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)

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First Year

Fall Semester	Spring 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 Semester	Spring 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 Semester	Spring 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

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MBA Electives

Management

Human 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

Finance

Marketing

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