Department of Accounting and Finance (DAF)
Telephone: +880 (2) 55668200, Ext, 1770, 1704 & 1761
Fax: 880 (2) 55668202, Email: contactdaf@northsouth.edu
North South University
Curriculum
Required for the BBA Degree
Major Map: Bachelor of Business Administration (Finance and Accounting)
Credits
BBA Degree core courses
54
GED (9 credits are common with core courses)
18
Concentration (Major)
18
Open Electives
15
School Core
21
Internship
4
Total credits needed
130
1. Degree core courses (54 credits):
Courses
ACT 201
ACT 202
BUS 101
Titles
Introduction to Financial
Accounting
Introduction to
Managerial Accounting
Introduction to Business
Course Description
An introduction to the accounting model and
financial statements with emphasis on the
concepts and terminology needed to understand
a corporate report. Topics include accounting
processes for service and merchandising
enterprises; current assets and liabilities; longterm assets; stockholders equity; revenues and
expenses; methods of depreciation; inventory
pricing; and accounting cycle for both service
and merchandising companies.
Internal accounting as a tool to generate
information for managerial planning and
control. Conventional as well as modern
techniques are used to develop understanding of
operating and capital budgets, standard costs,
incremental costs, relevant costs, transfer
pricing, and profit center reports as a means of
analysis and techniques of measurement.
Emphasis is given on management reporting
and decision making based on complete
information.
Emphasizes the concepts of basic functional
areas of Business, such as Finance, Marketing,
Management, Accounting and MIS. Emphasis
is given on the basic concepts and
terminologies of the business environment. This
course gives students an idea of what to expect
in the areas of business and helps them decide
which area to pursue for concentration for their
major/minor.
Credits
3
3
3
ECO/BUS
244
PHI/BUS
401
FIN 254
Applied Mathematics II
Business Ethics
Introduction to Financial
Management
Shows application of integrative tools of
mathematics in business. Topics include
optimization and analysis of equilibrium;
exponential and logarithmic functions; case of
more than one choice variable; optimization
with equality constraints; applications of
optimization techniques in economics and
business; economic dynamics and integral
calculus; first and higher-order differential
equations in continuous and discrete time
period; simultaneous differential equations and
difference equations; applications in economics
and business. Introduction to linear
programming, operation research. Also listed as
BUS244 & ENV244.
Seeks to provide a critical evolution of business
ethics, consumer ethics and corporate social
responsibility (CSR) as a way to illustrate a
range of ethical issues and concerns faced by
businesses practices and consumers. Focuses
also on the assessment of various social issues
and ethical dilemmas as these relate to
corporate decision-making.
This course surveys the basic concepts and
tools of Financial Management. The major
objectives of this course are to learn the
fundamental principles of finance and to obtain
a broad perspective of the area of Financial
Management. Major topics include financial
objectives, financial analysis and planning,
financial environment, risk-return trade-off,
time value of money, valuation, capital
budgeting, cost of capital, capital structure,
working capital basics etc. Special emphasis is
given on integration of the concepts of
Financial Management into a total systems
approach to financial decision-making.
3
3
3
LAW 200
MGT 210
Legal Environment of
Business
Principles of
Management
MGT 314
Production Management
MGT 321
Organizational Behavior
MGT 351
Human Resource
Management
Examines the nature, formation and application
of legal principles in business. Topics include
the roles of law in society; the legal
environment in which business operates,
particularly government taxation; the regulation
of commerce, competition, and labormanagement relations; and the concepts of
property: its creation, transfer and importance
to our business society.
Provides a basic discussion of the
environments, approaches, principles and
process of management. Topics include
environmental forces, planning, organizing and
control processes, motivation, teamwork, group
dynamics, and leadership in business and nonbusiness organizations.
This course is designed to introduce the
students of the program to the fundamentals of
Production Management. With the increases in
the global market competition, increased the
need for competitive modern production and
manufacturing system that can provide quality
products to their target markets. This course
addresses various functional areas of
Production and Operations, and would facilitate
students with the tools/techniques used in the
operations management decisions.
Understanding the behaviour of employees in
work organizations. Topics include behavioral
concepts and techniques used to enhance
worker motivation, satisfaction and
productivity.
Examines various functions, approaches, and
processes of human resource management
through discussions and case studies. Topics
include nature & scope of HRM, perspectives
of HRM, differences with personnel
management, job analysis, human resource
planning, recruitment & selection, training &
development, compensation management,
employee safety & security, labour relations,
internal employee relations, dimensions of HR
audit, international HRM.
3
3
3
3
3
MGT 368
Entrepreneurship
INB/MGT
372
International Business
MGT 489
Strategic Management
MIS 205
Computer Information
Systems
Entrepreneurship is a course fully designed to
provide students with a soul foundation in
understanding the rewards and risks of owning
or operating a business enterprise. Emphasis
will be placed on the mastery of skills needed to
plan, organize, manage and finance a small
business and lean start-up procedure. Area of
studying will include production, marketing,
finance, human resource, and global
competition, social, environmental and legal
issues.
