Academic Programmes

The courses is more balanced by realigning the course contents to modern needs to include both commerce and social sciences subjects for overall professional and character development of the student. Courses were classified into core and specialized courses in Commerce. Support courses in social sciences and humanities were introduced for producing the effective leaders in commerce to meet the challenges of the 21st century.

The objective of the programme is to provide the banking, financial sectors and as well as to non-financial sector with relevant human resource equipped with academic and applied knowledge. The programme will enable the participants to develop a good understanding of accounting, finance, money, banking, management and marketing and to understand the role of these factors in economic development. Moreover, they will be better able to analyze the behavior and structure of domestic and international products & financial markets and institutions in the light of current crises and challenges and may play their role in the development of manufacturing sector, trading sector, banking and non- banking financial institutions and capital markets.

At the end of the programme the students will be able to:

• Evaluate different financial proposals by exhibiting strong theoretical Knowledge and quantitative techniques.
• Establish an accounting system for new concern or handle the accounts of any ongoing concern.
• Have a broader understanding of corporate, legal and business affairs.
• Understand the modern business scenario.
• Use strong managerial, interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• Conduct research independently recommend policy implication regarding current economic and financial scenarios.
• Comprehend business and economic environment.

Year – 1
Semester– I
Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
BAF-1101	Principles of Accounting	3
Semester– II
BAF-1201	Financial Accounting	3
Year – 2
Semester– III
Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
BAF-2101	Cost Accounting	3
Semester– IV
BAF-2201	Introduction to Business and Entrepreneurship	3
BAF-2202	Principles of Finance	3
Year – 3
Semester– V
Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
BAF-3101	Principles of Management	3
BAF-3102	Business Research Methodology	3
BAF-3103	Financial Management	3
BAF-3104	Managerial Accounting	3
BAF-3104P	Managerial Accounting	1
BAF-3105	Commercial Law	3
Semester–VI
BAF-3201	Principles of Marketing	3
BAF-3202	Business Communication and Report writing	3
BAF-3203	Corporate Law	3
BAF-3204	Income Tax Law	3
BAF-3205	Corporate Governance & Auditing	3
Year – 4
Semester– VII
Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
BAF-4101	Banking Law and Practices	3
BAF-4102	Sales Tax, Custom & Excise Duty	3
	Elective-I	3
	Elective-II	3
BAF-4299	Research Dissertation/Internship	3
Semester–VIII
BAF-4201	Financial Econometrics	3
BAF-4201P	Financial Econometrics	1
BAF-4202	Advanced Financial Accounting (with special reference to IAS/IFRS)	3
	Elective III	3
	Elective IV	3
BAF-4299	Research Dissertation/Internship	3
Elective Courses
Elective I & II
BAF-4103	Analysis of Financial Statements	3
BAF-4104	Accounting for Special Ventures	3
BAF-4105	Advanced Auditing	3
BAF-4106	Investment & Portfolio Management	3
BAF-4107	Valuation of Financial Derivatives	3
BAF-4108	Insurance & Risk Management	3
Elective III & IV
BAF-4203	Accounting for Corporations & Banking Companies (with special reference to IAS/IFRS)	3
BAF-4204	International Accounting	3
BAF-4205	Accounting Information System (Accounting Software-PEACH Tree)	3
BAF-4206	Credit Analysis and Management	3
BAF-4207	Mechanics of Financial Markets and Institutions	3
BAF-4208	International Financial Management	3
BAF-4209	Entrepreneurship & Small Business Management	3

Allied Courses (Business Accounting and Finance)
Year – 1
Semester– I
Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
BAF-1101	Principles of Accounting	3
Semester– II
BAF-1201	Financial Accounting	3
Year – 2
Semester– III
Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
BAF-2101	Cost Accounting	3
Semester– IV
BAF-2201	Introduction to Business and Entrepreneurship	3

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A: General Education Courses

All undergraduate degree programs comprises a mandatory set of 30 credit hours for general education courses as prescribed in this policy which will be covered in the first four semesters of the degree program.

