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  • First Degree

    Core Courses:

    • Technical Report Writing 
    • Principles of Management 
    • Principles of Economics 
    Elective Courses:
    • Business Communication
    • Contemporary India
    • Creative Writing
    • Critical Analysis of Literature and Cinema
    • Cross Cultural Skills
    • Cultural Studies
    • Current Affairs
    • Derivatives and Risk Management
    • Development Economics
    • Dynamics of Social Change
    • Ecocriticism
    • Econometric Methods
    • Effective Public Speaking
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Financial Management
    • Fundamentals of Accounts and Financing
    • Human Resource Development
    • Human Rights: History, Theory and Practice
    • International Relations
    • Introduction to Conflict Management
    • Introduction to Development Studies
    • Introduction to Financial Mathematics
    • Introduction to Globalisation
    • Introduction to Islamic Economy
    • Introduction to Mass Communication
    • Introductory Philosophy
    • Introductory Psychology
    • Linguistics
    • Literary Criticism
    • Modern Political Concepts
    • Organizational Psychology
    • Phonetics and Spoken English
    • Political Economy of the Gulf Cooperation Council States
    • Professional Ethics
    • Project Appraisal
    • Public Policy
    • Reporting and Writing for Media
    • Science of Sustainable Happiness
    • Security Analysis and Portfolio Management
    • Symbolic Logic
    • Techniques in Social Research 

    Audit Courses:

    • Basic Arabic
    • Beginning Japanese

  • Higher Degree / M.B.A. / M.B.A. in Business Analytics

     

    The Department of HSS at BITS Pilani Dubai Campus offers the following two distinct Management Programmes designed to meet the needs and requirements of fresh graduates and working professionals from diverse educational and professional background:
    • Master of Business Administration (MBA)
    • MBA in Business Analytics

    Master of Business Administration (MBA)
     

    The MBA program gives students exposure to different domains of management such as, marketing, finance, human resource management, information systems and analytics, operations and supply chain management. The program is designed to cater the requirements and interests of graduates with different backgrounds and the working professionals from different industries. The two-year MBA is divided in three semesters of holistic classroom training coupled with one semester of industry exposure through a structured and evaluative internship (Practice School) making this programme one of its kind. The purpose of Practice School is to offer corporate exposure to fresh graduates and make them industry orientated even before they step-out of the Institute. The working professionals can opt for Dissertation (instead of Internship) to advance their knowledge and skills in the preferred area of interest.  

    MBA in Business Analytics

    The MBA in Business Analytics, offered by BITS Pilani Dubai Campus, is designed to develop among students, the necessary skills and problem-solving aptitude involved in the process of data-driven decision making in the area of business and management. With a robust business analytics curriculum, embedded with a strong and unique industrial component, and through various innovative pedagogies, the University aims to deliver a cutting-edge programme in a dynamic and flexible learning environment. The focus is not only on producing impactful business analysts, but also on developing result-oriented personnel.

     

    Some of the salient features of these two programmes are:

    • Flexible Class schedule: Evening /Weekend lecture sessions
    • 06 Months Industry exposure for fresh graduates
    • Dissertation option for working professionals
    • Continuous Industry interactions
    • Case based learning
    • Industry oriented curriculum
    • Lecture delivery by expert faculty and industry professionals
    • Support from Career Services Division for placements
    • Flexibility in the pace and duration for completing the programme

     

    Eligibility Criteria (MBA and MBA in Business Analytics Programme)

    Candidates holding a bachelor’s degree of minimum three years duration in any discipline or its equivalent with at least 60% aggregate marks, and having studied at least one subject in mathematics or statistics at the high school (10+2) or higher level.

     

    I. Semester Wise Course Structure – Master of Business Administration (MBA)

     

    Year

    I Semester

     U

    II Semester

     U

    I

    MBA     G544 ORGANIZATIONAL THEORY & BEHAVIOUR

    3

    MBA     G548              STRATEGIC MARKETING   

    3

    MBA     G501              MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS

    3

    MBA     G557              ECO ENV OF BUSINESS  

    3

    MBA     G543              LEADING MODERN ORGANIZATIONS

    3

    MBA     G549 INTRODUCTION TO SYSTEMS & SUSTAINABILITY             

    3

    MBA     G567              TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP

    3

    MBA     G546              BUSINESS STATISTICS      

    3

    MBA     G564              DECISION MAKING

    3

    MBA     G559              CORPORATE FINANCE

    3

    MBA     G559              CORPORATE FINANCE

    3

    MBA     G558              OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MGT

    3

    MBA     G542              CONSUMER BEHAVIOR

    3

    MBA     G582              CREATING & LEADING ENTREP ORGN

    3

    Elective-1

     

    Elective-2

     

    Summer Term

    MBA     G565              INFORMATION & KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS          

    3

     

     

    MBA     G545              MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

    3

     

     

    Elective-3

     

     

     

    II

    MBA     G510    HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT                          

    3

    MBA G561 DISSERTATION

     

    (OR)

     

    PRACTICE SCHOOL

     

    16/20

     

     

     

    MBA     G550              CRITICAL AND DESIGN THINKING                    

    3

    MBA     G560              MARKETING RESEARCH & METRICS

    3

    MBA     G561              BUSINESS ANALYTICS

    3

    MBA     G566              STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT                          

    3

    MBA     G568              INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STRATEGY & OPERATIONS

    3

    Elective-4

    Note: This is a suggested semester-wise pattern by the appropriate Senate-appointed committee, subject to change if the situation warrants.