The course has been formulated to give students
an exposure of business across borders. Case
analysis, visual aids, assignments and
class exercises are incorporated to strengthen
the idea of inter-relating theory and practical
scenario together for the enlargement of
the students’ managerial skills in
different dimensions of global trade such as –
nature of global trade, trade theories, crosscultural management, international market
environment, strategic alliances, economic
integration and WTO.
Analysis of policy formulation and
implementation from a companywide
standpoint, emphasis on integration of
knowledge and approaches across functional
areas; techniques for strategy formulation and
implementation by single business, diversified
multinational firms.
Fundamentals of information systems; the
components of computer based information
systems; overview of different types of systems
(TPS, MIS, DSS, ESS); phases of system
development and implementation; database
management system and distributed systems;
data communication and network; Internet and
E-commerce; artificial intelligence and its
applications; knowledge management;
examples of strategic application of IT in an
organization; privacy, security, social and
ethical issues. The course requires the students
to analyze business cases applying their
technical and problem solving skills.
3
3
3
3
MKT 202
ENG 102
MAT
112/BUS
112
Total
Credits
Provides an understanding of fundamental
marketing concepts, techniques, thoughts and
Introduction to Marketing their application by business and non-business
organizations.
Introduction to
Composition
Elementary Mathematics
English 102 is the first of three writing courses
offered at NSU, required for all degrees. This
course is designed for
students needing skill development in writing
basic English prose. The course reviews
mechanics, grammar conventions
and composition skills, emphasizing varied
sentence structures and coherence in the writing
process. Emphasis is placed on paragraph
development and writing correctly and clearly
for a given purpose and audience. Students will
have the opportunity to practice sentence-level
exercises designed to strengthen their sentencewriting skills and also analyze and critique
model paragraphs and their own original
paragraphs. The study of paragraph-writing
skills will include generating topics, gathering
and organizing details, and presenting ideas
effectively in a standard paragraph structure.
This course provides students an overview of
the fundamentals of Mathematics. It develops
the students’ understanding of basic arithmetic,
algebra and geometry.
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3
3
54
2. General Education (GED) courses (27 credits):
2.1 ECO 101, MIS 105 and ECO/BUS 134 included in the BBA degree core courses fulfill 9
credits of GED requirements.
Courses
ECO 101
MIS 105
ECO/BUS
134
Titles
Introduction to
Microeconomics
Introduction to
Computers
Applied Mathematics I
Course Description
An introduction to the methods and
principles of microeconomics. Topics
include markets; theory of consumer
behaviour; production theory; costs of
production, and market structure;
efficiency in allocation and production.
Provides a general understanding of
computer applications and functions of the
components of a computer system. Topics
include components of computer systems;
concepts of software; introduction to
operating systems; history of computer
languages; 3 programming fundamentals;
basics such as constant, variables, data
type, operators and expressions, pointer;
concepts of database; internet technology
and World Wide Web. This course
undertaken in a lab setting also provides
functional orientation to word processing,
spreadsheet, presentation, database and
Webpages design. The students also learn
some basic skills in searching and
evaluating online resources.
Economic and business models; static or
equilibrium analysis; a brief review of
linear models and matrix algebra;
comparative statics and the concept of
derivative; rules of differentiation and their
use in comparative statistics; comparative
static analysis of General Function models;
applications in Economics and Business.
Credits
3
3
3
2.2. The other GED courses (18 credits) will be part of university-wide GED requirements
which include:
Courses
1
Titles
ENG 103
Course Description
The practice of academic reading and
especially writing, focusing on expository
essays. Emphasis will be placed on essay
structure and editing. Essay types include
narrative, descriptive, process, cause and
effect, and comparison and contrast.
Continued work on analytic reading and on
fluency and control of the writing
process. Emphasis on sentence structure,
organization, paragraphing, coherence and
cohesion. Besides, the course is to develop
the skills to communicate effectively as an
engineer. The course focuses on enhancing
an engineer’s ability in written and verbal
communications, writing technical reports,
and effective presentation of project
proposals, and techniques of oral and
visual communication with in-class
practices.
Credits
3
2
ENG 105
3
Basic Science
3
4
Environmental Studies
3
5
Liberal Arts and Social
Science
6
Total
Credits
3
18
2.3. 1 Course from Basic Sciences (3 credits):
Courses
BIO 103
CHE 101
Titles
Biology I
General Chemistry
Course Description
Introduction to Biology: Scope, Biology,
What is life? and Characteristics of living
things; Chemistry of life: Atoms & elements,
Molecules & bonds, Electronegativity, Polar
& non-polar bonds, Diffusion & osmosis, pH;
Biological Macromolecules: Carbohydrate,
Lipid, Protein and Nucleic acids, Central
dogma of molecular biology; Cell structure
and function: Organelles description & level
of organization; Cellular Reproduction: Cell
cycle, Cell Division, Mitosis, Meiosis; Energy
of Life: Cellular respiration (anabolism &
catabolism); Enzymes definition and
characterization; Photosynthesis; Biological
Diversity: Evolution and natural selection, the
origin and diversification of life on earth;
Evolution of microbes & animals,
Classification; Human Physiology:
Homeostasis, digestive system, circulatory
(blood), excretory and respiratory systems;
Health and disease: Food & nutrition;
diabetics, cancer and heart disease.
