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BS Business Analytics

Program: BS Business Analytics (BS BA)

Duration: 4 Years | Credit Hours 133

Eligibility Criteria

Important for all candidates

•   Applicant for admission MUST MEET THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS set-forth by Bahria University.

•   Candidates are advised to CONFIRM THEIR ELIGIBILITY prior applying for the admission.

•   In case of annual system, eligibility will be determined on the basis of result in percentages.

•   In case of semester system, eligibility will be determined on the basis of CGPA obtained out of 4.00.

•   In case the result is shown both in CGPA and percentage, CGPA will be considered.

The academic eligibility of program is elaborated as under:

Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC), A-levels, or an equivalent qualification recognized by the IBCC, involving 12 years of schooling, with a minimum of 50% marks.

Proposed Road Map for BS Business Analytics

Sr. No

Category as per HEC New Policy

Credit Hours

1

General Education

34 CHs

2

Mandatory Core Courses – MCC

33 CHs

3

Interdisciplinary – IDS

12 CHs

4

Domain Core Courses – DCC

30 CHs

5

Electives

18 CHs

6

Capstone Project

3 CHs

7

Field Experience

3 CHs

Total

133 CHs

 

Semester Wise Scheme of Study

Semester I

Sr.

Course Code

Course Title

CH

HEC Category

1

ENG 101

Functional English

3

General Education

2

QUR 111

Quantitative Reasoning-I

3

General Education

3

ECO 520

Economics

3

IDS

4

GEO 207/GEL 207 for LAB

Applications of Information and Communication Technologies

2+1

General Education

5

MGT 111

Principles of Management

3

MCC

6

BSB 501

Introduction to Python Analytics

3

DCC

Total Credit Hours

18

 

 

Semester II

Sr.

Course Code

Course Title

CH

HEC Category

1

ENG 102

English Writing Skills

3

General Education

2

QUR 112

Quantitative Reasoning-II

3

General Education

3

HSS 301

Social & Psychological Development

2

General Education

4

ENV 120

Introduction to Environment and Sustainability

3

General Education

5

ISL 203

*Fahm-e-Quran – I

1

General Education

6

MGT 245

Organizational Behavior

3

MCC

7

ACC 101

Principles of Accounting

3

MCC

Total Credit Hours

18

 

 

Semester III

Sr.

Course Code

Course Title

CH

HEC Category

1

ISL 204

*Fahm-e-Quran – II

1

General Education

2

PAK 105

Pakistan Studies

2

General Education

3

MKT 110

Principles of Marketing

3

MCC

4

ACC 102 / ACC 230

Financial Accounting / Cost Accounting

3

MCC

5

SOC 212

Critical and Logical Thinking

2

General Education

6

BUA 201

Fundamentals of Business Analytics

3

DCC

—

BUA 101

Programming Fundamentals

3

IDS

Total Credit Hours

17

 

 

Semester IV

Sr.

Course Code

Course Title

CH

HEC Category

1

MGT 363

Entrepreneurship

2

General Education

2

HSS 219

Civic and Community Engagement

2

General Education

3

PAK 109

Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan

2

General Education

4

AIB 402

AI in Business

3

MCC

5

SOC 110/ ETH 102

Islamic Studies / Ethics

2

General Education
Ethics for non-Muslims

6

FIN 501

Business Finance

3

MCC

7

MKT 522

Marketing Management

3

MCC

Total Credit Hours

17

 

 

Semester V

Sr.

Course Code

Course Title

CH

HEC Category

1

QTM 204

Inferential Statistics

3

IDS

2

CSC 419

Fundamentals of Machine Learning

3

DCC

3

FIN 201

Financial Management

3

MCC

4

HRM 353

Human Resource Management

3

MCC

5

BUA 202

Data Structure and Business Application

3

DCC

6

SCM 306

Fundamentals of Operations and Supply Chain Management

3

DCC

Total Credit Hours

18

 

 

Semester VI

Sr.

Course Code

Course Title

CH

HEC Category

1

MGT 435

Project Management

3

DCC

2

MGT 508

Corporate Law

3

IDS

3

 

Elective-I

3

Elective

4

 

Elective-II

3

Elective

5

CSC 452

Business Data and Text Mining

3

DCC

6

 

 

 

 

Total Credit Hours

15

 

 

Semester VII

Sr.

