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  MBA programs
 

Curriculum

CORE COURSES
Semester 1
Financial Accounting and Information Systems ACC506
Business Finance I FIN506
Quantitative Methods for Decision-Making MTS506
Marketing Management MKT501
Macroeconomics ECO502
Organizational Behavior and Leadership MGT557

Semester 2
Accounting for Decision-Making ACC505
Business Finance II FIN507
Technology and Operations Management MGT510
Managerial Economics ECO 501
Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business LAW501
Global Economic and Political Environment ECO517
Excel for Business Managers (Non-credit) MIS405

Semester 3
Personal Effectiveness and Communication (Non-credit) MGT519
MBA Project (Core Course) PRJ701

Minimum five Courses from Electives

 
Semester 4
MBA Project (Core Course) PRJ701
Corporate Strategy (Core Course) MGT506

Minimum four Courses from Electives

ELECTIVE COURSES

Marketing
Advanced and Applied Business Research* MKT505
Advertising MKT551
Consumer Behavior MKT552
Social Marketing MKT556
Customer Ascendency MKT558
Supply Chain Management MKT559
Brand Management MKT561
Media Management MKT566
Retailing MKT586
Personal Selling MKT651
Sales Management MKT653
Industrial Marketing MKT654
International Marketing MKT655
Services Marketing MKT656
Strategic Marketing MKT657

Finance
Advance Corporate Finance FIN501
Investment Banking FIN550
Fixed Income Securities FIN556
Islamic Finance* FIN559
Strategic Financial Management FIN560
Portfolio Management FIN561
Risk Management* FIN562
Derivatives FIN564
Treasury and Fund Management FIN565
Commercial Banking FIN566
Venture Capital and Private Finance* FIN568
Financial Econometrics* FIN569
International Corporate Governance FIN573
Management of Banking Companies FIN585
Banking Operations FIN587
Risk & Insurance FIN666
Property Risk Management FIN578
Real Estate Finance & Investment FIN575

MIS
Management of e-Business MIS453
E-Commerce MIS456
Supply Chain Management MIS551
Network Security CSE455
Advance Topics on Computer Networking CSE557
Strategic Computing and Communications Technology ICT502
Mobile & Ubiquitous Commerce ICT501
Generating Business Value from IT ICT503
Enabling Technologies ICT504
Information Technology & Business Transformation Seminar ICT505
Information Technology Essentials ICT506
Telecommunications Management ICT507
Enterprise Networking ICT508
Network Architectures for Business ICT509

Additional Electives
Operations Strategy OPS502
Laws of Taxation LAW301
Executive Leadership HRM455
Organizational Development HRM552
Leading the Change Process HRM558
Human Resource Management HRM401
Entrepreneurial Management MGT507
Strategic Management MGT552
Project Management MGT555
International Economics ECO553
Project Evaluation & Financing ACC589
IAS & Financial Reporting in Pakistan ACC559
Analysis of Financial Statements ACC561
Corporate Governance-Code & Practices in Pakistan LAW553
* These courses are required for respective specialization.

Preparatory Term - 6 weeks

Many of IBA students have diversified academic background and some of them have been away from academic for some years. In order to enable a smooth transition back to academics and learning, 6 week-long preparatory courses are offered to help these students.
The preparatory term is an intensive program, covering the following areas:

- Communication skills
- Maths and Statistics
- Economics
- Financial Accounting
- Financial Analysis
- Computer Skills
- Marketing