This course covers fundamental principles of
chemistry. Topics include measurement,
atomic and molecular structure, periodicity,
chemical reactions, chemical bonding,
stoichiometry, thermo chemistry, Chemical
Equilibrium and Kinetics, gas laws and
solutions. This course is appropriate as a basic
chemistry course or as a science elective for
students who have science, engineering, or
mathematics majors. Upon completion,
students will be able to- Define chemistry as
the study of matter, can apply the basic
concepts in their future studies and apply safe
laboratory skills to solve problems in a
cooperative environment.
Credits
3
3
PHY 107
General Physics I
PHY 108
General Physics II
PBH 101
Introduction to Public
Health
This course covers fundamental principles of
chemistry. Topics include measurement,
atomic and molecular structure, periodicity,
chemical reactions, chemical bonding,
stoichiometry, thermo chemistry, Chemical
Equilibrium and Kinetics, gas laws and
solutions. This course is appropriate as a basic
chemistry course or as a science elective for
students who have science, engineering, or
mathematics majors. Upon completion,
students will be able to- Define chemistry as
the study of matter, can apply the basic
concepts in their future studies and apply safe
laboratory skills to solve problems in a
cooperative environment.
Electric Charge, Columba Law. The Electric
Field: Electric Field Lines, The Electric Field
Lines Due to a Point Charge, The Electric
Field Lines Due to an Electric Dipole, The
Electric Field Lines Due to a Line of Charge,
The Electric Field Lines Due to a Charged
Disk. Gauss Law: Gaussâ Law in Cylindrical,
Planar and Spherical Symmetries. Electric
Potential: Equipotential Surfaces, Potential
Due to an Electric Dipole. Capacitance:
Capacitors in Parallel and Series, Capacitors
with a Dielectric. Electric Current, Current
Density, Resistance and Resistivity, Ohm
Law. Circuits, Work, Energy and EMF,
Single Loop Circuits, Potential Differences,
Multiloop Circuits, RC Circuits. The
Magnetic Field, Ampere Law, Solenoids and
Torroids, Faraday Law of Induction,
Alternating Currents, Maxwell Equations.
Introduction to Public Health is a survey
course designed to introduce students to
various public health topics such as health,
determinants of health, communicable and
non-communicable diseases, behavioral
aspects of health, environmental and
occupational health, behavioral health,
prevention and health promotion, and ethics.
The lab class shall aim to provide brief idea
different methods that are utilized in public
health research.
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3
2.4. 1 Course from Environmental Studies (3 credits):
Courses
ENV 107
ENV 208
ENV 214
Titles
Environmental Science
Course Description
This course focuses on training students with
a broad understanding on environmental
issues of Bangladesh and its probable
solution. The course will include basic
concepts of environment at various details
limiting to the requirement at the
Undergraduate level.
Definition of hazard; risk and disaster;
sources and types of disaster; global trend in
disaster occurrence; disaster management
approaches; risk assessment and
quantification: risk perception and
Environmental Hazards
communication; risk indices; adjustment to
and Disaster
hazard; climate change and its impact on
Management
some selected disasters; social, economic and
political aspects of disaster management;
community based disaster management;
disaster management approaches in
Bangladesh.
A problem-solution approach to natural
resource pollution management with
particular focus on management of land;
forests; parks; biodiversity; air; soil and
water; solid and hazardous waste
management; management of renewable and
non-renewable resources; management issues
arising out of legal; economic and social
aspects of environmental factors; role of
Environmental
individuals; institutions; state and the global
Management
community in addressing these issues; ecocentric and human approaches to
environmental management; environmental
management systems: theory and practice.
Credits
3
3
3
ENV 215
Ecology
Ecological concepts; their applications in the
assessment; conservation; and management of
ecological systems including vegetation;
wildlife; fisheries; pest and whole
ecosystems; description of major attributes
and processes at the individual and
community levels; characteristics of major
ecosystems (terrestrial; freshwater and
marine); basic techniques of research design;
survey and sampling; critical analysis of
ecological reports using selected case studies;
(Field trip: depending on the instructor).
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2.5. 2 Courses from Liberal Arts & Social Sciences (6 credits)
Courses
ANT 101
ANT 103
Titles
Introduction to
Anthropology
Introduction to
Cultural
Anthropology
Course Description
Explains the origin of human culture and
society and addresses the concepts of
fundamental phenomena and procedures of
cultural change, impact of culture on
personality development, structures of
human relationships etc. Students are also
introduced to basic research methods that
help them develop the primary skills to study
human behaviours.
This course will introduce the key concepts,
methods, and theoretical debates of cultural
anthropology. Cultural anthropologists listen
to, record, and attempt to represent the voices
and perspectives of the multiple communities
that make up our world - whether cultural,
social, religious, or national. Through the
systematic and in-depth qualitative study of
different societies, cultural anthropologists
strive to see the world through the eyes of
others and contribute to our understanding of
what it means to be human.
Credits
3
3
ANT 201
ANT 230
BEN 205
CHN 101
South Asian
Civilizations
Introduction to
Social
Anthropology and
Ethnology
Bengali Language
and Literature
Chinese Language
and Culture
This course provides an overview of the
cultural and institutional history of the states
of the South Asian region including
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives,
Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka with attention
to their dominant commercial, political,
religious, social and artistic traditions.
