Address
P.O.BOX 1235.
Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Work Hours
Monday to Friday: 8AM - 4:30PM
Munhumutapa School of Commerce
Department of Banking & Finance
Chairperson
Welcome to the Department of Banking and Finance. The Banking and Finance department is the center of excellence in the academic and professional training and capacity building of practitioners in the field of finance, banking, risk management and insurance. We offer five Honours undergraduate degree programmes namely the Bachelor of Commerce Honours Degree in Banking and Finance, Bachelor of Commerce Honours Degree in Banking, Bachelor of Honours Degree in Finance, Bachelor of Honours Degree in Financial Engineering and Bachelor of Commerce Honours degree in Risk Management and Insurance. These degrees are also offered on part-time basis in Masvingo and Harare. They are also available via weekend school if the class is viable. The Department also offers Master of Commerce degree in Finance and Master of Commerce degree in Banking on a part-time basis. It is our thrust to produce quality graduates who are fully trained to venture into entrepreneurial activities as well as competent players in the finance and banking industries.
Mr .T. Chiromba
Position: Chairperson
email: tchiromba@gzu.ac.zw
Research Areas
ENTRY REQUIREMENT
STRUCTURE
MODULES
FEES
ENTRY REQUIREMENT
Normal Entry (c) .
At least six (6) ‘O’ level passes including English Language, Mathematics, a local language and an approved science subject at Grade C or better. (d) At least three (3) ‘A’ level passes including Chemistry and any two (2) other science subjects from the following: Mathematics, Biology and Physics.
Special Entry (a)
Candidates with undergraduate degree passes with a classification of 2.1 or better in the following programmes: Bachelor of Pharmacy, Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Bachelor of Physiotherapy, Bachelor of Science in Occupation Therapy, Bachelor of Biological Sciences or Bachelor of Nursing Science may be considered. Notes
(i) Shortlisted applicants will be subjected to interviews before admission into the programme.
STRUCTURE
PART I
Consists of module work running for two semesters. Part II shall consist of clinical practice and a research project work leading to a dissertation and a portfolio.
The Research Project may commence at any time after the Part I Second
Semester examinations. It may be undertaken in any relevant industry or any
institution approved by the Departmental Board. The dissertation report shall
normally be submitted at least one month before the end of the fourth semester
Part II
A student is required to pass a minimum of eight taught modules and shall be required to choose at least one module from the list of elective modules.
A minimum of 340 credits shall be required for the Award of the Degree.
MODULE EVALUATION
A taught module shall be assessed by a four hour written examination at the end of each semester. The final grade in the module work shall be based on 25% from continuous assessment and 75% from the final written examination. 3.3 To pass a module a student must obtain an overall mark of 50% from both continuous assessment and the final written examination. 3.4 A student shall be expected to obtain a minimum of 50% in the Master’s Thesis project work and 50% in the Clinical Placement portfolio. The thesis and clinical placement portfolio shall contribute on equal weighting, 40% of the overall mark of the degree classification.
PROCEED AND WITHDRAW
A student who obtains a minimum of 80 Credits in Part I and is not allowed to proceed
to Part II may be allowed to repeat the Part provided he / she scored an overall aggregate of 50%. A student who is not allowed to proceed to Part II because he/she could not earn a minimum of up to 80 Credits shall withdraw from the Programme.
A student may be allowed to proceed to Part II while carrying a Part I module, provided
he/she has earned a total of 120 Credits in that Part. Such modules shall normally be examined at the next regularly scheduled examinations. A student may not be allowed to carry-over a Module for more than one year. Such a student shall be required to withdraw from the programme.
AWARD OF DEGREE
A student who has satisfied the examiners in the modules studied by earning a
minimum of three hundred and forty (340) Credits shall be awarded the Master of Science Degree in Medical Physics.
A student who passes eight (8) of the taught modules, successfully completes the
Clinical Practice but fails to complete the Research project work, may be awarded a Post-graduate Diploma.
A student who fails to complete the programme but has passed at least six (6) of the
taught modules and successfully completed both the Clinical Practice and the Research project, may be awarded a Post-graduate Diploma.
