BUSE Bachelor of Business Administration in Police and Security Studies
The programme is a 3 year degree course and is delivered in collaboration with Zimbabwe Republic Police and has the following core elements:
- Criminal Investigation
- Criminal Law
- Administrative Law
- Powers of Police Officers
- Criminal Investigation Techniques
- Forensic Science (theories – finding and recovering scientific evidence, what forensic science is capable of ) and Criminology (Crime in context to society)
This Course is suitable for students with, a wide variety of backgrounds and relevant work experience in private and public security and policing, intelligence services, prison service and military.
Our selection criteria places considerable emphasis on your intellectual ability, your motivation and commitment, and the contribution you can make to the course as a whole.
Career/Job Opportunities:
The course equips graduates with critical and analytical skills that put them in a position to be employed or promoted in their areas of specialty at their work places.
Entry Requirements:
To qualify, applicants must over and above the stated attributes, meet the following basic requirements in terms of the general regulations.
- Have obtained at least 5 O’ level subject at Grade (C) or better including English Language and Mathematics;
- In addition, have obtained two (2) passes at A’ level in any two of the following subjects: – History, Literature in English, Geography, Accounts, Economics, Business Studies or Management of Business.
- Holders of a certificate or Diploma in Police and Security Studies or equivalent will qualify for admission under mature of special entry rule of the general regulations
Part 1
Code Course Description
PS101 Criminal Law
PS102 French I
PS103 Interpretation of Statutes
PS104 Security Studies
PS105 Industrial Attachment I
AC101 Financial Accounting 1 A
AC102 Business Law
AC107 Financial Accounting 1B
EC101 Economic Principles 1
EC107 Economic Principles 2
CS101 Introduction to Computer Science
BS101 Business Administration
BS109 Company Law
HS101 HIV and AIDS Education
PC108 Citizenship Education & Conflict Transformation
PC103 Communication Skills
Part 2
Code Course Description
AC201 Financial Accounting 2A
AC202 Financial Accounting 2B
AC204 Computing Science for Accountants
AC205 Auditing Principles & Procedures I
AC206 Auditing Principles and Procedures 2
AC207 Financial Management 1
BS209 Research Methods
BS211 Taxation
BS217 Information Systems 1
PS201 Constitutional Law
PS202 Human Rights and Policing
PS203 Public Policy and Policy Analysis
PS204 French 2
PS205 Contemporary Policing
PS206 Fraud management
PS207 Administrative Law
PS208 Leadership and Conflict Transformation
PS210 Industrial Attachment 2
AC203 Computing Science for Accountancy
Part 3
Code Course Description
AC401 Financial Accounting 3A
AC402 Financial Accounting 3B
AC404 Financial Management 11
BS302 Risk Management
BS401 Strategic Management 1
BS414 Strategic Management 2
BS422 Human Resources Management
BS423 Organizational Behaviour
BS426 E-Commerce
PS301 Criminology
PS302 Principles and Methods of Investigation
PS303 Gender Studies
PS304 Investment Portfolio Management
PS305 Project
PS307 French 3
PS308 Criminal Procedure
PS309 Law of Evidence