University of The Bahamas graduate degree programmes – Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma, or Master’s Degree – help to strengthen professional competence and advance careers. UB has an enduring legacy of preparing leaders who achieve extraordinary accomplishments in their respective professions. Our graduate programmes are taught by expert faculty and hone individual skills and competencies for a competitive advantage. In partial fulfilment of course and programme requirements, our graduates contribute to new knowledge through their research studies.
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Our MBA degree programmes are designed to develop a cadre of leaders equipped to assume senior management roles in the public and private sectors and across industries. They develop entrepreneurs and innovators who are able to contribute to economic growth and development nationally and internationally. Additionally, they:
- Contribute to new knowledge through research and innovation;
- Promote strategic thinking and develop strong analytical problem solving and decision making skills;
- Prepare graduates who are able to meet the social, legal and ethical responsibilities of self, community and society;
- Prepare students to meet the criteria for professional development and to pursue professional qualifications; and
- Develop individuals who can apply knowledge and skills to analyse conceptual and theoretical models, lead organisations and change, make sound financial decisions and interpret financial information that is applicable to local and international contexts.
Accounting
Admission requirements:For admission into the MBA Accounting, applicants must have an undergraduate degree in Accounting from a recognized institution or have successfully completed Intermediate Accounting I and II andCost Accounting.
Major Courses (45 credit hours)
ACCA 500 Financial / Managerial Accounting (3 credits)(*)
MGMT 510 Organisational Behaviour and Human Resources (3 credits)
MKTG 520 Marketing Management (3 credits)
FINB 540 Financial Decision Making (3 credits)
BADM 570 Business Data Analytics (3 credits)
MGMT 550 Entrepreneurship and Innovation (3 credits)
ACCA 521 Advanced Accounting (3 credits)
ACCA 525 Fraud and Forensics (3 credits)
ACCA 531 Accounting Theory (3 credits)
MGMT 580 Leadership (3 credits)
BADM 698 Research Project I (3 credits)
ACCA 535 Internal Audit (3 credits)
ACCA 541 Corporate Tax (3 credits)
BADM 699 Research Project II (3 credits)
BADM 697 Off Island Intensive (3 credits)
(*)Business Students who have graduated from UB are eligible for exemption from this course. Applicants graduating from other institutions with a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting will be considered for exemption.
Elective Courses (9 credit hours)
Courses taken from other MBA programmes.
Graduation Requirements
Students must complete the programme with no fewer than 54 credit hours as specified and a ‘B’ grade or higher in all courses.
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Major Courses (54 credit hours)
ACCA 500 Financial / Managerial Accounting (3 credits) (*)
MGMT 510 Organisational Behaviour and Human Resources (3 credits)
MKTG 520 Marketing Management (3 credits)
FINB 540 Financial Decision Making (3 credits)
BADM 570 Business Data Analytics (3 credits)
MGMT 550 Entrepreneurship and Innovation (3 credits)
CISB 560 Information Enterprise Systems (3 credits)
MGMT 570 Operations Management (3 credits)
MGMT 580 Leadership (3 credits)
BADM 698 Research Project I (3 credits)
MGMT 600 International Business (3 credits)
MKTG 610 Understanding the Service Business (3 credits)
MGMT 620 Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Venture Finance (3 credits)
MGMT 660 Strategic Management (3 credits)
MGMT 650 Managing in a Cross-Cultural Environment (3 credits)
MGMT 670 Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Venture Management (3 credits)
BADM 699 Research Project II (3 credits)
BADM 697 Off Island Intensive (3 credits)
(*)Business Students who have graduated from UB are eligible for exemption from this course. Applicants graduating from other institutions with a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting will be considered for exemption.
Graduation Requirements
Students must complete the programme with no fewer than 54 credit hours as specified and a ‘B’ grade or higher in all courses.
Events Management
Major Courses (54 credit hours)
ACCA 500 Financial / Managerial Accounting (3 credits) (*)
BADM 570 Business Data Analytics (3 credits)
BADM 697 Off Island Intensive (3 credits)
BADM 698 Research Project I (3 credits)
BADM 699 Research Project II (3 credits)
CISB 560 Information Enterprise Systems (3 credits)
MGMT 510 Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource management (3 credits)
MGMT 550 Entrepreneurship and Innovation (3 credits)
MGMT 580 Leadership (3 credits)
MGMT 601 / HMG 6001Event Feasibility (3 credits) (**)
MGMT 625 / HMG 6200 Events Management (3 credits) (**)
MGMT 640 / HMG 6630 Events Safety and Security Planning (3 credits) (**)
MGMT 650 Managing in a Cross-Cultural Environment (3 credits)
MGMT 660 Strategic Management (3 credits)
MGMT 680 Project Leadership (3 credits)
MKTG 520 Marketing Management (3 credits)
MKTG 610 Understanding the Service Business (3 credits)
MKTG 620 / HMG 6500 Event Marketing and Sponsorship (3 credits) (**)
(*)Business Students who have graduated from UB are eligible for exemption from this course. Applicants graduating from other institutions with a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting will be considered for exemption.
(**)Non-UB course which will be delivered online by Florida International University (FIU) and which is approved by the FIU Academic Senate as part of their MS Hospitality Management programme.
Graduation Requirements
Students must complete the programme with no fewer than 54 credit hours as specified and a ‘B’ grade or higher in all courses.
