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Master's Degree Business Studies (MBS)
Program Objective
The objective of the MBS program is to enable the students to work as competent managers and to meet the demand of higher level managers in organizations, particularly in the functional areas of management as well as to demonstrate knowledge of a specific field of study. This includes components such as independent research and analysis, critical evaluation and application, the ability to solve complex problems as well as working independently. FOM program lays special emphasis on developing graduates managerial and entrepreneurial skills over a solid foundation of theories and techniques. Upon graduation, a student should be able to function as a manager in business, industry, government and non-government sectors, within and outside the country, in areas like accounting, marketing, finance and general management. The MBS program specifically aims to:
- Equip the students with required conceptual knowledge of business and management.
- Prepare managers in the functional areas of management.
- Develop knowledge and skill of business environment in national and global perspective.
- Encourage entrepreneurial capabilities in students to make them effective change agents in the Nepalese society.
- Develop research capability in the students.
Core Courses
Core business courses integrate all analytical and functional areas and provide students with an appreciation of the diversity and inter-relationship of business and management issues. It includes subjects such as Research Methodology, Statistical Methods, Managerial Economics,
Organizational Behavior, Human Resources Management, Financial Management, Management Accountancy, Accounting for Financial and Managerial Decision and Control, Marketing Management, Production and Operations Management, International Business, Managerial Communication, Entrepreneurship, Strategic Management and Business Environment.
Specialization Courses
There are four areas of specialization offer for the students. Specialization in any one of the areas, such as, accounting, finance, marketing, and management enables the student to develop expertise in his/her concentration area. Altogether 3 courses are offered in one area of specialization. Students have to choose one specialization area and study one course from group ‘A’ in the thirds semester and 2 courses from group ‘B’ in the fourth semester.
Dissertation
The MBS program requires students to conduct original research work during the four semesters of the two-year study period. Students are required to write a dissertation based on their original research work. Students writing dissertation are encouraged to write their dissertation within the selected specialization area.
Course Cycle
| First Semester | 15 Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| MKT 511 Marketing Management | 3 Cr. |
| ECO 512 Managerial Economics | 3 Cr. |
| MSC 514 Statistical Methods | 3 Cr. |
| MGT 515 Organizational Behavior | 3 Cr. |
| MGT 519 Managerial Communication | 3 Cr. |
| Second Semester | 15 Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| FIN 510 Financial Management | 3 Cr. |
| MGT 513 Human Resource Management | 3 Cr. |
| MSC 517 Production and Operations Management | 3 Cr. |
| ACC 517 Management Accountancy | 3 Cr. |
| MGT 518 Business Environment | 3 Cr. |
| Third Semester | 15 Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| ACC 519 Accounting for Financial and Managerial Decision and Control | 3 Cr. |
| MSC 521 Research Methodology | 3 Cr. |
| MGT 522 International Business | 3 Cr. |
| MGT 524 Entrepreneurship | 3 Cr. |
Specialization Course (Any One from Group A)
Finance
| FIN 687 Financial Derivatives and Market | 3 Cr. |
| FIN 688 Corporate Finance | 3 Cr. |
Accountancy
| ACC 685 Corporate Taxation | 3 Cr. |
| ACC 686 Cost Management | 3 Cr. |
Management
| MGT 687 Recent Trends in Management | 3 Cr. |
| MGT 688 Organizational Theory | 3 Cr. |
Marketing
| MKT 691 Advertising and Promotion Management | 3 Cr. |
| MKT 692 Rural Marketing | 3 Cr. |
| Fourth Semester | 15 Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| MGT 523 Strategic Management | 3 Cr. |
Specialization Courses (Any Two from Group B)
| FIN 685 Financial Markets and Institutions | 3 Cr. |
| FIN 686 International Financial Management | 3 Cr. |
| FIN 689 Investment Management | 3 Cr. |
| FIN 690 Insurance: Theory and Practice | 3 Cr. |
| FIN 691 Commercial Bank Management: Theory and Practice | 3 Cr. |
Marketing
| MKT 685 Consumer Behavior | 3 Cr. |
| MKT 686 International Marketing | 3 Cr. |
| MKT 687 Brand Management | 3 Cr. |
| MKT 688 Sales Management | 3 Cr. |
| MKT 689 Retail Management | 3 Cr. |
| MKT 690 Services Marketing | 3 Cr. |
Accountancy
| ACC 687 Contemporary Auditing | 3 Cr. |
| ACC 688 Accounting Theory and Financial Reporting | 3 Cr. |
| ACC 689 Management Control Systems | 3 Cr. |
| ACC 690 Balance Scorecard: A Tool for Performance Measurement | 3 Cr. |
Management
| MGT 685 Organizational Development and Change | 3 Cr. |
| MGT 686 Quality Management | 3 Cr. |
| MGT 689 Performance Management | 3 Cr. |
| MGT 690 Leadership and Communication | 3 Cr. |
| MGT 525 Dissertation | 6 Cr. |
Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS)
Program Objective
The objective of the BBS program is to develop students into competent managers for any sector of organized activity as well as to demonstrate knowledge of a specific field of study. This includes components such as independent research and analysis, critical evaluation and application, the ability to solve complex problems as well as working independently.
