MBA

Details & Semester Outlines for MBA

For students with a four-year BBA / BA / BS (Accounting & Finance)/BS (Entrepreneurship) or equivalent degree, the duration of the MBA is a 1.5 years. 10 MBA courses (30 credits) and a thesis/research project (6 credits) are needed to graduate. Students are also required to complete a six-week internship. The maximum duration to complete this degree is four years. For such students will be 1.5-year with the following program structure:

For students with 4-year non-business degree/16-years of education, the duration of the MBA program is 2. Twenty-two courses (66 credits) and Business Research Project (6 credits) or Academic Research Projects (6 credits) are needed to graduate. Students are also required to complete a 6-weeks internship and clear the SZABIST comprehensive exam. The maximum duration to complete this degree is 4 years.

Internship: All MBA students are required to complete a 6-week Internship. Completion of internship is a degree requirement for all MBA programs. Students can produce their current employment record as an Alternative to the internship program provided such Employment experience is recognized by SZABIST.

Note: Full time academic load is seven/ six/ five/ four credit courses.
All students are required to register for full load in the first semester.

MBA Program (2 Years Program for Students with 4 Year Non-Business Degree/ 16 Years of Education)


First Year

Fall SemesterSpring Semester
BA 5301 Financial Accounting*
BA 5419 Business Management & Ethics*
BA 5418 Managerial Communication*
BA 5502 Quantitative Techniques for Managers*
BA 5404 Micro Economics*
BA 5106 Marketing Management*
BA 5606 Business Research Project – II (3 Credits) OR
BA 5607 Thesis-II (3 Credits)
BA 5402 Macro Economics*
BA 5205 Human Resources Management*
BA 5411 Cost & Management Accounting*
BA 5401 Introduction to Business Finance*
BA 5405 Statistical Inference*
BA 5501 Applied Research Methods

Second Year

Fall SemesterSpring Semester
BA 5308 International Business
BA 5601 Strategic HRM
BA 5105 Financial Management*
BA 5203 Strategic Marketing
BA xxxx Elective-I
BA 5506 Business Research Project-I (3 Credits) OR
BA 5507 Thesis-I (3 Credits)
BA 5104 Strategic Management
BA 5208 Strategic Finance
BA 5xxx Elective-II
BA 5xxx Elective-III
BA 5xxx Elective-IV

Note:All courses may not offered every year. Alternate courses may be substituted as and when needed. * Exempt courses for BBA and Equivalent degree holders The students with 4-year BBA/BABS/BS (Accounting & Finance) /BS (Entrepreneurship) or equivalent degree are exempted 36 credit hours of course work. Minimum duration of degree for such students will be 1.5-year with the following program structure:

MBA Program (1.5 Years Program for Students with 4 Year BBA/BSAF or Equivalent Business Degree)

For students with 4-year non-business degree/16-years of education, the duration of the MBA program is 2. Twenty-two courses (66 credits) and Business Research Project (6 credits) or Academic Research Projects (6 credits) are needed to graduate. Students are also required to complete a 6-weeks internship and clear the SZABIST comprehensive exam. The maximum duration to complete this degree is 4 years.

First Year

Fall SemesterSpring Semester
BA 5501 Applied Research Methods
BA 5203 Strategic Marketing
BA 5601 Strategic HRM
BA 5208 Strategic Finance
BA 5104 Strategic Management
BA 5xxx Elective-I
BA5xxx Elective-II
BA5506 Business Research Project-I (3 Credits) Or
BA5507 Thesis-I (3 Credits)

Second Year

Fall Semester
BA5308 International Business
BA5xxx Elective-III
BA5xxx Elective-IV
BA5606 Business Research Project-II (3 Credits) Or
BA5607 Thesis-II (3 Credits)

Note:All courses may not be necessarily offered every year. Alternate courses may be substituted as and when needed.

Electives


MBA Electives

ManagementHuman Resource Management
BA 5111 Business Process Re-engineering
BA 5112 Change Management
BA 5113 Industrial Management and Labor Relations
BA 5116 Industrial Relations and Labor Laws
BA 5136 Business Strategy and Policy
BA 5152 Event Management
BA 5172 Entrepreneurial Business Strategy
BA 5213 Project Management
BA 5295 Crisis Management
BA 5334 Corporate Sustainability
BA 5242 Lean Six Sigma Manufacturing
BA 5434 Hospitality and Tourism Management
BA 5333 Business Theory
BA 5433 Business Application
BA 5159 Salary and Compensation
BA 5164 Human Resources Information Systems
BA 5165 Job Analysis and Design
BA 5167 Talent Management and Succession Planning
BA 5185 Leadership Development
BA 5193 HR Operations and Business Partnering
BA 5196 Conflict Resolution
BA 5215 Recruitment and Selection
BA 5216 Training and Development
BA5239 HR Policy Development
BA 5251 Human Resource Development
BA5285 Performance Management
BA5292 HR Analytics
BA 5297 Human Capital Development and Analytics
BA 5335 Human Resource Audit
BA 5332 Contemporary Issues in Human Resource Management
BA 5435 Human Resource Management and Technology
FinanceMarketing
BA 5133 Corporate Finance
BA 5134 Derivatives
BA 5135 Financial Markets and Institutions
BA 5138 Econometrics
BA 5139 Financial Risk Analysis 
BA 5151 International Finance 
BA 5155 Mergers and Acquisitions 
BA 5179 Commodity Pricing
BA 5187 Business Analysis and Forecasting
BA 5229 Financial Modeling
BA 5232 Portfolio and Investment Management 
BA 5254 Fundamentals of Financial Engineering 
BA 5262 Behavioral Finance
BA 5284 Theory and Practice of Lending  
BA 5192 Financial Management Policy 
BA 5294 Venture Capital and Private Equity 
BA 5298 Financial Reporting and Analysis
BA 5131 Advance Financial Management
BA 5132 Analysis of Financial Statements
BA 5121 Advertising
BA 5122 Brand Management
BA 5123 Consumer Behavior
BA 5124 Customer Relationship Management
BA 5126 Export Marketing
BA 5127 Global Marketing
BA 5129 Services Marketing
BA 5171 Strategic Advertising
BA 5182 Trade Marketing
BA 5186 SocialMarketing
BA 5199 Integrated Brand Communication
BA 5217 Industrial Marketing
BA 5224 Media Planning and Management
BA 5225 Personal Selling
BA 5226 Pharmaceutical Marketing
BA 5227 Sales Management
BA 5228 Retail Management
BA 5246 Public Relations
BA 5256 Integrated Marketing Communications
BA 5259 Emerging Media
BA 5264 Interactive Global and Regional Marketing
BA 5269 Marketing Intelligence
BA 5281 Digital Marketing
BA 5286 Media Marketing
BA 5293 New Product Development Process and Innovation
BA 5296 Rural Marketing
BA 5198 Experiential and Content Marketing
BA 5299 Media Management
BA 5141 Public Relations Management
BA 5438 Marketing Practices in Pakistan
BA 5331 Marketing Analytics
BA 5339 Packaging for Brands
BA 5337 Retail Strategy and Structure
BA 5437 Retail Supply Chain Management
BA 5436 Retail Operation
BA 5336 Retail Buying and Merchandising