Advanced Diploma in Business Studies (SoBaT)

Advanced Diploma in Business Studies (SoBaT)

This level 5 Advanced Diploma in Business Studies will give students the opportunity to advance their business knowledge and skills.

This programme requires completion of the following eight compulsory courses of five credits each.

  1. Business Law
  2. Macroeconomics
  3. Personal Finance
  4. International Business
  5. Organizational Behavior
  6. Risk Management
  7. Corporate Governance
  8. Managerial Economics
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