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The structure of the BBA Program is presented in the table below:

Areas No. of Courses Credit Hours
General Education (Basic Requirement) 7 21
a) Science 3 9
b) Arts 3 9
c) Social Science 1 3
Allied Courses (Non-business) 9 27
Foundation & Core Courses (business) 18 54
Elective Courses (concentration) 8 24
          a) Major 5 15
          b) Minor 3 9
Internship - 4
Total 42   130

A student may also be required to take non-credit, remedial courses in English to make up his/her deficiency.

List of Courses

General Education (Basic Requirement): 21 Credits

Area Course Title
Science CSE101: Introduction to Computers Science
MAT101: Fundamentals of Mathematics
Students are required to take one course from the following: (3 credits)
BIO101: Concepts of Biology (Theory)
BTE101: Introduction to Biotechnology and Genetic engineering
CHE101: Introduction to Chemistry
ENV103: Elements of Environmental Sciences
PHY101: Introduction to Physics
Arts and Humanities ENG101: English Fundamentals
ENG102: English Composition
HUM103: Ethics and Culture
Social Science EMB101: Emergence of Bangladesh

Allied Courses (Courses from Non-business Areas): 27 Credits   

The BBA students are required to take these courses as they provide foundation for the upcoming core courses of business. They are required to take these courses to understand the concepts used in future business courses better.

Area Course Title Prerequisite(s)
Economics ECO101: Introduction to Micro Economics
ECO102: Introduction to Macro Economics
ECO201: Math for Business & Economics
ECO202: Statistics for Business and Economics
MAT101
ECO101
ECO101
STA101
Humanities Students are required to take one course from the following: (3 credits)
BNG103: Bangla Language & Literature (For those who enrolled on or after Summer 2018)
HUM101: World Civilization and Culture (For those who enrolled before Summer 2018)
 
Science STA101: Introduction to Statistics
GEO101: Introduction to Economic Geography
 
Students are required to take one course from the following: (3 credits)
CSE110: Programming Languages
MSC141: C Programming for Business
MSC142: Visual Basic Programming for Business
CSE101
CSE101
Social Science Students are required to take one course from the following: (3 credits)
ANT101: Introduction to Anthropology
PSY101: Introduction to Psychology
SOC101: Introduction to Sociology

 

 


Foundation & Core Courses (compulsory): 54 credits

These are the fundamental and core courses of business. These courses enable the students to master the language and concepts of business, use tools and techniques of analysis and familiarize themselves with the environment of business. Functional courses are also included here that focus on the internal operations of business organizations. The students will be acquainted with the activities, issues and decisions involved in each function and how to manage the functions effectively so that they contribute to the overall business performance and profit. Finally, after most core and major courses have been completed, students will take the capstone course of Strategic Management that helps the students integrate insight across core courses and functional areas, gain an understanding of the entire business in its environmental context and formulate strategies and policies for the company to attain competitive advantage.

Foundation

Area Subject Prerequisite
Accounting ACT201: Financial Accounting X
Business BUS101: Introduction to Business X
BUS203:  Business Environment BUS101
Management MGT211: Principles of Management BUS101
Marketing MKT201: Principles of Marketing BUS101



Core

Area Subject Prerequisite
Accounting ACT202: Management Accounting ACT201
Business BUS201: Business & Human Communication ENG101, ENG102
BUS202: Business Law BUS101
BUS302: Research Methods in Business and Management BUS101, MAT101, ECO202
BUS301: International Business ECO101, ECO102, FIN301, MKT301
BUS321: Entrepreneurship Process and Principles FIN301, MKT301
Finance FIN301:  Financial Management BUS101, ACT201
Management MGT201: Organizational Behavior BUS101
MGT301: Human Resource Management MGT211
MGT401: Business Strategy FIN301, MGT301, BUS321, MKT301, MSC301
Marketing MKT301: Marketing Management MKT201, MGT201
MIS CSE371: Management Information System CSE101, MAT101, MGT211
Operations MSC301: Operations Management MAT101, ECO202, MGT211



Elective Courses (Major/Minor)

Each subject area is divided into two parts i.e. compulsory and elective. The compulsory courses are obligatory. For major in an area a student has to take at least 15 credits including the compulsory courses. For minor in an area the requirement is 9 credits with or without the compulsory courses.

