BSc (Hons) Business Entrepreneurship

The aim of this programme is to address the lack of entrepreneurship skills locally and support the creation and growth of small businesses. Small business success will lead to a better quality of life for the entrepreneurs and their families and will result in a stronger domestic and regional economy. The graduates produced can thus create start-up businesses. Moreover the above programme will produce business leaders and entrepreneurs who are visionary, realistic and driven to develop innovative business ventures.

Target Audience

There are two principal audiences for the BSc (Hons) Business Entrepreneurship programme:

• School Leavers: Those between 18 and 25 who have little or no practical work experience. They are seeking a business related degree to help them procure employment. They seek self-employment opportunities and wish to gain management and business skills to help them succeed in their future careers.
• Mid-Career Professionals: They have decided to leave their current employment and they seek ways of achieving self-employment. They view the BBE as a way of gaining the skills and knowledge required to make a career change.

General Entry Requirements

I. EITHER “Credit” in at least three subjects at School Certificate or General  Certificate of Education O-Level or equivalent and “Pass” in at least two subjects at  Higher School Certificate or General Certificate of Education Advanced Level or  equivalent;

II. OR An appropriate equivalent Diploma/Certificate/Foundation Courseacceptable to  the Open University of Mauritius.

III. Learners who do not qualify under options I and II may register for Foundation  Courses offered by The Open University of Mauritius. Those who complete the Foundation Courses successfully will be eligible for registration for the relevant degree programmes.

IV. OR Qualifications awarded by other universities and institutions, which are  acceptable to by the Open University of Mauritius as satisfying the minimum  requirements for admission.

V. Mature candidates having a strong background of work experience and uncertified learning may be assessed for entry to programmes through the Accreditation of Prior learning (APL) and the Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL). Please consult the General Rules and Regulations of the Open University of Mauritius for  further details.

Minimum Requirement for Awards:

115 Credits

Programme Structure at different exit levels:

• Certificate : 9 modules
  • : Semester 1: 5 modules (18 Credits)
  • : Semester 2: 4 modules + Business Proposal (14 Credits + 4 Credits)
• Diploma : 10 modules
  • : Semester 1: 5 modules (16 Credits)
  • : Semester 2: 5 modules + Summary Business Plan (17 Credits + 6 Credits)
• Degree : 9 modules
  • : Semester 1: 5 modules (18 Credits)
  • : Semester 2: 4 modules + Full Business Plan (14 Credits + 8 Credits)

Programme Duration

                        Minimum       Maximum

Certificate:     1 Year               2 Years

Diploma:         2 years           3 years

Degree:           3 Years           6 Years

Programm courses 

Year 1 -Certificate Level

• Creativity, Innovation & Entrepreneurship
• Introduction to Computers
• Introduction to Accounting
• Principles of Management
• Introduction to Entrepreneurship
• Entrepreneurship Typology
• Principles of Marketing
• Business Plan Development
• Organisational Behaviour
• Certificate Project: Business Proposal

Year 2 -Diploma Level

• Quality Management
• Human Resource Management
• Business Information Systems
• Small Business Management & Family Business
• The Business Environment
• Organisational Development
• Business Economics
• Business Law
• Business Communications
• Management Accounting
• Diploma Project: Summary Business Plan

Year 3-Degree Level

• Enterprise Support System & Growth
• Business Research
• Team Management
• Financial Management
• Project Management
• Mentoring, Coaching & Consulting
• Strategic Planning
• Risk Management
• Company Law
• Degree Project: Full Business Plan

Application from 18 of November 2013 to 02 of December 2013

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