Financial Decision Making
Major Courses (54 credit hours)
ACCA 500 Financial / Managerial Accounting (3 credits) (*)
MGMT 510 Organisational Behaviour and Human Resources (3 credits)
MKTG 520 Marketing Management (3 credits)
FINB 540 Financial Decision Making (3 credits)
BADM 570 Business Data Analytics (3 credits)
MGMT 550 Entrepreneurship and Innovation (3 credits)
CISB 560 Information Enterprise Systems (3 credits)
MGMT 570 Operations Management (3 credits)
FINB 640 Financial Policy (3 credits)
BADM 698 Research Project I (3 credits)
MGMT 600 International Business (3 credits)
MKTG 610 Understanding the Service Business (3 credits)
MGMT 630 Leading Change (3 credits)
MGMT 660 Strategic Management (3 credits)
MGMT 650 Managing in a Cross-Cultural Environment (3 credits)
FINB 690 Investment Strategies (3 credits)
BADM 699 Research Project II (3 credits)
BADM 697 Off Island Intensive (3 credits)
(*)Business Students who have graduated from UB are eligible for exemption from this course. Applicants graduating from other institutions with a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting will be considered for exemption.
Graduation Requirements
Students must complete the programme with no fewer than 54 credit hours as specified and a ‘B’ grade or higher in all courses.
Hospitality Management
Major Courses (54 credit hours)
ACCA 500 Financial / Managerial Accounting (3 credits) (*)
HMG 6246 / HOSP 646 Organisational Behaviour in the Hospitality Industry (3 credits) (**)
MKTG 520 Marketing Management (3 credits)
HMG 6697 /HOSP 697 Hospitality Law Seminar (3 credits)(**)
BADM 570 Business Data Analytics (3 credits)
MGMT 550 Entrepreneurship and Innovation (3 credits)
CISB 560 Information Enterprise Systems (3 credits)
MGMT 570 Operations Management (3 credits)
MGMT 580 Leadership (3 credits)
BADM 698 Research Project I (3 credits)
HMG 6280 / HOSP 680 Globalization and Competitive Methods of Multinational Hospitality Companies (3 credits) (**)
MKTG 610 Understanding the Service Business (3 credits)
MGMT 630 Leading Change (3 credits)
MGMT 660 Strategic Management (3 credits)
MGMT 650 Managing in a Cross-Cultural Environment (3 credits)
HMG 6257 / HOSP 657 Contemporary Global issues in Hospitality (3 credits)(**)
BADM 699 Research Project II (3 credits)
BADM 697 Off-Island Intensive (3 credits)
(*)Business Students who have graduated from UB aree eligible for exemption from this course. Applicants graduating from other institutions with a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting will be considered for exemption.
(**)Non-UB course which will be delivered online by Florida International University (FIU) and which is approved by the FIU Academic Senate as part of their MS Hospitality Management programme
Graduation Requirements
Students must complete the programme with no fewer than 54 credit hours as specified and a ‘B’ grade or higher in all courses.
Leadership
Major Courses (54 credit hours)
ACCA 500 Financial / Managerial Accounting (3 credits) (*)
MGMT 510 Organisational Behaviour and Human Resources (3 credits)
MKTG 520 Marketing Management (3 credits)
FINB 540 Financial Decision Making (3 credits)
BADM 570 Business Data Analytics (3 credits)
MGMT 550 Entrepreneurship and Innovation (3 credits)
CISB 560 Information Enterprise Systems (3 credits)
MGMT 570 Operations Management (3 credits)
MGMT 580 Leadership (3 credits)
BADM 698 Research Project I (3 credits)
MGMT 600 International Business (3 credits)
MKTG 610 Understanding the Service Business (3 credits)
MGMT 630 Leading Change (3 credits)
MGMT 660 Strategic Management (3 credits)
MGMT 650 Managing in a Cross-Cultural Environment (3 credits)
MGMT 680 Project Leadership (3 credits)
BADM 699 Research Project II (3 credits)
BADM 697 Off Island Intensive (3 credits)
(*)Business Students who have graduated from UB are eligible for exemption from this course. Applicants graduating from other institutions with a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting will be considered for exemption.
Graduation Requirements
Students must complete the programme with no fewer than 54 credit hours as specified and a ‘B’ grade or higher in all courses.
Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma in Public Administration
Our Graduate Certificate/Diploma Programmes in Public Administration provide foundational information for public service officers on management and administration in the Bahamian public sector. They provide an ideal opportunity for public officers to hone their analytical, decision-making and communication skillsand to support the effective implementation of Government priorities. They:
- Strengthen the public administration and management skills of working professionals in the public sector;
- Provide scholarly information in specific functional areas like communications, ethics, administration, policy, legal, budgeting and research methods that can be applied in managing the complex issues that we are faced with in The Bahamas;
- Apply ethical principles to make policy recommendations as effective, responsive change agents in the implementation of Government priorities across government departments and ministries; and
- Develop proficiency in oral and written communication through the presentation of succinct, well-organized materials and analyses tailored to the needs of public service departments.
Major Courses (12 credit hours)
PUBA 503 Communications in the Public Sector (3 credits)
PUBA 509 Ethics and Professionalism in the Public Sector (3 credits)
PUBA 600 Public Administration Principles, Approached and Context (3 credits)
PUBA 606 Public Policy Principles (3 credits)
Graduation Requirements
Students must complete the programme with no fewer than 12 credit hours as specified and a ‘B’ grade or higher in all courses.
Major Courses (21 credit hours)
PUBA 503 Communications in the Public Sector (3 credits)
PUBA 509 Ethics and Professionalism in the Public Sector (3 credits)
PUBA 598 Applied Research Methods for Public Administration and Non-Profit Organisations 1 (3 credits)
PUBA 600 Public Administration Principles, Approached and Context (3 credits)
PUBA 606 Public Policy Principles (3 credits)
PUBA 611 Legal Basis of Public Administration (3 credits)
PUBA 650 Public Budgeting and Financial Management (3 credits)
Graduation Requirements
Students must complete the programme with no fewer than 21 credit hours as specified and a ‘B’ grade or higher in all courses.