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INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION GUIDE for the assessment of education from the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
(2007) prescribes 126 to 144 credits for the four-year BBA,
including a six-credit dissertation or research project, plus a
mandatory six- to eight-week business internship.
The structure and length of master’s degrees in
management, such as the Master of Business
Administration (MBA), depends on the educational
qualifications of the incoming students. Figure 6 shows
the possible paths of business and management education
from two-year bachelor’s (pass) degree to PhD levels.
Figure 6. Road Map for Business Education, Higher
Education Commission
* ICMA: Institute of Cost & Management Accountants of Pakistan. ICA: Institute of Chartered Accountants
of Pakistan.
It is considered equivalent to a traditional MEd (described
below) and entitles an individual to teach at all levels of
school education (Grades 1 to 12).
The Master of Education (MEd) requires one year of
full-time study following completion of a BEd. The MA
in Education is a two-year program, with entry based on
possession of a first bachelor’s degree (for example, BA,
BCom or BSc). Both the MEd and the MA in Education
entitle an individual to teach at the higher secondary level
(Grades 11 and 12). The holder of an MA in Education is
also eligible to be a lecturer at a university or college.
Old MBA, MCom, ICMA, ICA* or BCom (4 years)
30-36 credits
MS
BBA (4 years)
30-36 credits
≥18 credits
Research for
Dissertation
PhD
BA, BSc or BCom (2 years)
90-96 credits
MBA
Non-business schooling (16 years)
66-72 credits
Refer to Appendix H for sample programs structures of the
four-year BBA and MBA degrees.
Education
The traditional Bachelor of Education (BEd) can be earned as
a one-year postgraduate bachelor’s degree, with entry based on
possession of a first bachelor’s degree (for example, BA, BCom
or BSc). It may also be earned as a three-year degree, with entry
based on possession of the HSC or equivalent. A BEd holder
may teach at the secondary level (Grades 9 and 10). A three-year
program that specializes in training science teachers may also be
called a Bachelor of Science in Education (BSc Ed or BS Ed).
In line with the transition of undergraduate education to
North American-style four-year bachelor’s degrees, a new
four-year Bachelor of Education (BEd) has been launched.
The MPhil in Education is a two-year program involving
both coursework and research. Entry is based on possession
of an MEd or MA in Education. The new two-year MEd,
with entry based on possession of the four-year BEd, is
considered equivalent to a traditional MPhil in Education.
For more information on teacher education programs, refer
to Teacher Education.
Engineering and Technology
The undergraduate degree in engineering, called the
Bachelor of Engineering (BE) or Bachelor of Science in
Engineering (BSc Engg), involves four years of full-time
study, with entry based on possession of the HSC or
Intermediate Certificate in the relevant course group (for
example, science or pre-engineering). Such programs were
initially conducted at engineering colleges affiliated with