SZABIST offers a four-year (eight semesters) BSBA degree program of 144 credit hours. This is an innovative program designed to blend business knowledge with advanced computing and analytical skills. For the BSBA program, students are required to complete 48 courses, a 03 credit hours Capstone Project, and 03 credit hours Graded Internship. The students will take 4 Program Elective courses from Finance, Marketing, Human Resource Management (HRM), or Supply Chain Management (SCM). To obtain the BSBA degree, students must complete 144 credit hours. The maximum time limit to complete the BSBA degree is six years.
BBA program is an ACCA accredited program; those who complete BBA from SZABIST, Karachi, will get an exemption in 06 out of 09 ACCA Foundation papers (F1, F2, F3, F5, F7 and F9). BBA students and alumni are exempted from all 13 courses of Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) qualification, and are only required to pass three case studies. BBA Program has been accredited by National Business Education Accreditation Council (NBEAC) and is also affiliated with Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute.
Internship/Field Experience:
Internship / Field Experience will be offered in the Sixth Semester or In Summers after the Sixth Semester. The students will be required to complete a graded internship for a minimum duration of 06 weeks or program-relevant field experience for a minimum duration of 06 months to qualify for the degree.
For admission in the BBA 4 years program, the candidate must have completed O-Levels (minimum 8 subjects including 5 compulsory subjects; English, Urdu, Maths, Islamiat & Pakistan Studies) and A-levels (minimum 3 Subjects)/12th Grade/Intermediate with minimum 50% marks or equivalent from a recognized institution. Inter Board Committee of Chairmen (IBCC) equivalency/attestation is required for O & A Levels/IB Diploma/High School Diploma/SSC & HSC or equivalent. General Paper (A Levels) will not be counted.
| Course Code | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BA 1108 | IT in Business |
| BA 1109 | Personal Management and Communication |
| BA 1203 | Management Principles |
| BA 1206 | Oral Communication and Presentation Skills |
| BA 1122 | Islamic Studies / Humanities |
| BA 2313 | Sociology |
| BA 1215 | Pakistan Studies |
| Course Code | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BA 1101 | Introduction to Accounting |
| BA 1102 | Microeconomics |
| BA 1105 | English Writing Skills |
| BA 1204 | Maths for Business |
| BA 2403 | Business Ethics |
| BA 2312 | Human Behavior |
| Course Code | Title |
|---|---|
| BA 1201 | Financial Accounting |
| BA 1211 | Logic and Critical Thinking |
| BA 3504 | Organizational Behavior |
| BA 2303 | Marketing Principles |
| BA 1202 | Macroeconomics |
| BA 2406 | Business and Electronic Communication |
| Course Code | Title |
|---|---|
| BA 2311 | Business Statistics |
| BA 2411 | Cost and Management Accounting |
| BA xxxx | Natural Science Elective (as offered by Campus) |
| BA 3502 | Entrepreneurship |
| BA 3507 | Consumer Behavior |
| BA 4810 | Community Service Project |
| Course Code | Title |
|---|---|
| BA 3501 | Financial Markets and Institutions |
| BA 3508 | Media Management |
| BA 3605 | Statistical Inference |
| BA 4706 | Development Economics |
| BA 2301 | Introduction to Business Finance |
| BA xxxx | University Elective (as offered by Campus) |
| Course Code | Title |
|---|---|
| BA 3601 | Financial Management |
| BA 3602 | Marketing Management |
| BA 3603 | Business Research Methods |
| BA 3607 | Operations Management |
| BA 4804 | Human Resource Management |
| BA 3630 | Internship/Field Experience** |
| Course Code | Title |
|---|---|
| BA 2402 | Retail Management |
| BA 3609 | Pakistan Economy |
| BA 4705 | Services Marketing |
| BA 4704 | Management Information Systems |
| BA 4xxx | Program Elective-I |
| BA 4xxx | Program Elective-II |
| Course Code | Title |
|---|---|
| BA 3505 | Quantitative Skills |
| BA 4710 | Business Project |
| BA 4801 | Law and Taxation |
| BA 4814 | Project Management |
| BA 4xxx | Program Elective-III |
| BA 4xxx | Program Elective-IV |
*University Elective can be taken as an Elective if not offered by the Campus as a compulsory course.
All courses may not necessarily be offered every year. Alternate courses may be substituted as and when required. The full-time academic load is 18 credit hours. All students are required to register for a full load in the first semester.