MBA is a general management degree taught from a global perspective that prepares students for a range of management careers. It is a full time, two-year program stretched over six trimesters. MBA students are required to complete 66 credits including 27 courses, 3 practicum and seminars, 8 weeks internship and a Graduate Research Project Report (GRP). 

Features

• Unique Trimester System
• Participative and student-centred teaching-learning
• Research-based practices and real-time case studies
• Seminar based teaching
• Professional guest lecturers
• Out-reach orientation and induction workshop
• Wide ranges of specialization courses

Eligibility for Admission

Anyone having a Bachelors degree or equivalent with 15 years of formal education (12 years of schooling and three years of graduation) in any discipline with minimum 45 percent of the aggregate marks or 2.0 Cumulative Grade Point Average in undergraduate level can apply for admission to MBA. Admission to the program is based on the academic promise of applicants as indicated by their academic records, statement of objectives, recommendations, scores on entrance test and performance in the personal interview and group discussions.

Curriculum

The MBA students are required to complete 27 courses, and four practicum and couples of graduate seminars (equivalent to 66 credit hours). Students are required to complete 7 foundation and analytical tool courses (18 credits), 10 core and functional courses (20 credits), 2 capstone courses (6 credits), 4 concentration courses (8 credits), 2 electives (4 credits), and graduate research project, internship, seminars, and other projects (10 credits).

The first trimester is focused on developing the foundation required for learning the core/functional area and integrative courses.

The curriculum and course cycle of MBA (Regular)

Trimester I

Trimester II

Trimester III

Trimester IV

Trimester V

Trimester VI

Concentration Areas 

Pokhara University offers several career-focused concentrations. These courses allow students to gain additional knowledge and skills on specific concentration areas. The students are required to select any four courses from any one of the following concentration areas.

Finance (4 courses of 2.0 credits each) 

FIN 632 Financial Institutions and Markets

FIN 633 Portfolio Management and Security Analysis

FIN 634 International Finance

FIN 635 Financial Derivatives and Risk Management

FIN 636 Management of Capital Investment Decisions

FIN 637 Corporate Financing Decisions

FIN 638 Working Capital Management

FIN 639 Financial Restructuring Strategy

Marketing (4 courses of 2.0 credits each)

MKT 662 Service Marketing Strategy

MKT 663 Marketing Research

MKT 664 Consumer Behavior

MKT 665 Promotions Management

MKT 666 Global Marketing

MKT 667 Strategic Brand Management

Management Science and Systems (4 courses of 2.0 credits each)

MSC 621 Business Processing Re-engineering

MSC 622 Total Quality Management

MSC 623 System Analysis and Design

MSC 624 Optimization Theory

MSC 625 Decision Support System

MSC 626 Supply Chain and Global Operations

MSC 627 Database Management

MSC 628 Business Simulation

Human Resource Management (4 courses of 2.0 credits each)

MGT 671 HRD Strategies

MGT 672 Compensation Management

MGT 673 Career Development Strategies in HRM

MGT 674 Employee Relations Management

MGT 675 Performance Management

MGT 676 International HRM

MGT 677 Seminar in HRM

General Management (4 courses of 2.0 credits each)

MGT 651 Organizational Development

MGT 652 International Management

MGT 653 Management Challenges in Emerging Economies

MGT 654 Conflict Management and Negotiation Strategies

MGT 655 Managing for Quality Improvement

MGT 656 Knowledge Management

MGT 657 Competitive Strategy

MGT 658 Seminar in General Management

Electives

The following courses have been identified for electives. These courses offer students the flexibility to customize their needs and meet their career interests and goals. These are basically sectoral and application courses which address the systematic integration across all of the business disciplines. Hence, a wide range of elective options may be offered by a college/school. A college/school can also develop and offer such sector-focused elective courses with the prior approval of the Subject Committee and the Dean. 

Electives (2 courses of 2.0 credits each)

MGT 681 Real Estate Management

MSC 629 Management of Technology

MGT 682 Tourism and Hospitality Management

FIN 640 Insurance and Risk Management

ACC 630 Business Tax Planning

MGT 683 Project Management

FIN 641 Bank Operations and Management

MGT 684 Multinational Management

MGT 685 Social Entrepreneurship

MGT 686 Strategies for Sustainable Management

MGT 687 Management of Service Sector Organizations

MGT 688 Productivity Perspective in Management Development

MKT 668 Rural Marketing and Agribusiness

Econometric

Internship Program

Students are required to go for business exposure to assigned organizations for a period of 8 to 10 weeks under the Internship Program. Students are required to present the Internship Project Report in the prescribed format. The evaluation of the Internship shall be based on a confidential report of the host organization (40 percent) and the presentation of the Internship Project Report in a seminar (60 percent).

Graduate Research Project

Towards the end of the study period, students are required to undertake a research assignment and prepare an integrative research report in any areas of management as approved by the school's Graduate Research Project Committee. Students are required to attend the viva-voce examination and give a seminar presentation of their report.