Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Admission Requirements:
BA/ B.Com/ B.Sc. or its equivalent.
Degree Requirements:
A total of 60 credit hours are required for the MBA degree with a minimum CGPA of B (3.0). Depending on undergraduate preparation, students can reduce credit hours by as many as 9 credits and for which a student may be eligible. However, a minimum of 48 credit hours must be taken at IBAIS University.
The MBA curriculum for students with a four-year Business undergraduate degree/BBA/M. Com./PGD will generally consist of 51 credit hours or less of 500-level courses. Students who have poor undergraduate grades or have not taken undergraduate business courses in Management, Business and Statistics will be required to take the equivalent. Students may be required to take one or more English courses. Prerequisite courses are at the 500 level.
Duration:
A student of Master’s degree requires taking 12 credit hours per trimester under the coverage of a normal academic work load and 4-5 trimesters are required for completion of this degree assuming that a normal work load is taken.
Upon acceptance, students will receive a copy of their planned academic program. Students are encouraged to meet periodically with the Program Director to discuss academic progress, career placement and special needs.
List of Courses
Pre-requisite courses:
1st Trimester
Course Title
| Credit Hours | ||
| BAD 508 | Business Administration Concepts | 3.0 |
| STA 512 | Statistical Decision Making | 3.0 |
| MGT 514 | Organizational Behavior | 3.0 |
| BEN 515 | Business English | 3.0 |
Note: Students having Four Years Bachelor or Master degree in Business will be waived BAD 508, STA 512 and MGT 514.
Required courses:
2nd & 3rd Trimester
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| ACT 611 | Financial and Managerial Accounting | 3.0 |
| MGT 619 | Management Science | 3.0 |
| ECO 622 | Managerial Economics | 3.0 |
| SCM 624 | Supply Chain Management | 3.0 |
| IBS 630 | Strategic International Business | 3.0 |
| RES 650 | Advanced Research Methodology | 3.0 |
| FIN 660 | Advanced Financial Management | 3.0 |
| MKT 661 | Advanced Marketing Management | 3.0 |
| MGT 681 | Strategic Management (to be taken in final trimester) | 3.0 |
4th & 5th Trimester
Free Electives (One course)
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| THM 665 | Event Management | 3.0 |
| HRM 680 | Advanced Human Resources Management | 3.0 |
| MGT 723 | Entrepreneurship Management | 3.0 |
| MGT 724 | Project Management | 3.0 |
Note: For Tourism and Hospitality Management specialization, THM 665 course is compulsory.
MBA Specialization
Students may select to specify their four electives in a business discipline from among the following categories. Additional courses may be substituted in any category at the discretion of the Program Director/Dean/Head of Department.
Marketing (Any Four)
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| MKT 664 | Service and Quality Improvement Marketing | 3.0 |
| MKT 665 | Brand Marketing | 3.0 |
| MKT 666 | Strategic Marketing | 3.0 |
| MKT 667 | Marketing for Non-Profit Organization | 3.0 |
| MKT 668 | Industrial Marketing | 3.0 |
| MKT 721 | Advance Marketing Research | 3.0 |
| MKT 723 | Consumer Behavior | 3.0 |
| MKT 725 | Advertising & Promotion Management | 3.0 |
Finance (Any Four)
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| FIN 655 | Business Forecasting | 3.0 |
| FIN 656 | Credit Management | 3.0 |
| FIN 657 | Capital Budgeting & Long-term Financing | 3.0 |
| FIN 658 | Financial Analysis & Working Capital Management | 3.0 |
| FIN 659 | Portfolio Management | 3.0 |
| FIN 721 | Financial Institutions & Markets | 3.0 |
| FIN 722 | Investment Analysis & Control | 3.0 |
| FIN 723 | International Finance & Banking | 3.0 |
