BS (Maritime Business and Management) – 4 Years
Semester-1
| Sr.No. | Pre-requisite course code | Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours | Category as per HEC Policy 2023 | Remarks (Existing or New course, CH added etc.) | SDG |
| 1 | ENG 101 | Functional English | 3 | Functional English
General1 |
Existing | SDG 4 | |
| 2 | MAT 105 | Mathematics | 3 | Quantitative Reasoning
General2 |
Existing | SDG 4 | |
| 3 | ITC 101 | IT Skill | 2+1 | Applications of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
General3 |
Related topics will be covered in the existing course to strengthen the content according to HEC guidelines – Existing | SDG 9 | |
| 4 | MTM 101 | Introduction to Maritime Industry | 3 | Disciplinary/
Major1 |
Existing | SDG 4 | |
| 5 | PHY 101 | Physics | 3 | Natural Sciences (2+1)
General4 |
New course (ECO-101 Fundamental of Economics moved to Semester 5)
(Already being taught in the other departments at BU. Same course outline will be used) |
SDG 7 | |
| 6 | MGT 211 | Self-Management | 3 | Arts and Humanities (2 credit hours)
General5 |
Enabling critical examination of one’s self, promoting mutual respect and tolerance – Existing | SDG 8 | |
| ISL 107 | Tajveed | 0 | Quran & Seerah | SDG 4 | |||
| Total Credit Hours in Semester-1 | 18 | ||||||
Semester-2
| Sr.No. | Pre-requisite course code | Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours | Category as per HEC Policy 2023 | Remarks (Existing or New course, CH added etc.) | SDG |
| 1 | MGT 111 | Principles of Management | 3 | Disciplinary//Major2 | Existing | SDG 4 | |
| 2 | ENG 101 | ENG 214 | Business Communication Skills | 3 | Expository Writing – General6 | No change is suggested as the existing course is sufficient to improve students’ academic writing
including technical and report writing skills etc. |
SDG 4 |
| 3 | GEO 115 | Introduction to Geophysics | 3 | Disciplinary/Major3 | Existing | SDG 4 | |
| 4 | ISL 100
|
Islamic Studies/Ethics | 3 | Islamic Studies – General7 | Existing – No change in credit hours is proposed | SDG 4 | |
| 5 | MTM 120 | Introduction to Meteorology & Oceanography | 3 | Disciplinary/Major4 | Existing | SDG 14 | |
| 6 | HSS 202 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 | Civic and Community Engagement –
General8 |
Existing | SDG 11 | |
| ISL 108 | Tafseer 1 | 0 | Quran & Seerah | SDG 4 | |||
| Total Credit Hours in Semester-2 | 18 | ||||||
Semester-3
| Sr.No. | Pre-requisite course code | Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours | Category as per HEC Policy 2023 | Remarks (Existing or New course, CH added etc.) | SDG |
| 1 | MTM 230 | Introduction to Maritime Law and International Maritime Convention | 3 | Disciplinary/Major5 | Existing | SDG 16, 10 | |
| 2 | ENG 213 | Oral Communication & Presentation Skills | 3 | Inter-disciplinary1 | Existing | SDG 4 | |
| 3 | PAK 101 | Pakistan Studies | 3 | Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan/
General9 |
Existing | SDG 4 | |
| 4 | FIN 205 | Fundamentals of Accounting and Finance | 3 | Inter-disciplinary2 | Existing | SDG 4 | |
| 5 | MGT 221 | Management and Leadership | 3 | Disciplinary/Major6 | Existing | SDG 8 | |
| 6 | MTM 202 | Economics of Sea Transport & International Trade | 3 | Disciplinary/Major7 | Existing | SDG 14, SDG 17 | |
| ISL 109 | Tafseer 2 | 0 | Quran & Seerah | SDG 4 | |||
| Total Credit Hours in Semester-3 | 18 | ||||||
Semester-4
| Sr.No. | Pre-requisite course code | Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours | Category as per HEC Policy 2023 | Remarks (Existing or New course, CH added etc.) | SDG |
| 1 | MTM 222 | Introduction to Coastal Zone Management | 3 | Disciplinary/Major8 | Existing | SDG 4, 14 | |
| 2 | MTM 226 | Regulatory Framework of Maritime Organizations | 3 | Disciplinary/Major9 | Existing | SDG 10, 16 | |
| 3 | MTM 403 | Maritime Innovation & Entrepreneurship | 3 | Entrepreneurship
General10 |
Existing | SDG 9 | |
| 4 | MTM 224 | Marine Pollution & Control | 3 | Disciplinary/Major10 | Existing | SDG 6, 13 | |
| 5 | MAT 205 | Statistics | 3 | Quantitative Reasoning –
General11 |
Existing | SDG 4 | |
| 6 | HSS 225 | Psychological & Emotional Development | 3 | Social Science –
General12 |
Existing – No change in credit hours is suggested | SDG 4 | |
| ISL 110 | Tafseer 3 | 0 | Quran & Seerah | SDG 4 | |||
| Total Credit Hours in Semester-4 | 18 | ||||||
Semester-5
| Sr.No. | Pre-requisite course code | Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours | Category as per HEC Policy 2023 | Remarks (Existing or New course, CH added etc.) | SDG |
