BS BUSINESS DATA ANALYTICS, COMSATS UNIVERSITY ISLAMABAD

Scheme of Studies, Fall 2024

This is your scheme if your roll number starts FA24. It is the university's scheme, so it applies at every COMSATS campus that offers BBD.

Minimum semesters

Maximum semesters

Total courses

Total credit hours

135

Course work summary

Category	Minimum courses	Minimum credit hours
General Education Courses	12	30
Major Discipline Courses	20	60
Major Specialization Courses	8	24
Interdisciplinary Courses	4	12
Internship	1	3
Capstone Project	1	6

List of Major Discipline Courses

Code	Title	Credit hours	Prerequisites
ACC201	Cost and Management AccountingIn the Fall 2026 timetable	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	MGT132
MGT101	Introduction to Management	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	None
MGT132	Principles of Accounting Needed for ACC201 In the Fall 2026 timetable	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	None
MGT173	Programming Language for Business Analytics Needed for FIN488, MGT174, MGT244, MGT385 and 2 more In the Fall 2026 timetable	3 (2 lecture, 1 lab)	None
MGT174	Business Data AnalysisIn the Fall 2026 timetable	3 (2 lecture, 1 lab)	MGT173
MGT232	Business Finance Needed for MGT330 In the Fall 2026 timetable	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	None
MGT240	Statistics for Business Analytics Needed for MGT241 In the Fall 2026 timetable	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	None
MGT241	Econometrics for Business AnalyticsIn the Fall 2026 timetable	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	MGT240
MGT244	Business Application using Machine Learning Needed for FIN486, FIN487, HRM485, HRM486 and 4 more In the Fall 2026 timetable	3 (2 lecture, 1 lab)	MGT173
MGT301	Research Tools and TechniquesIn the Fall 2026 timetable	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	None
MGT311	Marketing Management in Digital Era Needed for MKT471, MKT472, MKT473, MKT474 and 14 more In the Fall 2026 timetable	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	None
MGT330	Financial Management Needed for FIN450, FIN460, FIN471, FIN472 and 8 more In the Fall 2026 timetable	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	MGT232
MGT350	Human Resource Management Needed for HRM471, HRM472, HRM473, HRM474 and 9 more In the Fall 2026 timetable	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	None
MGT385	Data & DashboardsIn the Fall 2026 timetable	3 (2 lecture, 1 lab)	MGT173
MGT387	Databases for BusinessIn the Fall 2026 timetable	3 (2 lecture, 1 lab)	CSC101, MGT171
MGT388	Deep Learning for Business Needed for MGT488 In the Fall 2026 timetable	3 (2 lecture, 1 lab)	MGT173
MGT389	NLP for Business	3 (2 lecture, 1 lab)	MGT173
MGT397	Internship	3 (0 lecture, 3 lab)	None
MGT461	Project Management	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	None
MGT470	Strategic ManagementIn the Fall 2026 timetable	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	None
MGT488	Advanced Deep Learning for BusinessIn the Fall 2026 timetable	3 (2 lecture, 1 lab)	MGT388

Financial Technology Elective Courses

Code	Title	Credit hours	Prerequisites
FIN485	Technology in FinanceIn the Fall 2026 timetable	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	None
FIN486	Payment Technology	3 (2 lecture, 1 lab)	MGT244
FIN487	Artificial Intelligence for BankingIn the Fall 2026 timetable	3 (2 lecture, 1 lab)	MGT244
FIN488	Technological Applications in Entrepreneurial Finance	3 (2 lecture, 1 lab)	MGT173

Human Resource Analytics Elective Courses

Code	Title	Credit hours	Prerequisites
HRM484	Foundation for HR AnalyticsIn the Fall 2026 timetable	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	None
HRM485	HR Analytics I	3 (2 lecture, 1 lab)	MGT244
HRM486	HR Analytics IIIn the Fall 2026 timetable	3 (2 lecture, 1 lab)	MGT244
HRM487	Strategic Talent Analytics	3 (2 lecture, 1 lab)	MGT244

Human Resource Management Elective Courses

Code	Title	Credit hours	Prerequisites
HRM471	Workforce Diversity	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	MGT350
HRM472	Human Resource Technology	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	MGT350
HRM473	Leadership and Team Management	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	MGT350
HRM474	Crisis and Conflict Management	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	MGT350
HRM475	Human Resource Development	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	MGT350
HRM476	Compensation ManagementIn the Fall 2026 timetable	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	MGT350
HRM477	Human Resource Information Management	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	MGT350
HRM478	Organizational Development and Change ManagementIn the Fall 2026 timetable	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	MGT350
HRM479	Performance and Career Management	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	MGT350
HRM480	International Human Resource Management	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	MGT350
HRM481	Strategic Human Resource ManagementIn the Fall 2026 timetable	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	MGT350
HRM482	Employee Relation Management	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	MGT350
HRM483	Seminar in Human Resource Management	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	MGT350

