Career in Business Administration in Pakistan | Business Administration Education and Careers | Careers with a Business Degree | Business administration

Careers in Business Administration Overview: Business administration is the body of knowledge that prepares individual to plan, organize, control and lead the organisational resources whether it’s financial, information or human resource. MBA programme offer specialised in the following fields: 1. Finance and Banking:  MBAs specializing in finance and banking have a multi–disciplinary approach and a strong conceptual base. Graduates of finance and banking major are trained in corporate finance, international finance, project finance, security analysis, portfolio management, treasury and fund management, international finance, financial planning, cost accounting, risk management, retail banking, banking law etc. 2. Marketing:  Marketing management is the business activity that directs the flow of goods and services from the producer to the consumer or user. It begins with the identification of the needs of the customer and leads to the planning of marketing strategies. MBA’s specializing in Marketing usually study Advertising, consumer behaviour, export marketing, sale management, strategic marketing and planning, brand management, personal selling, marketing research, international marketing etc. 3. Human Resource Management (HRM):  Human resource professional oversee the business of managing people in an organisation. HRM major’s are trained in industrial relation management, organisational development, human resource development, compensation and benefit management, performance appraisal and management, succession planning, human resource management etc. 4. Management of Information System (MIS): MIS integrates business with computers. The study of MIS focuses on E commerce, computer application, system analysis and design, data communication and networking, business process reengineering, soft ware engineering etc. 5. Accounting:  The management accounting programme provides practical education in various areas such as managerial accounting, financial accounting, analysis of financial statement, internal auditing, cost and management accounting, international accounting and taxation etc. 6. Management: Specialisation in management provides graduate with the skills to succeed in future business enterprises and meet the challenges they will encounter in a management position. The course in the management Specialisation focuses on entrepreneurial management, strategic management, change and innovative management, operational and supply chain management etc. 7. Economics:  Economic majors are trained in the area of micro and macro economics, monetary economics, public finance, developmental economics etc. Study Route: Where to Study: Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi  http://www.iba.edu.pk BBA– 4 years BBA (MIS) - 4 years MBA - 2 years (Specialisation in Finance, Marketing, MIS ) MBA (MIS) - 2 years (Specialisation in information and Communication Technology, Computer Science and Engineering, Operational Management and Math and Statistics) MS in Finance - 2 years MS in Economics - 1.5 - 2 years Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration - 1.5 - 3 years Ph D (MIS) 3-6 years University of Karachi, Karachi   http://www.uok.edu.pk BS in Business Administration – 4years MBA - 1-2 years (Specialisation in Finance, Marketing, MIS) Institute of Business Management (IoBM), Karachi http://www.iobm.edu.pk   BBA (hons)– 4 years MBA –1-2 years (Specialisation in HRM, Finance and Banking, Marketing, MIS, Management, Accounting, Media Management, Health Management, Marketing Communication, Advertising and Communication Management MBA (Executive) BS (Hons) - 4 years (Economics and Finance, Accounting and Finance, Math and Statistics ) MS– Accounting - 2 years M Phil - (Banking and Finance, Marketing and HRM)- 1-1.5 years Bahria University, Karachi / Islamabad  http://www.bahria.edu.pk BBA – 4 years MBA –2 years (Specialisation in HRM, Finance , Marketing, IT, Accounting) Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology Karachi     http://www.szabist.edu.pk BBA - 4 years (Management, Marketing, Finance, IT) MBA/ MS– 2-3 Years, Ph D in Management Science ( in General Management, HRM, Finance, Marketing, IT, Economic Policy and Management) MBA (Executive) Executive Master in Project Management - 1 year Iqra University , Karachi (http://www.iqra.edu.pk) BBA - 4years ( in HRM, Finance , Marketing, IT ) MBA – 1-2 years ( in HRM, Finance, Marketing, IT, Banking, E-Business) Ph