     

     

    List of Elective Courses and Specializations (MBA)

     

    Ø    Operations and Decision Sciences

    MBA G512 Manufacturing Strategy 4

    MBA G514 Technology Management 3 0 3

    MBA G522 Total Quality Management 4

    MBA G523 Project Management 4

    MBA G525 R & D Management 3 0 3

    MBA G539 Six Sigma 3 1 4

    MBA G541 Operations Strategy 3 0 3

    MBA G577 Supply Chain Analytics 3 1 4

    MBA G579 Management Practice 3*

    MBA G588 Services Management System 3 0 3

     

    Ø    Information Systems Management

    MBA G527 e-Business and Internet Marketing 4

    MBA G528 Internet Security and Cyber-laws 4

    MBA G579 Management Practice 3*

    MBA G581 Expert Systems 4

    MBA G589 Enterprise Resource Planning 3 0 3

    MBA G622 Software Project Management 4

     

    Ø    Finance

    FIN F414 Financial Risk Analytics & Management 3 0 3

    MBA G507 International Financial Markets & Services 3 0 3

    MBA G508 Functions and Working of Stock Exchanges 3 0 3

    MBA G509 Investment Banking and Financial Services 3 0 3

    MBA G530 Project Appraisal 3 0 3

    MBA G532 Risk Management and Insurance 3 0 3

    MBA G536 Strategic Financial Management 3 0 3

    MBA G537 Security Analysis and Portfolio Management 3 0 3

    MBA G575 Financial Engineering 3 0 3

    MBA G579 Management Practice 3*

    MBA G593 Business Analysis and Valuation 3 0 3

     

    Ø    Marketing

    MBA G533 Advertising and Sales Promotion 3 0 3

    MBA G538 Marketing Models 3 0 3

    MBA G540 Sports Marketing 3 0 3

    MBA G542 Consumer Behaviour 3 0 3

    MBA G562 Services Marketing 3 0 3

    MBA G563 Industrial Marketing 3 0 3

    MBA G574 Retail Management Systems 3 0 3

    MBA G576 Digital Marketing 3 0 3

    MBA G579 Management Practice 3*

    MBA G583 Marketing Research 3 0 3

                 MBA G586 Product and Brand Management 3 0 3

     

    Ø    Organization Behavior and Human Resource Management

    MBA G535 Cross Cultural Management 3 0 3

    MBA G553 Organizational Change and Development 3 0 3

    MBA G554 Innovative Leadership 3 0 3

    MBA G555 International Human Resource Management

    MBA G556 Performance Management 3 0 3

                 MBA G579 Management Practice 3
     

    Ø    Strategy & Entrepreneurship

    BITS F468 New Venture Creation 3 0 3

    MBA G578 Game Theory and Business Strategy 3 0 3

    MBA G579 Management Practice 3*

    MBA G582 Creating and Leading Entrepreneurial Organization 3 0 3

     

     

    Career Pathways

    Depending on your career aspirations, skill-sets and interests, our MBA programme can prepare you for many different job roles such as: Marketing Manager, Sales Manager, Product Manager, Business Development Executive, Customer Relationship Manager, Project Manager, Management Consultant, Operations Manager, Finance Analyst, Investment Banker, Human Resource Manager, Business Analyst, etc.

     

     

    II. Semester Wise Course Structure – MBA in Business Analytics

     

    Year

    I Semester  

     U

    II Semester

     U

    I

    MPBA G501 Managerial Economics

    3

    MPBA G508 Strategic Management

    3

    MPBA G502 Financial Statement Analysis & Reporting

    3

    MPBA G509 Corporate Finance

    3

    MPBA G503 Marketing Management

    3

    MPBA G510 Operations & Supply Chain Management

    3

    MPBA G504 Managing People & Organization

    3

    MPBA G511 Data Visualization, Ethics and Data Privacy

    3           

    MPBA G505 Statistics & Basic Econometrics

    3

    MPBA G512 Time Series Analysis and Forecasting

    3

    MPBA G506 Data Management and Warehousing

    3

    MPBA G513 Predictive Analytics

    3

    MPBA G507 Programming for Analytics

    3

    Elective Pool - 1

    3

    II

    MPBA G514 Deep Learning for Business

    3

    BITS G629T Dissertation

     

    (OR)

     

    BITS G639 Practice School

     

     

     

    16

    MPBA G515 Prescriptive Analytics with Mathematical Programming

    3

     

    Elective Pool – 1

    3

    20

    Elective Pool – 2

    3

     

    Elective Pool – 2

    3

     

    Elective Pool – 2

    3

     

     

    18

     

    16/20

    Note: This is a suggested semester-wise pattern by the appropriate Senate-appointed committee, subject to change if the situation warrants.