Provides an introduction to the
anthropological study of contemporary
human society and emphasizes on the
comparative study of social organization,
interpersonal relations, cultural ecology and
processes of socio-cultural change. It also
includes some consideration of the methods
and theory of ethnological field research.
Styles of prose, standard, colloquial and
dialect are taught. Review and practice of
basic and syntax and introduction to
language skills; and development of
integrated language skills with special focus
on the mechanics of the language, important
aspects of grammar and vocabulary. This
course will aim to show the 3trend of Bengali
literature in the last 100 years by exposing
the students to the popular work of major
Bengali poets, short story writers, novelists
and essayists.
This course is designed to acquaint students
with the Chinese language and culture. The
course emphasizes speaking, vocabulary
building, reading and translating skills of the
common Chinese dialects. In addition to
Chinese language, Chinese history and
culture also receive preeminence in this
course which is taught in English.
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3
DVS 570
GEO
205/ENV
203
GEO 250
Methods and Tools
for Development
Research
Introduction to
Geography
Economic
Geography
The main objective of this course is to lay the
philosophical and methodological
foundations of development research, both
qualitative and quantitative. The course
focuses on the bivariate and the multivariate
analysis such as multiple regressions,
analysis of variance and experimental
designs, canonical correlation, multiple
classification analysis and path analysis in
the context of development research.
Furthermore, stochastic statistical method
such as Markov Chain Analysis and Cohort
Analysis will be covered. For qualitative
methods, the course begins with a critical
appraisal of participatory method and focus
group discussions, and focuses on thick
narratives, case study method, and content
analysis. Other recent methodologies used in
development research will also be covered.
Basic geographic concepts and fundamental
themes. Geophysical and socio-economic
characteristics of Bangladesh; introduction to
physical geography; landforms; weather and
climate; population geography; cultural and
political context; natural resources; economic
geography and urban regional concepts;
spatial interaction between human and
natural environment.
Deals with the determinants of production,
consumption and exchange; economic
growth, production and planning.
Approaches, spatial order and linkages,
comparative advantage, distance decay
function, models of spatial structure, selected
theories are also focused. The real world
demographic, political, cultural, physical,
biological, economic environments, sectorial
aspects of primary, secondary and tertiary
economic activities; and economic
geography of Bangladesh also discussed.
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HIS 205
INT 101/
POL 202
INT 201
World History
Introduction to
International
Relations
Global Security
Perspectives
This course provides a general historical
background of the contemporary world to
help students comprehend the realities they
are within. It draws a roadmap, shows the
milestones 3 and major turning points in
connection to the emergence, expansion, and
decay of the powerful entities across the
globe. It begins with the Hellenic culture and
history and then looks at medieval Islam and
moves on to the emergence of the modern
Western world. In this comparative, transregional and transcultural study of a history
course, students learn about the global
perspective of past events and their
connectivity to human developments over
time. Focusing on regional history, the
course provides a big picture and relates
them to each other in a global context. It
focuses on European history between the
World Wars and then pursuance of European
integration, and the emergence of US-led
geopolitical games, maneuverings, and trade
war in different parts of the world during the
post-Cold War era.
Acquaints students with the core concepts,
processes, and issues of International
Relations (IR) and covers the major theories
of IR as well as significant issues in
contemporary world politics. Students would
develop better grasping and analytical
capability over the developments in regional
and global politics.
This course makes students familiarize with
the changes that have taken place in security
discourse in the post-Cold War and post-9/11
eras where even domestic concerns in the
farthest corner of the globe may turn out to
be a global security issue. The topics include:
contemporary trends in the security debate;
relationship between current security issues
and the stability of the state system;
international and state terrorism; changing
weapons technology and defense
expenditure; arms transfers and arms trading;
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regional cooperation and national security
concerns. Students are encouraged to explore
different perspectives in order to develop
their own understanding of these issues in a
changing world.
LBA 101
LBA 104
PAD 201
Deals with the cultural and political heritage
of Bangladesh from ancient times to the
present and familiarizes students with the
cultural milieu of the people to make them
aware of Bangladesh national identity.
Topics include ethnic origin of the people in
Bangladesh: Culture
Bangladesh, religious faiths, festivals,
and Heritage
colonial legacy; baul culture; creativity in the
arts and crafts; evolution of nationalism in
the pre and post-partition East Bengal,
Language Movement, struggle for autonomy,
and the independence of Bangladesh.
Introduction to
Dramatics
Introduction to
Public
Administration
Deals with basic theories of practical theatre
and their application. Students learn the
fundamentals of acting and theatre
production. They are also given an
opportunity to develop their potential in
production situations. The four major areas
of theatre production – acting, technical
aspects, theory & practice – are taught here.
This course will provide students a
conceptual and theoretical understanding
of Public Administration as a discipline
and practice. It will also offer insights
about administrative structure, function and
process in Bangladesh, to enable students to
have an understanding about Public
Administration and its practice in
Bangladesh.
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3
PHI 101
PHI 102
PHI 103
Introduction to
Philosophy
Logic and
Reasoning
An exploration of some basic philosophical
topics such as the nature of the mind and its
relationship to the brain, knowledge, freewill,
justice, the existence of God, and mortality.
