ADEFULU Adesoga (Prof)
Head of Department
Department of BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND MARKETING
VISION STATEMENT
To build globally competitive business administration and marketing academics that can
Favourably compare with other scholars in similar field across the globe.
PHILOSOPHY
To broaden the scholastic capacity of students in the discipline thereby enhancing their capacity to undertake rigorous and quality research and also to be able to apply theoretical understanding to practical management issues with a view to solving them which is anchored on the harmonious development of the intellectual, physical, social and spiritual potentials of students; and inculcating in men and women a nobility of character and stability of purpose in our society
OBJECTIVES
The courses and programmes offered by the Department are designed to provide the students
with the variety of skills necessary to succeed within the government, industry and the church, and to train students for entrepreneurship and also for secretarial and office administration in the modern office. The programs are designed to give the students broad background of knowledge of the free enterprise system within a frame of moral and ethical guidelines.
The curriculum assists the students to develop a sound Christian philosophy toward our current economic future. It provides the student with a quality academic program with basic business skills required for initial job placement, entrepreneurship and entrance into postgraduate degree programs in business and marketing. Further objectives of the programmes are as follows:
* To equip the students with essential analytical skills needed for the recognition, definition, and solution of management/marketing problems.
* To develop leadership and interpersonal relation skills in the students.
DEPARTMENTAL PROGRAMMES
Bachelor of Science (Honors) in Business Administration, and
Bachelor of Science (Honors) in Marketing.
About Us
The department of Business and Marketing is one of the pioneer departments established at the inception of the University in 1999. It started with a crop of 34 students offering courses in a variety of subjects that are designed to provide them with a holistic education within a framework of intellectual, moral, and ethical guidelines coupled with sound integration of faith and learning. These courses are essentially tailored towards the provision of the graduate with a variety of professional skills that are predominantly required for management and leadership roles in the business and commerce industry.
It is worthy of note to mention, however, that the department as currently constituted, had earlier existed in the confines of the erstwhile Ilishan campus of Andrew University, Michigan, USA, when it offered courses in Business Administration as a minor program for students who were then taking courses as major in Religion. This remained the arrangement until the formal inauguration of Babcock University, subsequent to its grant of a Federal government charter as a private University in 1999.
At the undergraduate level, the department offers courses in two major programs of study namely B.Sc. (Hons) Business Administration and B.Sc. (Hons) Marketing. The first sets of graduates in the programs were produced as part of the University’s Alpha Graduands in May, 2003. The nineteenth set of graduates of the B.Sc. (Business Administration) and B.Sc. (Marketing) programs were produced at the University’s convocation in June 27, 2021. Report and feedbacks obtained about graduates of the programs, who have either gained employment, or proceeded to higher studies, have been quite satisfactory and encouraging. Over the years, the department has enjoyed tremendous support from major practitioners and multinational conglomerates in the business industry in the country.
The mission of the Department of Business Administration and Marketing is to prepare men and women for professional careers in business and related disciplines by providing basic programmes in the various areas suited to entrepreneurship, the needs of the industrial sector, and the requirements of the society at large, within the context of high moral Christ-like character and to ensure ethical standards in behaviour.
Admission Requirements
Candidates must have obtained 5 credits at not more than two sittings in five subjects including English Language, Mathematics, Economics and any two relevant social science subjects at SSCE or GCE Ordinary Level. A pass in Economics may be considered provided the candidate has a credit pass either in Accounting, Commerce or Business Methods.