The Postgraduate College

School of Business / Business Entrepreneurship and Executive Education

Overview

Degree awarded:

Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)

M.B.A

M.B.A (Executive)

M.Phil

M.Phil/Ph.D

M.Sc

M.Sc (Entrepreneurship)

Masters in Business Administration (Analytics) (CBNCPP)

Masters in Business Administration (Finance)(CBNCPP)

MBA Business Analytics (CBNCPP)

MBA Taxation (CBNCPP)

Ph.D

Postgraduate Diploma in Management

Professional Master in Entrepreneurial Studies

Programmes:

Master of Science in Entrepreneurship Education

Postgraduate Diploma in Management

M.Sc. ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Master in Business Administration

MASTER IN ENTREPRENEURIAL STUDIES

Field of interest:

Agribusiness

Business Analytics

Data Science and Business Analytics

Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship and Operations Management

Finance and Accounting

Human Resource

Human Resource Management (HRM)

Marketing

Not Applicable

Oil and Gas

Personnel

Telecommunication and Digital Technology

Entry requirements:

General Regulations Governing Admission to Higher Degree Programmes

Candidates for admission to higher degree programmes shall normally be graduates of the University of Ibadan or other Universities/Institutions recognised by the Senate. Admission shall be made by the Postgraduate College on the recommendation of the appropriate Faculty Postgraduate Committee.
Candidates without any previous higher degrees in the relevant discipline may be admitted only to either the Degree of Master or the Professional Degree of Master.
Candidates with recognised “Research Higher” Degree in the relevant discipline may be admitted to the M.Phil or Ph.D. degree programmes as appropriate, on the recommendation of the appropriate Faculty Postgraduate Committee.
A candidate admitted to the degree of Master of University of Ibadan who obtained a weighted average mark of 55.0 – 59.9%, or a CGPA of between 4.0 and 4.9 may be offered provisional admission to the M.Phil./Ph.D programmes. Such candidates shall be assessed within three semesters of full time and four semesters of part time registration for the M.Phil/Ph.D to Ph.D conversion. This shall also apply to students who graduated from other universities

SPECIAL WAIVER FOR MATURED APPLICANTS

All University of Ibadan graduates should be admitted to Postgraduate programme with the ordinary level criteria existing at the time their first admission. Candidate who did not fulfill the requirements as at the time of their admission are not eligible for consideration.
Special consideration may be given to candidates, who obtained their first degree not less than 20 years from the time of seeking admission to any postgraduate programmes. Such candidates must have been found to possess special skills or abilities and professionally or academically engaged during the period of 20 years

How to apply:

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Business Entrepreneurship and Executive Education focused on developing entrepreneurial mindsets, business leadership skills, and practical management competence. It equips students, professionals, and aspiring entrepreneurs with the knowledge needed to start, grow, and sustain businesses through innovation, strategic thinking, and ethical decision-making.

The department also delivers executive and professional education programmes designed for working professionals, managers, and organizational leaders. These programmes emphasize real-world problem solving, leadership development, business innovation, and capacity building, supporting economic growth and institutional development within Nigeria and beyond.

Few/Some of the Course Content

MBA 701

Business Policy and Strategy

MBA 702

Quantitative Methods for Management

MBA 733

Accounting Practice for Managers

MBA 726

Business Ethics and Corporate Governance

MBA 705

Managerial Economics

MBA 700

Introduction to General Management

MBA 712

Leadership and Organisational Behaviour

MBA 713

Internship

MBA 717

Research Methodology

MBA 718

Entrepreneurship

MBA 719

Corporate Strategy

MBA 720

Business Policy and Strategy

MBA 723

Tax Planning and Management

MBA 724

Entrepreneurship and Innovation

MBA 727

Security Market & Portfolio Analysis Theory

MBA 730

Quantitative Methods for Manager

ETR 741

Introduction to Entrepreneurship

ETR 742

Creativity, Innovation and Opportunity Finding

ETR 774	Project Management
ETR 726	Research Methodology
ETR 703	Legal aspect of Entrepreneurship
ETR 766	Intellectual Property Rights Protection and Commercialization
ETR 762	Community Entry Skills and Needs Assessment
ETR 818	Enterprise Information System and Operation Management
ETR 822	Technology Driven Entrepreneurship&New Technology Adoption
ETR 823	Entrepreneurship and Business Technololgy Innovation
ETR 834	Business Technology Ecosystem
ETR 826	Structure, Policy and governace of Agribusiness
ETR 827	Agricultural Technology and Value Chain Analysis
ETR 828	International Agribusiness Management
ETR 829	Agribusiness Marketing Management
ETR 745	Small Business Management
ETR 776	Leadership-Skills Development
ETR 703	Legal aspect of Entrepreneurship
ETR 766	Intellectual Property Rights Protection & Commercialisation
ETR 758	Seminar

ETR 762	Community Entry Skills and Needs Assessment
ETR 773	Business and Investment Analysis
ETR 811	Family Business Management
ETR 816	Family Business Financial Management
ETR 821	Family Business Marketing Strategy
ETR 812	International Business Finance
ETR 813	International Financial Management
ETR 824	International Marketing
ETR 830	Social Business Management
ETR 831	Community Development programs, Community Needs Assessment Methods, Analysis and Reporting
ETR 832	Social Business Marketing and Networking
ETR 833	Social Business Financial Management

Entry Requirement

General Admission Requirements for Higher Degree

The basic qualification for admission to all Postgraduate Courses and Programmes is a first degree of the University of Ibadan or degree/Higher National Diploma of other recognized Institutions in the relevant discipline. Where qualifications are not strictly in the area of admission, remedial courses, which may lead to additional periods of studentship, may be prescribed.
In addition to individual Departmental requirements, applicants must satisfy the ‘O’ Level first degree matriculation requirements of the University of Ibadan i.e five ‘O’Level credit passes at ONE sitting or 6 ‘O’ level credits at TWO sittings including English Language and subject areas for ALL disciplines and Mathematics for ALL Science-based disciplines, Educational Management and Economics and at least a pass in Mathematics for other Social Science Courses OR Holder of NCE must have credit passes in WASC or credit or merit passes in TC II (obtained between 1967 and 1981) in English Language and four other relevant matriculation subjects.
Candidates for the degree of M.Phil and Ph.D. are admitted in the first instance to the Degree of Master Programme. However, candidates who, in addition to a good first degree, and already holding acceptable postgraduate degrees, may be considered for direct admission to the M.Phil and Ph.D. Programmes.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ADMISSION REQUIREMENT

Candidate with recognized first degree or higher degree assessed to be at least equal or equivalent to the degree of Bachelor or Master of the University of Ibadan and as recognized by the University senate may be admitted to the Masters , M.Phil, M.Phil/Ph.D or Ph.D Programme on the recommendation of the appropriate Faculty Postgraduate Committee
All applicants for the Postgraduate Diploma, Degree of Masters and Professional Master are require to take Test of Proficiency in English Language. A. minimum score of 40 percent must be attained before applicants could be eligible to be shortlisted by the admitting Departments, Schools, or Institutes.

Facilities

Career Path

Entrepreneur/startup founder
Business development officer
Management consultant
Operations or project manager
SME advisor
Innovation or strategy analyst

Supervisor(s)

Fees

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