WEST BENGAL STATE UNIVERSITY

Department of Management & Marketing

Detailed Course Structure for Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Semester-I
Seven Compulsory Papers (Core Courses) of 100 marks & 4 Credits each (Total of 700
Marks & 28 Credits)

Semester Paper Paper Code Marks Credits

100
Management Principles & Applications MBACCT101 4
(70+30)

100
Economics for Managers MBACCT102 4
(70+30)

100
Business Communication MBACCT103 4
(70+30)

Semester- I Business Environment, Legislation & 100

MBACCT104 4
Ethics (70+30)

100
Accounting for Managers MBACCT105 4
(70+30)

100
Statistics for Business Decisions MBACCT106 4
(70+30)
MIS & Computer Applications in
50+50
Business Management (Theory & MBACCTP101 4
(35+15)+(35+15)
Practical)

Total 700 28
 Semester-II
Seven Compulsory Papers (Core Courses) of 100 marks & four Credits each (Total of 700
Marks & 28 Credits)

Paper
Semester Paper Marks Credits
Code

100
Financial Management MBACCT201 4
(70+30)

100
Marketing Management MBACCT202 4
(70+30)

100
Human Resource Management MBACCT203 4
(70+30)

Semester- II 100
Operations Management MBACCT204 4
(70+30)

100
Management Science MBACCT205 4
(70+30)

100
Business Research Methods MBACCT206 4
(70+30)

100
Organization Behaviour MBACCT207 4
(70+30)

Total 700 28
 Semester-III

Five Elective Papers (Three from Major Elective & Two from Minor Elective) and Two
Compulsory papers of 100 marks & 4 Credits each
(Total 700 Marks & 28 Credits)

Semester Paper Paper Code Marks Credits

100
Major Elective Paper-1 MBAMJ301 4
(70+30)

100
Major Elective Paper-2 MBAMJT302 4
(70+30)

100
Major Elective Paper-3 MBAMJT303 4
(70+30)

Semester- III 100

Minor Elective Paper-1 MBAMNT304 4
(70+30)

100
Minor Elective Paper-2 MBAMNT305 4
(70+30)

100
Business Analytics for Managers MBACCTP306 4
(70+30)

Internship Project* and Viva Voce MBACCP307 50+50 4

Total 700 28

*Students are required to undergo an Internship for 8 weeks after the end of the 2nd
semester.
 Semester-IV

Five Elective Papers (Three from Major Elective & Two from Minor Elective) and Two
Compulsory papers of 100 marks & 4 Credits each

(Total 700 Marks & 28 Credits)

Semester Paper Paper Code Marks Credits

100
Major Elective Paper-4 MBAMJT401 4
(70+30)

100
Major Elective Paper-5 MBAMJT402 4
(70+30)

100
Major Elective Paper-6 MBAMJT403 4
(70+30)

100
Semester- IV Minor Elective Paper-3 MBAMNT404 4
(70+30)

100
Minor Elective Paper-4 MBAMNT405 4
(70+30)

100
Strategic and Innovation Management MBACCT406 4
(70+30)

Specialization-based Dissertation &

MBACCP407 50+50 4
Comprehensive Viva Voce

Total 700 28
 SPECIALIZATIONS OFFERED

LIST OF SPECIALISATION PAPERS

 Specialization: Finance

1. Investment Management (3rd Semester Minor for other specializations but Major for Finance
Specialization)
2. Strategic Cost and Management Accounting (4th Semester Minor for other specializations but
Major for Finance Specialization)
3. Corporate Taxation (3rd Semester Major for Finance Specialization)
4. Financial Markets and Services (3rd Semester Minor for other specializations but Major for
Finance Specialization)
5. Financial Econometrics and Modelling (3rd Semester Major for Finance Specialization)
6. Financial Engineering (4th Semester Major for Finance Specialization)
7. Strategic Financial Management (4th Semester Minor for other specializations but Major for
Finance Specialization)
8. Corporate Restructuring and Business Valuation (4th Semester Major for Finance Specialization)

 Specialization: Marketing Management

1. Marketing Research (3rd Semester Minor for other specializations but Major for Marketing
Specialization)
2. Digital Marketing (4th Semester Minor for other specializations but Major for Marketing
Specialization)
3. International Marketing (3rd Semester Minor for other specializations but Major for Marketing
Specialization)
4. Consumer and Industrial Buying Behaviour (3rd Semester Major for Marketing Specialization)
5. Sales and Distribution Management (3rd Semester Major for Marketing Specialization)
6. Integrated Marketing Communication and Brand Management (4th Semester Minor for other
specializations but Major for Marketing Specialization)
7. Services Marketing and Customer Relationship Management (4th Semester Major for Marketing
Specialization)
8. Retail Management and Supply Chain Management (4th Semester Major for Marketing
Specialization)
 Specialization: Human Resource Management

1. International Human Resource Management (3rd Semester Major for HR Specialization)

2. Performance Management and Talent Development (3rd Semester Minor for other specialization
but Major for HR Specialization)
3. Strategic Human Resource Management (4rd Semester Minor for other specialization but Major
for HR Specialization)
4. Industrial Relation and Labour Legislation (3rd Semester Major for HR Specialization)
5. Compensation Management and Social Security (4rd Semester Major for HR Specialization)
6. Human Resource Planning and HR Analytics (4rd Semester Minor for other specialization but
Major for HR Specialization)
7. Human Resource Development (3rd Semester Minor for other specialization but Major for HR
Specialization)
8. Labour Welfare (4rd Semester Major for HR Specialization)

 Specialization: Systems and Operations Management

1. Logistics and Supply Chain Management (3rd Semester Minor for other specializations but Major
for Systems and Operations Specialization)
2. Decision Models and Optimization (3rd Semester Major for Systems and Operations Specialization)
3. Production Planning and Control (4th Semester Major for Systems and Operations Specialization)
4. Total Quality Management (4th Semester Minor for other specializations but Major for Systems and
Operations Specialization)

5. Systems Analysis and Design (4th Semester Major for Systems and Operations Specialization)
6. DBMS and RDBMS (including Oracle Practical) (3rd Semester Major for Systems and Operations
Specialization)

7. Programming Logic and Languages (C/C++/Python) (3rd Semester Minor for other specializations
but Major for Systems and Operations Specialization)
8. Networking Fundamentals (4th Semester Minor for other specialization but Major for Systems and
Operations Specialization)