SECRETARIAL & ADMINISTRATIVE STUDIES
BSA at YCI is meant to meet the needs of managerial, administrative and secretarial personnel. The program focuses on enabling students to enhance their practical skills and widen their intellectual scope to cope with the demands of a Public Office. Students are helped to acquire efficient communication skills needed in all aspects of life. Throughout the courses there is an emphasis on the production of bilingual or multilingual personnel with excellent translation and interpretation skills.
Period = 3 years
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
- UCE and UACE Certificates with 2 Principle passes, or
- Diploma from a recognized Institution of Higher Learning in a relevant discipline.
- Foreign Applicants;
Prospective applicants whose final high school grades are in percentages and average points system e.g. Sudan, DRC, Rwanda, Burundi, Zambia and others must have their grades first equated or standardized by Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) before admission to YMCA Comprehensive Institute.
- Kenyan applicants for degree programmes should hold either;The Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) holders must have a minimum Grade of C+ and above, OR
2. The Kenyan Advanced Certificate of Education “GCE or A-levels” applicants must have at least 2 principal passes or its equivalent.
PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
Year 1 Semester 1
| COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME | CU |
| BCS1101 | Business Communication Skills | 3 |
| BSA1102 | Records and Information Management | 4 |
| BSA1104 | Office Management | 4 |
| ECV1103 | Ethics and Christian Values | 3 |
| ICT1105 | Information and Communication Technology | 4 |
Year 1 Semester 2
| COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME | CU |
| BSA1204 | Shorthand 1A | 4 |
| COA1202 | Computer Applications | 4 |
| BSA1201 | Administrative Law | 3 |
| ACC1203 | Financial Accounting | 4 |
| ECN1206 | Economics | 3 |
| ETR125 | Entrepreneurship | 3 |
Year 2 Semester 1
| COURSECODE | COURSE NAME | CU |
| BSA2101 | Shorthand IB | 4 |
| BSA2102 | Keyboard & Computer Skills | 4 |
| OBD 2103 | Organisational Behavior and Development | 4 |
| BSL2104 | Business Law | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| BSA2106
BSA2107 |
Business Kiswahili
Business French |
2
2 |
Year 2 Semester 2
| COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME | CU |
| MEC2202 | Introductory Macroeconomics | 3 |
| BSA2204 | Customer Care and Public Relations | 4 |
| POM2205 | Principles of Management | 4 |
| BSA2206 | Desktop Publishing | 4 |
| RMD2203 | Research Methods | 3 |
Year 3 Semester 1
| COURSECODE | COURSE NAME | CU |
| BSA3101 | Public Administration and Management | 4 |
| BSA3102 | Advanced Microsoft Office Packages | 4 |
| HRP3103 | Human Resource Planning | 4 |
| CRM3104 | Conflict Resolution & Management | 3 |
| BSA3105 | Public Speaking Skills | 4 |
| RPT3105 | Research Report | 4 |
Year 3 Semester 2
| COURSECODE | COURSE NAME | CU |
| BSA3201 | Short hand IIB | 4 |
| BSA3202 | Database Management | 4 |
| BSA3203 | Store Keeping and Materials Management | 3 |
| BSA3204 | Advanced Computer Skills Integration | 4 |
| BSA3205 | Secretarial Practice & Administrative studies | 4 |