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MBA Program - Curriculum & Courses


Degree Requirement
The MBA degree requirement are:

(a)  Completion of 20 courses (60 credit hours)
(b)  Passing of the comprehensive examination with a minimum grade of  C
(c)  Passing of all courses individually
(d) Maintaining a minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 2.50
(d) Completion of the Internship Program with a minimum grade of  C.  

Core courses
Completing a minimum of 16 core courses is compulsory for the successful completion of the MBA program. The courses are:

Code

Course Title

Code

Course Title

A501

Principles of Accounting

K501

Mathematics for Decisions

A502

Management Accounting

K502

Business Statistics

C501

Business Communication

K503

Computer Programming and Applications

F501

Financial Management

L501

Legal Environment of Business

G501

Micro Economics

M501

Marketing Management

G502

Macro Economics and Policy

P501

Production & Operations Management

J501

Analysis of Human and Organizational Behavior

W501

Principles of Management

J502

Human Resource Management

W601

Strategic Management

 
Core course pre-requisites
The following core courses, before being taken, will require completion of one or more pre-requisite courses. It is the responsibility of students to ensure that these sequential requirement are met in their course selection every semester.

Core Courses

Pre-requisite Courses

A502    Management Accounting

A50    

F501    Financial Management

A501, K501, W501

G501    Micro Economics

K501

G502    Macro Economics and Policy

G501, K501

J502     Human Resource Management

J501

M501    Marketing Management

J501, K502, W501

P501    Production & Operations Management

K502    Business Statistics

K501, K502, W501

K501

W601   Strategic Management

(all core courses)

Elective courses
A student will be required to choose four elective courses to concentrate in a specific area. An elective is offered, subject to the availability of faculty, if a minimum of six students sign up for a course. However, the offering of an elective course in a semester is decided by the Academic Committee on the basis of faculty availability and number of applicants.

Optional elective courses
The optional elective courses, if applicable to an area of concentration,  will be chosen by the students in consultation with the co-ordinator of the concerned area.

Elective course classifications 
The following is a broad classification of the elective courses offered in the MBA program. 

Accounting
A601                Financial Accounting
A602                Cost Accounting and Budgetary Control
A603                Auditing and Taxation

Finance
F601                Capital Budgeting and Investment Analysis
F602                Financial Institutions
F603                Management of Banks and Development of Financial Institutions
F604                International Financial Management
F605                Project Management

Business Economics
G601               Socio-Economic Study of Bangladesh
G602               Industrial Economics 
G603               Socio-Economics of Labor Relations
G604               Energy Economics
G605               Utility Economics and Management
G606               Transport Economics and Management

Development Management
G607               Development and Policy Economics
G608               Governance and Markets

International Economic Management
G609               International Financial System and Flows
G610               International Trade Structure and Relations
G611               International Economic Order

Human Resources Management
J601                Manpower Planning and Personnel Policy
J602                Industrial Relations
J603                Industrial Relations in a Global Economy
J604                Organization and Conflict Management

Management Science

K601                Advanced Computer Programming and Data Processing
K602                System Analysis and Design
K603                Operations Research
K604                Management Information System (MIS)

Marketing

M601               Marketing Research                                                   
M602               Consumer Behavior
M603               Marketing Communications        
M604               International Marketing
M605               Physical Distribution Management
M606               Marketing of Social Products
M607               Advertising and Sales Management

P
roduction

P601                Advanced Production Management
P602                Materials Management
P603                Management of Technology

Management
W602              Theories of Organization and Organizational Change
W603              Systems Management
W604              Comparative Management Systems
W605              Social Sector Management
W606              Organizational Decision-Making
W607              Organizational Development
W608              Environmental Management
W609              Business Strategy and Policy
W610              NGO Operations and Management

Entrepreneurship
Z601                Entrepreneurship Process and Principles
Z602                Management of Public Enterprises and Privatization
Z603                Management of Health & Family Planning Program
Z604                Management of Co-operatives
Z605                Small Business Management
Z606                Entrepreneurship Development
Z607                Venture Development

Area of concentration
Students may concentrate in one of the following areas:

Area of Concentration

Required Courses

1.   Development Management

G601   Socio-Economic Study of Bangladesh

G608   Development & Policy Economics

& two elective courses from Development Management/ Business Economics areas as offered.

2.   Finance

F601    Capital budgeting and Investment Analysis

F602    Financial Institutions 

& at least one more elective course from Finance area.

3.   Human Resources Management

J601    Manpower Planning and Personnel Policy

J602    Industrial Relations 

& at least one more elective course from Human Resources Management area.

4.   Management Science

K603    Operations Research

K604    Management Information System  

& at least one more elective course from Management Science or Production area as offered.

5.   Marketing

M601   Marketing Research

M602   Consumer Behavior 

& at least one more elective course from Marketing area.


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