List of Major Specialization Courses

Code	Title	Credit hours	Prerequisites
FIN450	Investment and Portfolio ManagementIn the Fall 2026 timetable	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	MGT330
FIN460	Corporate FinanceIn the Fall 2026 timetable	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	MGT330
FIN471	Islamic Banking and Finance	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	MGT330
FIN472	Derivatives and Financial Risk ManagementIn the Fall 2026 timetable	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	MGT330
FIN474	Advanced Financial Markets and InstitutionsIn the Fall 2026 timetable	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	MGT330
FIN475	Marketing of Financial Services	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	MGT330
FIN476	International Finance	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	MGT330
FIN477	Credit Management	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	None
FIN478	Seminar in Finance	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	MGT330
FIN480	Behavioral Finance	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	MGT330
FIN481	Advanced Financial Management	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	MGT330
FIN482	International Financial Institutions	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	MGT330
FIN484	Real Estate Finance	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	MGT330

Marketing Analytics Elective Courses

Code	Title	Credit hours	Prerequisites
MKT489	Marketing AnalyticsIn the Fall 2026 timetable	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	None
MKT490	Social Media Analytics	3 (2 lecture, 1 lab)	MGT244
MKT491	Data Science for Product ManagersIn the Fall 2026 timetable	3 (2 lecture, 1 lab)	MGT244
MKT492	Customer Analytics	3 (2 lecture, 1 lab)	MGT244

Marketing Elective Courses

Code	Title	Credit hours	Prerequisites
MKT471	Consumer BehaviorIn the Fall 2026 timetable	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	MGT311
MKT472	International Marketing	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	MGT311
MKT473	Cyber Marketing	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	MGT311
MKT474	New Product Development	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	MGT311
MKT475	Integrated Marketing CommunicationsIn the Fall 2026 timetable	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	MGT311
MKT476	Brand Management	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	MGT311
MKT477	Service MarketingIn the Fall 2026 timetable	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	MGT311
MKT478	Industrial Marketing	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	MGT311
MKT479	Marketing Research	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	MGT311
MKT480	Strategic Marketing	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	MGT311
MKT481	Advertising and Event Management	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	MGT311
MKT482	Sales Force Management	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	MGT311
MKT483	Marketing of IT and Telecom Products	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	MGT311
MKT484	Customer Relation ManagementIn the Fall 2026 timetable	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	MGT311
MKT485	Agriculture Marketing	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	MGT311
MKT486	Seminar in Marketing	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	MGT311
MKT487	Sales Strategy and Implementation	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	MGT311
MKT488	Digital and Social Media Marketing	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	MGT311

List of Interdisciplinary/Allied Courses

all three courses from the following list

Code	Title	Credit hours	Prerequisites
ECO400	Business EconomicsIn the Fall 2026 timetable	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	None
LAW300	Corporate LawIn the Fall 2026 timetable	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	None
MGT243	E-BusinessIn the Fall 2026 timetable	3 (2 lecture, 1 lab)	None

List of Language Electives as Interdisciplinary Course

any one course from the Language Electives as Interdisciplinary/Allied Course

Code	Title	Credit hours	Prerequisites
HUM430	French	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	None
HUM431	German	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	None
HUM432	Arabic	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	None
HUM433	Persian	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	None
HUM434	Chinese	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	None
HUM435	Japanese	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	None

Application of Information and Communication Technologies

Mandatory course

Code	Title	Credit hours	Prerequisites
CSC101	Applications of Information and Communication Technologies Needed for MGT387	3 (2 lecture, 1 lab)	None

Applications of Information and Communication Technologies

any one course from the following list

Code	Title	Credit hours	Prerequisites
MGT171	Computing Technologies for Business Needed for MGT387 In the Fall 2026 timetable	3 (2 lecture, 1 lab)	None

Arts and Humanities

any one Course from the following list

Code	Title	Credit hours	Prerequisites
ARC190	Art AppreciationIn the Fall 2026 timetable	2 (2 lecture, 0 lab)	None
CSC210	Professional Practices	2 (2 lecture, 0 lab)	None
HUM123	Fundamentals of Philosophy	2 (2 lecture, 0 lab)	None

Civics and Community Engagement

Mandatory course

Code	Title	Credit hours	Prerequisites
HUM208	Civics and Community EngagementIn the Fall 2026 timetable	2 (2 lecture, 0 lab)	None

