Programmes
- DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
- MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMME (MBA)
- BACHELOR OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT (BBM)
- BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
- BACHELOR OF ARTS ECONOMICS
- BACHELOR OF SCIENCE ZOOLOGY
- BACHELOR OF SCIENCE BOTANY
- BACHELOR OF SCIENCE PHYSICS
- BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (MATHEMATICS)
- BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
- BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
- BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION SCIENCE
- BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
- BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
- BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN APPLIED STATISTIC
- BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ACTUARIAL SCIENCE
- BACHELOR OF EDUCATION IN EARLY CHILDHOOD AND PRIMARY EDUCATION (ECPE)
- BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (SCIENCE)
- BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (ARTS)
- DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
- DIPLOMA IN PURCHASING AND SUPPLIES MANAGEMENT
The Bachelor of Business Management (BBM)
The Bachelor of Business Management (BBM) degree programme is one of the premier programmes of the School of Business and Economics, Garissa University. It seeks to develop competent managers for the increasingly competitive business environments. The BBM programme has attracted and graduated a large number of students over the last 9 years. The comments from the industry about the graduates’ knowledge and skills have been very impressive.
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The distribution of courses is as in the table below:
YR of Study | School Common Courses | Programme Core Courses | Specialization Courses | Electives courses | Total Courses | Total Units |
YR 1 | 4 | 10 | – | – | 14 | 42 |
YR 2 | – | 14 | – | – | 14 | 42 |
YR 3 | – | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 42 |
YR 4 | – | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 42 |
Total Courses | 4 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 56 | 168 |
Admission Requirement
An applicant shall satisfy the entry requirements for BBM as stipulated by Garissa University senate. However the regular government sponsored students are admitted upon meeting the requirements stipulated by the Joint Admission Board. The current admission requirements are-
- An applicant should have at least a mean grade of C+ (plus) and a C (plain) in both Mathematics and English Language in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) or
- At least two principal passes and one subsidiary pass in Kenya Advanced Certificate of Education (KACE) plus at least a pass in maths and English at “O” level OR,
- Be a holder of a Diploma in Business studies validated by Commission for University Education (CUE) with at least a credit OR,
- Be a holder of a professional certificate in business studies recognized by CUE.
Credit transfer
Candidates may transfer relevant courses from other business studies degree programmes, diploma programmes or professional certificates.