Master of Business Studies

The Master of Business Studies (MBS) program requires the students to study for a total of 1000 marks. Fourteen analytical and core courses (700 marks), 2 specialization courses (200 marks), and a thesis or two seminar papers (100 marks) will have to be completed.

Objectives of the MBS Program

The objective of the MBS program is to enable the students to work as competent managers and to meet the demand for higher-level managers in organizations, particularly in the functional areas of management Upon graduation, a student should be able to function as a manager in business, industry, government and non-governmental sector, within and outside the country, in areas like accounting, marketing, finance, and general management. The MBS program specifically aims to:

  1. Equip the students with the required conceptual knowledge of business and management
  2. Prepare managers in the functional areas of management.
  3. Develop knowledge and skill of business environment from a national and global perspective.
  4. Encourage entrepreneurial capabilities in students to make them effective change agents in the Nepalese society.
  5. Develop research capability in the students

Curricular structure

First Year – First Semester

  1. MKT 511: Marketing Management  Credit Hours: 3  
  2. ECO 512: Managerial Economics  Credit Hours: 3
  3. MSC 514: Statistical Methods  Credit Hours: 3
  4. MGT 515: Organizational Behavior  Credit Hours: 3
  5. MGT 519: Managerial Communication  Credit Hours: 3

First Year – Second Semester

  1. ACC 517: Management Accountancy Credit Hours: 3  
  2. FIN 510: Financial Management Credit Hours: 3  
  3. MGT 513: Human Resource Management Credit Hours: 3  
  4. MGT 518: Business Environment Credit Hours: 3  
  5. MSC 517: Production and Operations Management Credit Hours: 3  

Second Year – Third Semester 

  1. ACC 519: Accounting for Financial and Managerial Decisions and Control Credit hours: 3
  2. MGT 524: Entrepreneurship Credit hours: 3
  3. MSC 521: Research Methodology Credit hours: 3
  4. MGT 522: International Business Credit hours: 3

Specialization Course (Any One from Group A)

Finance

FIN 687: Financial Derivatives and Market Credit hours: 3FIN 688: Corporate Finance Credit hours: 3

Accountancy

ACC 685: Corporate Taxation Credit hours: 3ACC 686: Cost Management Credit hours: 3

Management

MGT 687: Recent Trends in Management Credit hours: 3MGT 688: Organizational Theory Credit Hours: 3

Marketing

MKT 691: Advertising and Promotion Management Credit hours: 3MKT 692: Rural Marketing Credit Hours: 3

Second Year – Fourth Semester 

MGT 523: Strategic Management

Specialization Courses (Any Two from Group B)

Finance

FIN 685: Financial Markets and Institutions Credit hours: 3FIN 686: International Financial Management Credit Hours: 3FIN 689: Investment Management Credit hours: 3FIN 690: Insurance: Theory and Practice Credit hours: 3FIN 691: Commercial Bank Management: Theory and Practice Credit Hours: 3

Marketing

MKT 685: Consumer Behavior Credit hours: 3MKT 686: International Marketing Credit hours: 3MKT 687: Brand Management Credit hours: 3MKT 688: Sales Management Credit hours: 3MKT 689: Retail Management Credit hours: 3MKT 690: Services Marketing Credit Hours: 3

Accountancy

ACC 687: Contemporary Auditing Credit hours: 3ACC 688: Accounting Theory and Financial Reporting Credit hours: 3ACC 689: Management Control Systems Credit hours: 3ACC 690: Balance Scorecard: A Tool for Performance Measurement Credit hours: 3

Management

MGT 685: Organizational Development and Change Credit hours: 3MGT 686: Quality Management Credit hours: 3MGT 689: Performance Management Credit hours: 3MGT 690: Leadership and Communication Credit Hours: 3

MGT 525: DIssertation