It focuses specially on the nature and
function of philosophy. Part or all of the
focus of the course may be on the work of
one or two philosophers.
The course presents the practicability of
scientific reasoning; methods for evaluating
scientific evidence, and for using scientific
information in making decisions. It would
help students to distinguish between good
and bad arguments, including a brief history
of logic. It would familiarize students with
traditional views of logic and their
limitations and train them about the necessity
of truth and validate logical arguments. It
shows that some problems steam by the use
of language in syllogistic or illogical manner,
and symbolic logic can resolve such
problems. This course teaches how
statements can be both simple and compound
and use Truth Table Method for evaluating
three types of 4 compound statements:
conjunctive, disjunctive, and conditional
statements.
Logic and sound reasoning are more than
exercises in a technical activity. This course
will discuss the notions of validity, sounds,
and argumentative structures including
syllogisms, basic symbolic logic, and
inductive logic. In thinking about
argumentative structures, we will also look at
logical relations. We will also address
Scientific Reasoning problematic argumentation including
fallacies. These are fundamental concepts
that aim to promote critical thinking and
writing in any field of study.
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PHI 270
POL 101
POL 104
Philosophy of
Science
Introduction to
Political Science
Introduction to
Good Governance
This course introduces the core issues in the
philosophy of science, the debates about the
nature of the scientific method, theories of
confirmation, the demarcation of science
from non-science, the rationality of theory
change, and scientific realism. Participants
will be introduced to the key thinkers in the
philosophy of science like Bacon, Popper,
Kuhn, and Lakatos. It focuses on the nature
of science and what makes it distinctive
among forms of human inquiry. The problem
of distinguishing genuine science from
disciplines or activities that do not deserve to
be called scientific is closely linked to the
problem of precisely characterizing the
scientific method. This course provides an
introduction to this subject beginning with
the origins of modern science in the
Scientific Revolution in the sixteenth and
seventeenth centuries and concluding with an
introduction to the latest controversies
among contemporary philosophers of science
including the debate about the various forms
of scientific realism.
This course provides students with some of
the core concepts of political science, such as
state, sovereignty, constitutionality, political
culture, democracy, political party, civil
society and the functioning of major political
systems including Bangladesh. It addresses
issues, institutions and structures that
correspond to our everyday life and shape
our political behavior and perceptions as
‘political animal’.
This course introduces students with the
concept and various aspects of good
governance and their relevance in
Bangladesh. Topics included are: fostering
good governance- accountability,
transparency, participation, freedom of
information, sound judicial system, capacity
building; major governance problems of
Bangladesh; role of civil society (including
media, NGOs etc.) in ensuring good
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governance; culture, governance and
underdevelopment; relationship between
better governance and the growth of private
sector; donor’s agenda in governance;
corruption in government sector; Egovernance.
POL 210
POL 235
POL 260
POL 300
Human Rights and
Politics
Women in Politics
Introduction to
Political Theory
Good Governance
Illustrates the theory and practice of human
rights in contemporary world politics. The
core issues include the historical origins and
philosophical foundations of human rights;
the nature of contemporary human rights
problems, and the role of politics in
sustaining them, and the strategies that are
currently being advocated to reduce the
human rights violations. It also focuses the
role of the Non-Government Organizations
(NGOs) in advancing and protecting human
rights throughout the world.
An introduction to political status and roles
of women. Topics include woman’s political
socialization, voting behavior ,and political
participation; feminist and anti-feminist
politics; contemporary legislative and public
policy issues, such as educational equality,
equal rights legislation and health care
delivery for women.
The nature, structure and purposes of
political theory; uses major works on the
problems of political order, obedience,
justice, liberty and representation to
distinguish and clarify different theoretical
approaches; designed to be an introduction to
ideas, not a historical survey.
Meaning of “good” and “justice” in
governance. Classical medieval, modern,
and post-modern interpretations. Structure
and processes of good governance. Role of
legislatures in western vis-a-vis non-western
political cultures: Greek, Roman, French,
English and South Asian experiences.
Behavioral views of good and bad
governance: role of legislative, executive and
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judicial leaders. Implications on policy
implementation. Role of bureaucracy in
good governance. Linkage between politics,
bureaucracy and administrative reform.
Evaluation and monitoring of
implementation activities. Structure and
issues of civil society of the 21st century.
POL 328
POL 385
POL 390
PSY 101
Political Behavior
International Law
Law of the Seas
Introduction to
Psychology
An analysis of interrelations of political
attitude and public formation; special
attention to the substantive areas of voting
behavior, political leadership and rise of
political mass movements; and also a review
of the literature on democratic and
authoritarian personality types.
Analyzes the concepts and bases of public
international law; topics include sources and
subjects of international law, as well as
issues of jurisdiction, territory, and use of
military force.
The Law of the Sea Convention as a legal
and institutional framework for conduct of
nations in open waters: issues of national
jurisdiction, sovereignty, delimitation:
territorial sea and contiguous zone, including
baselines; exclusive economic zone and
fishery zone; continental shelf; high seas;
islands and archipelagos; navigation and
naval activities; living and non-living marine
resources; rights, extraction, prevention,
reduction and control of marine pollution;
liabilities for damage arising from marine
pollution: case studies; protection,
conservation and management of marine
living resources within and beyond national
jurisdiction; dispute settlement; international
seabed area and international seabed
authority.
