The faculty of Management Sciences aims to achieve its objectives in line with the vision to become a reputable university in business management education in Pakistan and build our strengths in teaching, learning and research. Our curricula does not only allow the students the opportunity to experience and develop an understanding of the latest tools and techniques, but also exposes them to applied learning through experiential learning, field visits, and workshops from the very beginning of the program. Our training aims to nurture innovative young minds through offering broad-based curriculum that provides students exposure both within their discipline and soft skills. Our approach in the development of curricula has therefore been to be creative and entrepreneurial towards introducing new ideas aimed towards the personal and intellectual development of our students. Professional learning, in terms of refining our strong associations with industry, commerce and professions in order for students to become responsible citizens and well-equipped to enter the knowledge-based workplace and society.

After the experience of lingering pandemic, learning is taking many forms, and information will be available in many formats. By helping our students today discover how they can leverage the universities’ wide-ranging resources for lifelong learning, we will position them better for effective role we continue to maximise through digital technology in the delivery of our programmes and expand our reach to attract students and faculty from all parts of the Country and abroad.

I welcome you to the faculty of Management Sciences of Salim Habib University (SHU)

Dr. Shakeel Ahmed Khan
Acting Dean
Faculty of Management Sciences


The Salim Habib University MBA program aims to be a transformational master’s degree program where the students end up with so much more than a master’s degree. Careers often change, industries disrupt and the world changes itself; with the offerings at MBA program at SHU the students will not only keep pace with that pervasive change, in fact will drive it as wholesome individuals who know their unique place in the global community.

The MBA program at SHU has been designed to be highly competitive, versatile, and pragmatic in its orientation and pedagogical approaches. It caters to the changing dynamics of corporate world both in public and private sector organizations. The program has all the scientifically recognized scaffoldings to instill internationally recognized competencies among students of diverse backgrounds, allowing them to be successful in assorted careers of their choice.

The degree offers a range of competitive higher level curricula on top of solid core courses to give strong foundations to its students. Students will have numerous options to configure the combination of their electives to choose from multiple majors and minors. The value-added feature of the program is its methodological approach to inculcate academic knowledge through industry immersion projects; a feature derived from cutting edge American Universities’ curricula for MBA programs.

Another distinguishing feature of the MBA program at Salim Habib University is the inclusion of a course on Action Research which comprises various tools and methodologies for systematically examining industry problems, and the development of their solutions; and the capstone project which involves the application of this learning to a real industry problem, thus providing the students with experiential basis of practical implications and subtleties of a real world scenario.

Objectives

Our students will inculcate following competencies by their graduation:

  • Appreciate social, legal, and ethical responsibilities as an individual, and as an employee of an organization under the ambit of (CSR) Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Understand management and team dynamics, and to develop leadership skills.
  • Develop a commitment to fostering up-to-date, cutting edge knowledge of business disciplines.
  • Acquire skills for effective employment of technology in organizational setting.
  • Develop personal and professional interest in developing others, and inculcate the belief that every person deserves space and dignity.
  • Understand the forces that shape a particular political, legal and regularity environment, and thus appreciate the impact of one’s decisions on society at large
  • Nurture skills required for meaningful quantitative analysis, and experience based learning
  • Instill effective written, oral, and presentation skills


Degree Offered Entry Requirements Required Percentage
MBA
(Duration 2 Years) (For Non-Business Graduates)
(Duration 1.5 Years) (For Business Graduates)
4 years Bachelor’s Degree or 16 years of education 50% or 2.0 CGPA
BBA leading to MBA (Duration 2 + 1.5 Years) 2 years Bachelor’s degree or 14 years of education 50% or 2.0 CGPA

Internship Opportunities

  • FMCG
  • Banks
  • Brokerage Companies
  • Asset Management Companies
  • Multinationals
  • Advertising Agencies
  • Market Research Firms
  • Media Houses
  • Health and Pharma Companies
  • NGOs
  • Public Sector Enterprises
  • Startups

Career Prospects

The Salim Habib University MBA Program is aimed at being more than a resume enhancement or a means to an end. It is aimed as an experience that will shape the entire career of the students, and prepare them to navigate the economic, social, and other complex changes of the future. The scope of opportunities available for MBA graduates goes beyond the needs of the business enterprises to cover governmental agencies, and non-governmental welfare enterprises which are increasingly becoming cognizant of the enhanced efficacy that a business professional brings to an organization. The following are a few of the areas that define scope of the MBA Program.

