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Master of Business Administration

Department

Business Administration

Level

Graduate

MBA program is designed to produce transformational, ethical and change leadership for businesses and industry through an integrated curriculum, and 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 the delivery of the curriculum content. A significant value-adding feature is the 6 credit hours of a Graduate Capstone Project divided into two 3 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 interests of an industry mentor and 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.

Structure of the MBA program

MBA program at CBM is a 72-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 in a wide range of disciplines such as business, commerce, engineering, law, science, medicine, the arts and pharmacy. MBA program at CBM shares a unified structure consisting of a foundation level followed by the advanced and 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 in business as per PQF, Pakistan Qualification Framework. It consists of 36 credit hours.

The foundation level consists of 36 credit hours of coursework from areas such as Economics, Quantitative Analysis, Accounting, Finance, Management/HRM, Marketing, and Research in addition to other preparatory course work necessary for applicants coming from backgrounds unrelated to business studies. The program is divided into a foundation stage of 36 credit hours followed by the 36 credit hours of Advanced level MBA courses and the capstone project dealing with strategy and business transformation.

Course Composition of MBA Program

  • Foundation Level: 12 courses, 36 credit hours
  • Advanced Level: 6 courses, 18 credit hours
  • Capstone Projects: 2 projects, 6 credit hours
  • Specialization Level: 4 courses, 12 credit hours

Opting for Specialization

Students of 72 credit hours MBA will decide their specialization after completion of 36 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.

MBA students must select, at the time of admission, from one of the following shifts for their entire program;

  • Evening/weekend

CBM offers MBA in the following specializations

  • Marketing
  • Management
  • Accounting
  • Finance
    • Corporate Finance and Risk Management
    • Conventional and Islamic Banking
  • Business Intelligence & Analytics
  • Human Resource Management
  • Logistics and 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 36 credit hours of the Foundation Level of the standardized 72 credit hours MBA Program.
  • Applicants with 4 years bachelor degree from IoBM in a non-business discipline can claim up to 4 course exemption from the foundation level for the equivalent courses completed in the bachelor program.

Exemptions for Non IoBM Students

  • MBA applicants from NBEAC accredited Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) or Universities may be eligible for the 36 credit hour exemption if they are from a ‘W’ category institution by fulfilling all other admission requirements of IoBM.
  • For those from ‘X’ category institutions, exemptions will be considered on a case-by-case basis, subject to committee approval and the alignment with IoBM’s criteria and requirements.
  • Students coming from non-accredited business school (other than W and X category) will not be allowed to get any exemptions. These students will be enrolled in 72 credit hours MBA program.
  • To avail the exemption of courses, C+ and above grade will be considered.

Students joining CBM for the first time are expected to have qualified the MBA Boot Camp

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Foundation Level Course

Accounting
– ACC500: Accounting for Managers
– ACC512: Managerial Accounting

Finance
– FIN516: Finance for Managers
– FIN522: Financial Management Practices

Economics
– ECO400: Microeconomics
– ECO403: Macroeconomics

Management
– MAN418: Management and Organizational Dynamics
– HRM410: Managing Human Capital

Marketing
– MKT402: Marketing Management
– MKT509: Consumer Behavior


Quantitative Analysis
– SAT411: Quantitative Analysis for Decision Making
– RES501: Applied Business Research

First Semester

Course Code

Course Title

Credit Hours

Pre-requisite

ACC500

Accounting for Managers

3

 

FIN516

Finance for Managers

3

 

MKT402

Marketing Management

3

 

ECO400

Microeconomics

3

 

MAN418

Management and Organizational Dynamics

3

 

STA411

Quantitative Analysis for Decision Making

3

 

 

Second Semester

Course Code

Course Title

Credit Hours

Pre-requisite

ACC512

Managerial Accounting

3

ACC500

FIN522

Financial Management Practices

3

ACC500, FIN516

MKT509

Consumer Behavior

3

MKT402

ECO403

Macroeconomics

3

ECO400

HRM410

Managing Human Capital

3

MAN418

RES501

Applied Business Research

3

STA411

 

