Program Structure

 

Courses

Credit Hours

Core Courses

5

15

Elective Courses

5

15

Thesis / Project/ Two Additional Elective Courses

1*

6

Total

10 + 1 Thesis

36

Important Note: Non-BBA/BS ACF students must complete a business orientation program. Successful completion of BOP is necessary to enroll in the main courses.

* MS students may opt to undertake a 3-credit-hour project instead of a thesis, along with an additional elective course to complete the required credit hours Alternatively, they may choose the coursework-based MS option by completing courses equivalent to the remaining credit hours in lieu of a thesis or project.

 

Semester-wise Sequence of Courses

Semester - 1 (Fall)
1 Responsible Marketing Core
2 Research Methods (for Marketing) Core
3 Marketing and Consumer Insights Core
4 Elective I
Semester - 2 (Spring)
1 Marketing Intelligence and Analytics Core
2 Neuro-Marketing Core
3 Elective II
4 Elective III
Semester - 3 (Fall)
1 Elective IV
2 Elective V
3 Thesis/project/Electives

Elective Courses

S. No.

Course Title

1

Marketing Strategy

2

Social Media Analytics

3

Special topics in Marketing (Big Data and Web analytics)

4

Business to Business Marketing and Channel Strategy

5

Sustainable Marketing

6

Advertising and Society

 

Retail Analytics

7

Research Analytics

8

Research Philosophies

9

Advanced Quantitative Research

10

Advanced Qualitative Research

11

Seminar in Marketing Theory

12

Gen AI: Strategy, Systems, and Real-World Impact

Electives may be added to this list based on faculty availability and course demand.