Overview

The MS Program is widely recognized as the most appropriate educational qualification for future senior managers and executives. The Department of Management Sciences aims to provide a program, which is both educationally sound and directly relevant to those areas of industry, commerce, the professions and public service, which Management Sciences graduates tend to enter.

The overall objective of the MS Program is to develop managers and business leaders with the vision, knowledge, creativity, skills, ethics and entrepreneurial ability necessary to integrated, critical aware, dynamic and strategic view of organizations and to play an effective role within them.

Objectives

In developing the program, the Department has recognized that students may want to improve their job opportunities, change career direction or seek a fresh intellectual stimulus. Many are also looking for an enhancement of general business management rather than specialist skills. Increasingly from the employer’s perspective, organization is seeking future business leaders with improved ‘softer’ such as good interpersonal skills with employees.

Businesses also want their graduates to be exposed to a research driven environment which is capable of involving a range of business issues. The Department of Management Sciences at CIIT can answer all these needs.

It is also suitable for experienced professionals or fast-track managers who already have an MBA or related qualification and are seeking continued learning and progression in their field. CIITs’ MS program is the ultimate professional business qualification and provides an accelerated route to a doctorate, enabling you to make a contribution to knowledge and practice through research that contributes to new thinking.

It takes you onto a greater contribution in the workplace and offers a higher intellectual platform to develop capabilities beyond those generally attainable through normal work. It aims to improve the ability to apply concepts to practice, to develop your thinking processes, increase writing skills and enhance professional credibility. The MS is designed to contribute to the sponsoring organization and to development, in a way which cannot be gained by experience alone.

Students will be supervised by leading CIIT academics. In the first year you are supported by our research training program which forms the basis for the taught element of the program. As MS research is likely to be thematic rather than discipline based, candidates are supported by a panel of senior faculty members rather than a single supervisor, to ensure that most relevant support is provided.

Knowledge into action-a faculty with Management experience

One of our major strengths is our teaching faculty, which is the largest and most diverse of any business institution in the country. Most have managerial experience, a strength reinforced by close links with outside organization through consultancy and research. Our quality of teaching and learning is rated as excellent by the Higher Education Commission.

Excellent facilities

COMSATS Institute of information Technology provides first-class teaching and learning facilities including lecture rooms, computer labs, a management information and resource center, and study areas for the small group discussions which are central to the learning process on both the BS and MS programs.

The ability to think beyond the boundaries is characteristics sought by any forward looking organization. This underpins the structure and content of our MS leading to PhD program. The MS graduate will be able to thrive in any world class corporate and competitive international business environment.

The MS program is designed to prepare graduates for managerial and administrative roles in business, industry, and government on the national and the international levels.

Program Content

Course Work	Min No of Courses	Min No of Credit Hours
Core courses	4	12
Elective courses	4	12
Thesis	1	6
Total		30

Program Description

The Master of Science in Management Science program offers a professional graduate course of study designed to provide competency in management and to acquaint the student with a variety of business activities. The MS degree program is both decision and policy oriented and focuses on key aspects of modern business administration.

The Program is widely recognized as the most appropriate educational qualification for future senior managers and executives. The Department of Management Sciences aims to provide a program, which is both educationally sound and directly relevant to such areas as industry, commerce, and public service etc. The overall objective of the MS Program is to develop managers and business leaders with the vision, knowledge, creativity, skills, ethics and entrepreneurial ability necessary to integrate dynamic and strategic view
of organizations and to play an effective role within them. The ability to think beyond the boundaries is characteristics sought by any forward thinking organization. It underpins the structure and content of our MS program. The MS program in Management Sciences is designed to prepare graduates for managerial and administrative roles in business, industry and government on the national and international levels. It also prepares students for a variety of leadership positions in complex contemporary business environments and teaching careers. Our MS prepares the students not only for management but also involves them in the practical research for an in-depth study of a specific topic earning a
MS degree. The MS program is divided into core and elective courses. Specializations are available in following areas, however final decision regarding specialization offered will be decided as per number of students enrolled;

• Management
• Finance
• Marketing-
• Information Technology Management
• Business Economics

Application and admission

At CIIT the admissions into graduate progams are offered on merit. the merit is determines on the basis of the academic record, GRE/NTS-GAT score and interview.

General Eligibility Criteria 

Pre-requisite:

• A four years degree in BBA or a masters degree from an accredited institution, with minimum First division (annual system) or CGPA 2.5/4.0 (semester system) and no third division (Annual system) or ‘D’ grade (semester system) throughout academic career in business administration, public administration, administrative sciences or some relevant discipline is required for admission in MS.
• NTS GAT (General) with minimum score of 50.

Program Duration:

The duration of studies for MS degree shall normally be, not less than two years and not more than four years.

Course Work:

An MS Scholar will have to complete minimum of 30 credit hours by undertaking 24 credit hours course work from approved Scheme of Studies and 6 credit hours of MS Thesis.