Master of Business Administration
Department
Business Administration
Level
Graduate
College
College of Business Management
Course Detail
MBA program is designed to produce transformational, ethical and change leadership for businesses and industry through an integrated curriculum, experiential learning and prepares graduates for business challenges emerging from globalization, connectivity and technology driven innovations. The program is designed to produce a skilled pool of business leaders possessing multidisciplinary expertise.
A distinguishing feature of the program is the academic ecosystem of experiential learning which immerses the student in a cycle of “learning by doing” through reflection. Case studies and project work are among the pedagogies used for delivery of the curriculum content. A significant value adding feature is the 4 credit hours of a Graduate Capstone Project divided into two 2 credit hour components. Students undertake, individually or in small groups, a real-life project with a company that addresses a real-life issue which, through the application of multidisciplinary knowledge and skills acquired during MBA studies, helps in more profitable and competitive decision making and implementation in the organization. This project is jointly supervised and evaluated by a faculty member with aligned skills and interest of an industry mentor and is evaluated in an open exhibition by executives and faculty members. A Capstone Project report has to be converted into a publishable case study as part of the degree requirement.
Course Composition of MBA program
MBA program at CBM is a 66 credit-hour program that most students can complete in two years. It is designed for students with a minimum of 16 years of education with degrees both degrees in business and non-business relevant disciplines. MBA program at CBM shares a unified structure consisting of a foundation level followed by the advanced and the specialization level. The foundation level of the MBA program fulfills the minimum eligibility requirements of HEC to switch from a non-business major at the bachelor stage to a master level program. The foundation level consists of 32 credit hours of coursework and prepares the students for the higher-level MBA courses.
Course Composition of MBA Program
- Foundation Level: 10 courses, 30 credit hours
- General education: 2 Courses, 2 credit hours (Understanding of Holy Quran I and Understanding of Holy Quran II)
- Advanced Level: 6 courses, 18 credit hours
- Capstone Projects: 2 projects, 4 credit hours
- Specialization Level: 4 courses, 12 credit hours
Opting for Specialization
Students of 66 credit hours MBA will decide their specialization after completion of 30 credit hours (foundation courses of first two semesters). The students enrolled in 36 credit hours MBA will opt for specialization at the time of enrolment in MBA program.
Class schedules
Classes for the MBA program are offered during weekday evenings and on weekends to accommodate working professionals.
CBM offers MBA in the following disciplines
- Marketing
- Management
- Accounting
- Finance
- Business Intelligence & Analytics
- Human Resource Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Health and Hospital Management
- Media Management and Marketing
- Industrial Management
- Environmental and Energy Management
- Education Management
- Project Management
Exemptions for IoBM Students
- MBA students, who have completed their business relevant* bachelor program from CBM, are exempted from the 30-credit hours of the Foundation Level of the standardized 66 credit hours MBA Program.
- Applicants with 4 years bachelor degree from IoBM in a non-business relevance discipline will not be allowed to get any exemption and will complete 66 credit hours of MBA program.
Exemptions for Non IoBM Students
- MBA applicants from NBEAC accredited Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) or Universities may be eligible for up to 30-credit hour exemption by fulfilling all other admission and exemption** requirements of IoBM.
- Students coming from NBEAC non-accredited business school will not be allowed to get any exemptions. These students will be enrolled in 66 credit hours MBA program.
* The business relevance of a program is determined if more than 60% of the course content taught in the degree program is from the business domain. The percentage of business content is calculated by dividing the total number of credit hours from business-related courses by the total credit hours of the program
** All exemptions are subject to approval from exemption committee. To avail the exemption of courses,
- B+ and above grade will be considered in a course
- At least 90% of the course content from the previously studied course must match the IoBM course outline.
- Students may apply for exemptions from the issuance of their student ID cards/ Number up to two weeks after the start of the semester.
