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Department of Management Sciences
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| Programs offered |
Following Programs are being offered during the Fall 2008 and Spring 2009 semesters to prospective students:
- Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
- Bachelor of Science in Economics
- Master in Business Administration
- Master of Science in Business Administration
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| Bachelor of Science in Business Administration: BS (BA) |
CIIT’s bachelor programme in Business Administration is of four years (eight semesters) duration and approximately 133 credit hours. Students have the option to specialize in the subject areas:
- Finance
- Human Resource Management
- Information Technology
- Marketing.
Already enjoying a good reputation among employers, our programme gives students a rigorous insight into business administration from both a holistic as well as methodological perspective. Emphasis is placed throughout the programme on grooming the personality of our students and sharpening their communication skills. CIIT expects that it’s students not only be thoroughly familiar with all essential and current business concepts and practices, but are also able to think analytically and innovatively and, above all, to judiciously apply their acquired knowledge in practical situations they may encounter in a professional context after their graduation. The objectives for this degree program are to:
- Familiarize students with the fundamental bodies of theoretical and applied knowledge of business represented in the core courses;
- Provide students an opportunity to learn new tools and techniques in areas such as accounting, marketing, and management as represented in upper level courses;
- Enable students to integrate formal academic learning with their business related experiential learning;
- Encourage self-improvement and professional growth among students;
- Expose students to the global business environment.
This program prepares them to proceed onwards to a more targeted Master’s program in Business Administration. The minimum duration for completion of the degree is eight semesters and a maximum of twelve semesters. The degree is awarded on completion of a minimum 133 credits with a CGPA of at least 2.0/4.0.
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| Bachelor of Science in Economics: BS(EC) |
The subject of Economics develops theories of human behavior and tests them against the available evidence drawn from real world situations. This retains an element of art, as it is only by having a feel for how people actually behave that economists can focus their analysis on the right issues.
The BS Economics program is designed to produce graduates with a very sound knowledge of economic theory and applied economics. Its duration is of four years and consists of eight semesters. This program offers a combination of theoretical and practical courses with economic applications to illustrate the use of economics at work. The degree is based around the core courses of microeconomics and macroeconomics, focusing both on behavior of individuals and firms and broader issues such as employment and inflation. The core courses of Mathematics and Statistics are included to familiarize the students with quantitative methods used in economics. Alongside economic courses that comprise approximately three-quarters of the study time, students are required to study courses drawn from a range of other related disciplines of social sciences.
The thrust of the course is on four core areas: Business Economics, Development Economics, Environmental Economics and Mathematical Economics. For these major areas, economics courses are combined with various aspects of business, development, environment and mathematics. It allows the student to explore the various fields of economics with a wide array of electives to choose from.
The courses are designed with clear objectives keeping in view the latest trends and requirements of Higher Education Commission. Each course is of 3 credits and a compulsory project report of 6 credit hours in the 8th semester. The minimum duration for the completion of this degree is eight semesters and a maximum of twelve semesters. The degree will be awarded on completion of minimum 130 credits with a CGPA of at least 2.0/4
The BS Economics program is for students who intend to undertake professional work as economists in public or private sector; government institutions (e.g. Central Bank, Planning Ministries), commercial banks, NGOs, teaching and other institutions involved in training, consultancy, research and policy formulation.
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| Masters of Business Administration MBA |
In today’s increasingly competitive, dynamic and knowledge-based business and work environment, a higher academic degree is a necessity for anyone who desires to advance professionally.
CIIT’s two-year MBA programmme offers students from Pakistan and overseas with 16 years of formal education the opportunity to earn an advanced qualification which is highly prized by employers in both the private and public sectors in Pakistan. Comparable in quality to MBA programmes offered by reputable universities outside Pakistan, fully accredited by the HEC, and taught by a highly qualified faculty pool, which includes several foreign-trained PhDs, our MBA programme spans 69 credit hours and includes course modules in all major business administration subject areas. In addition, CIIT offers a large number of electives from which our students can freely choose from. If you are looking for high quality business education at a very affordable price, then try CIIT’s MBA programme.
In the present times managers have to deal with changing economic scenario, rapidly emerging technologies, dynamic new business models, and ever-expanding global markets. All businesses are forced to turn to e-commerce and e-business, and are facing the challenges and the opportunities of the internet revolution. The MBA program prepares the students as well as mid-career executives to lead under “full-chaos” conditions by fine-tuning their mental radar, expanding their scope, and encouraging strategic perspective. Students gain a depth of management expertise that prepares them for senior management roles in their organizations.
The objectives for this degree program are to:
- present managers and prospective managers with the conceptual overview of modern theory and practice in each of the key areas of managerial responsibility;
- integrate the formal academic learning with their business related experiential learning so that meaningful personalized learning occurs;
- enable them to experience self-improvement and professional growth;
- expose them to international business scenarios.
The MBA Program is focused on eight major areas of specializations;
- Marketing
- Finance
- Human Resource Management
- Operations Management
- Banking
- Information Technology
- International Business
- Hospitality and Tourism Management
The minimum duration for completion of MBA Degree is four semesters and a maximum of six semesters. It is awarded on completion of 69 Credits hours with a minimum CGPA of 2.0/4.0. Furthermore, the students also complete an internship of three credit hours. A comprehensive written/oral examination also has to be passed before the award of the degree. |
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