VU
Virtual University of Pakistan
Department of Management Sciences

MBA (Equivalent to MS)

Introduction

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) program is designed to enhance students’ intellectual capacity, executive presence, and managerial skills through a comprehensive blend of management, marketing, and financial expertise. Our MBA curriculum is designed to provide a comprehensive management education, incorporating globally recognized best practices while offering flexibility for adaptation to local entrepreneurs, managers, and students. It is meticulously structured to foster critical thinking about business issues, enabling students to develop a strategic-level understanding and grasp complex knowledge across major business disciplines and technologies.

A key objective of our MBA program is to cultivate unique leadership qualities in young students, equipping them to manage business organizations or entire enterprises effectively. Graduates will emerge as broadly educated business managers and executives, possessing a holistic understanding of business operations and equipped with tools and techniques applicable to a wide array of business scenarios. Through this rigorous and enriching program, students will be well-prepared to navigate the complexities of the business world and lead with confidence and competence.

If you have any queries, please feel free to contact the program coordinator:
Mr. Ahsan Masood
Emailahsan.masood@vu.edu.pk
Ph: +92-051-111-880-880 [Ext:3834] 

Objectives

  1. The MBA program aims to develop students’ intellectual ability, executive personality, and managerial skills through an appropriate blend of business education.
  2. To provide the students with a comprehensive management education of globally recognized best practices with flexibility of their adaptation to indigenous entrepreneurial and societal context.
  3. To provide the students with a solid foundation for more advanced studies at the elective level during the subsequent stage.
  4. To prepare the students to think critically about business issues to enable them to develop strategic level understanding and demonstrate comprehension of complex theoretical constructs in the major business disciplines and technologies.
  5. To develop unique leadership qualities among the young students required to successfully manage business functions, an organizational unit, or an enterprise.
  6. To develop students into broadly educated business managers and executives who understand the nature of business as a whole, with the tools and techniques applicable to a wide variety of business situations.
  7. To give the students a chance to bring together all of the theories, skills and tools studied during the program and integrate them into a learning experience that highlights the nature of competition and the kind of strategic manoeuvring that must be done in order to succeed.

Eligibility Criteria

  1. Candidates having 16 years of qualification with minimum 50% marks or CGPA 2 out of 4 from any recognized institution in any discipline are eligible to get admission. 
  2. Candidates having 16 years of qualification in Business/ Management/ Commerce/ Public Administration/ Equivalent will be eligible for a maximum exemption of 30 credit hours as per the rules.

However, it will be mandatory for every candidate/student to pass the Entry Test, conducted on the pattern of GAT (General) by the Virtual University of Pakistan as per HEC policy, with at least a 50% score. After passing the written test, the candidate will have to appear in an interview. 

Note: Limited seats are available on merit basis only within Pakistan.

Click here to download Sample of Entry Test

Merit Calculation Formulla is as follows;

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Tool

Marks

Semester Activities: (Assignments, Graded Discussions, Online Quizzes)

10%-20%

Mid-term Exam

20%-30%

Final-term Exam

60%

Total

100%

Award of Degree

To become eligible for the award of MBA degree, a student is required to complete at least 60-credit hour. The maximum time period would be as per VU policy. The minimum CGPA for award of degree is 2.5/4.0. Students with non-business background will complete this degree in 2.5 years while students who had studied business in previous degrees will complete this program in 1.5 years.

Project / Internship / Practicals

Not Applicable

Scheme of Study

Total Credit Hours 60
Total Semesters 5
Duration 2.5


Master of Business Administration (Equivalent to MS) Course Selection Rules
Semester No. 1
Course Code Title Type Pre Requisite Credit Hours Specialization
ECO401 Economics Required 3 (Theory:3, Practical:0)
MGT101 Financial Accounting Required 3 (Theory:3, Practical:0)
MGT301 Principles of Marketing Required 3 (Theory:3, Practical:0)
MGT503 Principles of Management Required 3 (Theory:3, Practical:0)
MTH302 Business Mathematics & Statistics Required 3 (Theory:3, Practical:0)
 
Semester No. 2
Course Code Title Type Pre Requisite Credit Hours Specialization
ACC501 Business Finance Required 3 (Theory:3, Practical:0)
ENG301 Business Communication Required 3 (Theory:3, Practical:0)
MGT501 Human Resource Management Required 3 (Theory:3, Practical:0)
MGT611 Business & Labor Law Required 3 (Theory:3, Practical:0)
STA630 Research Methods Required 3 (Theory:3, Practical:0)
 
Semester No. 3
Course Code Title Type Pre Requisite Credit Hours Specialization
FIN711 Advanced Financial Accounting Required 3 (Theory:3, Practical:0)
MGT703 Strategic Management Required 3 (Theory:3, Practical:0)
MGT713 Production / Operations Management Required 3 (Theory:3, Practical:0)
MKT703 Strategic Marketing Management Required 3 (Theory:3, Practical:0)
 
Semester No. 4
Course Code Title Type Pre Requisite Credit Hours Specialization
FIN703 Strategic Finance Required 3 (Theory:3, Practical:0)
FIN702 Financial Risk Management Elective 3 (Theory:3, Practical:0) Accounting & Finance
HRM737 Strategic Human Resource Management Elective 3 (Theory:3, Practical:0) Human Resource Management
MGT701 History of Management Thought Elective 3 (Theory:3, Practical:0) Management
MGT725 Technology and Innovation Management Elective 3 (Theory:3, Practical:0) Accounting & Finance
MGT725 Technology and Innovation Management Elective 3 (Theory:3, Practical:0) Human Resource Management
MGT725 Technology and Innovation Management Elective 3 (Theory:3, Practical:0) Management
MGT725 Technology and Innovation Management Elective 3 (Theory:3, Practical:0) Marketing
MKT726 Retail Management Elective 3 (Theory:3, Practical:0) Marketing
 
Semester No. 5
Course Code Title Type Pre Requisite Credit Hours Specialization
MGT714 Leadership, Emotional Intelligence & Decision Making Required 3 (Theory:3, Practical:0)
ACC707 Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination Elective 3 (Theory:3, Practical:0) Accounting & Finance
HRM733 Occupational Health & Safety Elective 3 (Theory:3, Practical:0) Human Resource Management
HRM733 Occupational Health & Safety Elective 3 (Theory:3, Practical:0) Management
MGT717 Corporate Governance Elective 3 (Theory:3, Practical:0) Accounting & Finance
MGT717 Corporate Governance Elective 3 (Theory:3, Practical:0) Management
MGT723 Labor Policy Elective 3 (Theory:3, Practical:0) Human Resource Management
MKT728 Marketing for Nonprofit Organizations Elective 3 (Theory:3, Practical:0) Marketing
MKT740 Entrepreneurial Marketing Elective 3 (Theory:3, Practical:0) Marketing
 


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