Masters in Business Administration

Abbreviation: MBA

Objectives:

  • To provide an opportunity for students to understand and comprehend ‘Business Administration’ as a knowledge area.

  • To ensure that students can apply the acquired knowledge to real world situations through better skill building.

  • To ensure that students develop analytical, synthesis and evaluation skills for better ‘Business Administration’ (in general) or for further research.

Scope:

  • There are a good number of students in Pakistan who do not have access to good quality education relevant to the field of ‘Business Administration’.

  • Since the degree offers specializations, therefore in the modern global arena, a wide range of employment and academic opportunities exist for such graduates (specialists).

Eligibility:

  • 16-year equivalent degree duly recognized by HEC.

  • Minimum 2.0 CGPA or 2nd Division or equivalent.

  • Clearance of admission test conducted by FUI.

Note: Applicants must meet the minimum eligibility criteria mentioned above to be considered for admission to the program, however, meeting these criteria does not guarantee admission.

Duration:

  • Minimum: 2 years (Five semesters including summer for Non Business Students)

  • Minimum: 1 ½ years (Three semesters for Business Students)

  • Maximum: 4 Years (For Business and Non Business Students

Specialization(s):

  • Human Resource Management

  • Finance

  • Marketing

  • Project Management

  • Supply Chain Management

Note: To earn a specialization, student has to take 9 credits from the same cluster.

Equivalence:

  • 18 years if earned credits in degree are 60 or more (For Non-Business Students)

  • 18 years if earned credits in degree are 30 or more (For Business Students)

Semester Wise CoursePlan  

             

FOR NON-BUSINESS STUDENTS

SEMESTER I (Deficiency Courses)

S#

Course Title

Credit Hours

1

Accounting for Managers

3

2

Marketing Theory and Practice

3

3

Management Theory and Practice

3

4

Business Communication and Report Writing

3

5

Quantitative Techniques

3

 

Total

15

 

SEMESTER 2 (Deficiency Courses)

S#

Course Title

Credit Hours

1

Business Economics

3

2

Human Resource Management

3

3

Project Management

3

4

Management Information System

3

5

Finance for Managers

3

 

Total

15

 
SUMMER SEMESTER

S#

Course Title

Credit Hours

1

Managerial Economics

3

2

Strategic Management

3

 

Total

6

 
SEMESTER 3

S#

Course Title

Credit Hours

1

Research Methodology

3

2

Strategic Finance

3

3

Strategic Marketing

3

4

Elective 1/specialization

3

 

Total

12

 
SEMESTER 4

S#

Course Title

Credit Hours

1

Elective 2

3

2

Elective 3

3

3

Thesis/  

 

6

 

Project/

 

two elective courses

 

Total

12

 

FOR BUSINESS STUDENTS:

SEMESTER 1

S#

Course Title

Credit Hours

1

Advanced Management

3

2

Research Methodology

3

3

Elective 1

3

4

Elective 2

3

 

Total

12

 
SEMESTER 2

S#

Course Title

Credit Hours

1

Quantitative and Qualitative Methods

3

2

Electives 3

3

4

Electives 4

3

5

Electives 5

3

 

Total

12

 
SEMESTER 3

S#

Course Title

Credit Hours

1

MS Thesis/ Two elective courses

 

6

 

Total

6

 

            

Project Requirement:

  • The project requires the student to formulate a business plan, and a student has to perform a complete field study.

  • A project can also be research based.