Overview
The Bachelor of Entrepreneurship Development (BED) is a four-year undergraduate programme designed to prepare future entrepreneurs equipped with comprehensive knowledge and skills to start their own businesses. BED focuses on identifying, analyzing and evaluating global and local entrepreneurial opportunities through the development of innovative ideas. It also aims at creating a conducive environment to assess new enterprises; market research; financial and business planning; family-owned enterprises/businesses for the transformation and modernization of women and minority entrepreneurs.
Objectives
The course is designed to achieve the following objectives:
- Enable students to start a successful enterprise
- Train students towards fulfilling the demand of technical and professional human resources required for entrepreneurship development
- Provide adequate educational background for careers in individual, community, social, public, and private enterprises
- Create an in-depth understanding of the mainstream as well as alternative and emerging issues of entrepreneurship development
- Equip students with a set of core knowledge, skills, and competencies required to work in communities, social enterprises, and private enterprises
Career Opportunities
BED graduates can pursue wide career opportunities. They will be able to:
- Start their own enterprises
- Take over and expand family-owned enterprises
- Provide professional and extension services to aspiring entrepreneurs
- Bring an entrepreneurial perspective to business decision making
- Fulfill the need of professionals required for government and non-government organizations such as the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies (MoICS), International Non-Governmental Organizations (INGOs), Civil Societies, and Research Institutions
- Create a platform in social entrepreneurship and in private sectors