Upon graduation, students should be equipped to function as a manager in business, industry and government. The graduate should also have a variety of career opportunities in different sectors of business including entrepreneurship and create much needed jobs for others.
First Year
| 1. | Business English MGT 201 |
| 2. | Business Economics MGT 203 |
| 3. | 3. Business Statistics MGT 202 |
| 4. | Principle of Management MGT 213 |
| 5. | Accounting for Financial Analysis and Planning MGT 211 |
Second Year
| 1. | Business Communication MGT 205 |
| 2. | Business Economics MGT 206 |
| 3. | Foundation of HRM MGT 216 |
| 4. | Fundamentals of Marketing MGT 214 |
| 5. | Cost and Management Accounting MGT 212 |
Third Year
| 1. | Organizational Behaviour MGT 219 |
| 2. | Fundamentals of Financial Management MGT 215 |
| 3. | Taxation and Auditing MGT 218 |
| 4. | Business Law MGT 204 |
| 5. | Business Environment and Strategic Management MGT 217 |
Fourth Year
| 1. | Entrepreneurship & Enterprises Development MGT 220 |
| 2. | Research Methods Project Works MGT 221 |
Concentration Area:
Finance
| 1. | FIN 250 Fundamentals of Corporate Finance |
| 2. | FIN 252 Foundations of Financial Institutions and MKT |
| 3. | FIN 253 Fundamentals of Investment |
Marketing
| 1. | MKT 250 Fundamentals of Selling |
| 2. | MKT 253 Fundamentals of advertising |
| 3. | MKT 254 Fundamentals of service Marketing Management |
BED: Bachelor's Degree in Education
Students of four-year B.Ed. program will have to study one subject area as specialization major and the next as specialization minor area selecting from among Nepali Education, English Education, Mathematics Education, Science Education (physical science), Health and Physical Education, Population Education. Students may also study one of the courses from among Science Education (Biological Science), Health Education, Physical Education, vocational education, Primary Education, Early Childhood Development Education, Non-formal Education and Education Management as specialization minor.
Four-year B.Ed. with annual examination system is a professional as well as academic program designed for preparing competent teachers who can teach two subjects at secondary level.
Course Titles
Course titles under each group are given below:
GROUP A: Communication Skills
- General Nepali
- General English
GROUP B: Professional Core Courses
- English
- Nepali
- Sociology
- Social Work
First Year
| 1. | General English 411 |
| 2. | Compulsory Nepali 401 |
| 3. | Education 412 |
Major Subjects
| 4. | English 416/417 |
| 5. | Nepali 416/417 |
| 6. | Population 416/417 |
| 7. | Health and Physical Edu. 416/417 |
| 8. | Mathematics 416/417 |
Minor Subjects
| 1. | Minor Nepali 418/419 |
| 2. | Minor Population 418/419 |
| 3. | Minor Health and Physical Edu. 418/419 |
Second Year
| 1. | Educational Psychology 421 |
Major Subjects
| 2. | English 422/423/424 |
| 3. | Nepali 422/423/424 |
| 4. | Population 422/423/424 |
| 5. | Health and Physical Edu. 422/423/424 |
| 6. | Mathematics 422/423/424 |
Minor Subjects
| 1. | Minor Nepali 428/429 |
| 2. | Minor Population 428/429 |
| 3. | Minor Health and Physical Edu. 428/429 |
Third Year
| 1. | Curriculum and Evaluation 431 |
Major Subjects
| 2. | English 432/432/434 |
| 3. | Nepali 432/432/434 |
| 4. | Population 432/432/434 |
| 5. | Health and Physical Edu. 432/432/434 |
| 6. | Mathematics 432/432/434 |
Minor Subjects
| 1. | Minor Nepali 439 |
| 2. | Minor Population 439 |
| 3. | Minor Health and Physical Edu. 439 |
Fourth Year
| 1. | Teaching Practice 440 |
Major Subjects (English)
| 2. | ICT (443) |
| 3. | Research Meth (445) |
| 4. | Lg. & Literature (446) |
| 5. | Project work & Semi (449) |
Major Subjects (Nepali)
| 6. | Class Inst. (442) |
| 7. | Research Meth(445) |
| 8. | Byawahar. Lekhan(446) |
| 9. | Project Pop.(449) |
Major Subjects (Population)
| 10. | Class Inst. (442) |
| 11. | Fund. of Ageing (445) |
| 12. | Byawahar. Lekhan(446) |
| 13. | Project Pop.(449) |
BA: Bachelor's Degree in Humanities & Social Sciences
Tribhuvan University has launched four-year bachelor’s course in BA from the academic year 2076/077 under the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.