Foundation Level Course
Accounting
ACS501 Accounting for Managers
ACS511 Managerial Accounting
Finance
FNS501 Financial Management Practices
Economics
ECN501 Microeconomics
ECN502 Macroeconomics
Management
MGT501 Management and Organizational Dynamics
HRM501 Managing Human Capital
Marketing
MRK501 Marketing Management
Quantitative
RES501 Applied Business Research
STS501 Quantitative Analysis for Decision Making
General Education (Offered in Summers only mandatory for Muslim students. Non-Muslim students will be required to do the alternative courses instead of Understanding of Holy Quran I and II)
Understanding of Holy Quran, I
Understanding of Holy Quran II
MBA Structure – 66 Credit Hours
First Semester
| S.No. | Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours | Prerequisite |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ACS501 | Accounting for Managers | 3 | – |
| 2 | MRK501 | Marketing Management | 3 | – |
| 3 | ECN501 | Microeconomics | 3 | – |
| 4 | MGT501 | Management and Organizational Dynamics | 3 | – |
| 5 | STS501 | Quantitative Analysis for Decision Making | 3 | – |
Second Semester
| S.No. | Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours | Prerequisite |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ACS511 | Managerial Accounting | 3 | Accounting for Managers |
| 2 | FNS501 | Financial Management Practices | 3 | Finance for Managers |
| 3 | ECN502 | Macroeconomics | 3 | Microeconomics |
| 4 | HRM501 | Managing Human Capital | 3 | Management and Organizational Dynamics |
| 5 | RES501 | Applied Business Research | 3 | Quantitative Analysis for Decision Making |
Third Semester
| S.No. | Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours | Prerequisite |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SCN501 | Strategic Supply Chain Management | 3 | – |
| 2 | BIA501 | Business Analysis & Forecasting | 3 | Applied Business Research, Managing Human Capital |
| 3 | FNS511 | Strategic Financial Analysis and Design | 3 | Financial Management Practices |
| 4 | – | Capstone Project-I | 2 | – |
| 5 | – | Elective-I | 3 | – |
| 6 | – | Elective-II | 3 | – |
Fourth Semester
| S.No. | Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours | Prerequisite |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MRK502 | Marketing Strategies and Value Innovation | 3 | Consumer Behavior |
| 2 | MGT502 | Leadership, Ethics and Change | 3 | Business Analysis & Forecasting |
| 3 | MGT503 | Corporate Strategy | 3 | Business Analysis & Forecasting |
| 4 | – | Capstone Project-II | 2 | Capstone Project-I |
| 5 | – | Elective-III | 3 | – |
| 6 | – | Elective-IV | 3 | – |
MBA after Bachelors in Business Discipline (36 Credit Hours)
First Semester
| S.No. | Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours | Prerequisite |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SCN501 | Strategic Supply Chain Management | 3 | – |
| 2 | BIA501 | Business Analysis and Forecasting | 3 | – |
| 3 | FIN601 | Strategic Financial Analysis and Design | 3 | Financial Management Practice |
| 4 | – | Elective-I | 3 | – |
Second Semester
| S.No. | Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours | Prerequisite |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MRK502 | Marketing Strategies and Value Innovation | 3 | Consumer Behavior |
| 2 | MGT502 | Leadership, Ethics and Change | 3 | Business Analysis & Forecasting |
| 3 | – | Capstone Project-I | 2 | – |
| 4 | – | Elective-II | 3 | – |
Third Semester
| S.No. | Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours | Prerequisite |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MGT503 | Corporate Strategy | 3 | Business Analysis & Forecasting |
| 2 | – | Capstone Project-II | 2 | Capstone Project-I |
| 3 | – | Elective-III | 3 | – |
| 4 | – | Elective-IV | 3 | – |
MBA BOOT CAMP: ORIENTATION PROGRAM FOR NEW MBA STUDENTS
CBM challenges its incoming MBA students by offering a rigorous boot camp of orientation courses which fulfill the pre-requisite requirement to undertake foundation stage courses of the MBA program. Students with a four-year bachelor in commerce or business management are exempted from attending the camp. The exemption includes students with 2 years of B. Com plus 2 years of M.Com. The camp helps students from disparate backgrounds to bond quickly and prepare them for the intellectual challenge that they are going to encounter in the MBA program. They get a head-start with pre-requisite knowledge which acclimatizes them with the rigor and culture of CBM. This is an intensive 24-hour program which is spread over two weeks and conducted during weekends. Its objectives are:
1. To develop technical skills in statistical and IT tools
2. To develop a shared knowledge base in core areas of business
3. To bring their communication and presentation skills to the desired level
4. To provide orientation for personal organization and effectiveness
5. To familiarize them with pedagogies of case study, and experiential learning
S.No. | Modules | Number of Hours |
1 | Business Communication | 6 hrs |
2 | Economics | 6 hrs |
3 | Business Studies (Management, Marketing and Accounting) | 6 hrs |
4 | Excel for Business Decision Making | 6 hrs |
List of Elective/Specialization Courses of 3 Credit Hours
S.NO. | MARKETING | |
COURSE CODE | COURSE TITLE | |
1 | MRK650 | Marketing Analytics |
2 | MRK651 | Pricing Models and Strategies |
3 | MRK653 | Marketing of Financial Services |
4 | MRK654 | Strategic Brand Management |
5 | MRK655 | Advertising Management and Strategy |
6 | MRK656 | Marketing Research |
7 | MRK657 | Marketing Strategies for Emerging Economies |
8 | MRK658 | Marketing Strategies for Bottom of the Pyramid (BOP) |
9 | MRK659 | Pharmaceutical Marketing & Quality Assurance |
10 | MRK660 | Business to Business Marketing |
11 | MRK661 | Marketing for Social Impact |
12 | MRK662 | Future Marketing Technologies |
13 | MRK663 | Competitive Strategies |
14 | MRK664 | Direct and Digital Marketing |
15 | MRK665 | Growth Marketing |
16 | MRK666 | Shopper Marketing |
` | MANAGEMENT | |
COURSE CODE | COURSE TITLE | |
1 | MGT650 | Management Hospitality & Tourism Management |
2 | MGT651 | Total Quality Management |
3 | MGT652 | Business Process Re-engineering |
4 | MGT653 | Negotiation & Conflict Resolution |
5 | MGT654 | Digital Leadership in VUCA World |
6 | MGT655 | Organizational Psychology |
7 | MGT656 | Production and Operations Management |
8 | MGT657 | Technology Operations & Innovation |
9 | MGT658 | Project Management |
10 | MGT659 | Corporate Governance |
11 | MGT660 | Emerging Organizational Models for Dynamic Change |
12 | MGT661 | Crisis Management & Sustainability |
13 | MGT662 | Change Management |
14 | MGT663 | International Management |
15 | MGT664 | Comparative Management |
16 | MGT665 | Corporate Social Responsibility |
FINANCE | ||
S.NO. | Accounting Courses | |
COURSE CODE | COURSE TITLE | |
1 | ACS651 | Advanced Auditing and Control |
2 | ACS652 | Advanced Financial Reporting |
3 | ACS653 | Advanced Managerial Accounting |
4 | ACS654 | Advanced Topics in Financial Accounting |
5 | ACS655 | Forensic Accounting |
6 | ACS656 | Mergers, Acquisitions, and Restructuring |
7 | ACS657 | Sustainability Reporting |
8 | ACS658 | Taxation Laws |
Finance courses | ||
9 | FNS651 | Behavioral Finance |
10 | FNS652 | Entrepreneurial Finance |
11 | FNS653 | Financial Derivatives and Risk Management |
12 | FNS654 | Financial Modeling for Investment Decisions |
13 | FNS655 | Financial Regulations for Risk Management |
14 | FNS656 | FINTECH & Digital Finance |
15 | FNS657 | International Financial Management |
16 | FNS658 | Project Risk Management |
Banking courses | ||
17 | ISF651 | Accounting for Islamic Finance |
18 | FNS661 | Asset Liability Management |
19 | ISF652 | Economics for Islamic Finance |
20 | FNS662 | International Banking |
21 | FNS663 | Investment Banking |
22 | ISF653 | Islamic Banking Practices |
23 | FNS664 | Retail and Consumer Banking |
24 | ISF654 | Takaful and Insurance |
S.NO. | BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE & ANALYTICS | |
COURSE CODE | COURSE TITLE | |
1 | BIA650 | Data Visualization Techniques |
2 | BIA651 | Strategic Business Intelligence & Data Management |
3 | BIA652 | Managerial Decision-Making with BI Tools |
4 | BIA653 | Applied Business Analytics |
5 | BIA654 | Digital Consumer Analytics & Insights |
6 | BIA655 | Predictive Analytics for Business Strategy |
7 | BIA656 | Big Data Technologies for Business |
8 | BIA657 | Machine Learning Applications in Business |
9 | BIA658 | Data Governance and Ethics in Business |
