MBA Course Structure
Module
Credits
Foundation Courses*
12**
Business Core - 9 courses
27
Major Area - 3 courses
9
TOTAL
36 Credits
* Maximum of 4 courses depending upon applicant background.
** not counted towards MBA GPA | only for conditional admission students.
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
The MBA program consists of 36‐credit curriculum: 27 credits accrue from the Core Courses (CCs) and 9 credits from the Track Courses (TCs). The course structure has been designed to focus on contemporary business perspectives and issues, collaboration, teamwork, and development of leadership and entrepreneurial skills.
FOUNDATION COURSES (FCs)
Some students may require an additional semester of Foundation Studies. The Foundation Courses (FCs) are required for those students who do not have adequate academic exposure to Business‐allied subjects. Besides, the MBA Select Committee may require even a candidate with an undergraduate degree in Business to reinforce his/her background knowledge by undergoing FCs. This is often due to insufficient GPA level, inadequate demonstration of Business knowledge at the interview or the year of graduation was 5 years prior to the admission. If so specified in the admission letter, the students have to take all or some of the foundation courses from the list below in order to continue into the MBA Core and Track courses.
| LIST OF FOUNDATION COURSES | ||
|---|---|---|
| CODE | TITLE | CRS |
| BUS 505 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
| ACC 501 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| BUS 504 | Quantitative Methods | 3 |
| FIN 500 | Principles of Finance | 3 |
CORE COURSES (CCs)
The objective of the CCs is to develop solid analytical knowledge in the key areas of business, e.g., finance, marketing, production, organizational behavior, accounting, and corporate strategy. These courses are included to provide core theoretical knowledge and its practical applications in real business situations. The CCs consists of 27 credits, which can be completed in three academic semesters. The CCs are presented below:
| LIST OF FOUNDATION COURSES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| CODE | TITLE | CRS | PREREQUISITES |
| ECON 510 | Managerial Economics | 3 | |
| ACC 520 | Managerial Accounting | 3 | ACC 501 |
| MKT 530 | Marketing Management | 3 | |
| FIN 550 | Financial Management | 3 | ACC 501, BUS 504, FIN 500, ECON 510 |
| BUS 570 | Managing Organizations and People | 3 | |
| BUS 580 | Legal and Ethical Environment of Business | 3 | |
| BUS 581 | Managing Information | 3 | |
| BUS 582 | Production and Operation Management | 3 | BUS 504 |
| BUS 590 | Strategic Management | 3 | BUS 582, MKT 530, FIN 550, ACC 520 |
TRACK COURSES (TCs)
Towards the second half of their studies, the students choose career‐focused business discipline areas in order to add depth to their acquired knowledge. The CBA's MBA program offers four Tracks as follows.
- General Major
- Finance Major
- Human Resource Management Major
- Marketing Major
The General Track includes the compulsory courses of all the other three Tracks namely FIN 551, HRM 570 and MKT 538 (a total of 9 credits). In the other tracks, a student needs to take the applicable Compulsory Track Course and two other Track Course Electives as recommended by the MBA Program Director/Associate Director and available in the offer list of the relevant semester (a total of 9 credits). Courses included in every Track are provided below:
| GENERAL TRACK | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| CODE | TITLE | CRS | PREREQUISITES |
| FIN 551 | Investment Analysis & Portfolio Management | 3 | FIN 550 |
| HRM 570 | Human Resource Management | 3 | BUS 570 |
| MKT 538 | Strategic Marketing | 3 | MKT 530 |
| FINANCE TRACK | |||
| CODE | TITLE | CRS | PREREQUISITES |
| FIN 551 | Investment Analysis & Portfolio Management (TC Compulsory) | 3 | FIN 550 |
| Electives Track Course (Any Two Courses to Be Chosen) | |||
| FIN 552 | Corporate Finance | 3 | FIN 550 |
| FIN 553 | Financial Markets and Institutions | 3 | FIN 550 |
| FIN 554 | Financial Derivatives | 3 | FIN 551 |
| FIN 555 | Insurance and Risk Management | 3 | FIN 550 |
| FIN 556 | MNC Finance | 3 | FIN 550 |
| FIN 559 | Selected Topics in Finance | 3 | FIN 550 |
| HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT TRACK | |||
| CODE | TITLE | CRS | PREREQUISITES |
| HRM 570 | Human Resource Management (TC Compulsory) | 3 | BUS 570 |
| Track Course Electives (Any Two Courses to Be Chosen) | |||
| HRM 572 | Compensation Management | 3 | HRM 570 |
| HRM 573 | Employee Relations | 3 | HRM 570 |
| HRM 574 | Organizational change and Development | 3 | HRM 570 |
| HRM 575 | Human Resource Development | 3 | HRM 570 |
| HRM 579 | Selected Topics in Human Resources Management | 3 | HRM 570 |
| MARKETING TRACK | |||
| CODE | TITLE | CRS | PREREQUISITES |
| MKT 538 | Strategic Marketing (TC Compulsory) | 3 | MKT 530 |
| Track Course Electives (Any Two Courses to Be Chosen) | |||
| MKT 532 | Marketing Research | 3 | MKT 530 |
| MKT 533 | Consumer Behavior | 3 | MKT 530 |
| MKT 534 | International Marketing | 3 | MKT 530 |
| MKT 535 | Electronic Marketing | 3 | MKT 530 |
| MKT 539 | Special Topics in Marketing | 3 | MKT 530 |