D– 3-5 years Hamdard University, Karachi http://www.humdard.edu.pk BBA (Hons)– 4 years BBA (IT) – 4 years BS in Business Informatics - 4 years MBA - 1 - 2 years MBA in IT Management (ITM) - 2 years MBA (Executive) - 2 years M Phil / Ph D in Business Administration Isra University, Hyderabad BBA - 4 years BBA (IT) - 4 years MBA – 2 years ( in Finance and Banking, Marketing, MIS) M Phil 1.5 years, Ph D in Management Science– 2 year (Management, Marketing, Finance and Banking, Development Economics ) University of Sindh, Jamshoro http://www.usindh.edu.pk BBA (Hons)- 4 years MBA –1-2 years ( in HRM, Finance , Marketing, Information System, Management, Accounting) University of Central Punjab, Lahore BBA - 4 years MBA –1 year ( in HRM, Finance, Marketing, IT) MBA (Direct) - 3 years MBA (Executive) - 1 year MBA– Banking and Finance (Required 2 years of working experience) National College of Business Administration and Economics, Lahore BBA MBA ( in Marketing, Finance, Total Quality Management, IT) M Phil/ Ph D Suleman Dawood School of Management, Lahore University of Management Science, Lahore http://www.lums.edu.pk BSc (Hons) – 4 years MBA - 2 years ( General Management, Operation and IT Management, Marketing, Finance and Accounting, OrganisationOrganisational Behavior/ HRM ) MBA (Executive) Lahore School of Economics, Lahore BBA (hons) in Finance / Finance and Information System - 4 years BBA in Finance/ Finance and Information System - 4 years MBA – 2 years (in Finance and Banking, Marketing, Economics and Marketing) M Phil / Ph D (Finance, Management, Marketing) University of the Punjab, Lahore http://www.pu.edu.pk BBA and MBA (MIS, Marketing, Finance, HRM, Health Administration, Public Policy) Ph D in Management PG Diploma 1 year (Quality Management, HRM) Government College University , Lahore http://www.gcu.edu.pk BBA and MBA Hailey College of Banking and Finance,  Lahore BBA/ BS (Hons) (Banking and Finance) BBA/ BS (Hons) (Insurance and Risk Management) MBA (Banking and Finance) –2 years MBA (Insurance and Risk Management) – 2 years MBA Executive (Banking and Finance)- 2.5 years Department of Management Science, Lahore College of Women University, Lahore http://www.lcwu.edu.pk BBA – 4 years MBA - 2 years ( in Finance and Marketing) Department of Management Science, University of Lahore, Lahore http://www.uol.edu.pk BBA (hons) - 4 years MBA (Regular and Executive)– 2 years (in Finance, Marketing, Management, IT) Department of Administrative Science, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad http://www.qau.edu.pk MBA —2 years Ph D in Business Administration ( in Finance Management , Marketing Management , General Management, Computer Application to Business) School of Business and Management Science, Fatima Jinnah women University, Rawalpindi http://www.fjwu.edu.pk Masters in Business Administration International Islamic University, Islamabad http://www.iiu.edu.pk BBA (Hons) – 4 years BBA IT (Hons) - 4 years MBA - 2 years (MIS, Management, Accounting, Finance, Banking, Marketing, HRM, Economics, Public Sector Management) MBA – 2 years (Telecommunication management, Software Project Management, IT Management) National University of Modern Language, Islamabad BBA (Hons) MBA - 2 years ( in HRM, Finance, Marketing, IT ) M Phil in Management Science– 2 - 3 years Ph D in Management Science 3-5 years Mohammad Ali Jinnah University, Islamabad http://www.jinah.edu.pk BBA - 4 years MBA/ MS- 2 years (MBA in Banking and Finance, Marketing, Finance, HRM)(MS in HRM/ Finance) Ph D in Management Science –3 years Institute of Management Science, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan    http://www.bzu.edu.pk BBA (Hons) – 4 years BBA IT (Hons) - 4 years MBA - 1-2 years MBA IT– 1 year MBA in Banking – 2 years MBA Executive - 2 years Ph D in Business Administration Institute of Management Science, University of Peshawar, Peshawar     http://www.upesh.edu.pk BBA (Hons) – 4 years BBA IT-4 years MBA - 2 years ( in Finance, Marketing, MIS, HR Development) MBA IT- 2 years MBA Banking and Finance– 2 years Career Prospects: MBA Graduate depending on their  can work at entry level, middle or top level position in following organisation Commercial and Investment bank Leasing company Insurance company Brokerage house Advertising agencies Marketing companies Consulting companies Manufacturing  companies Health care institution Communication sectors Finance/ Marketing and Sale / Human Resource/ MIS department of public and private organisation Academic Institution-MBA graduate can also opt for teaching profession Go to Back / Go to Next / Go to Main