The University College of Management Studies is a private university college in Accra and Kumasi, Ghana. The school is affiliated with the School of Business of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi and the University of Education Winneba, Kumasi Campus.
Establishment The university was formed from the Institute of Management Studies. The institute was established in 1974 and served as a tutorial school for candidates for professional qualifications in Marketing from the Chartered Institute of Marketing, Accounting from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and Purchasing and Supply from the Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply.
Departments University College of Management Studies has 3 main departments; namely, Accounting, Finance & Marketing, Human Resource Management and Procurement & Supply Chain Management Departments.
Department of Accounting, Finance & Marketing This Department offers a first Degree program in the areas of Accounting, Banking & Finance and Marketing.
Bsc. Accounting The program consists of the following courses: Financial Accounting I-IV, Taxation Cost Accounting I & II Auditing & Assurance International Accounting Financial Reporting & Analysis Company & Partnership Law Management Accounting Managerial Economics Research Methods
Bsc. Banking & Finance Some of the courses offered under this program include: Economics in Banking Monetary & Financial Systems Business Finance I & II Law Relating to Banking Investments Practice of Banking I & II Marketing of Financial Services Banking Operations & Ethics Managerial Economics Finance of International Trade Business Ethics Managerial Accounting Managerial Economics Entrepreneurship
Bsc. Marketing Some of the courses offered include: Marketing Management Marketing of Services Marketing Environment New Product Development Sales Management Retail Marketing Management Strategic Marketing Management: Planning Control Integrated Marketing Communications Marketing Research Organizational Re-Engineering Business Ethics Managerial Accounting Managerial Economics Entrepreneurship
Department of Human Resource Management This Department offers the following courses: Human Resource Training Development Industrial Psychology Human Behaviour in Organization Appraisal & Performance Management Human Resource Information System Strategic Human Resource Management Labour Economics Managerial Economics Business Organisation Employment Laws & Practice Human Resource Management Entrepreneurship Industrial Relations & Labour Law Business Ethics
Department of Procurement and Supply Chain Management Courses offered in this Department include: Monitoring & Evaluation of Procurement Systems Procurement Planning & Budgetary Control I & II Research Methods Process & Procedures of Public Sector Procurement Supply & Material Management Business Organization & Process Project & Contract Management International Management Strategic Procurement Tactics & Operations in Purchasing & Supply Physical Distribution & Transportation Legal Aspect of Procurement Managerial Economics Business Analysis in Procurement Logistics Management Business Ethics Managerial Accounting Entrepreneurship
Accreditation The university is accredited by the National Accreditation Board in 1998.
Affiliations The university in May 2011, was formally affiliated with the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.
See also List of universities in Ghana
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