Entrepreneurship

Mandatory course

Code	Title	Credit hours	Prerequisites
MGT250	Introduction to EntrepreneurshipIn the Fall 2026 timetable	2 (2 lecture, 0 lab)	None

Expository Writing

any one course from the following list

Code	Title	Credit hours	Prerequisites
HUM102	Report Writing SkillsIn the Fall 2026 timetable	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	None
HUM120	Expository Writing	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	None

Functional English

any one course from the following list

Code	Title	Credit hours	Prerequisites
HUM100	English Comprehension and Composition	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	None
HUM104	Functional EnglishIn the Fall 2026 timetable	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	None

General Education Courses

Code	Title	Credit hours	Prerequisites
HUM101	Understanding QuranIn the Fall 2026 timetable	0 (0 lecture, 0 lab)	None
HUM117	Pakistan StudiesIn the Fall 2026 timetable	2 (2 lecture, 0 lab)	None
HUM141	Seerah of Holy Prophet S.A.W.	0 (0 lecture, 0 lab)	None

Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan

Mandatory course

Code	Title	Credit hours	Prerequisites
HUM113	Ideology and Constitution of PakistanIn the Fall 2026 timetable	2 (2 lecture, 0 lab)	None

Islamic Studies

Mandatory course. HUM116 Ethics is only for Non-Muslims Students

Code	Title	Credit hours	Prerequisites
HUM112	Islamic StudiesIn the Fall 2026 timetable	2 (2 lecture, 0 lab)	None
HUM116	Ethics	2 (2 lecture, 0 lab)	None

Natural Sciences

any one course from the following list

Code	Title	Credit hours	Prerequisites
BIO100	Fundamentals of BiologyIn the Fall 2026 timetable	3 (2 lecture, 1 lab)	None
ENV120	Environmental Chemistry	3 (2 lecture, 1 lab)	None
ERS203	Environmental Geology	3 (2 lecture, 1 lab)	None
FSN246	Contemporary Nutrition	3 (2 lecture, 1 lab)	None
PHY124	Applied Physics	3 (2 lecture, 1 lab)	None

Quantitative Reasoning

any two courses from the following list

Code	Title	Credit hours	Prerequisites
MGT172	Mathematics for Business Analytics Needed for MGT272 In the Fall 2026 timetable	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	None
MGT272	Advanced Mathematics for Business AnalyticsIn the Fall 2026 timetable	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	MGT172
MTH103	Exploring Quantitative Skills Needed for MTH114 In the Fall 2026 timetable	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	None
MTH114	Tools for Quantitative Reasoning	3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)	MTH103

Social Sciences

any one course from the following list

Code	Title	Credit hours	Prerequisites
HUM122	Fundamentals of PsychologyIn the Fall 2026 timetable	2 (2 lecture, 0 lab)	None
HUM130	Fundamentals of Sociology	2 (2 lecture, 0 lab)	None
HUM131	Anthropology	2 (2 lecture, 0 lab)	None
HUM209	Fundamentals of Political Science	2 (2 lecture, 0 lab)	None
HUM222	Fundamentals of International Relations	2 (2 lecture, 0 lab)	None

List of Minor(s) offered by the Department: Business Data Analytics

Code	Title	Credit hours	Prerequisites
MGT173	Programming Language for Business Analytics Needed for FIN488, MGT174, MGT244, MGT385 and 2 more In the Fall 2026 timetable	3 (2 lecture, 1 lab)	None
MGT174	Business Data AnalysisIn the Fall 2026 timetable	3 (2 lecture, 1 lab)	MGT173
MGT244	Business Application Using Machine Learning Needed for FIN486, FIN487, HRM485, HRM486 and 4 more In the Fall 2026 timetable	3 (2 lecture, 1 lab)	MGT173
MGT385	Data & DashboardsIn the Fall 2026 timetable	3 (2 lecture, 1 lab)	MGT173
MGT388	Deep Learning for Business Needed for MGT488 In the Fall 2026 timetable	3 (2 lecture, 1 lab)	MGT173
MGT389	NLP for Business	3 (2 lecture, 1 lab)	MGT173

Capstone project

Code	Title	Credit hours	Prerequisites
MGT497	Final Year Project	2 (0 lecture, 2 lab)	None
MGT497	Final Year Project	4 (0 lecture, 4 lab)	None

Capstone Project

Code	Title	Credit hours	Prerequisites
MGT497	Final Year Project	2 (0 lecture, 2 lab)	None
MGT497	Final Year Project	4 (0 lecture, 4 lab)	None

Read from CU Online on 8 September 2026. Unofficial; the registrar's page is the source. The timetable badge means the course sits on the Islamabad campus timetable for Fall 2026, the one the planner reads; other campuses print their own.