As an introductory course, it aims at
familiarizing the students with the central
concepts and the theories of the discipline
and empirical methods and tools that
psychologists use in assessing human
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behavior and mental process. This course
explores concepts such as perception,
cognition, attention, emotion, motivation,
brain functioning, personality, behavior,
resilience, the unconscious mind, and
interpersonal relationships. As a field of
study, this course intends to make students
aware of the knowledge of human behavior.
Study of human behavior with special
reference to perception learning, memory,
thinking, emotional life, individual
differences in intelligence, aptitude,
personality are areas given special focus in
this course. It also reviews abnormal
behaviors, their causes, and possible
Solutions.
PSY 105
PSY 201
Elements of
Psychology
Introduction to
Social Psychology
This course is designed to introduce students
to the history, basic theories, research
methods, and principles of psychology. It is
aimed at laying the foundation for higher
level courses in psychology. At the end of
the course, it is expected that students will
have basic knowledge of some psychological
theories and principles underlying behavior
and also be in the position to relate what they
have learned to issues of everyday life.
Description and explanation of 6
psychological principles of everyday living,
with emphasis on how behavior is motivated,
how individuals learn intelligent behavior,
personality, and application of psychology to
various social issues. Lectures and
discussions and participation in
psychological experiments.
The current course primarily aims to describe
how the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of
individuals are influenced by the actual,
imagined, or implied the presence of others.
It also attempts to describe the influence that
individual perceptions and behaviors have on
the behavior of groups. By pursuing this
course students learn about the systematic
study of social factors in individual and
group behavior, attention to social
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perception, motivation and learning,
attitudes, norms, and social influences
processes, the development, and dynamics of
the group and the effects of social-cultural
factors influencing efficiency.
REL 205
Introduction to
World Religions
SOC 101
Introduction to
Sociology
SOC 103
Introduction to
Criminology
This course introduces major religions of the
world with a focus on their basic tenets,
historical developments, and their
ramifications to society and people across the
globe. It aims to understand the place and
role of major religions in the past, and their
influence in the construction of present
societies from an objective, comparative, and
analytical perspective. It covers the major
aspects of Islam, Christianity, Judaism,
Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism,
Confucianism, Tao, and Shinto and their role
in human society. This course looks at
various concepts, definitions, and methods
used in different contexts in connection to
secularism, atheism, fundamentalism, radical
politics, and militancy, etc. The course also
focuses on the rise of religious
fundamentalism, dogmas, doctrines, debased
customs, superstition, and taboo in recent
years/decades, instead of cooperation,
between religious faiths in the contemporary
world.
This course provides students with an
introduction and understanding of the
primary phenomena, concepts, issues and
practices associated with sociology. Topics
included examination of how societies grow
and change; reciprocal effects of economic,
political, familial, and scientific institutions
on each other and on individual life; changes
and social conflict, problems of bureaucratic
growth and planned and unplanned social
change.
This course provides a basic introduction on
crime, deviance, delinquency, punishment,
treatment, victimization, legal jurisprudence,
legal defenses, restorative justice, etc. A
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history of criminological thought and
practice is presented with an emphasis on the
continuities and discontinuities between early
and modern day approaches in crime and
criminal justice. Students completing this
course should be able to understand and
describe basic theory, concepts and
terminology commonly employed in the field
of criminology and criminal justice.
SOC 201
Contemporary
Issues and Gender
Relationship
WMS 201
Gender and
Development
WES 318
Gender Issues and
Sustainable
Development
Historical background of the development of
gender studies as a separate discipline;
theoretical debates on gender role - sociobiological argument, materialist conception,
private vs. public analysis, psychoanalytic
perspective, environmental debate,
ideological issues; concept of ‘Gender’ and
‘Feminism’; gender methodology; Gender
theory - integration vs. autonomy debate,
politics of reproduction, ethnomethodological viewpoint; empirical issueswomen and stratification, women and social
mobility, women and development; women
as vulnerable subject - control over women
through institutions of marriage, education
and religion; future of gender studies,
problems and prospects of gender studies in
Bangladesh.
Provides the direction and aims of
development in terms of gender
relations; women’s access to paid work, land
ownership, labor markets, income, credit and
training; implications for economic growth
and social equality, employment generation
and sexual division of labor; technological
innovation and its impact on gender;
economic crisis, structural adjustment
policies and their implications for gender
divisions in labor and well-being; gender
policy relevant research needs, strategies,
methods.
This course attempts to present and
disentangle the various positions put forward
by major actors and to clarify the political
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and theoretical issues that are at stake in the
debates on women, environment and
sustainable development.
3. Concentration Electives (18 credits):
Currently six concentration areas are available. These are (i) Finance and Accounting (ii) Human
Resource Management (iii) Business Policy and Strategy (iv) Marketing (v) International
Business and (vi) Management Information Systems (MIS).