It is the inter-disciplinary subjects where students can study Compulsory English, Compulsory Nepali, Nepal Studies, Sociology, Economics, Culture, Rural Development, Social Work, Mass Communication and Population Studies within the same stream.
The four-year course is of 2,000 marks (500 marks each year) and students can choose two subjects of 700 marks each as their majors and two subjects of 100 marks each as elective subjects.
There will be three compulsory subjects — English, Nepali and Nepal Studies. English will be of 200 marks, Nepali 100 marks and Nepal Studies 100 marks. English has been made compulsory in the first and third years, while Nepali will be compulsory in the second year and Nepal studies will be compulsory in the third year.
Students will be evaluated on the basis of written examinations of 70 marks, while 30 marks will be for internal assessment, including mini project, classroom presentation and teamwork for each subject.
Available Subjects in KMC
First Year
Compulsory English
Second Year
Compulsory Nepali
Third Year
Compulsory English
Fourth Year
Compulsory Nepal Studies
Specialization (Anyone from each group carry 200 marks- two paper in each year)
GROUP A
- Rural Development
- Mass Communication
- Economics
GROUP B
- English
- Nepali
- Sociology
- Social Work
Finance
| FIN 687 Financial Derivatives and Market | 3 Cr. |
| FIN 688 Corporate Finance | 3 Cr. |
Accountancy
| ACC 685 Corporate Taxation | 3 Cr. |
| ACC 686 Cost Management | 3 Cr. |
Management
| MGT 687 Recent Trends in Management | 3 Cr. |
| MGT 688 Organizational Theory | 3 Cr. |
Marketing
| MKT 691 Advertising and Promotion Management | 3 Cr. |
| MKT 692 Rural Marketing | 3 Cr. |
| Fourth Semester | 15 Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| MGT 523 Strategic Management | 3 Cr. |
Specialization Courses (Any Two from Group B)
| FIN 685 Financial Markets and Institutions | 3 Cr. |
| FIN 686 International Financial Management | 3 Cr. |
| FIN 689 Investment Management | 3 Cr. |
| FIN 690 Insurance: Theory and Practice | 3 Cr. |
| FIN 691 Commercial Bank Management: Theory and Practice | 3 Cr. |
Marketing
| MKT 685 Consumer Behavior | 3 Cr. |
| MKT 686 International Marketing | 3 Cr. |
| MKT 687 Brand Management | 3 Cr. |
| MKT 688 Sales Management | 3 Cr. |
| MKT 689 Retail Management | 3 Cr. |
| MKT 690 Services Marketing | 3 Cr. |
Accountancy
| ACC 687 Contemporary Auditing | 3 Cr. |
| ACC 688 Accounting Theory and Financial Reporting | 3 Cr. |
| ACC 689 Management Control Systems | 3 Cr. |
| ACC 690 Balance Scorecard: A Tool for Performance Measurement | 3 Cr. |
Management
| MGT 685 Organizational Development and Change | 3 Cr. |
| MGT 686 Quality Management | 3 Cr. |
| MGT 689 Performance Management | 3 Cr. |
| MGT 690 Leadership and Communication | 3 Cr. |
| MGT 525 Dissertation | 6 Cr. |
