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VU BS Business Administration study scheme: all 8 semesters

Every course in BS Business Administration at Virtual University, semester by semester, with credit hours, prerequisites and the electives for each of its 5 specializations.

Faculty of Management 4 years · 8 semesters Checked against vu.edu.pk on 18 Oct 2026
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Semester 1

5 required, 2 electives
BS Business Administration semester 1: required courses
Required Prerequisite Credit hours
CS101 Introduction to Computing
None 3
ENG101 English Comprehension
None 3
MGT211 Introduction To Business
None 3
MGT503 Principles of Management
None 3
VU001 Introduction to e-Learning
None 1
BS Business Administration semester 1: electives
Electives Prerequisite Credit hours
ETH202 Ethics (for Non-Muslims)
None 2
ISL202 Islamic Studies
None 2

Semester 2

6 required
BS Business Administration semester 2: required courses
Required Prerequisite Credit hours
ENG201 Business and Technical English Writing
None 3
MGT101 Financial Accounting
None 3
MGT301 Principles of Marketing
None 3
MGT411 Money & Banking
MGT211 3
MTH302 Business Mathematics & Statistics
None 3
PAK301 Pakistan Studies
None 2

Semester 3

4 required, 6 electives
BS Business Administration semester 3: required courses
Required Prerequisite Credit hours
MGT501 Human Resource Management
MGT503 3
MGT611 Business & Labor Law
MGT211 3
STA301 Statistics and Probability
None 3
PAK522 Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan
None 2
BS Business Administration semester 3: electives
Electives Prerequisite Credit hours
ECO302 Principles of Microeconomics
None 3
ECO401 Economics
None 3
ECO402 Microeconomics
None 3
MCM101 Introduction to Mass Communication
None 3
PSY101 Introduction to Psychology
None 3
SOC101 Introduction to Sociology
None 3

Semester 4

3 required, 5 electives
BS Business Administration semester 4: required courses
Required Prerequisite Credit hours
ETH100 Effective Citizenship
None 3
MGT402 Cost & Management Accounting
MGT101 3
MGT602 Entrepreneurship
None 3
BS Business Administration semester 4: electives
Electives Prerequisite Credit hours
BIO101 Basic I-Biology
None 3
GSC101 General Science
None 3
MGT520 International Business
MGT503 3
MKT501 Marketing Management
MGT301 3
PHY101 Physics
None 3

Semester 5

3 required, 4 electives
BS Business Administration semester 5: required courses
Required Prerequisite Credit hours
ACC501 Business Finance
MGT101 3
MGT502 Organizational Behaviour
MGT503 3
STA630 Research Methods
None 3
BS Business Administration semester 5: electives
Electives Prerequisite Credit hours
ECO403 Macroeconomics
None 3
ECO404 Managerial Economics
None 3
MGMT627 Project Management
MGT503 3
MGT613 Production / Operations Management
MGT503 3

Semester 6

4 required, 2 electives
BS Business Administration semester 6: required courses
Required Prerequisite Credit hours
MGMT622 Management Skills
None 3
MGT201 Financial Management
MGT101 3
MGT510 Total Quality Management (alt. code=MGMT510)
MGT503 3
MGTI699 Internship / Field Experience
None 3
BS Business Administration semester 6: electives
Electives Prerequisite Credit hours
MCM301 Communication skills
None 3
MCM601 Media Management
None 3

Specializations

From semester 7, your electives come from your specialization. Pick one to see only its courses in semesters 7 to 8.

All specializations Banking 4 Finance 4 Human Resource Management 4 Marketing 4 Supply Chain Management 4

Semester 7

3 required, 12 electives
BS Business Administration semester 7: required courses
Required Prerequisite Credit hours
MGT415 Introduction to Business Analytics
None 3
MGT603 Strategic Management
MGT503 3
MGT699 Capstone Project
None 3
BS Business Administration semester 7: electives
Electives Prerequisite Credit hours
BNK601 Banking Laws & Practices For Banking
MGT411 3
BNK603 Consumer Banking For Banking
MGT411 3
EDU406 Critical Thinking and reflective Practice
None 3
FIN621 Financial Statement Analysis For Finance
ACC501 3
FIN622 Corporate Finance For Finance
ACC501 3
HRM627 Human Resource Development For Human Resource Management
MGT501 3
HRM630 International Human Resource Management For Human Resource Management
None 3
MGMT614 Supply Chain Management For Supply Chain Management
None 3
MGMT615 Transportation & Logistics Management For Supply Chain Management
None 3
MKT530 Consumer Behaviour For Marketing
None 3
MKT624 Brand Management For Marketing
MGT301 3
PSY405 Personality Psychology
None 3

Semester 8

15 electives
BS Business Administration semester 8: electives
Electives Prerequisite Credit hours
EDU401 Contemporary Issues and Trends in Education
None 3
FIN623 Taxation Management
MGT101 3
FIN625 Credit & Risk Management For Banking and Finance
ACC501 3
FIN630 Investment Analysis & Portfolio Management For Finance
ACC501 3
HRM617 Training and Development For Human Resource Management
None 3
HRM626 Recruitment and selection For Human Resource Management
None 3
MGMT617 Production Planning and Inventory Control For Supply Chain Management
None 3
MGMT631 Enterprise Resource Planning For Supply Chain Management
None 3
MGT401 Financial Accounting II
MGT101 3
MGT601 SME Management
None 3
MGT604 Management of Financial Institutions (alt. code=BNK604) For Banking
MGT411 3
MGT610 Business Ethics
None 3
MKT621 Advertising & Promotion For Marketing
MGT301 3
MKT625 Services Marketing For Marketing
None 3
SOC617 Social Entrepreneurship
None 3

From the BS Business Administration study scheme on vu.edu.pk. Last checked 18 Oct 2026. If vu.edu.pk or VULMS shows something different, they are correct.

2 years · 4 semesters

BS-Lateral Business Administration

A 2-year program with 4 semesters.

See the BS-Lateral Business Administration scheme

Programs in the Faculty of Management

All VU programs

Departments: Management Sciences · Public Administration

MS

2.5 years

BS

4 years

Associate Degree Programs

2 years

Diploma

1 year

Specialization Certificate

One semester

BS-Lateral

2 years

Questions about BS Business Administration

The study scheme on vu.edu.pk is the official version.

How many semesters is BS Business Administration at VU?

BS Business Administration has 8 semesters over 4 years. BS-Lateral Business Administration has 4 semesters over 2 years.

Which courses are in semester 1 of BS Business Administration?

Required: CS101 Introduction to Computing, ENG101 English Comprehension, MGT211 Introduction To Business, MGT503 Principles of Management, VU001 Introduction to e-Learning. Electives: ETH202 Ethics (for Non-Muslims), ISL202 Islamic Studies.

What specializations does BS Business Administration have?

Banking, Finance, Human Resource Management, Marketing and Supply Chain Management. From semester 7, your electives come from your specialization.

Where does this study scheme come from?

From the BS Business Administration study scheme on vu.edu.pk, last checked on 18 Oct 2026. If vu.edu.pk or VULMS shows something different, they are correct.

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