10 | BIA659 | Business Process Analytics and Optimization |
11 | BIA660 | Blockchain and Data Security for Business |
S.NO. | HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | |
COURSE CODE | COURSE TITLE | |
1 | HRM650 | Strategic Human Resource Management |
2 | HRM651 | HR Analytics |
3 | HRM652 | Managing Diversity & Inclusion in Organization |
4 | HRM653 | Talent Acquisition |
5 | HRM654 | Labor Studies and Employee Relation |
6 | HRM655 | Learning and Organizational Development |
7 | HRM656 | Negotiations and Conflict Resolution Skills |
8 | HRM657 | Managing Organizational Change |
9 | HRM658 | Talent Management and Performance Development |
10 | HRM659 | Rewards Management |
S.NO. | SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT | |
COURSE CODE | COURSE TITLE | |
1 | SCN651 | Introduction to ERP Systems |
2 | SCN652 | Procurement and Inventory Management |
3 | SCN653 | Risk Management in Supply Networks |
4 | SCN654 | Innovation Management in Supply Chain and Logistics |
5 | SCN655 | Supply Chain Project Management |
6 | SCN656 | Import Export Management |
7 | SCN657 | Lean Six Sigma and Lean Manufacture |
8 | SCN658 | Supply Chain Analytics |
S.NO. | HEALTH AND HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT | |
COURSE CODE | COURSE TITLE | |
1 | MHM651 | Health Policy and Analytics for decision Making |
2 | MHM652 | Heath Informatics |
3 | MHM653 | Health Ethics, Law and Jurisprudence |
4 | MHM654 | Health Service Delivery and Operation Management |
5 | MHM655 | Pharmacovigilance |
6 | MHM656 | Concept of Primary Health Care |
7 | MHM657 | Marketing of Health Service |
8 | MHM658 | Global and Local Public Health Challenges |
S.NO. | MEDIA MANAGEMENT AND MARKETING | |
COURSE CODE | COURSE TITLE | |
1 | MMM651 | Entrepreneurship and E-Commerce |
2 | MMM652 | Media and Social Change |
3 | MMM653 | Seminar in strategic Media Marketing |
4 | MMM654 | Screen writing for TV and Cinema |
5 | MMM655 | Advanced Documentary Filmmaking |
6 | MMM656 | Media Psychology |
7 | MMM657 | Media and public opinion |
8 | MMM658 | Digital Marketing |
S.NO. | INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT | |
COURSE CODE | COURSE TITLE | |
1 | INM651 | Facilities Planning |
2 | INM652 | Maintenance Management |
3 | INM653 | Industrial Safety, Health, And Environment |
4 | INM654 | Enterprise Life Cycle Management |
5 | INM655 | Industrial Technology Management |
6 | INM656 | Operation Research |
7 | INM657 | Enterprise Risk Management |
8 | INM658 | Logistic and Inventory control |
9 | INM659 | Advance Production Planning & Control |
10 | INM660 | Integrated Manufacturing Systems |
11 | INM661 | Advance Manufacturing Processes |
12 | MGT651 | Total Quality Management |
13 | MGT652 | Business Process Reengineering |
14 | MGT656 | Production and Operation Management |
15 | MGT658 | Project Management |
S.NO. | ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY MANAGEMENT | |
COURSE CODE | COURSE TITLE | |
1 | EEM651 | Air and Noise Pollution Management |
2 | EEM652 | Coastal Environment and Management |
3 | EEM653 | Climatic Changes and its Impact |
4 | EEM654 | Natural Resources Management |
5 | EEM655 | Hospital Waste Management |
6 | EEM656 | Solid and Hazardous Waste Management |
7 | EEM657 | Energy Audit |
8 | EEM658 | Energy Conservation |
9 | EEM659 | Energy Planning |
10 | EEM660 | Environmental Ethics |
11 | EEM661 | Public Awareness for Environment and Energy Sector |
12 | EEM662 | Risk and Disaster Management |
S.NO. | EDUCATION MANAGEMENT | |
COURSE CODE | COURSE TITLE | |
1 | EDM651 | Innovations and Technology in Education |
2 | EDM653 | Global Trends in Education |
3 | EDM654 | Lifelong Learning in Changing Contexts |
4 | EDM655 | Distance Learning in the 21st Century |
5 | EDM656 | Teacher Education |
6 | EDM657 | Edupreneurship in the Changing World |
S.NO. | PROJECT MANAGEMENT | |
COURSE CODE | COURSE TITLE | |
1 | MGT658 | Project Management |
2 | PMC651 | Project Planning and Scheduling |
3 | PMC652 | Project Finance and Budgeting |
4 | PMC653 | Risk Management in Projects |
5 | PMC654 | Project Management Software and Tools |
6 | PMC655 | Sustainable Project Management Practices |
7 | PMC656 | Project Quality Management |
8 | PMC657 | Project Portfolio Planning and Execution |