MS Management Sciences.

Introduction

Department Of Management Sciences, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, offers MS degree in Management Sciences. The program offers specialization in four different areas, Human Resource Management, Marketing, Finance, and sustainable operations. The MS program is an evening program and all classes are held from 2:00 Pm until 9:00 Pm during weekdays. Currently the department offers the MS program with Course work + Research. The student has to complete minimum 08 courses where each course is of three credit hours. The student also has to complete a comprehensive thesis of 06 credit hours. Thus, for the award of a MS degree a student must complete at least 30 Credit hours of courses. The minimum time for the award of a MS degree is 1.5 years, while the maximum time is 4 years.

Program Objectives

The MS Management is a full-time intensive degree program. This program is designed specifically for research students. The program seeks develop basic research skills in graduates relevant to business administration.. The program also meets interests of practitioners and gives them a chance to combine practice-oriented skills with academic research. In this programme the students' analytical skills will also be highlighted and they will have a chance to learn various software’s for analysis of data of various kinds. We provide broad set of learning opportunities to the students other than formal class sessions. For example, the department arranges seminars, workshops and training programs to provide an opportunity for social networking and knowledge sharing. Finally, strong emphasis is given to academic writing skills, which include report writing, proposal writing, thesis writing and publishing research articles in top quality impact factor journals.

Eligibility for Admission

All national and international students fulfilling following requirements are eligible to admission in MS Management Sciences.
1. Sixteen years of education in the relevant disciplines.
2. Minimum 3.0 CGPA in semester system or 60 % marks in annual system.
3. A student must have completed a minimum of 130 credit hours in Bachelors and 60 credit hours in the Master program in the relevant field, from any HEC recognized institution/University.
4. The applicant must have qualified the NTS-GAT general test/Institute’s own test or any other test required by the HEC with 50% marks.
5. Interview is mandatory for admission and only those students are offered an admission letter who successfully pass the interview.
Priority is given to those students who meet the following criteria
a. Knowledge of the subject.
b. Basic research knowledge/skills.
c. Preliminary research proposal (Written or verbal. Proposal in written form is highly appreciated)
d. Academic writing skills.

4. Degree´s Requirements

A student admitted into the MS Management shall be required to complete 24 credit hours of course work along with six (6) credit hours of research work/dissertation.