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Master's

MSc Cooperative Banking and Microfinance Management (Online)

African Future University

African Future University

Master's

MSc Cooperative Banking and Microfinance Management (Online)

African Future University

African Future University (online)

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Tuition

Free (online)

Degree

M.Sc.

Delivery

Full-time · Online

Duration

2 years (18 mo)

Language & requirements

Taught in: English, French

Tuition fees

  • INTERNATIONALFree (online)

About African Future University

Fully online African digital university with French and English pathways.

Overview

African Future University’s tuition-free online MSc in Cooperative Banking and Microfinance Management is for SACCO managers, credit-union officers, and MFI supervisors who must keep member funds honest under weak supervision and rural cash logistics. You will study governance, loan-book quality, and digital channels that fail when connectivity drops. English and French assessment options match OHADA and common-law cooperative files. The degree does not authorise deposit-taking and does not confer a banking licence. Rural member cases are required. Capstones use anonymised loan or governance files, not a pitch for a banking licence.

Delivered fully online with live seminars, recorded lectures, and tutor support.

**Award:** African Future University **Credits:** 36 | **Typical duration:** 2 years (18 months)

Course structure

4 terms · 16 modules · 36 credits

Module 1: Governance

  • AFU961·Member Ownership versus Capture
    3 credits
  • AFU962·Boards, AGMs, and Unreadable Accounts
    3 credits
  • AFU963·Related-Party Lending
    3 credits
  • AFU964·Ethics of Dormant Accounts and Float
    3 credits

Module 2: Credit operations

  • AFU965·Loan-Book Quality and Evergreening
    3 credits
  • AFU966·Group Lending and Coercion Risks
    3 credits
  • AFU967·Savings, Shares, and Liquidity Seasons
    3 credits
  • AFU968·Delinquency without Humiliation Theatre
    3 credits

Module 3: Digital rural channels

  • AFU969·Agency and Mobile-Money as Operations (Not a Licence)
    3 credits
  • AFU970·EN/FR Cooperative Administration Documents
    3 credits
  • AFU971·Supervision Circulars as Texts, Not Authorisations
    3 credits
  • AFU972·Cross-Border Member Remittance Friction
    3 credits

Module 4: Capstone

  • AFU973·Cooperative-Finance Research Methods
    3 credits
  • AFU974·Anonymised Loan-Book Diagnosis
    3 credits
  • AFU975·Writing for Boards and Members
    3 credits
  • AFU976·Capstone: SACCO/MFI Operations File
    3 credits

Learning outcomes

  • Apply discipline-specific theory to complex professional problems
  • Design and execute research or applied projects to postgraduate standard
  • Communicate findings clearly to academic and industry audiences
  • Demonstrate ethical, inclusive practice in global workplaces

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