     

    List of Elective courses (MBA in Business Analytics)

     

    Ø    Pool -1

    MPBA G516 Advanced Spreadsheet & Macro Programming For Business

    MPBA G517 Big Data Analytics

    MPBA G518 Bayesian Analysis

    MPBA G519 Natural Language Processing For Business

    MPBA G537 Data Structures and Algorithmic Thinking

     

    Ø    Pool -2

    MPBA G516 Advanced Spreadsheet & Macro Programming For Business

    MPBA G517 Big Data Analytics

    MPBA G520 Analytics For Supply Chain

    MPBA G521 Supply Chain Finance

    MPBA G522 Discrete Event Simulation

    MPBA G523 IT Project Management

    MPBA G524 Marketing Analytics

    MPBA G525 Digital Analytics

    MPBA G526 Pricing Analytics

    MPBA G527 Retail Analytics

    MPBA G528 Customer Engagement And Analytics

    MPBA G529 Marketing Research & Metrics

    MPBA G530 Financial Analytics

    MPBA G531 Financial Derivatives And Analysis

    MPBA G532 Financial Modelling And Valuation

    MPBA G533 Financial Technology

    MPBA G534 People Analytics

    MPBA G535 Strategy Analytics

    MPBA G536 Knowledge Management And Digital Strategy  

     

     

    Career Pathways

    Depending on your career aspirations, our MBA in Business Analytics programme can prepare you for different sectors of industry for various roles such as: Business Analyst, Marketing Research Analyst, Financial Risk Analyst, Supply Chain Analyst, HR Analyst, Data Analyst, Pricing and Performance Analyst, Business Consultant, Analytics Consultant, etc.

     
     

  • Minor in Finance

    The minor in Finance aims at providing the student a grounding in the basic concepts of accounting and finance so as to complement their existing disciplinary knowledge, enrich their educational experience, enable them to make better financial decisions, and expand their career opportunities. It will also give students an opportunity to learn more about investments and quantitative applications in finance.
     
     
    Core Courses:
    • Fundamentals of Finance and Accounting
    • Financial Management
    Elective Courses:
    • Business Analysis and Valuation
    • Derivatives and Risk Management
    • Econometric Methods
    • Financial Engineering
    • Financial Risk Analytics and Management
    • Functions and Working of Stock Exchanges
    • Fundamentals of Taxation and Audit
    • Introduction to Financial Mathematics
    • Investment Banking and Financial Services
    • Money, Banking and Financial Markets
    • Project Appraisal
    • Security Analysis and Portfolio Management

  • Minor in Philosophy, Economics and Politics

    The minor in Philosophy, Economics and Politics (PEP) aims at introducing students to a wide range of approaches to understand the social and human world we live in and to develop skills useful for a range of career opportunities in national and international organizations. It would particularly interest and enthuse those students who wish to complement their core expertise in science and engineering with a good grasp of the humanities and social sciences. As a multi-disciplinary minor, this option will provide a judicious mix of knowledge in social sciences (economics, sociology and politics) and the humanities (philosophy) that would enable students to draw connections among political, economic, and social phenomena as well as equip them with the necessary skills to think through complex challenges of our society in a creative and critical manner.
     
     
    Core Courses:
    • Introductory Philosophy
    • Principles of Economics
    • Modern Political Concepts
    Elective Courses:
    • Applied Philosophy
    • Comparative Religion
    • Contemporary India
    • Current Affairs
    • Development Economics
    • Dictatorship, Democracy and Development
    • Dynamics of Social Change
    • Gandhian Thoughts
    • Human Rights: History, Theory and Practice
    • International Relations
    • Introduction to Gender Studies
    • Introduction to Islamic Economy
    • Introductory Philosophy
    • Marxian Thoughts
    • Philosophy of Aesthetics
    • Professional Ethics
    • Public Administration
    • Sankara’s Thoughts
    • Social and Political Ecology
    • Social Movements and Protest Politics
    • Society, Business and Politics
    • Symbolic Logic

  • Minor in Entrepreneurship

    Entrepreneurship has a tremendous impact on the development of economy as well as society addressing various market and societal problems through continuous value creation in terms of innovations and job creation. The minor in Entrepreneurship aims to equip students from different disciplines with better understanding of entrepreneurial process, necessary skills and experience to translate ideas into real innovative products/ services to new entrepreneurial ventures. In this program, hands-on experiential learning is emphasized giving students an opportunity to learn in a team environment, design innovative products/services and create their own businesses. This will motivate students to pursue entrepreneurship as their career choice.
     
     
    Core Courses:
    • Creating and Leading Entrepreneurial Organizations 
    • Fundamentals of Finance and Accounting 
    • New Venture Creation 
    Elective Courses:
    • Design Thinking for Innovation and Entrepreneurship 
    • Digital Marketing 
    • New Product and Service Design 
    • Strategy for Entrepreneurs 
    • Venture Finance 
    • Venture Team Development and Organization
     

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