HIGHER INSTITUTE OF ECONOMICS, LAW AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES (HIELMS)

Based on our academic and professional excellence, the Institute aspires to be number one provider of economics, law and management sciences education in the country and beyond.

To design competences in academic and professional fields of study for each student, by creating an environment where each student studies basic issues and frames in terms of knowledge integration and problem solving. In addition, each student by participating in community learning and living shall acquire a greater degree of social awareness.
To be teacher and student innovative that is sustainable. To encourage creativity and an entrepreneurial spirit in the students.
To be a research oriented Institute both at the national and international levels.
Courses offerred:
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS
1. Higher National Diploma (HND)

The HND is organized by the Ministry of Higher Education. The examination is taken at the end of the second year. The areas of study are:

Accounting,
Banking and Finance
Business Management
Marketing
Executive Secretarial Studies
Insurance
Public Service and Administration
Human Resource Management
Logistics and Transport.

Bachelor Programs: Under the Mentorship of the University of Buea

Top-Up (One year after HND)

Accounting, Banking and Finance, Business Management, Marketing, Executive, Secretarial Studies, Insurance, Public Service and Administration, Human Resource Management, Logistics and Transport, Economics, Law.

Direct Entry:

-Economics

-Law

POST GRADUATE STUDIES (Master Programs)- Under the Mentorship of the University Dschang

1. Economics and Management Sciences

Banking and Finance 
Business Administration 
Economic Sciences 
Finance and Accounting 
Human Resource Management 
Marketing 
Management 
Insurance 
Public Administration

2. Law and Political Sciences

Business Law 
Dispute Resolution 
International Law (research) 
Law and Practice 
International Relations 
Political Science 

Entry Requirements:
Admission Requirements for HND and Bachelors Degree

A pass in five Ordinary Level subjects at the GCE which should include English, and Mathematics.
A pass in Two Advanced Level subjects one of which should be Economics.
For the Bachelor of Law, LLB, the entry requirements are the same as above for O ‘level candidates, and for’ A’ level passes may include Philosophy or History.
Foreign students have to submit a certificate of equivalence from the Cameroon Ministry of Higher Education with their diplomas.
The Higher Institute accepts transfers from recognized Universities and Polytechnics in Cameroon and abroad. Such cases shall be considered from a thorough study of individual files and basic entry qualifications and performance in the previous schools.
For admission to the Masters Degree programs students are required to have a Bachelors Degree with a minimum grade point average of 2.5 on a scale of 4.
Graduates of the second cycle of Higher Teachers Training Colleges (ie. holders of DIPES II or DIPET II) can be admitted for a one year Masters Degree program in BUST.
Graduation Requirements:
All graduating students must satisfy A MINIMUM 30 credits of University General Education, 60 Credits of the Institute’s course requirements and 90 Credits worth of courses in areas of study.
Students must undergo internship as well as carry out independent research and write findings up according to the respective BUST formats.
Students shall present these reports in the presence of an examination committee i.e., case study for HND examinations and independent research for Bachelors and Masters certification.