MS in Business Administration

Offered at the Department of Management Sciences Main Campus

The MS in Business Administration is a two-year Postgraduate program consisting of 4 semesters offered at the Department of Management Sciences Main Campus.

Note: In the fourth semester, the student can either take a 6 credit-hours Thesis or two elective subjects 3 credit hours each.

Courses

Semester 1
Title Code Theory Lab
Advanced Strategic Management and Innovation MGT-701 3 0
Advanced Research Methods RES-701 3 0
Strategic HRM HRM-701 3 0
Semester 2
Title Code Theory Lab
Quantitative Techniques in Analysis RES-801 2 1
Strategic Finance FIN-801 3 0
Strategic Marketing MKT-701 3 0
Semester 3
Title Code Theory Lab
Thesis Proposal Thesis 0 0
Elective/Specialization 1 ES-1 3 0
Elective/Specialization 2 ES-2 3 0
Elective/Specialization 3 ES-3 3 0
Semester 4
Title Code Theory Lab
Elective/Specialization 4 ES-4 3 0
Elective/Specialization 5 ES-5 3 0

Optionally, students can opt for a Thesis worth of six credit hours instead of two electives.

Title Code Theory Lab
Thesis Thesis 6 0

DEFICIENCY COURSES FOR NON- BUSINESS-RELEVANT EDUCATION

In order to enroll in the program, the students with a non-business 16 years of education are required to complete two additional semesters of 30 credit hours. The required deficiency courses for non-business students and their semester wise breakup are given below:


DEFICIENCY SEMESTER 1
Course Code Course Credit Hours
ACT 301 Financial Accounting 3
MGT 302 Principles of Management 3
MKT 301 Principles of Marketing 3
FIN 301 Business Finance 3
BCO 301 Business Communication 3
Total 15

DEFICIENCY SEMESTER 2
Course Code Course Credit Hours
FIN 401 Financial Management 3
ECO 402 Business Economics 3
RES 401 Business Research Methods 3
HRM 402 Human Resource Management 3
MATH 401 Business Maths & Statistics 3
Total 15

Specialization Courses


FINANCE
Title Code
Financial Econometrics FIN 901
Financial Risk Management FIN 901
Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management FIN 903
Financial Reporting and Analysis FIN 904
Seminar in Finance FIN 905
International financial Management FIN 906
Islamic Finance FIN 907
Corporate Finance FIN 908
Treasury and Funds Management FIN 909
Financial Engineering FIN 910

MARKETING
Title Code
Product and Brand Management MKT 901
Digital and Social Marketing MKT 902
Service Marketing MKT 903
Advertisement Marketing MKT 904
Supply Chain Management MKT 905
Integrated Marketing Communications MKT 906
International Marketing MKT 907
Marketing Research MKT 908

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Title Code
Compensation & Rewards Management HRM 901
Conflict and Management HRM 902
Change Management HRM 903
Organizational Development HRM 904
Training and Development HRM 905
Recruitment and Selection HRM 906
Labor Laws in Pakistan HRM 907
Research in HRD HRM 908
Organizational Behavior and Leadership HRM 909