Bachelor of Science Honours in Purchasing and Supply Chain Management

The Bachelor of Science Honours in Purchasing and Supply Chain Management at Women’s University in Africa focuses on the positive effects of purchasing and supply and builds a critical understanding of how purchasing applies to organisations and society. Students study purchasing beyond commercial purchasing, including procurement for charities, stakeholder involvement in procurement, the elements of a generic purchasing cycle, systems and procedures in purchasing, and the consequences of a breach of contract.

The programme is delivered as full-time study with a duration of 4 years. The degree is structured to develop students’ understanding of purchasing and supply techniques and concepts, to support adaptation to changing trends in the purchasing and supply industry, and to enable applying purchasing and supply concepts to real life situations.

To qualify into the Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Purchasing and Supply Management Degree a candidate in addition to satisfying the minimum conditions as prescribed under the General Regulations and the Faculty Regulations for Mathematics and English at ‘O’ Level must have obtained at least 2 passes at “A” Level in commercial subjects; OR

in place of ‘A’ levels hold a diploma in Purchasing and Supply Management, Accountancy, Marketing Management, IMM, CIM, SAIM will be considered and at least two years working experiencing in purchasing environment.

• stores persons
• buyers
• procurement officers
• logistics officers
• procurement managers
• wholesale and retail buyers
• purchasing agents