Nature of Courses	Number of Courses	Credit Hours
Arts & Humanities	01	02
Natural Sciences	01	02+1
Social Sciences	01	02
Functional English	01	03
Quantitative Reasoning	02	06
Islamic Studies / Religious Education	01	03
Pakistan Studies	01	02
Applications of ICT	01	02+1
Public Policy	01	02
Civics and Community Engagement	01	02
Entrepreneurship	01	03

All the undergraduate degree programs comprise a mandatory set of minimum 12 credit hours for interdisciplinary/allied courses. This is valid for all undergraduate degree programs except for Associate degrees, where the credit hours of interdisciplinary / allied courses may be less or more than 12 credits. Interdisciplinary/distribution courses are those offered in allied or complementary disciplines to reinforce the notion of interdisciplinary competency and to support horizon of the major. These distribution courses are other than the major and Gen Ed.

Sr No	Course Title	Course Code	GE/Dist./Maj
Semester I
1	Accounting Fundamentals	FINT-1101	Major
Semester II
2	Computerized Accounting	FINT-1102	Major
Semester III
3	Information Technology in Business	FINT-2101	Major
Semester IV
4	Management Accounting	FINT-2201	Major
5	Fundamentals of Financial Management	FINT-2202	Major
6	Introduction to Programming	FINT-2203	Major
7	Introduction to Database Systems	FINT-2204	Major
8	Inferential Statistics & Descriptive Modelling	FINT-2205	Major
Semester V
9	Commercial Law	FINT-3101	Major
10	Financial Management	FINT-3102	Major
11	Basics of Business Analytics	FINT-3103	Major
12	Principles of Management	FINT-3104	Major
13	Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming	FINT-3105	Major
Semester VI
14	Business Research Methods	FINT-3201	Major
15	Programming for Finance	FINT-3202	Major
16	Financial Markets & Institutions	FINT-3203	Major
17	Introduction to E-Commerce & Freelancing	FINT-3204	Major
18	Machine Learning for Business Analytics	FINT-3205	Major
Semester VII
19	Blockchain Technology for Business	FINT-4101	Major
20	Financial Econometrics	FINT-4102	Major
21	Specialization – I		Major
22	Specialization – II		Major
23	Specialization – III		Major
	FINTECH RESEARCH PROJECT-I		Major
Semester VIII
24	Financial Risk Analytics and Derivatives	FINT-4201	Major
25	Artificial Intelligence in Business Decision	FINT-4202	Major
26	Specialization – IV		Major
27	Specialization – V		Major
28	Specialization – VI		Major
	FINTECH RESEARCH PROJECT-II		Major
Internship After Semester –IV 03 Credit Hours
General Education courses = 30 Credit Hours
Distribution Courses-12 Credit Hours
Major Courses= 28 Courses and 84 Credit hours Credit Hours
Research Project = 06 Credit Hours
Total Credit Hours in a programme = 135 Credit Hours

List of Elective / Specialization Courses

Sr. No	Course title	Course Code
1.	Fundamental of Python programming	FINT-4103
2.	Enterprise Information System	FINT-4104
3.	Predictive Analytics	FINT-4105
4.	Operation Management	FINT-4106
5.	Data-Driven Decision Making and Optimization	FINT-4107
6.	Business Process and Simulation	FINT-4108
7.	Digital Banking & FinTech	FINT-4109
8.	Investment and Portfolio Analysis	FINT-4203
9.	FX and International Fixed Income Securities	FINT-4204
10.	Applied Digital Tax Management	FINT-4205
11.	Corporate Finance UOLCC	FINT-4206
12.	Alternative Investment Funds	FINT-4207
13.	Cyber Security in Financial Service Industry	FINT-4208
14.	FinTech & Sustainable Finance	FINT-4209
15.	Digital Transformation in Finance	FINT-4210

1. The applicant (Male/Female) applying for admission to BCom 4-years (Hons) programme must have passed his/her HSSC (Pre-Engineering, Pre-Medical, ICS, Gen. Science, ICom and DCom) with at least 50% marks or A-level/12 Grade or equivalent in three subjects in first annual examination of the year of admission or in the preceding year of the admission.
2. There is no age limit for an applicant seeking admission to B.Com (Hons).
3. Admission will be strictly on merit which shall be determined on the basis of overall marks test and interview.

