Full details of University of The Gambia (UTG) School of Business and Public Administration (SBPA) have been provided below. It includes information about the SBPA, courses offered, tuition fee, admission requirements and other relevant information.
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UTG School of Business and Public Administration
Here are the details of the University of The Gambia (UTG) School of Business and Public Administration (SBPA):
The School of Business and Public Administration (SBPA) is one of the biggest schools in the University of The Gambia. With its campus situated at Kanifing, the school offers Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) programmes in Public Administration, Banking and Finance, Accountancy, Marketing, Economics, Management, Human Resource management and Tourism and Hospitality Management (which is also offered as a diploma course).
The school is well resourced to enable a convenient teaching and learning environment. It boasts of a top-notch library with a diverse west of modern computers and a high-speed internet accessible by all students within the campus. The courses are mounted by full time and part time lecturers from the country’s most educated and experienced lecturers. This gives students a rare opportunity to learn from people that understand and work on the public and private sectors of The Gambia.
Students are required to complete 126 credit hours of lectures. They must also complete the 40 courses during their four years of studies. These are 10 General Education Requirements (GER), 7 Departmental Requirements, 14 from the student’s Major and 10 from the student’s minors.
- BA. Public Administration
- BSc. Human Resource Management
- BSc. Economics
- BSc. Management
- BSc. Accountancy
- BSc. Banking & Finance
- BSc. Marketing
- B.A Tourism and Hospitality Management
SBPA Tuition Fee
Regular students pay an annual tuition fee of D38, 000 for Gambians and $ 3,750 for international student while Mature students pay D60,000. Students have the option of paying the whole amount or half of the amount per semester (D19, 000/$2475). Those pursuing a diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management pay an amount of D24,000.
It is worth noting that, University of The Gambia (UTG) only allows students that pay
at least 40% of the due fees to sit to examinations. These payments can be made
at any of the various Trust Bank Ltd. Branches across the country. The
university is notified of this payment and you are cleared to attend classes
and sit to the examinations.
Admission Requirements for the SBPA
Admission to the programmes at the School of Business and Public Administration is in accordance with the requirements for entry to the University of The Gambia: Minimum of 5 credits ‘O’ level/WASSCE including English language and Mathematics. Applicants must have strong grades in Mathematics and the commercial/business subjects.