| 1 | ECO 101 | Fundamentals of Economics | 3 | Inter-disciplinary3 | Existing | SDG 4 | |
| 2 | MTM 304 | Port Operations and Management | 3 | Disciplinary/Major11 | Existing | SDG 14 | |
| 3 | MTM 305 | Maritime Logistics | 3 | Disciplinary/Major12 | Existing | SDG 14 | |
| 4 | MKT 110 | Principles of Marketing | 3 | Inter-disciplinary4 | Existing | SDG 4 | |
| 5 | HRM 353 | Human Resource Management | 3 | Disciplinary/Major13 | Existing | SDG 10 | |
| 6 | MTM 226 | MTM 303 | Law of Carriage of Goods by Sea | 3 | Disciplinary/Major 14 | Existing | SDG 16 |
| ISL 111 | Tafseer 4 | 0 | Quran & Seerah | SDG 4 | |||
| Total Credit Hours in Semester-5 | 18 | ||||||
Semester-6
| Sr.No. | Pre-requisite course code | Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours | Category as per HEC Policy 2023 | Remarks (Existing or New course, CH added etc.) | SDG |
| 1 | MTM 306 | Shipping Operations and Management | 3 | Disciplinary/Major15 | Existing | SDG 14 | |
| 2 | MTM 322 | Fisheries Resources & Management | 3 | Disciplinary/Major16 | Existing | SDG 14 | |
| 3 | MRM 302 | Research & Project Writing Methods | 3 | Disciplinary/Major17 | Existing | SDG 9 | |
| 4 | Elective | 3 | Disciplinary/Major18 | Existing | |||
| 5 | Elective | 3 | Disciplinary/Major19 | Existing | |||
| 6 | Internship | 3 | Internship | SDG 4 | |||
| ISL 112 | Tafseer 5 | 0 | Quran & Seerah | SDG 4 | |||
| Total Credit Hours in Semester-6 | 18 | ||||||
Semester-7
| Sr.No. | Pre-requisite course code | Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours | Category as per HEC Policy 2023 | Remarks (Existing or New course, CH added etc.) | SDG |
| 1 | MTM 401 | Coastal Eco-Tourism Development and Management | 3 | Disciplinary/Major20 | Existing | SDG 14 | |
| 2 | MTM 402 | Hydrographic Data & Services Management/Hydrography & Navigation | 3 | Disciplinary/Major21 | Existing | SDG 4, 9 | |
| 3 | MTM 223 | Marine Insurance | 3 | Disciplinary/Major22 | Existing | SDG 8 | |
| 4 | Elective | 3 | Disciplinary/Major23 | Existing | |||
| 5 | Elective | 3 | Disciplinary/Major24 | Existing | |||
| Elective | 3 | Disciplinary/Major25 | Existing | ||||
| ISL 113 | Seerah 1 | 0 | Quran & Seerah | SDG 4 | |||
| Total Credit Hours in Semester-7 | 18 | ||||||
Semester-8
| Sr.No. | Pre-requisite course code | Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours | Category as per HEC Policy 2023 | Remarks (Existing or New course, CH added etc.) | SDG |
| 1 | MRM 302 | Capstone Project / Thesis | 3 | The new HEC Policy suggests a Capstone Project of 3 Credit Hours.
Capstone project |
Existing | SDG 4 | |
| 2 | Elective | 3 | Disciplinary/Major26 | Existing | |||
| 3 | Elective | 3 | Disciplinary/Major27 | Existing | |||
| ISL 114 | Seerah 2 | 0 | Quran & Seerah | SDG 4 | |||
| Total Credit Hours in Semester-8 | 9 | ||||||
*Quran and Seerah program is optional for the Non-Muslim students.
List of Elective Courses
| Sr.No. | Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours | SDG |
| 1 | MTM 501 | Maritime Business: China Pakistan Perspective under CPEC | 3 | SDG 8 |
| 2 | MTM 521 | Maritime Business and HRM | 3 | SDG 10 |
| 3 | MTM 523 | Design Port Management | 3 | SDG 14 |
| 4 | MTM 505 | Contemporary Issues of Maritime Management | 3 | SDG 17 |
| 5 | MTM 506 | Maritime Management in Pakistan: Past, Present and Future | 3 | SDG 17 |
| 6 | ECO 521 | Marine Technology | 3 | SDG 9 |
| 7 | ECO 515 | Union and Labor Laws | 3 | SDG 10 |
| 8 | ECO 502 | Industrial Economics | 3 | SDG 8 |
| 9 | MTM 508 | Occupational Health and Safety, Risk and Disaster Management | 3 | SDG 11 |
| 10 | MTM 523 | Ship Chartering | 3 | SDG 8 |
| 11 | HRM 508 | Marine Environments and Administration | 3 | SDG 14 |
| 12 | MTM 524 | Custom Documentation | 3 | SDG 16 |
| 13 | MTM 504 | Maritime Management: Concept and Applications | 3 | SDG 9 |
| 14 | MTM 601 | Conservation Ecology | 3 | SDG 13 |
| 15 | MTM 602 | Planktology | 3 | SDG 14 |
| 16 | MTM 603 | Natural Hazards and Management | 3 | SDG 11 |
| 17 | MTM 604 | Coastal and Marine Sedimentology | 3 | SDG 14 |
| 18 | MTM 605 | Sea Level Changes and Coastal Zones | 3 | SDG 13 |
| 19 | MTM 606 | Coastal Tourism Management | 3 | SDG 14 |
| 20 | MTM 607 | Coastal Land Reclamation | 3 | SDG 14, 13, 11 |
| 21 | MTM 608 | Mangrove Coastal Forest Management | 3 | SDG 13 |
| 22 | MTM 610 | Ocean Waves, Tides and Currents | 3 | SDG 13 |
| 23 | MTM 611 | Maritime Safety and Security | 3 | SDG16 |
| 24 | MTM 612 | Ship Brokerage, Chartering and E-Commerce | 3 | SDG 8 |