3.1. Students majoring in this area must take the following three courses (9 credits):
Courses
Titles
ACT 330
Intermediate
Accounting
FIN 435
Investment Theory
Course Description
The fundamental nature of accounting
communication embraced by a study of
financial statements and reports, the form of
presentation, analysis and interpretation of
financial and operating statements, net
income concepts, statements from incomplete
records, theory and practice relating to cash
flow, investment in tangible & intangible,
current and non-current assets. Further
emphasis on measurement of liabilities and
stockholders? equity, the concept of the
statement of changes in financial position,
analysis of financial statements, problems
with accounting changes, errors, estimates
and income determination.
Examines the investment environment and
process. An investment is the current
commitment of money or other resources in
the expectation of reaping future benefits. The
investment process involves identifying
objectives and constraints, formulating and
implementing strategies, and monitoring and
updating the portfolio as needed. Major topics
include investment alternatives, securities
markets and trading mechanism, risk and
return analysis, modern investment theory,
valuation, analysis and management of bonds,
common stocks and derivative securities, and
investment performance evaluation.
Credits
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FIN 440
Corporate Finance
Examines in details investment and financing,
and their interrelatedness. The overall goal is
to obtain a comprehensive and in-depth
perspective of the area of Corporate Finance.
Major topics include financial analysis and
planning, valuation, capital budgeting, capital
structure, dividend policy, working capital
management, mergers and acquisition, hybrid
financing, bankruptcy, multinational financial
management, and risk management. Special
emphasis is given on integration of the
concepts of financial management into a total
systems approach to business decisionmaking.
Total
Credits
3
9
3.2. They have to take additional 3 courses (9 credits) from the following:
Courses
ACT 322
ACT 333
Titles
Taxation
Course Description
A study of fundamental concepts of taxation
and the local tax environment. It includes the
theory and the historical growth of the
fundamentals of the local tax laws and
regulations. Emphasis is placed on the
practical application of the tax laws in the
preparation of the tax returns both for
corporate and individuals and the need for tax
planning.
Comprehensive treatment of managerial
accounting topics with emphasis on
generation, communication, and use of
Managerial Accounting information to assist management in planning
and control. Examines recent conceptual and
analytical developments in the area of
managerial accounting, includes a thorough
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study of modern and relevant planning and
control techniques and their underlying
concepts as applied to the various functional
areas within a firm.
ACT 341
Introduction to
Auditing
ACT 431
Accounting
Information System
FIN 340
Working Capital
Management
FIN 433
Financial Markets and
Institutions
Theory and practice of the examination of
financial statements for the purpose of
establishing and expressing an opinion as to
their acceptance and reliability. Topics
include duties and responsibilities of auditors;
methods of conducting various kinds of
audits; audit working papers, the preparation
of the audit report and special problems in the
audit of different kinds of enterprises.
The integration of information flows of
various segments of a business organization
into an information system of the total
organization with emphasis on the accounting
aspects of electronic data processing (EDP).
Examines the fundamentals of accounting
systems design including systems analysis
and design techniques, surveys, hardware and
software considerations, control of
computerized systems in corporate business
environment.
Focuses on the management of various
components of current assets and current
liabilities. Special emphasis is given on
integration of the concepts into a total systems
approach to short-term financial management.
Topics include management of cash, accounts
receivables, inventories and other current
assets, and management of accounts payables,
bank loans, other short-term loans and other
current liabilities.
Introduces students to the fascinating
revolution in the financial markets and
institutions of the world. Major topics include
operations, mechanics, and structure of
financial institutions including banks,
insurance companies, investment companies,
pension funds etc., analyses of the wide array
of financial instruments that are now available
in the global money and capital markets for
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FIN 444
International Financial
Management
FIN 464
Bank Management
FIN 470
Insurance and Risk
Management
FIN 475
Real Estate Finance
FIN 480
Derivative Securities
investing, financing, and managing risk, and
discussions on regulations, monetary policy
and international financial system.
Focuses on understandings of Financial
Management in an international environment.
This is achieved through comprehensive
coverage of topics from the area of
International Finance. Major topics include
international financial environment, foreign
exchange markets including currency futures,
forwards, options and swaps, foreign
exchange risk management, international
financing and investing decisions,
international working capital management,
multinational capital budgeting, international
portfolio diversification, etc.
Provides students with tools and techniques to
manage banks. Major topics include
operations, mechanics, and structure of banks,
performance evaluation of banks, assetliability management, management of various
kinds of risks, such as, interest rate risk, price
risk, liquidity risk etc., fund management,
bank regulations and international banking
etc.
Examines the management of non-speculative
risks in the business enterprise with emphasis
on insurance as a tool. Topics include
concepts of risk and insurance; risk analysis;
treatment of risk control and financing;
analysis of insurance contracts in areas of life,
health, property and liability insurance.
Introduces the student to the theory and
practice in the field of real estate. The course
is aimed at providing a broad structure of
knowledge. Topics include basic economics
of urban growth, structure, locational
analysis, market analysis, as well as, the
technical aspects of appraising, financing,
taxation and investment analysis. In addition,
the material covered will acquaint the student
with the home-buying process.
This course offers an introduction to
derivative markets. A derivative is an
instrument whose value depends on the values
of other more basic underlying variables. This
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course focuses on the financial derivatives.
