Bachelor of Science in Business Analytics (BSBA)

Details & Semester Outlines for BSBA

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.


First Year

Fall Semester

  • BSBA XXXX Fundamentals of IT & Business Analytics
  • BSBA XXXX English Writing Skills & OCPS
  • BSBA XXXX Management Principles
  • BSBA XXXX Introduction to Accounting
  • BSBA XXXX Islamic Studies / Humanities**
  • BSBA XXXX Sociology**
  • BSBA XXXX Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan**

Spring Semester

  • BSBA XXXX Financial Accounting
  • BSBA XXXX Marketing Principles
  • BSBA XXXX Business and Technical Writing
  • BSBA XXXX Maths for Business
  • BSBA XXXX Artificial Intelligence in Business
  • BSBA XXXX Programming for Business 1
Second Year

Fall Semester

  • BSBA XXXX Environmental Science and Sustainability for Business
  • BSBA XXXX Logic, Critical Thinking and Decision Science
  • BSBA XXXX Organizational Behaviour
  • BSBA XXXX Microeconomics
  • BSBA XXXX Business Statistics
  • BSBA XXXX Programming for Business 2

Spring Semester

  • BSBA XXXX Data Structures & Business Applications
  • BSBA XXXX Introduction to Business Finance
  • BSBA XXXX Calculus for Business
  • BSBA XXXX Community Service Project/Civic Engagement**
  • BSBA XXXX Technopreneurship/Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Analytics**
  • BSBA XXXX Pakistan Studies**
  • BSBA XXXX Macroeconomics
Third Year

Fall Semester

  • BSBA XXXX Business Ethics
  • BSBA XXXX Marketing Management
  • BSBA XXXX Data Visualization and Storytelling
  • BSBA XXXX Database Management Systems for Business
  • BSBA XXXX Introduction to Econometrics
  • BSBA XXXX Advanced Business Analytics

Spring Semester

  • BSBA XXXX Human Resource Management
  • BSBA XXXX Islamic Banking and Finance
  • BSBA XXXX Business Research Methods
  • BSBA XXXX Predictive Analytics for Business
  • BSBA XXXX Financial Management
  • BSBA XXXX Auditing
Fourth Year

Fall Semester

  • BSBA XXXX Business Intelligence Tools and Techniques for Big Data
  • BSBA XXXX Machine Learning for Business Analytics
  • BSBA XXXX Capstone/Business Project
  • BSBA XXXX Services Marketing
  • BSBA XXXX Program Elective-I
  • BSBA XXXX Program Elective-II

Spring Semester

  • BSBA XXXX Project Management
  • BSBA XXXX Business Forecasting and Simulation
  • BSBA XXXX Business Data and Text Mining
  • BSBA XXXX Internship/Field Experience****
  • BSBA XXXX Program Elective-III
  • BSBA XXXX Program Elective-IV
Program Electives

Finance Electives

  • BSBA XXXX Financial Data Analytics
  • BSBA XXXX Financial Modelling
  • BSBA XXXX FinTech
  • BSBA XXXX Forensic Analytics
  • BSBA XXXX Financial Econometrics
  • BSBA XXXX Risk Analytics for Financial Services
  • BSBA XXXX Blockchain and Analytics

Marketing Electives

  • BSBA XXXX Marketing Analytics
  • BSBA XXXX Social Media Analytics
  • BSBA XXXX Marketing Research
  • BSBA XXXX Digital Marketing
  • BSBA XXXX Consumer Insights and Analytics
  • BSBA XXXX E-Commerce

HRM Electives

  • BSBA XXXX HR Analytics
  • BSBA XXXX Performance Management Analytics
  • BSBA XXXX Performance Appraisal
  • BSBA XXXX Talent Management

SCM Electives

  • BSBA XXXX Dynamics of Logistics and Distribution
  • BSBA XXXX Supply Chain Management Analytics

Additional Notes

** 2 Credit Hours courses

All Muslim undergraduate students (Fall 2023 intake and onwards) would be required to clear Teachings of Holy Quran noncredit course to be eligible for the degree.
 Internship / Field Experience: Students will be required to complete a graded internship for a minimum of 06 weeks or program-relevant field experience for a minimum duration of 06 months to qualify for the degree. This will be offered in the 8th semester.
 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.