Third Semester

Course Code

Course Title

Credit Hours

Pre-requisite

SCM607

Strategic Supply Chain Management

3

 

BIA501

Business Analysis and Forecasting

3

 

FIN601

Strategic Financial Analysis and Design

3

FIN522

 

Capstone I

3

 

 

Elective-I

3

 

 

Elective-II

3

 

 

Fourth Semester

Course Code

Course Title

Credit Hours

Pre-requisite

MKT610

Marketing Strategies and Value Innovation

3

MKT402

HRM606

Leadership, Ethics and Change

3

BIA501

MAN513

Corporate Strategy

3

 

 

Capstone II

3

Capstone I

 

Elective-III

3

 

 

Elective-IV

3

 

First Semester

 

Course Code

Course Title

Credit Hours

Pre-requisite

SCM607

Strategic Supply Chain Management

3

 

BIA501

Business Analysis and Forecasting

3

 

FIN601

Strategic Financial Analysis and Design

3

FIN522

 

Elective-I

3

 

 

Second Semester

 

Course Code

Course Title

Credit Hours

Pre-requisite

MKT610

Marketing Strategies and Value Innovation

3

MKT402

HRM606

Leadership, Ethics and Change

3

        BIA501

 

Capstone I

3

 

 

Elective-II

3

 

 

Third Semester

 

Course Code

Course Title

Credit Hours

Pre-requisite

MAN513

Corporate Strategy

3

HRM606

 

Capstone II

3

Capstone I

 

Elective-III

3

 

 

Elective-IV

3

 

3 Credit Hours Each-12 CH

 

 

Marketing

  • MKT602 Marketing Analytics
  • MKT605 Pricing Models and Strategies
  • MKT611 Integrated Marketing Communications MKT613 Marketing of Financial Services MKT615 Brand Management
  • MKT618 Advertising Management and Strategy
  • MKT619 Marketing Research 
  • MKT621 Marketing Strategies for Emerging Economies
  • MKT622 Marketing Strategies for Bottom of the Pyramid (BOP) MKT623 Pharmaceutical Marketing & Quality Assurance MKT625 Business to Business Marketing
  • MKT626 Marketing for Social Impact MKT627 Future Marketing Technologies MKT628   Competitive Strategies MKT510 Direct and Digital Marketing MKT630 Growth Marketing
  • MKT631 Shopper Marketing

 

Management

  • MAN500 Hospitality & Tourism Management MAN501 Total Quality Management MAN502 Business Process Re-engineering MAN505 Negotiation & Conflict Resolution MAN506 Digital Leadership in VUCA World 
  • MAN516 Organizational Psychology
  • MAN514 Production and Operations Management MAN608 Technology Operations & Innovation MAN611 Project Management
  • MAN613 Corporate Governance
  • MAN622 Digital Commerce and Strategies
  • MAN619 Emerging Organizational Models for Dynamic Change MAN620 Crisis Management & Sustainability
  • MAN621 Change Management MAN510 International Management MAN508 Comparative Management MAN615 Corporate Social Responsibility
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Accounting

  • ACC602 Advanced Managerial Accounting ACC607 Introduction to Forensic Accounting ACC605 Taxation laws
  • ACC610 Audit and Assurance
  • FRM512 International Risk and Financial Reporting

 

Education Management

  • EDM624 Innovations and Technology in Education EDM621 Edupreneurship in the Changing World EDM654 Lifelong Learning in Changing Contexts EDM656 Teacher Education
  • EDM625 Distance Learning in the 21st Century EDM606 Global Trends in Education

 

Finance

Corporate Finance and Risk Management

  • FIN602 Behavioral Finance FIN603 Entrepreneurial Finance FIN610 Debt and Equity Markets
  • FIN613 Financial Modeling for Investment Decisions FIN521 International Financial Management
  • FIN614 Financial Derivative and Risk Management FIN617 FINTECH & Digital Finance
  • FIN633 Mergers, Acquisitions and Restructuring FRM504 Theory of Risk and Insurance
  • FRM505 Corporate Treasury and Risk Management FRM506 Financial Regulation for Risk Management FRM508 Financial Market Issues and Crisis FRM513 Project Risk Management
  • FRM516 International Financial Reporting and Standards FRM518 Management of Insurance Institutions