Emphasis is placed on organization and role
of put and call options markets, futures and
forward markets, swaps markets, and their
interrelations. Major topics include arbitrage
relations, valuation, hedging and speculating
with derivatives, implementation of
derivatives trading strategies, the perspective
of corporate securities as derivatives, the
functions of derivatives in securities markets
and recent innovations in derivative markets.
Total
Credits
9
3. Open Electives (15 Credits)
Open Electives (15 credits) could be chosen from any department, provided the student has
completed prerequisite course/s, if any.
Courses
BEN 205
CHN 101
Titles
Bengali Language and
Literature
Chinese Language and
Culture
Course Description
Styles of prose, standard, colloquial and
dialect are taught. Review and practice of
basic and syntax and introduction to language
skills; and development of integrated
language skills with special focus on the
mechanics of the language, important aspects
of grammar and vocabulary. This course will
aim to show the 3trend of Bengali literature in
the last 100 years by exposing the students to
the popular work of major Bengali poets,
short story writers, novelists and essayists.
This course is designed to acquaint students
with the Chinese language and culture. The
course emphasizes speaking, vocabulary
building, reading and translating skills of the
common Chinese dialects. In addition to
Chinese language, Chinese history and culture
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also receive preeminence in this course which
is taught in English.
HIS 205
ANT 101
PHI 101
World History
Introduction to
Anthropology
Introduction to
Philosophy
This course is designed to acquaint students
with the Chinese language and culture. The
course emphasizes speaking, vocabulary
building, reading and translating skills of the
common Chinese dialects. In addition to
Chinese language, Chinese history and culture
also receive preeminence in this course which
is taught in English.
Explains the origin of human culture and
society and addresses the concepts of
fundamental phenomena and procedures of
cultural change, impact of culture on
personality development, structures of human
relationships etc. Students are also introduced
to basic research methods that help them
develop the primary skills to study human
behaviours.
An exploration of some basic philosophical
topics such as the nature of the mind and its
relationship to the brain, knowledge, freewill,
justice, the existence of God, and mortality. It
focuses specially on the nature and function
of philosophy. Part or all of the focus of the
course may be on the work of one or two
philosophers.
Total
Credits
3
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15
3. School Core Courses ( 21 Credits)
Courses
Titles
Course Description
Credits
ECO/BUS
Applied Mathematics I
Shows application of basic mathematical tools
in business. Topics include economic and
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134
BUS 172
BUS 173
BUS 251
business models; static or dynamic
equilibrium analysis; a brief review of linear
models and matrix algebra; comparative
statics and the concept of derivative; rules of
differentiation and their use in comparative
statics; comparative static analysis of general
function models; applications in Economics
and Business. Also listed as and ENV134.
Introduction to
Statistics
Applied Statistics
Business
Communication
ECO 101
Introduction to
Microeconomics
ECO 104
Introduction to
Macroeconomics
Introduces modern theory and methodology
of statistics and their application in economics
and business. Topics include descriptive
statistics, probability theory, sampling theory
and methodology, sampling distributions and
hypothesis testing. Computer application is a
compulsory component for the course. Also
listed as ECO172 & ENV172.
Emphasizes estimation and hypothesis testing
for the linear statistical model. Topics include
contingency tables, goodness of fit, single and
multiple regression, correlation, Bayesian
decision theory, time series analysis, and
index number. Computer application is a
compulsory component for the course. Also
cross-listed as ECO173 & ENV173.
Examines communication tools and
techniques in different business settings.
Topics include communication as a tool of
administration and management; practice in
writing a wide variety of types and forms of
communication; and techniques of oral and
visual communication.
An introduction to the methods and principles
of microeconomics. Topics include markets;
theory of consumer behaviour; production
theory; costs of production, and market
structure; efficiency in allocation and
production.
This course introduces the principles of
macroeconomic analysis, its analytical
methods with current institutional and
empirical issues. Topics include different
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methods of national income accounting with
special emphasis on Bangladesh Economy;
issues relating to unemployment, inflation;
determination of output, price level, money
and banking. It also gives an introductory
account of the monetary and fiscal policies;
budget and trade deficits; and exchange rate.
MIS 105
Introduction to
Computers
Provides a general understanding of computer
applications and functions of the components
of a computer system. Topics include
components of computer systems; concepts of
software; introduction to operating systems;
history of computer languages; programming
fundamentals; basics such as constant,
variables, data type, operators and
expressions, pointer; concepts of database;
internet technology and World Wide Web.
This course undertaken in a lab setting also
provides functional orientation to word
processing, spreadsheet, presentation,
database and Webpages design. The students
also learn some basic skills in searching and
evaluating online resources.
Total
Credits
3
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3. Internship (4 Credits)
Course
BUS 489
Title
Internship
Course Description
Credits
Internship is an agreement between a
university and an organization that offers an
opportunity for a student to undertake a
temporary work assignment in the
organization which enables him/her to have a
realistic exposure to job and organizational
conditions. It is called an “earn while you
learn” program of training. It helps a student
bridge up the gap between classroom learning
and actual job conditions. Eventually,
internship prepares a student for a prospective
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job. Since internship is defined as a full load
of work for one semester, a student is not
usually allowed to register for a regular
course while doing internship.
Total
Credits
4