Lusaka, Zambia
DURATION
2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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TUITION FEES
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STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
Key Summary
Introduction
The aims of the programme are as follows:
- Enabling students to become future innovators and entrepreneurs with original, creative and critical thinking to develop effective business plans and corporate strategies.
- Preparing students for a variety of careers in business and start-up projects.
- Enhancing students’ understanding of the role of the entrepreneur.
- Providing students with an advanced knowledge of the theories and practices of Entrepreneurship and Innovation in order to be able to responsibly apply them in real-world ventures.
- Encouraging students to evaluate local and global market opportunities in accordance with ethics and in order to become innovative yet responsible entrepreneurial leaders.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Unicaf University is in partnership with the Unicaf Scholarship programme which is one of the most generous scholarship programmes available. The programme supports eligible students and provides opportunities for studies towards the programmes offered by Unicaf University at a fraction of the cost. Unicaf has already offered more than US $100 million worth of scholarships to students helping them to study towards internationally recognised qualifications. The primary objective of the Unicaf Scholarship Programme is to make high-quality education affordable and accessible. Supported programmes have a strong professional and vocational focus delivered with an international perspective to ensure that students are prepared for work in the global marketplace and receive a return on their education investment.
Curriculum
Foundation course
| Module | Credits |
| Induction Module | 0.00 |
| Introduction to Bachelor Degree | 0.00 |
Core Units
| Module | Credits |
| Entrepreneurship Theory, Tools and Practice | 25.00 |
| The Entrepreneurship and Innovation Context | 25.00 |
| Entrepreneurial Finance | 25.00 |
| Managing Innovation and Creativity | 25.00 |
| Innovation in Digital Business | 25.00 |
| Managing SMEs and Family Businesses | 25.00 |
| Entrepreneurial Ethics | 25.00 |
| Research Methods | 25.00 |
| Dissertation Project | 25.00 |
Program Outcome
At the end of the programme, the student will be expected to:
- Develop or launch their own businesses or projects.
- Design and plan business models and implement innovative theories for achieving progress and providing solutions.
- Assess and evaluate an organisation’s position and apply innovative strategy for further enhancement.
- Explain how to manage a business and provide innovative opportunities.
- Apply skills acquired through the programme that meet the social, ethical and financial constraints.
- Adapt to market shifts and changes that compel them to foster ongoing innovation practices.
- Apply the necessary skills to launch a new project from ideation to customer activation.
- Identify the market’s gaps and needs in order to make an effective business proposal that can stand within the competitive entrepreneurial landscape.
- Apply their subject-specific knowledge and skills to real-world challenges and key issues, such as health, education and the environment.
- Identify new opportunities, evaluate them in close dialogue with the environment, market, and customers, and suggest new adjustments that will elevate the competitive advantage.
- Identify and handle uncertainty and risks involved in entrepreneurship.