Program Structure

Duration of the Course

The BBA Program is an intensive 4-year course stretched over eight semesters of full time study, with every academic year having two semesters. The Fall semester starts in September and the Spring semester in March. Students are normally admitted to the program in the fall semester. Maximum duration allowed for the BBA program to be completed is six years i.e., 12 semesters. Students are required to complete internship and project work during their study period. After completion of the course requirements students are awarded Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) by Pokhara University.

Curricular Structure

The BBA curriculum is designed to provide theoretical and conceptual knowledge in various fields of management relevant to organizations and to familiarize the students with the basic tools and techniques of analyzing problems and supporting decision making. Lecture, case analysis and discussion, term-paper writing, seminars and project works are the common teaching methods used by the faculty to achieve the objectives of various courses. The medium of instruction is English.

A student needs to complete 126 credit hours of course work, project work and internship for earning BBA degree. A full time student has to take a minimum of 12 credits per semester. The curriculum comprises of the following seven distinct components and each course is of 3 credit hours. Students need to select two areas of specialization and choose four courses in each.

• Analytical Tools:  10 courses, 30 credit hours
• Support Area Courses: 7 courses, 21 credit hours
• Core Area Courses: 12 courses, 36 credit hours
• Capstone Courses: 3 courses, 9 credit hours
• Specialization Area: 8 courses, 24 credit hours
• Project Work: 3 credit hours
• Internship: 3 credit hours

Analytical Tool courses:  (30 Credits)
These courses provide students with analytical skills that help understand the basic and functional areas of management.  
MTH 101.3       Business Mathematics I                                                                            
CMP 101.3      Computer Application                                                   
MTH 102.3       Business Mathematics II                                                                          
ECO 101.3      Microeconomics                                                                                      
CMP 103.3      Programming Language                                                                           
STT 101.3       Business Statistics                                                          
ECO 102.3      Macroeconomics                                                           
STT 102.3       Data Analysis and Modeling                                          
RCH 101.3     Research Methodology                                                  
MIS 101.3       Management Information System

Support area courses ( 21 Credits)

These courses develop students' communication skill and provide them with strong foundation in behavioral science and legal environment of business.

ENG 101.3    English I                                                                                 
ENG 102.3    English II                                                                               
ENG 103.3    Business Communication                                                 
LAW 102.3    Business Law                                                                                         
SOC 101.3    Sociology                                                                                                         
LOG 101.3    Fundamentals of Logic                                                                                    
PSY 101.3     Psychology      

Core Courses ( 36 credit hours)

These courses help students understand principles and practice in the basic and functional areas of management.

ACC 101.3   Financial Accounting I                                    
MGT 101.3   Principles of Management                              
ACC 102.3   Financial Accounting II                                                                         
ACC 103.3   Management Accounting                                
FIN 101.3     Finance I          
MGT 102.3   Organizational Relations                                 
MKT 101.3   Principles of Marketing                                  
FIN 102.3     Finance II         
MGT 105.3   Entrepreneurship                                                                          
MGT 106.3   International Business                                                                               
MGT 103.3   Human Resource Management                                                               
MGT 104.3   Operations Management
 
Capstone Courses ( 9 credit )

These courses develop students' ability to synthesize and appreciate the interrelationships between various functional areas of management.

MGT 111.3  Strategic Management I                                                                            
MGT 112.3  Strategic Management II                                  
MGT 113.3  Nepalese Business Environment                      

Specialization Area Courses (24 Credits)

The specialization areas courses help students develop specialized and focused skills in the areas of their choice. Students need to select two areas of specialization and choose four courses in each.

•   Accountancy
•   Finance                 
•   Management
•   Marketing
•   Management Information System

PRJ 101.3 Project Work (3 Credits)

Students are required to undertake independent project assignment that involves fieldwork and empirical analysis of the information collected from the field. The students are also required to prepare a project report on a prescribed format. The objective of the project work is to develop students' skills in research, particularly in areas of data collection, processing, analysis, and report writing. The evaluation of the project work shall be external.  Only 'Pass/Fail' grades are awarded in the internship.

INT 101.3  Internship (3 Credits)

The BBA students are required to undertake an internship program approved by the Head of the program. A faculty supervises the student intern. The primary goal of internship is to provide a student with a real-life on-the-job exposure and an opportunity to apply theoretical concepts in real life situation. Student's interest and intended area of concentration are taken into account while making internship placement decisions. The normal duration of the internship is 6 to 8 weeks, and it is undertaken during the summer after completing at least 48 credit hours of course works. The students must submit the internship report to the host institution and the University and give a seminar to the faculty and students. A student must obtain 'Pass' grade in the internship. Failure to obtain passing will call for a retake of the internship program. Such retake may be allowed at most only once.
  
Course Registration

Students are required to register courses at the beginning of each semester. Since registration is a very important procedural part of the credit system, all students must present themselves at the college. Registration in absence may be allowed only in rare cases at the discretion of principal. A student's nominee cannot register for courses but will only be allowed to complete other formalities.