  • Entrepreneurial Management
  • Product/Brand Marketing
  • Sales Management
  • Marketing Management
  • Market Analytics/Data Science
  • Advertising
  • Media Management
  • Marketing Research
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Business Development
  • Human Resource Management
  • Operations/Production Management
  • Regulatory Affairs Management
  • Real Estate Management
  • Project Management
  • Strategy Consulting
  • Computer and Information Systems Management
  • Technology Management
  • Investment Banking
  • Risk Management
  • Sales, Trading, and Brokerage
  • Private Equity
  • Insurance, Pension Funds
  • Health Care Management
  • Pharmaceutical Management
  • Governmental Service Management


Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Semester-wise Study Plan MBA-1.5 Years (30 CH)*
Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Pre-req
Semester - I
FIN501 Strategic Finance and Investment 3+0  
MTH501 Business Analytics (Modeling & Forecasting) 3+0  
MKT511 Strategic Marketing 3+0  
MGT516 Research Methods for Business Managers 3+0  
Credit Hours 12  
Semester - II
MGT515 Strategic Management 3+0  
ELVXXXX Business Elective-I 3+0 MKT511 or FIN501
ELVXXXX Business Elective-II 3+0 MKT511 or FIN501
MBM701 Thesis-I/Industrial Project-I 3+0 MGT516
Credit Hours 12  
Semester - III
ELVXXX Business Elective-III 3+0 MKT511 or FIN501
XXXX Thesis-II/Industrial Project-II 3+0 MGT516, MBM701
Credit Hours 6  

# of Courses Semester Credit Hours
4 Semester 1 12
4 Semester 2 12
2 Semester 3 6
10 Total Credit Hours 30

Semester-wise Study Plan MBA-2 Years (60 CH)*
Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Pre-req
Semester - I
ACC401 Financial Accounting and Corporate Reporting 3+0  
MTH401 Introduction to Business Analytics 3+0  
MGT403 Business Management and Leadership 3+0  
ENG405 Applied Business Communication 3+0  
MKT402 Marketing (Theory & Application) 3+0  
Credit Hours 15  
Semester - II
MGT303 Organizational Behavior & HR Practices 3+0 MGT403
LAW301 Legal Environment for Business in Pakistan 3+0  
FIN301 Finance for Business Managers 3+0 ACC401
ACC305 Accounting for Management Decisions 3+0 ACC401
MGT517 Methods for Business Research 3+0 MTH401
Credit Hours 15  
Semester - III
ECO302 Business Economics 3+0  
FIN501 Strategic Finance and Investment 3+0 FIN301
MTH501 Business Analytics (Modeling & Forecasting) 3+0 MTH401
XXXX Business Elective–I 3+0 MGT403 or MKT402
MBM701 Thesis-I/Industrial Project-I 3+0 MGT517
Credit Hours 15  
Semester - IV
MKT511 Strategic Marketing 3+0 MKT402
MGT515 Strategic Management 3+0 MKT403
XXXX Business Elective-II 3+0 MGT403 or MKT402
XXXX Business Elective-III 3+0 MGT403 or MKT402
MBM702 Thesis-II/Industrial Project-II 3+0 MGT517, MBM701
Credit Hours 15  

# of Courses Semester Credit Hours
5 Semester 1 15
5 Semester 2 15
5 Semester 3 15
5 Semester 4 15
20 Total credit Hours 60

Bachelor of Business Administration
Two-Year Weekend Program
Semester-wise Study Plan (75 CH)*
Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Pre-req
Semester - I
ACC401 Financial Accounting and Corporate Reporting 3+0  
MTH401 Introduction to Business Analytics 3+0  
MGT403 Business Management and Leadership 3+0  
ENG405 Applied Business Communication 3+0  
MKT402 Marketing (Theory & Application) 3+0  
Credit Hours 15  
Semester - II
MGT303 Organizational Behavior & HR Practices 3+0 MGT403
LAW301 Legal Environment for Business in Pakistan 3+0  
FIN301 Finance for Business Managers 3+0 ACC401
ACC305 Accounting for Management Decisions 3+0 ACC401
ECO302 Business Economics 3+0  
Credit Hours 15  
Summmer
IIP401 Industry Immersion Project (Mandatory Supervised Internship) 3+0  
PST401 Pakistan Studies 3+0  
PDV403 Arts & Literature 3+0  
Credit Hours 9  
Semester - III
MGT503 Application of Quantitative Techniques in Research 3+0 MTH401
ENG406 Presentation & Communication Skills 3+0 ENG405
SCM402 Supply Chain Management 3+0 MGT403
PHI401 Philosophy, Logic & Critical Thinking 3+0  
MIT410 Introduction to MIS & ERP 3+0  
Credit Hours 15  
Semester - IV
MGT513 Entrepreneurship 3+0 FIN301, MGT303, ECO406
ENG407 Communication Skills for Negotiations 3+0 ENG406
MKT512 Marketing Research 3+0 MKT402, MGT503
MGT515 Strategic Management 3+0 MKT402, MGT503, MGT303, LAW301, FIN301, ACC301
MGT514 Business Ethics 3+0 PHI401, MGT303
Credit Hours 15  
Summer
IST401 Islam & World Religions 3+0 ACC305
FIN402 Securities Trading & Applied Economics 3+0 FIN301
Credit Hours 6  

# of Courses Semester Credit Hours
5 Semester 1 15
5 Semester 2 15
3 Summer 9
5 Semester 3 15
5 Semester 4 15
2 Summmer 6
25 Total Credit Hours 75

Dr. Muhammad Shakeel Ahmed Khan

Acting Dean of Management Sciences

shakeel.khan@shu.edu.pk

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Dr. Hassaan Ahmed

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