 

Conventional and Islamic Banking

  • FIN618 Investment Banking
  • FIN514 Asset Liability Management ISF601 Economics for Islamic Finance ISF602 Islamic Banking Practices ISF603 Accounting for Islamic Finance
  • ISF604 Islamic Financial Services Marketing ISF605 Islamic Capital Markets
  • ISF606 International Islamic Finance Standards
  • FRM514 Takaful and Risk Management in Islamic Products

 

Business Intelligence & Analytics

  • BIA502    Data Visualization Techniques
  • BIA503    Strategic Business Intelligence & Data Management BIA504    Managerial Decision-Making with BI Tools
  • BIA505    Applied Business Analytics
  • BIA506     Digital Consumer Analytics & Insights BIA507    Predictive Analytics for Business Strategy BIA602    Big Data Technologies for Business
  • BIA603     Machine Learning Applications in Business BIA604     Data Governance and Ethics in Business BIA605    Business Process Analytics and Optimization BIA606    Blockchain and Data Security for Business

 

Supply Chain Management

  • SCM600 Introduction to ERP Systems
  • SCM608 Procurement and Inventory Management SCM612 Risk Management in Supply Networks
  • SCM613 Innovation Management in Supply Chain and Logistics SCM620 Supply Chain Project Management
  • SCM625 Import Export Management
  • SCM618 Lean Six Sigma and Lean Manufacture SCM537 Supply Chain Analytics
  •  

 

Human Resource Management

  • HRM612 Strategic Human Resource Management HRM617 HR Analytics
  • HRM618 Managing Diversity & Inclusion in Organization HRM619 Talent Acquisition
  • HRM620 Labor Studies and Employee Relation
  • HRM621 Learning and Organizational Development HRM622 Negotiations and Conflict Resolution Skills HRM623 Managing Organizational Change
  • HRM624 Talent Management and Performance Development HRM625 Rewards Management

 

Health and Hospital Management

  • MHM529 Health Policy and Analytics for Decision Making MHM629 Health Informatics
  • MHM603 Health Ethics, Law and Jurisprudence
  • MHM602 Health Service Delivery and Operation Management MHM628 Pharmacovigilance
  •     MHM606 Concepts of Primary Healthcare 
  • MHM609 Marketing of Health Services
  • MHM627 Global and Local Public Health Challenges 

 

Media Management and Marketing

  • MKT620 Digital Marketing
  • MAN616 Entrepreneurship and Ecommerce MMM401 Media & Social Change
  • MMM603 Seminar in Strategic Media Marketing MMM604 Screenwriting for TV & Cinema MMM605 Advanced Documentary Filmmaking MMM606 Media Psychology
  • MMM607 Media and Public Opinion

Industrial Management

  • INM601 Facilities Planning
  • INM602 Maintenance Management
  • INM603 Industrial Safety, Health, And Environment INM604   Enterprise Life Cycle Management INM605 Industrial Technology Management INM606 Operation Research
  • INM607 Enterprise Risk Management INM608 Logistic and Inventory control
  • INM609 Advance Production Planning & Control INM610 Integrated Manufacturing Systems INM611 Advance Manufacturing Processes

Project Management

  • MAN611 Project Management
  • PMC601 Project Planning and Scheduling PMC602 Project Finance and Budgeting PMC603 Risk Management in Projects
  • PMC604 Project Management Software and Tools PMC605 Sustainable Project Management Practices PMC606 Project Quality Management
  • PMC607 Project Portfolio Planning and Execution

 

Environment and Energy Management

  • EEM603 Air and Noise Pollution Management EEM604 Coastal Environment and Management EEM605 Climatic Changes and its Impact EEM606 Natural Resources Management EEM607 Hospital Waste Management
  • EEM608 Solid and Hazardous Waste Management EEM609 Energy Audit
  • EEM610 Energy Conservation EEM611 Energy Planning EEM612 Environmental Ethics
  • EEM613 Public Awareness for Environment and Energy Sector EEM615 Risk and Disaster Management