Programme Objective
The objective of the Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS) programme at the FOM is to develop students into competent managers for any sector of organized activity. The program is based on the principle that graduates will spend a major portion of their life in a constantly changing environment. Therefore, the student should have an opportunity to obtain a broad knowledge of the concepts and reality-based skills underlying the operation and management of organizations.
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.
The BBS programme especially attempts to:
- Equip the students with the required conceptual knowledge of business and administration to develop a general management perspective in them.
- Develop required attitudes, abilities, and practical skills in students, which constitute a foundation for their growth into competent and responsible business managers.
- Encourage entrepreneurial capabilities in students to make them effective change agents in the Nepalese society.
- Develop a necessary foundation for higher studies in management and thereafter take up careers in teaching, research, and consultancy.
Course Composition
Compulsory Courses
- MGT 201: Business English
- MGT 202: Business Statistics
- MGT 207: Microeconomics for Business
- MGT 204: Business Law
- MGT 205: Business Communication
- MGT 209: Macroeconomics for Business
Core Courses
- MGT 211: Financial Accounting and Analysis
- MGT 212: Cost and Management Accounting
- MGT 213: Principles of Management
- MGT 214: Fundamentals of Marketing
- MGT 215: Fundamentals of Financial Management
- MGT 223: Organizational Behaviour & Human Resource Management
- MGT 217: Business Environment and Strategy
- MGT 224: Taxation in Nepal
- MGT 225: Entrepreneurship
- MGT 221: Business Research Methods
- MGT 226: Foundation of Financial Systems
Concentration Area (Three courses from any one of the following five functional areas)
Accounting
- ACC 250: Accounting for Banking
- ACC 251: Accounting for Business
- ACC 252: Advanced Financial Accounting
- ACC 255: Auditing
- ACC 256: Advance Cost and Management Accounting
Finance
- FIN 250: Fundamentals of Corporate Finance
- FIN 251: Commercial Bank Management
- FIN 255: Management of Financial Institutions
- FIN 253: Fundamentals of Investment
- FIN 254: Insurance and Risk Management
Marketing
- MKT 250: Fundamentals of Selling
- MKT 251: Customer Relationship Management
- MKT 252: Foreign Trade and Export Management in Nepal
- MKT 253: Fundamentals of Advertising
- MKT 254: Fundamentals of Services Marketing
Management
- MGT 251: International Business
- MGT 256: Small and Medium Enterprises
- MGT 257: Event Management
- MGT 258: Project Management
- MGT 259: Technology & Information Management
Year-Wise Course Structure
The First Year Programme
The purpose of the first-year programme is to build a strong foundation in students to prepare them to comprehend
the business concepts, theories, and practices. The first-year programme is organized into the following compulsory and core courses:
First Year (500)
MGT 201: Business English 100
MGT 202: Business Statistics 100
MGT 207: Microeconomics for Business 100
MGT 211: Financial Accounting and Analysis 100
MGT 213: Principles of Management 100
The Second Year Programme
The purpose of the second-year programme is to provide basic concepts, tools and understanding of the foundation and core courses. The foundation’s courses are required to develop understand business practices. The core courses provide essentials of learning which are basic in the broad area of business studies. The second-year programme is therefore organized into the following core and compulsory courses:
Second Year (500)
MGT 205: Business Communication 100
MGT 209: Macroeconomics for Business 100
MGT 212: Cost and Management Accounting 100
MGT 223: Organizational Behavior & Human Resource Management 100
MGT 215: Fundamentals of Financial Management 100
The Third-Year programme
The purpose of the third-year programme is to provide basic concepts, tools, and understanding of the fundamentals of business studies. The core courses provide essentials of learning which are basic to understand the broader area of business studies. The third programme is therefore organized into the following core and compulsory courses:
Third Year (500)
MGT 204: Business Law 100
MGT 226: Foundation of Financial Systems 100
MGT 217: Business Environment and Strategy 100
MGT 224: Taxation in Nepal 100
MGT 214: Fundamentals of Marketing 100
The Fourth Year Programme
In the fourth year, the students are encouraged to focus on a particular function and concentration area of business studies. Building on the foundation laid in the first, second, and third years, the principal mission of the fourth year twofold:
1) To enable the students to concentrate on one functional area of business. FOM offers four-stream of concentration courses:
- Accounting
- Finance
- Management
- Marketing
2) To provide the opportunity to students to engage in research and final project presentation.
Fourth Year (500)
MGT 225: Entrepreneurship 100
Concentration I 100
Concentration II 100
Concentration III 100
MGT 221: Business Research Methods 50
MGT 401: Final Project 50
Eligibility Conditions for Admission
The candidate applying for admission to the BBS programme:
1. Must have completed the 10+2 in business/ commerce or an equivalent course from a Higher Secondary School Board or Tribhuvan University or other University/ Board recognized by T.U
2. Must satisfy any other entry requirements or criteria as prescribed by the Faculty Board or the campus.
Attendance, Evaluation, and Grading System
The final evaluation of students is done through the annual examination conducted by the office of the Controller of Examinations, Tribhuvan University. However, for qualifying to appear in the annual examinations, students must meet the following requirements:
a) The student must have a minimum of 70 percent attendance of the classes held.
b) No student will be allowed to appear in the second year final examinations without first appearing in the first year final examinations.
The grading system in the annual examinations is as follows:
Third Division 35 percent
Second Division 45 percent
First Division 60 percent
Distinction Division 75 percent