| FIN 724 | Bank Management | 3.0 |
| FIN 725 | Corporate Finance | 3.0 |
Management (Any Four)
Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
MGT 651 Comparative Management 3.0
MGT 652 International Management 3.0
MGT 653 Retail Management 3.0
MGT 721 Total Quality Management 3.0
HRM 722 Industrial Relations 3.0
MGT 723 Entrepreneurship Management 3.0
MGT 724 Project Management 3.0
HRM 724 Organization and Conflict Management 3.0
MGT 725 System Management 3.0
HRM 725 Industrial Psychology 3.0
MGT 726 Social Sector Management 3.0
Human Resources Management (Any Four)
Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
HRM 669 Leadership Management 3.0
HRM 670 Industrial Sociology 3.0
HRM 721 Manpower Planning and Personnel Policy 3.0
HRM 722 Industrial Relations 3.0
HRM 723 Industrial Relation in Global Economy 3.0
HRM 724 Organization and Conflict Management 3.0
HRM 725 Industrial Psychology 3.0
Management Information System (Any Four)
Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
MIS 641 Management Information System (MIS) 3.0
MIS 701 Object Oriented System Analysis & Design 3.0
MIS 703 Internet Technology 3.0
MIS 707 Networks Management 3.0
MIS 709 Information Systems Analysis & Design 3.0
MIS 711 Software Management & Quality Assurance 3.0
MIS 714 Special Topics on E-Commerce 3.0
MIS 721 Distributed Database Query Optimization and Control 3.0
MIS 731 Data Communication & Computer Networks 3.0
MIS 751 Software Engineering & Project Management 3.0
MIS 781 Multimedia System & Web Design 3.0
Tourism & Hospitality Management (Any Four)
Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
THM 660 Tourism & Hospitality Management 3.0
THM 661 Managing Human Resources in Tourism Industry 3.0
THM 662 Tourism & Hospitality Marketing 3.0
THM 701 Cultural Tourism 3.0
THM 702 International Tourism & Hospitality 3.0
THM 703 Sports Tourism 3.0
THM 704 Community Tourism 3.0
THM 705 Urban & Rural Tourism 3.0
Optional: Any one group from the following:
Group A: Course Group (Any Two)
Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
MBM 616 Corporate Planning in Banks 3.0
FIN 655 Business Forecasting 3.0
FIN 659 Portfolio Management 3.0
FIN 722 Investment Analysis & Control 3.0
FIN 723 International Finance & Banking 3.0
FIN 724 Bank Management 3.0
FIN 725 Corporate Finance 3.0
MKT 665 Brand Marketing 3.0
MKT 723 Consumer Behavior 3.0
MKT 725 Advertising & Promotion Management 3.0
HRM 669 Leadership Management 3.0
HRM 670 Industrial Sociology 3.0
HRM 724 Organization and Conflict Management 3.0
HRM 725 Industrial Psychology 3.0
MGT 723 Entrepreneurship Management 3.0
MGT 724 Project Management 3.0
THM 661 Managing Human Resources in Tourism Industry 3.0
THM 701 Cultural Tourism 3.0
THM 702 International Tourism & Hospitality 3.0
THM 703 Sports Tourism 3.0
THM 704 Community Tourism 3.0
THM 705 Urban & Rural Tourism 3.0
Group B: MGT 750 MBA Thesis (6 Credit hours):
MBA candidates having a minimum CGPA of 3.5 at required and specialized courses may take supervised study and research culminating in a thesis in their fields of specialization, e.g. Marketing, Finance, Management, HRM, MIS and Tourism and Hospitality Management etc. The completed thesis should be well-bound and printed in accordance with the regulations of IBAIS University.
MBA WAIVER POLICY
Pre-requisite Courses:
To apply for pre-requisite undergraduate credit equivalents, a student must have an average grade of “C+” (2.5) or better and courses must have been taken within the past 7 years.
BAD 508: Three credit hours in Business – the equivalent of BUS 105 at IBAIS University.
STA 512: Six credit hours in Statistics – the equivalent of STA 220 and STA 321 at IBAIS University.
MGT 514: Six credit hours in Management – the equivalent of MGT 215 and MGT 322 at IBAIS University.
