Department of Business Management and Law (DBML)

The Department of Business Management and Law operating under the aegis of the School of Business, Management and Finance is one of the flagship departments not only of the SBMF but of the University at large. It has developed and offers sustainable programmes which have stood the test of time like the B.Sc. (Hons) in Management (General), the B.Sc. (Hons) in Management with different streams like Marketing, Finance, and with Law. It also offers a Diploma/B.Sc. (Hons) in Human Resource Management, a B.Sc. (Hons) in Transport and Logistics Management. The courses are offered both on full time and part-time modes using a mix of face to face and online/blended sessions. These programmes have been developed and enhanced with the support of industry, the latest update being as recently as a couple of years back. An innovative feature of our degrees is the possibility to do an applied project/capstone project to apply knowledge acquired during studies to solving real industry-based problems. UTM undergraduate students have to spend some 15 weeks in work placement. Students of the DBML also have to work with NGOs as part of the Community Learning initiative of the SBMF. All these prepare our students for the world of work all by inculcating in them a sense of entrepreneurship.

The MBAs offered by the SBMF and the DBML like the MBA (General), the MBA (Human Resource Management with Knowledge Management), the MBA (Project Management), the MBA (Logistics and Supply Chain Management attract large numbers of students who prefer face to face coupled with some online education and remain flagship programmes of the UTM allowing our graduates to secure middle and higher management positions in the public and private sectors both in Mauritius and abroad. UTM MBAs are recognised under the prestigious AMBA Network which gives added credibility to the MBA from UTM.

The programmes offered by the Department are recognised by the Association of Commonwealth Universities, the Association of Indian Universities, the Association of African Universities, in China and are given equivalence in USA, in Canada, in New Zealand among others.

The Department is planning to offer two new programmes in Law, namely in Corporate Law and in Cyber Law. These will be followed by new programmes in the field of Business Analytics to prepare professional of the future.

The quality of education is assured by 9 full-time academic staff which will be further strengthened in the near future and supported by some 90 part-time resource persons from industry which make our students benefit from the best of academic and industry. All academic staff of the Department are actively engaged in research and creative work, including consultancies in various areas of management like application of artificial intelligence in industry, SME sector, Educational Management, Business Continuity Planning, Performance Management Systems. Students can only benefit from the enhanced expertise of their tutors, mentors and lecturers. The department also regularly organizes workshops and seminars for the benefit of its students who are welcomed to participate actively in citizenship activities of the Department, the School, the University and Student Union activities.

The Department will focus of developing more PhD programmes, and professional Doctorates like the Doctorate in Business Administration and Doctorate in Education (Ed.D.) from which our alumni and non-alumni may opt for their personal and professional growth. We at the Department shall accompany students in their journey to meaning success.

Interested parties are welcome to knock at the door of our professional academics who will be pleased to counsel them and guide them in desirable directions.