Year – I
Semester – I
Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
BC ISL-1101	Islamic Studies	2
BC ENG-1101	Functional English	3
BC MGT-1101	Introduction to Business	3
BC ACC-1101	Principles of Accounting	3
BC ECON-1101	Micro Economics	3
BC MATH-1101	Business Mathematics	3
Semester – II
Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
BC PST-1201	Pakistan Studies	2
BC ENG-1201	Communication Skills	3
BC CA-1201	Computer Application in Business	3
BC ACC-1201	Financial Accounting	3
BC ECON-1201	Macro Economics	3
BC STAT-1201	Business Statistics	3
Year – II
Semester – III
Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
BC ACC-2101	Business Law	3
BC MGT-2201	Principles of Management	3
BC ACC-2103	Advanced Accounting-I	3
BC FIN-2101	Introduction to Business Finance	3
BC ECON-2101	Economic issues of Pakistan	3
Semester – IV
Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
BC ENG-2201	Technical Writing and Presentation Skills	3
BC MGT-2202	Entrepreneurship	3
BC ACC-2201	Cost Accounting	3
BC ACC-2102	Business Taxation	3
BC ACC-2202	Advanced Accounting-II	3
BC IDC-2201	Logical and Critical Thinking	3
Year – III
Semester – V
Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
BC STAT-3101	Inferential Statistics	3
BC ACC-3102	Managerial Accounting	3
BC FIN-3101	Financial Management	3
BC ACC-3101	Corporate Law	3
BC MKT-3101	Principles of Marketing	3
Semester – VI
Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
BC RM-3201	Research Methods in Business	3
BC FIN-3201	Principles of Risk Management and Insurance	3
BC ACC-3201	Auditing	3
BC MGT-3203	Managerial Economics	3
BC MGT-3201	Human Resource Management and Organization Behvior	3
BC INT-3201	Internship	3
Year – IV
Semester – VII
Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
BC IT-4101	E. Commerce	3
BC FIN-4101	Investment and Portfolio Management	3
BC MGT-4101	Operations Management	3
BC FIN-4102	Financial and Regulatory Institutions	3
XXXX	Elective – I	3
XXXX	Elective – II	3
XXXX OR BCOM-4299	Elective –III OR Research Project	3
Semester – VIII
Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
BC FIN-4202	Corporate Governance	3
BC MGT-4201	Strategic Management	3
BC FIN-4201	International Business	3
XXXX	Elective – IV	3
BC INT-3201 OR BCOM-4299	Internship or Research Project	3

Fields of Specialization
Accounting
BC ACC-4101	Advanced Accounting Theory and Practice	3
BC ACC-4102	Public Sector Accounting	3
BC ACC-4103	Advanced Auditing	3
BC ACC-4104	Cost Accounting Application	3
BC ACC-4105	Financial Reporting and their Disclosures	3
Finance
BC FIN-4103	Islamic Finance	3
BC FIN-4104	Corporate Finance	3
BC FIN-4105	Project Management	3
BC FIN-4106	Specialized Financial Institution	3
BC FIN-4107	International Finance	3
BC FIN-4108	Treasury and Fund Management	3
Marketing
BC MKT-4101	International Marketing	3
BC MKT-4102	Marketing Management	3
BC MKT-4103	Retail Management	3
BC MKT-4104	Advertising	3
BC MKT-4105	Marketing Research	3
BC MKT-4106	Hotel and Restaurant Management	3
Banking
BC BNK-4101	Banking Law and Practices	3
BC BNK-4102	International Banking	3
BC BNK-4103	Treasury and Fund Management	3
BC BNK-4104	Regulation of Financial Services	3
BC BNK-4105	Islamic Banking	3

Year – 1
Semester– I
Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
BFE-7101	Economic Analysis	3
BFE-7102	International Finance and Management	3
BFE-7103	Investment Portfolio Including Assets and Liabilities Management (ALM)	3
BFE-7105	Applied Financial Econometrics-I	3
BFE-7106	International Banking and Trade	3
Semester– II
BFE-7201	Monetary Economics and Policy	3
BFE-7202	Financial Sector of Pakistan	3
BFE-7203	Financial Risk and Management	3
BFE-7204	Legal and Regulatory Framework for Banks and Financial Institutions	3
BFE-7205	Risk Management in Banks	3
BFE-7206	Advance Corporate Finance	3
BFE-7207	Dynamic Assets Pricing	3
BFE-7208	Applied Financial Econometrics – II	3
BFE-7209	Financial Market and Institution	3
BFE-7210	Financial Economics	3
BFE-7212	Islamic Banking and Finance	3
Year – 2
Semester– III & IV
Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
BFE-7499	Thesis	12