MODULES
PART 1 SEMESTER I
MAPH 5113 Human Anatomy and Physiology
MAPH 5114 Physics and Biology of Ionising Radiations
MAPH 5115 Medical Imaging
MAPH 5116 Radiotherapy Physics
SEMESTER II
MAPH 52 Safety and Quality Management
MAPH 5221 Physics of Non-ionising Radiation
MAPH 5222 Medical Electronics and Instrumentation
Elective Total 80
LIST OF ELECTIVES
MAPH 5223 Magnetic Resonance Imaging
MAPH 5224 X-ray Imaging
MAPH 5225 Nuclear Medicine
MAPH 5226 Medical Ultrasound
MAPH 5227 Introduction to Bioengineering
MAPH 5228 Bioelectricity
MAPH 5229 Audiology and Audiometry
MAPH 5230 Mathematical Techniques
PART II SEMESTER I
MAPH 6000 Clinical practice
MAPH 6010 Research Project
SEMESTER II
MAPH 6000 Clinical practice
MAPH 6010 Research Project
Total credits for the year 180
FEES
NAME OF FACULTY | FEES PER SEMESTER US$ |
| Agriculture Environment and Food Systems | 652 |
| Arts and Humanities | 518 |
| Business Management Sciences and Economics | 588 |
| Computer Engineering Informatics and Communications | 626 |
| Education | 588 |
| Engineering and The Built Environment | 626 |
| Law | 588 |
| Medicine and Health Sciences (15 weeks) | 698 |
| Science | 626 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences | 588 |
| Veterinary Science (15 weeks) | 698 |
Lecturers
| TITLE & NAME | QUALIFICATIONS | CONTACT DETAILS | RESEARCH INTERESTS |
| Dr W. Munyanyi
| PhD in Business Management (University of Johannesburg)
MBA [MSU, 2010] BBS in Finance and Banking [UZ, 2003
| wmunyanyi@gzu.ac.zw
| Entrepreneurship, Small business Management, Supply chain Venture financing
|
| Mr E. Matanda | MSc Finance & Investments [NUST, 2008] BSc Hons Economics [UZ,2003 Certificate in Education [Mathematics] [1998]
| ematanda@gzu.ac.zw | Micro finance, Financial economics, Development finance, Investment banking |
| Dr T. Mashamba | PhD in Finance (UKNZ) 2018 MSc Finance and Investments [NUST,2012] B.Com Hons Finance [GZU, 2008] | tmashamba@gzu.ac.zw | Bank regulation, Risk management, Bank & treasury Management Derivatives, Financial Econometrics
|
| Mr R. Magweva | MSc Finance and Investments [NUST, 2012] B.Com Hons Finance [GZU, 2008]
Doctor of Philosophy Finance [ University of KwaZulu Natal, 2020]
Executive Certificate in Financial Econometrics [University of Zimbabwe, 2014] | rmagweva@gzu.ac.zw | Stock markets development, Behavioural finance, Financial Economics |
| Mrs D.S. Bhiza | M.Com in Business Economics [WITS,2011] B.Com Hons Finance [NUST, 2004] | dsbhiza@gzu.ac.zw
| Financial inclusion, Credit markets, Corporate governance |
| Mr F.D. Dzapasi | M.Com Finance[GZU, 2012] B.Com Hons Finance [GZU, 2008]
| fddzapasi@gzu.ac.zw | Investment banking, Risk management, Microfinance |
| Mr T. Mavaza | MSc Banking and Financial Services [NUST,2012] Bachelor of Business Studies Hons [UZ, 1997]
| tmavaza@gzu.ac.zw | Financial regulation, Money and capital Markets, Corporate governance |
| Mr M. Diza | M.Com Finance [GZU, 2013] B.Com Hons Finance [GZU] | mdiza@gzu.ac.zw
| Financial engineering, Financial modelling, Financial econometrics, Corporate finance and investment analysis |
| Miss L.C. Gumbo | MSc Finance and Investment [NUST, 2012] B.Com Hons Finance [GZU, 2009] Executive Diploma in Project Management, [2014]
| lcgumbo@gzu.ac.zw | Development Finance, Structured Finance in PPP |
| Mr L. Chakazamba | MBA [ZOU, 2008] Diploma Institute of Bankers of Zimbabwe Associate IOBZ, [2000]
| lchakazamba@gzu.ac.zw | Credit risk management Corporate governance Payment systems |
| Mr H. Dube | M.Com Finance [GZU, 2012] MBA [ZOU,2007] BA Economics[UNISA, 1999]
| hdube@gzu.ac.zw | Risk management in Microfinance, SMEs Development |
| Mr N. Marime | MBA [ZOU, 2011] BSc Statistics and Geography and Environmental Sciences [UZ, 2004] B.Com Hons Finance [GZU, 2012] Msc Finance and Investment [NUST, 2018] | nmarime@gzu.ac.zw
| Stock market dynamics, Financial Inclusion |
| Mr D. Halimani | MSc Banking and Financial Services [NUST, 2013] B.Com Hons Finance [GZU, 2008] Bachelor of Laws [[University of South Africa, 2019] Bachelor of Laws [Unisa, 2019] | dhalimani@gzu.ac.zw | Corporate governance, Financial regulation, International finance |
Mr Valentine Mutendi
| MSc in Risk Management and Insurance [NUST, 2018]
BSc Hons [Mathematics and Statistics [UZ, 2011]
Special Honours in Statistics [UZ, 2012]
| vmutendi@gzu.ac.zw | Risk modelling/ Analysis Life and Health Insurance Epidemiology |
| Dr L.Chimwai | DPhil Management [Christ University, 2016] M.Com Banking and Finance [MSU, 2018] MBA [ZOU, 2007] BSc Hons Economics [UZ, 1992] | lchimwai@gzu.ac.zw | Small and Medium Enterprises, Risk Management, Development Finance and Behavioral Finance |