The Bachelors of Studies in Business Administration is a Four-Year degree program in affiliation with the University of Karachi
consisting of 8 semesters of 6 months duration, 2 semesters in a year. It requires completion of 48 courses as
prescribed by the University of Karachi. The details of courses are mentioned below:

1st Year 1st Semester
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit Hours
BA(BS) 301Business English (Grammar)3
BA(BS) 311Commercial
Geography		3
BA(BS) 321Study
Skills		3
BA(BS) 331Islamic
Studies		3
BA(BS) 331Ethical
Behavior (For Non-Muslims)		3
BA(BS) 341Introduction
to Business		3
BA(BS) 351Computer
Application to Business		3
1st Year 2nd Semester
BA(BS) 302Business
English (Composition)		3
BA(BS) 312Money
and Banking		3
BA(BS) 322History
of Ideas		3
BA(BS) 332Pakistan
Studies		3
BA(BS) 342Human
Behavior		3
BA(BS) 352Mass
Communication		3
2nd Year 1st Semester
BA(BS) 401Logic 3
BA(BS) 411Oral
Communication		 3
BA(BA) 421Entrepreneurship 3
BA(BS) 431International
Relations		 3
BA(BS) 441Leadership
and Social Responsibility		3
BA(BS) 451Small
and Medium Enterprise		3
2nd Year 2nd Semester
BA(BS) 402Electronic
Business		3
BA(BS) 412Business
Ethics and Corporate Governance		3
BA(BS) 422Public
Policy		3
BA(BS) 432Speech
Communication		3
BA(BS) 442Community
Development		3
BA(BS) 452Principles
of Accounting		3
3rd Year 1st Semester
BA(BS) 501Financial
Accounting		 3
BA(BS) 511Basic
Mathematics		 3
BA(BS) 521Micro
Economics		 3
BA(BS) 531Principles
of Management		 3
BA(BS) 541Principles of
Marketing		 3
BA(BS) 551Business
Communication		3
3rd Year 2nd Semester
BA(BS) 502Macro
Economics		 3
BA(BS) 512Introduction
to Business Finance		 3
BA(BS) 522Cost
and Managerial Accounting		3
BA(BS) 532Statistics3
BA(BS) 542Production
and Operation Management		3
BA(BS) 552Human
Resource Management		3
4th Year 1st Semester
BA(BS) 601Financial
Management		3
BA(BS) 611Managerial
Accounting		3
BA(BS) 621Marketing
Management		3
BA(BS) 631Project
Development and Feasibility		3
BA(BS) 641Business
Research Method		3
BA(BS) 651Business
Law and Regulations		3
4th Year 2nd Semester
BA(BS) 602Supply
Chain Management		3
BA(BS) 612Corporate
Performance and Planning		3
BA(BS) 622International
Business		3
BA(BS) 632Strategic
Management		3
 Elective-I 
 Elective-II 

ELECTIVES

FINANCE
AND INVESTMENT SPECIALIZATION
BA(BS-FIN) 662Corporate
Finance		3
BA(BS-FIN) 672Treasury
and Fund Management		3
MARKETING
SPECIALIZATION
BA(BS-MKT) 642Global
Marketing		3
BA(BS-MKT) 652Brand
Marketing		3
HUMAN
RESOURCE SPECIALIZATION
BA(BS-HRM) 682Leading
and Teamwork		3
BA(BS-HRM) 692Talent
Management		3

GRADING CRITERIA:

INTERNAL MARKS:

The 40% marks of each course will be awarded by SAIMS and will be distributed according to the following schedule:

Assignment & Quizzes:5 Marks
Class Participation & Attendance:5 Marks
Mid Term Examination:10 Marks
Final Term Examination:20 Marks
Total:40 Marks

EXTERNAL MARKS:

The remaining 60% of Examination Marks will be awarded by University of Karachi. This said examination will be conducted
by the University of Karachi in the premises of the Karachi University Business School (KUBS) at the end of each
semester.