The Faculty of Commerce endevours to promote first-class academia in research, teaching and innovation in support of personal growth, industrial development and technological advancement whilst positively impacting local communities, the nation and the region through the provision of self sustenance and problem-solving skills, knowledge and value-adding attitudes. In the process we will develop expert entrepreneurs and managers capable of providing reliable, proactive and excellent services to their clients in a multi-national and multi-cultural work setting.
Our Mission
Acting Faculty Dean: Mrs. R. Mhizha
Academic Qualifications:
- Master of Commerce in Finance, 2012, GZU
- B Com in Finance, 2010, GZU
- HND in Marketing Management, 2004, Masvingo Polytechnic College
Our Vision
Departments
Business Management
MR M.SHUMBA
(Chairperson)
Finance, Business Studies and Post-graduate Studies
MR W.MLAMBO
(CO-ORDINATOR)
The faculty of commerce has been committed to the provision of quality and relevant business education since its commencement in 2012 at Morgenster. Degree programmes offered by the faculty prepare students to be captains of commerce and industry capable of contributing to the fast-growing local and global economies. On its inception, the faculty had only the department of Business Management which offered four undergraduate degree programmes and has been touching new heights. Now the faculty has expanded the range of its programmes and boasts of training graduates who are competent in diverse fields of commerce such as: Accountancy, Banking and Finance, Marketing, Human Resource Management, Business Management, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Project management, Entrepreneurship and Public Administration. At post graduate level, the faculty now offers the Masters in Business
Administration and Masters in Public Administration. The programmes are now housed by two departments namely Business Management and Finance, Business Studies and Post Graduate studies.
- Master of Business Administration
- Masters in Public Administration
Department of Business Management
- Bachelor of Commerce Honours in Logistic and Supply Chain Management
- Bachelor of Commerce Honours in Public Administration
- Bachelor of Commerce Honours in Project Management
- Bachelor of Commerce Honours in Entrepreneurship and Business Development
- Bachelor of Commerce Honours in Risk and Disaster Management
Department of Finance, Business Studies and Post-graduate Studies
- Bachelor of Commerce Honours in Accounting
- Bachelor of Commerce Honours in Banking and Finance
- Bachelor of Commerce Honours in Human Resources Industrial and Labour Relations Management
- Bachelor of Commerce Honours in Business Management
- Bachelor of Commerce Honours in Marketing
- Business-Government-Community Engagement
- Entrepreneurship Development
- Financial Literacy
- Business Ethics
- Presentations to the business community on areas such as entrepreneurship and business etiquette.
- Participation in government programmes
- Research seminars
- Public lectures
Department of Business Management
This department focuses on providing teaching and learning process for the BCOM Honors in Logistic and Supply Chain Management, Public Administration, Project Management; and Entrepreneurship and Business Development
The Department of Business Management is anchored on the following strategic objectives:
- By the end of each semester the department should have provided sufficient knowledge and skills to enable students to sit for semester examinations in their respective study programs.
- By the end of each semester the department should have examined and assessed students in all the programs provided in the department to ensure satisfactory levels of proficiency.
- By the end of each semester the teaching and learning process in the department should have promoted student-based heritage-linked research initiatives capable of stimulating innovation, creativity and industrialization in the various study programs offered.
- By the time students graduate the department should have ensured that in each of the study programs offered, the values of ethical practice, efficiency and effectiveness are engendered in their proficiency, personality and professionalism.
- By the end of the four year study period in each program offered in the department, the learning and teaching process should have promoted sufficient acquisition of knowledge and skills that are a prerequisite to ensure the learner’s smooth job placement in the industry.
- Bachelor of Commerce Honours in Logistic and Supply Chain Management
- Bachelor of Commerce Honours in Public Administration
- Bachelor of Commerce Honours in Project Management
- Bachelor of Commerce Honours in Entrepreneurship and Business Development
RESEARCH
- Research seminars
- Public lectures
COMMUNITY SERVICE
- Presentations to the business community on areas such as entrepreneurship and business etiquette.
- Participation in government programmes
The following are some of the research products from the Department of Business Management:
- Nyakuwanika, M., Duve M., and Chagwiza, O. (2022). Bridging Sustainable Development Gap in the Gold Mining Sector of Zimbabwe. The Role of Micro-finance Institutions. A Conceptual Framework. The Journal of Health and Environmental Research. DOI 10.11648/1hr.2020802:18.
- Gaswa, T., Msipah, N., Manyeruke, J. (2022). Strategies of Implementing Moral Legitimacy in SMEs in Crop Production Supply Chain in Zimbabwe. International Journal of Economics, Finance and Management Sciences. http//www.sciencepublishing group.com/gefi.
- Mudyahoto, R. (2021). Factors influencing women and Youth honey producers into Honey value addition in Manicaland of Zimbabwe, International Journal of research and innovation in social sciences (JRISS) ,Vol V, Issue XIII, December 2021.
- Mudyahoto, R. (2023). The Implications of Gender Differences on Small and Medium Enterprises Growth and Development: A Case Study of Bindura Driving Schools. Journal of African Interdisciplinary Studies (JAIS): ISSN 2523-6725 (online) April 2023 Vol. 7, No. 4.
- Bachelor of Commerce Honours in Logistic and Supply Chain Management
- Bachelor of Commerce Honours in Public Administration
- Bachelor of Commerce Honours in Project Management
- Bachelor of Commerce Honours in Entrepreneurship and Business Development
Department of Finance, Business Studies and Postgraduate Studies
This department focuses on providing teaching and learning process for the BCOM Honors in Banking & Finance, Business Management, Human Resources Management and Marketing, Accounting, Master of Business Management and Masters in Public Management
The Department of Accounting, Finance, Business studies and Post graduate studies is anchored on the following strategic objectives:
- To equip students with knowledge, skills and competencies to meet the demands of the dynamic business environment.
- To foster in students appreciation of context based heritage knowledge in their field of specialisations.
- To equip students with necessary research skills which will lead to innovation and industrialisation.
- To stimulate students’ critical thinking, abstract thinking and interpersonal communication abilities to solve real-time business issues.
- To prepare students for admission for Master’s degree studies.
- Bachelor of Commerce Honours in Accounting
- Bachelor of Commerce Honours in Banking and Finance
- Bachelor of Commerce Honours in Human Resources Industrial and Labour Relations Management
- Bachelor of Commerce Honours in Business Management
- Bachelor of Commerce Honours in Marketing