Major Areas  Course Title Prerequisite(s)
Accounting Compulsory courses  
ACT301: Intermediate Accounting FIN301, ACT202
ACT422: Cost Accounting ACT202
ACT431: Advanced Accounting ACT301
Elective courses  
ACT421: Accounting Information System ACT301, CSE371
ACT423: Fundamentals of Taxation ACT301
ACT425: Principles of Auditing ACT301
ACT432: International Accounting ACT301
ACT434: Accounting for Specialized    Institutions ACT301
Computer Information Management (CIM) Compulsory courses  
MSC443: Applied Database Management CSE371
MSC444: Systems Analysis CSE371
MSC445: Management of Information Systems CSE371
Elective courses  
ACT421: Accounting Information System ACT301, CSE371
MSC442: Information Technology CSE371
MSC449: Business Data Communications CSE371
MSC451: Local Area Network Administration CSE371
MSC453: Distributed Information Systems for Business CSE371
E-Business Compulsory courses  
MSC441: Introduction to Electronic Commerce CSE371
MSC446: Marketing on the Internet CSE371
MSC452: E-Commerce Programming CSE371
Elective courses  
MSC447: Technology Fundamentals of Electronic Commerce CSE371
MSC448: Management of Online Business CSE371
MSC454: Managing e-Commerce Projects CSE371
MSC455: Java Programming for the Internet CSE371
MSC456: E-Commerce Infrastructure CSE371
MSC457: E-Commerce Risk and Security Management CSE371
MSC458: Cyber Law CSE371
MSC459: Designing Web Usability CSE371
Entrepreneurship Compulsory courses  
BUS421: Venture Development BUS321
FIN422: Project Appraisal & Management FIN301
MKT428: Strategic Marketing MKT301
Elective courses  
BUS423: Business Plan Development BUS321
MSC421: Productivity Management MSC301, BUS321
BUS422: Small Business Management BUS321
Finance, Banking and Insurance Compulsory courses  
FIN421: Corporate Finance I ECO202, FIN301
FIN424: Management of Financial Institutions FIN301
FIN427: Corporate Finance II FIN301
Elective courses  
ACT423: Fundamentals of Taxation ACT301
FIN422: Project Appraisals and Management FIN301
FIN423: Securities Analysis & Portfolio Management FIN421
FIN425: International Financial Management BUS301, FIN421
FIN428: Real Estate Finance FIN301
FIN431: Financial Derivatives FIN421
FIN441: Bank Management and Electronic Banking FIN301
FIN461: Insurance and Risk Management FIN301
Human Resource Management Compulsory courses  
MGT423: Training and Development MGT301
MGT424: Industrial Relations MGT301
MGT425: Man Power Planning and Forecasting MGT301
Elective courses  
MGT421: Leadership: Theory Practice MGT301
MGT422: Compensation Management MGT301
MGT426: Change Management MGT301
MGT427: Strategic Human resource Management MGT301
MGT431: Industrial Psychology MGT201, MGT301
Marketing Compulsory courses  
MKT421: Introduction to Consumer Behavior MKT301, ECO202
MKT425: International Marketing BUS301
MKT426: Basic Marketing Research MKT301, BUS302
Elective courses  
MKT422: Selling and Salesmanship MKT301
MKT423: Brand Management MKT301
MKT424: Advertising MKT301
MKT427: Retailing MKT301
MKT428: Strategic Marketing MKT301
MKT429: Business Logistics MKT301, MSC301
MKT431: Services Marketing MKT301
MKT432: Channel Marketing MKT301
Operations Management Compulsory courses  
MSC422: Total Quality Management MSC301
MSC424: Operations Research (Quantitative Methods For Decision Making) BUS302, MSC301
MSC427: Operations Planning and Control  MSC301
Elective courses  
MSC421: Productivity Management BUS321, MSC301
MSC425: Materials Management MSC301
MSC428: Managing Process Improvement MSC301
MSC429: Service Quality Management MSC301
MKT429: Business Logistics MSC301, MKT301
MSC431: Operations Design and Logistics System MSC301
MSC445: Management of Information Systems CSE371

