BA (Hons) Business Studies (BABS)

Details & Semester Outlines for BA (Hons) Business Studies (BABS)

SZABIST offers a 3-year BA (Hons) degree in Business Studies from Coventry University, UK. Students who complete two years at SZABIST will proceed ahead to complete the third year from Coventry University, UK and earn an International degree.

Students can also complete the BABS degree at SZABIST by opting for the 3rd and 4th years of the BABS program. BABS is a General Management Degree. The maximum duration to complete this degree is six years. BABS students and alumni, are exempted from all 13 courses of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) qualification and are only required to pass three case studies.


First Year

Fall Semester

BA 1101 Introduction to Accounting
BA 1102 Microeconomics
BA 1103 Introduction to Computers
BA 1104 Personal Management
BA 1206 Oral Communication and Presentation Skills
BA 1204 Maths for Business

Spring Semester

BA 1201 Financial Accounting
BA 1202 Macroeconomics
BA 1203 Management Principles
BA 1105 English Writing Skills
BA 2305 Statistics and Mathematics for Business
BA 2312 Human Behavior

Second Year

Fall Semester

BA 2303 Marketing Principles
BA 2304 Managerial Accounting
BA 2315 Introduction to Social Sciences
BA 2403 Business Ethics
BA 3504 Organizational Behavior
BA 1207 Introduction to Logic

Spring Semester

BA 1122 Islamic Studies/Humanities
BA 1215 Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan
BA 3602 Marketing Management
BA 2301 Introduction to Business Finance
BA 2419 Environmental Science
BA 2412 Community Service and CSR
BA 3517 Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management

Third Year

Fall Semester

BA 3507 Consumer Behavior
BA 4804 Human Resource Management
BA 2406 Business and Electronic Communication
BA 3501 Financial Markets and Institutions
BA 3517 Introduction to International Business
BA 3605 Statistical Inference

Spring Semester

BA 4704 Management Information Systems
BA 2302 Graphic Design in Multimedia Presentations
BA 3505 Quantitative Skills
BA 4801 Law and Taxation
BA 3629 Supply Chain Management
BA 3630 Internship/Field Experience

Fourth Year

Fall Semester

BA 3607 Operations Management
BA 4871 Business Intelligence Tools and Techniques
BA 3616 Customer Relationship Management
BA 4129 Retail and Sales Management
BA 3601 Financial Management

Spring Semester

BA 4710 Business Project
BA 4701 Islamic Banking and Finance
BA 4814 Project Management
BA 4227 Sustainability and Technology
BA 4827 Professional Development
BA 4764 Dynamics of Logistics and Distribution

University Electives

BA 3519 Current Affairs
BA 4827 Professional Development
BA 3506 Foreign Languages
BA 3619 Enterprise Management
BA 3522 Social Advocacy and Community Service
BA 3613 World Economy

Non-Credit Course
BA 1210Teachings of Holy Quran**Mandatory for All Muslim Undergraduate Students

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.

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.