PROSPECTUS AND PROGRAMME GUIDE - IGNOU

3. MASTER OF COMMERCE IN BUSINESS POLICY AND
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE [M.Com (BP & CG)]
Master of Commerce in Business Policy and Corporate Governance is designed and developed in collaboration
with The Institute of Company Secretaries of India exclusively for the Company Secretaryship Professional
Programme students. The main objective of this programme is to develop skills and competencies of the students
in Business Policy and Corporate Governance.
Students can simultaneously study this M.Com programme alongwith Company Secretaryship Professional
Progamme offered by ICSI. This M.Com programme comprises 12 courses out of which 4 courses are
offered by IGNOU and remaining 8 courses are part of Company Secretaryship Professional Programme. Once
a student passes 8 courses of Company Secretaryship Professional Programme, he/she receives credit transfer
for those 8 courses in this programme. This scheme facilitates the student to obtain dual degree simultaneously
when student passes company secretaryship programme.
3.1 Programme Structure: The programme consists of 4 courses from the existing
M.Com. programme offered by IGNOU and 8 courses of Company Secretaryship
Professional Programme offered by ICSI.
Sl. No. Course Code Course Title
Part A: Courses offered by IGNOU (which are part of existing M.Com. Programme).
1. MCO-0l Organisation Theory and Behaviour 6 Credits Compulsory
2. MCO-03 Research Methodology and Statistical Analysis 6 Credits Compulsory
3. IBO-0l International Business Environment 6 Credits Compulsory
4. IBO-06 International Business Finance 6 Credits Compulsory
OR
MCO-05 Accounting for Managerial Decisions 6 Credits Compulsory
Part B: Courses offered by ICSI as part of Company Secretaryship Professional Programme:
5. MCO-031 Company Secretarial Practice 6 Credits Credit transfer
6. MCO-032 Drafting, Appearances and Pleadings 6 Credits Credit transfer
7. MCO-033 Financial, Treasury and Forex Management 6 Credits Credit transfer
8. MCO-034 Corporate Restructuring & Insolvency 6 Credits Credit transfer
9. MCO-035 Strategic Management, Alliances and International Trade 6 Credits Credit transfer
10. MCO-036 Advanced Tax Laws and Practice 6 Credits Credit transfer
11. MCO-037 Due Diligence and Corporate Compliance Management 6 Credits Credit transfer
12. MCO-038 Governance, Business Ethics and Sustainability 6 Credits Credit transfer
3.2 Eligibility for Admission
Candidates with the following qualifications are eligible for admission:
(a) Graduate in any discipline or equivalent qualifications from a recognized University/Institute.
(b) Passed in Company Secretaryship Executive Programme.
Candidates who have already passed the Company Secretaryship course shall also be eligible for admission.
3.3 Fee Structure
A consolidated amount of `7000 shall be payable at the time of registration. There is no fee for the second year.
A student once admitted, shall be deemed to have been admitted for the second year also. Therefore, he/she is
not required to re-register for the 2nd year and pay any fee.
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