum will be delivered Online via a combination of synchronous and asynchronous modules. Simulation/virtual labs will support content learning in courses.
The programme will utilise content modules, observational, and project-based learning assessments.

Modality 2: Blended

Some of the content curriculum courses in the programme will be delivered face-to-face,
in-person at campus locations, while other courses within the programme will be offered Online synchronous and/or asynchronous. Industry Simulations/ Virtual Labs will support student learning. The programme will utilise Mid-Semester and End-of-Semester summative assessments of the content curriculum, observational, and project-based learning assessments.

PROGRAMME LEARNING OUTCOMES (PLOs)

Graduates of the BSc in Business Administration with major in Project Management degree programme are prepared to be professional leaders in their community.

They will be able to:

• Prepare project management documents/plans, and apply processes required to manage the communications of a project;
• Implement successful projects based on the theoretical and practical exposure gained in the degree programme;
• Make better business decisions in a management role;
• Manage project risks;
• Analyse and manage stakeholder expectations for a successful project outcome.
   

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES:

• Communication Manager
• Finance Manager
• Marketing Manager/Product Development Manager
• Entertainment/Events Manager
• Food Service Manager
• Operations Manager
• Healthcare Administrator
• Social Services Manager
• Disaster Risk Manager/Emergency Manager
• Environmental Project Manager
• Non-Profit Manager