Programme Description: 

The aim is to train students to meet the dynamic needs of Ghana’s banking and financial services and offer the requisite guidance to their clients in the best practices and effective approaches to operate their businesses for profit maximization.   

Courses under the Programme

Course Code

Course Title

YEAR ONE SEMESTER ONE

BSM 111

Introduction to Entrepreneurship

BSM 113

Fundamentals of Economics

BSM 115

Principles of management

BSM 117

Marketing for Entrepreneurs

COS 101

Communication Skills

YEAR ONE SEMESTER TWO

BSM 102

Introduction to Banking

COS 102

Business in Ghana

CLT 102

Computer Literacy 

AFS 102

African Studies

ENF 104

Introduction to Small Business Management

YEAR TWO SEMESTER ONE

BSM 201

Principles of Banking Law

BSM 203

Business Finance

BSM 205

Lending Operations

BSM 207

Industrial Attachment

BSM 209

Electronic Commerce

YEAR TWO SEMESTER TWO

BSM 202

Business Communication

BSM 204

Accounting for Small Business

BSM 206

Risk Management

BSM 208

Credit Management

BSM 210

Business Planning

 

The following are the employment prospects for students on the programme:

  1. Able to set up and/or manage small businesses.

  2. Manage other people’s businesses

  3. Work as project officers and evaluators for the financial institutions

  4. Be consultants for SMEs

  5. Be marketing executives, agent and conversers for the financial institutions

  6. Work in Non-governmental/ civil society organizations

  7. Be business development officers in the banking sector.

     

Admission Entry Requirements 

 

Eligible candidates must possess one of the entry requirements below:

  1. Passes in four subjects at the SSSCE/WASSCE/ GCE ‘O’ level.

  2. Mature Students: Must be 25 years old with legitimate documentary proof which is at least five years old at the time of application, must pass Mature Students’ Entrance Examinations conducted by KsTU, may have to attend, and pass an interview. Evidence of working experience will be an added advantage.

  3. Professionals in Microfinance/Banking institutions.

Programme Category
Diploma Programme
Programme Session
Weekend
Programme Duration
Two (2) Years
Programme Department
Department of Entrepreneurship and Finance