 

 

MINOR IN BUSINESS (for the students of other departments)

Total of 21 credits from the following segments

Minor in Business

Category Course List (Effective till Fall 2019) Course List (Effective from Spring 2020)
 
Prerequisites*
ECO101: Introduction to Microeconomics
ECO102: Introduction to Macroeconomics
STA101: Introduction To Statistics
BUS101: Introduction to Business
ECO101: Introduction to Microeconomics
ECO102: Introduction to Macroeconomics
STA101: Introduction To Statistics
Compulsory BUS101: Introduction to Business
ACT201: Financial Accounting
MGT201: Organizational Behaviour
MGT211: Principles of Management
MGT301: Human Resource Management
ACT201: Financial Accounting
BUS201: Business & Human Communication
FIN301: Financial Management
MGT211: Principles of Management
MKT201: Principles of Marketing
Electives         (any 2 courses) ACT202: Management Accounting
BUS202: Business Law
CSE371: Management Information System
FIN301: Financial Management
MGT401: Business Strategy
MKT201: Principles of Marketing
MSC301: Operations Management  
Any two other courses with code
ACT/BUS/FIN/MGT/MKT/MSC/CSE371

*Alternatives of the prerequisite courses may be accepted (subject to School’s approval), for instance STA201 instead of STA101


Elective Courses (Concentration)

The elective courses may be chosen from any of the nine areas of concentration as given below. The number of courses taken in an area, as per program structure, determines the major and minor areas of concentration corresponding to areas of specialization.

Accounting

This area focuses on financial accounting, managerial and cost accounting, tax planning, auditing, international accounting, accounting for decision-making and control and accounting for mergers and acquisitions. The courses prepare students for careers in both public and private accounting.

Computer Information Management (CIM)

The area focuses on the use of computers in management, on how to organize and use information to make an organization perform efficiently and effectively. The courses prepare students for careers in information and management of technology.

E-Business

This major provides students with an additional capability to understand analyze and participate in electronic commerce and electronic business activities in new and established firms.

Entrepreneurship

This concentration will shape the future entrepreneurs to understand the concepts and practical issues one will deal with. It provides a diverse set of options for students to hone their entrepreneurial skills.

Finance

Here, students will get a broad introduction to financial markets and to the tools financial managers use. It aims to prepare students for careers in commercial or investment banks, non-banking financial institutions and corporations.

Banking and Insurance

In addition to learning different banking procedures and practices, the concentration will include the techniques useful to corporations, organizations, and individuals in minimizing the potential financial losses arising from their exposure to risk. Students will be prepared for positions with national and multi-national banks, insurance companies, and corporate risk management departments.

Human Resource Management

This is a growing area of study and practice in Bangladesh . Students concentrating in this field will learn different personnel management techniques, regulations regarding labor and human rights and overall management of the human resources.

Marketing

This popular concentration offers a solid ground for understanding consumer and organizational buying patterns, as well as practical experience in areas such as new product development, advertising, and retailing. Students prepare for work in brand management, sales, marketing research and consulting, as well as entrepreneurial ventures.

Operations Management

Here students will focus on the effective planning, scheduling, use and control of a manufacturing or service organization through the study of concepts from design engineering, industrial engineering, management information systems, quality management, production management, and inventory management. Students will be prepared for positions in the business field of production and telecommunication.

Major

A student will have to take 15 credits from any of the above areas to qualify for a major.

Minor

The requirement for a minor in the school is 9 credits. However, a student may select a minor from another school/department of the University. The requirement for a minor in other department can be different in terms of credits required and students should check this requirement from the concerned department.

Internship

Once the student has acquired a total of at least 90 credits, he/she is ready to go for the internship. The internship aims at providing an on-the-job exposure to the students and an opportunity for translation of theoretical concepts in real life situation. Students are placed in business enterprises, NGOs and research institutions for internship. The duration of the internship program is 10 weeks of organizational attachment and 2 weeks of report finalization work. The report is graded and a student must get at least C grade, which is the passing grade in the internship program. Failure to obtain passing grade will require the student to repeat the internship.

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