INTRODUCTION

The School of Business and Management Studies (SOBAMS) was established in the 1992/1993 academic year to run tertiary programmes in Accountancy and Management Studies. In the 1994/1995 academic year, Marketing Studies was added to the list of programmes being run by the School. Again, the School in its bid to provide a wide range of programme opportunities for students to choose from introduced Purchasing and Supply Studies in the 2013/2014 academic year.  In the 2020/2021 academic year, the School in its quest to train students with entrepreneurial skills introduced Entrepreneurship and Agribusiness Management programme.

The School of Business and Management Studies continues to demonstrate resilience, resourcefulness and initiative in its endeavours. A case in point is the School’s foresight and leadership in the mounting and running of the four-year Bachelor of Technology in all five (5) Departments.

The School has ordered its priorities towards a prosperous School/Faculty of Business and Management Studies, where students are proud to learn, and faculty and staff are satisfied to work. The School also has an incubation Centre that nurtures students’ ideas and offers them the entrepreneurial skills to enable them to start a business on their own.

MISSION STATEMENT

To provide high-quality career educational experience to business and management students through technology-driven, competency-based training, applied research and innovation in collaboration with industry.

VISION STATEMENT

To become a model innovative, technology-driven, entrepreneurial Business School in Ghana with local, national and international influence.

ADMINISTRATION

The Dean heads the School. He/she is responsible for the administrative and academic development of the School. The Office has a total staff strength of five (5) and they consist of the following staff:

ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS

The School of Business and Management Studies currently have five (5) departments namely;

Department of Accounting and Finance,

Department of Management and Administration,

Department of Marketing Studies,

Department of Procurement and Supply Chain Management 

Department of Entrepreneurship and Agribusiness.

STAFF STRENGTH

The School has a total number of fifty (50) staff. This consists of forty-three (43) Senior Members (teaching), one (1) Senior Member (non-teaching) and six (6) Senior Staff.

ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES

The Departments under the School currently run the following programmes:

DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE

B.Tech in Accounting and Finance (4-Year Degree)

B.Tech in Accounting (Top-Up)

HND Accountancy Studies

Professional Diploma in Computerized Accounting

Professional in Banking and Technology

Diploma in Computerized Accounting

Diploma in Banking and Technology

DEPARTMENT OF MARKETING STUDIES

B.Tech in Marketing Studies (4-Year Degree)

B. Tech. Marketing Studies (Top-Up)

HND Marketing Studies

Diploma in Electronic Marketing

Diploma in Public Relations

DEPARTMENT OF PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY CHAIN

Procurement and Supply Chain Studies (4-Year Degree)

Procurement and Supply Chain Studies (Top-Up)

HND Purchasing and Supply Studies

Diploma in Procurement and Materials Management

DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

BTech in Secretaryship and Management Studies (4-Year Degree)

B Tech in Secretaryship and Management Studies (Top-Up)

HND Secretaryship and Management Studies

Professional Diploma in Business Administration (PDBA)

Diploma in Business Administration (DBA)

DEPARTMENT OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND AGRIBUSINESS

B.Tech in Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation

B.Tech in Agribusiness Management and Entrepreneurship

Diploma in Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation

ACHIEVEMENTS

The School Launched an incubation Centre to provide Entrepreneurial training and support to students who want to start a business.

Collaborated with the Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GNCCI) to offer radio programmes to educate small and medium enterprise owners on business development, management and sustainability issues.

EXPECTATIONS AND PROJECTIONS

To seek more collaborations and develop a strong bond between industry and professional bodies. Develop certificates and diploma programmes tailored to meet the knowledge and skill discrepancies among entrepreneurs and small business owners.

To seek accreditation for all the six approved 4-year Bachelor of Technology programmes.

Embark on outreaches and radio announcements to increase enrolment. Acquisition of a vehicle for the School to run its affairs and set up investment projects e.g. building of a School hostel.

Review departments’ programmes to meet current national needs.