Chairperson: Audley Eccles
E-mail: aeccles@ncu.edu.jm 
Telephone: 1-876-523-2226 or 1-876-523-2147

The Department of Business & Management Studies is dedicated to serving the University, its students, the community, the Seventh-day Adventist church and society, through the provision of quality educational programmes in business and management which will form the professional and personal foundation for their productive lives.

The Department of Business & Management Studies provides an explicitly ethical context for the encouragement of personal excellence, physical and emotional health, intellectual breadth and depth, appreciation of the arts, responsible social relationships, and unconditional commitment to supreme values.  To this end, campus life incorporates study, work, recreation and worship.

Objectives

Objectives of the Department of Business Administration & Management Studies: 

• To prepare students to serve in the business community, government, and the church organization.
• To prepare students to enter graduate programmes.
• To adapt the business curriculum to the needs of the Caribbean environment.
• To equip students with the basic skills necessary for sitting professional examinations in the area of business.

Programmes Offered

• Master of Business Administration
• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Accounting Major
• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Finance Major
• Associate of Science in Business Administration
• Minor in Business Administration
• Bachelor of Science in Management Studies - Entrepreneurship Major

• Bachelor of Science in Management Studies - Human Resource Management Major
• Bachelor of Science in Management Studies - Marketing Major
• Bachelor of Science in Management Studies - Business Education Specialization
• Bachelor of Science in Management Studies - Law Specialization
• Bachelor of Science in Management Studies - Tourism and Hospitality Management Specialization
• Associate of Science in Office Technology and Administration
• Clerical Certificate

PRACTICUM PROGRAMME

The Department of Business and Management Studies encourages its students to arrange for a practicum (internship) in their area of concentration. This enables the student to integrate academic knowledge with practical application. It can also enhance educational experience by making subsequent study more meaningful.  In addition, this exposure to the business, management administration and studies environment can help the student develop professionally before entering the marketplace.  (See the department chair for complete internship procedures) 

MATRICULATION REQUIREMENTS

Individuals seeking admission into the Department of Business Administration and Management Studies must satisfy one of the following requirements: 

Regular Admittance

1.   Five (5) General Certificate of Education (GCE) or Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) passes, including English Language and Mathematics/Principles of Accounts at Grade II pass in CXC General Proficiency (and Grade III from June 1998 and after)  (Note: A. Sc. In Office Technology and Administration, English only) 

2.   A minimum of 900 in the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) for students outside the English speaking Caribbean and Grade 12 High school diploma. 

3.   Transfer with at least sophomore standing from a recognized tertiary institution 

4.   Completion of a diploma or an associate degree from a recognized tertiary institution.  (NCU students receiving the associate degree must apply for admission into the baccalaureate programme.) 

Provisional Admittance

1. Applicants having five (5) CXC/GCE papers without the specific required subject for matriculation in the discipline will take limited regular college courses in those disciplines for which they have the required CXC/GCE passes.  However, they should enrol in the requisite Pre-College courses (or their equivalent) in which they show deficiencies.  After successfully completing the relevant Pre-College courses (or their equivalent), they may pursue the degree.

Applicants over the age of 25 and without the above may be granted admission based on their work experience, maturity and performance in the University’s Mature Age Examination (MAE).