Course Code

Course Title

CH

HEC Category

1

BRM 401

Business Research Methods

3

MCC

2

BUA 402

Predictive Analysis and Forecasting

3

DCC

3

BUA 304

Decision Science

3

DCC

4

 

Elective-III

3

Elective

5

 

Elective-IV

3

Elective

Total Credit Hours

15

 

 

Semester VIII

Sr.

Course Code

Course Title

CH

HEC Category

1

WAD 401

Web Application Development

3

DCC

2

 

Elective-V

3

Elective

3

 

Elective-VI

3

Elective

4

RGS 450

Capstone Project

3

Capstone Project

5

SDW 498

**Internship / Field Experience

3

Field Experience

Total Credit Hours

15

 

 

*For non-Muslim: Any University approved 02 (or more) credit hours of General Education Course will be offered in place of Fahm-e-Quran

** Students shall complete a three-credit-hour field experience or internship at any time after completing the 5th semester, preferably during the summer or semester break. The internship shall be registered in the semester in which the student submits the internship report for departmental evaluation and grading, and the registration shall be reflected in the student's transcript for that semester.

*** Students of BS BA program are required to complete any relevant certification (equivalent to 3 credit hours in total) over the period of a four-year degree program as a mandatory condition for degree completion. A certification will be considered equivalent to 1 credit hour if it involves 16 hours of study. The respective department will guide students in selecting relevant certifications, ensuring alignment with current market needs and the program’s objectives.

List of Electives

Course Code

Course Title

Category

Credit Hours

CSC 521

Advanced Design and Analysis of Algorithm

Elective

3

CSC 444

Computer Graphics

Elective

3

CSC 341

Mobile Application Development

Elective

3

CSC 449

Neural Networks & Fuzzy Logic

Elective

3

SEN 420

Software Quality Assurance

Elective

3

CEN 450

Simulation and Modeling

Elective

3

CEN 451

Data Encryption and Security

Elective

3

CSC 404

Blockchain Technologies

Elective

3

ITC 411

Cyber Security

Elective

3

CSC 484

Content Management

Elective

3

MKT 603

Product Management

Elective

3

HRM 691

Career Planning and Strategic Compensation Management

Elective

3

ENT 619

Technology Entrepreneurship

Elective

3

MIS 679

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Implementation

Elective

3

MIS 625

Business Process Re-Engineering

Elective

3

BUA 405

Database for Analytics with Data Warehousing

Elective

3

BUA 406

Fraud Analytics & Digital Forensics

Elective

3

BUA 407

Geospatial Analytics

Elective

3

BUA 404

Data Management and Visualization

Elective

3

BUA 403

Information Security and System Auditing

Elective

3

 

Maritime

Course Code

Course Title

Category

Credit Hours

MTM 101

Introduction to Maritime Industry

 

3

MTM 230

Introduction to Maritime Law and International Maritime Convention

 

3

MTM 202

Economics of Sea Transport & International Trade

 

3

MTM 222

Introduction to Coastal Zone Management

 

3

MTM 304

Port Operations and Management

 

3

MTM 306

Shipping Operations and Management

 

3

MTM 322

Fisheries Resources & Management

 

3

MTM 401

Coastal Eco-Tourism Development and Management

 

3

MTM 403

Maritime Innovation & Entrepreneurship

 

3

MTM 525

Maritime Business: China Pakistan Perspective under CPEC

 

3

MTM 521

Maritime Business and HRM

 

3

MTM 527

Maritime Management: Concept and Applications

 

3

MTM 528

Contemporary Issues of Maritime Management

 

3

MTM 530

Maritime Management in Pakistan: Past, Present and Future

 

3

HRM 530

Marine Environments and Administration

 

3

SCM 362

Introduction to Blue and Green Economy

 

3

 

List of ‘Foreign Language’ Courses

Course Code

Course Title

Category

Credit Hours

HSS 109

Arabic Language

General Education

2

HSS 163/ CLE 401

Chinese Language

General Education

2/3

HSS 160

French Language

General Education

2

HSS 164

German Language

General Education

2

HSS 161

Russian Language

General Education

2

HSS 162

Spanish Language

General Education

2

HSS 214

Turkish Language

General Education

2

 

Additional Courses for non-Muslims under General Education in place of Fahm-e-Quran

Course Code

Course Title

Category

Credit Hours

ETH 102

Ethics

General Education

2

HSS 130

Introduction to Arts and Design

General Education

2

HSS 331

Fundamentals of International Relations

General Education

2

Note: Students may also opt for a foreign language course or any other approved course of the University under the General Education category, provided that the course has not been taken earlier or due in the coming semesters.