Faculty of Management

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The Faculty of Management (FOM), Tribhuvan University has its ultimate objective of educating students for professional pursuits in business, industry, and government. It is further dedicated to contributing for enhancing the knowledge and understanding of business and public administration. In this pursuit, FOM aims to develop net working with management institutes in the country and abroad to exchange new knowledge, technology and methods of higher level efficiency in management of business and public entities. It also aims  continuously to innovate and promote cost effective, socially relevant, modern technology-based management educational programmes in Nepal.

The FOM offers instruction to Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS), Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Bachelor of Travel and Tourism Management (BTTM), Bachelor of Hotel Management (BHM), Bachelor of Information Management (BIM), Post Graduate Diploma in Police Science (PGDPS), Master of Business Studies (MBS), Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Public Administration (MPA), Master of Travel and Tourism Management (MTTM) and Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.). The FOM also offers doctoral program in management leading to a degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D).

Goals of FOM

• to prepare middle and top level professional managers capable of handling business in dynamic global environment.
• to produce socially responsible and creative entrepreneurs capable of promoting business and industry for the socio-economic development of Nepal.
• to conduct research and management development programmes for enhancing the knowledge and skill base of academics and practicing managers.
• to innovate and promoting management programmes catering to the various social and economic sectors of Nepal.
• to establish  linkages with leading universities and management institutes abroad and collaborate with them in program development and implementation.
• to develop managers for public sector with competency in public policy management and governance. and

Each academic program in operation under FOM, however, has its own specific objectives.

Academic Programmes

The faculty runs both general as well as professional academic programmes. The programmes offered by the faculty are as follows:

• Proficiency Certificate Level  (phasing out)
• Bachelor’s Level
• Post Graduate Diploma Level\
• Master’s Level
• M. Phil.
• Ph.D.

Bachelor’s Programme under Annual System

Bachelor of  Business Studies (BBS)

Duration- 3 Years

Areas of Specialization:

General Management

Marketing Management

Finance

Accountancy

Management Science

Masters’ Programme under Annual System

Master of Business Studies (MBS)

Duration: 2 Years  Full Marks: 1000

Areas of Specialization:

General Management

Marketing Management

Finance

Accountancy

Management Science

Master of Public Administration (MPA)

Duration: 2 Years   Full Marks: 1000

Areas of Specialization:

Development Management

Human Resource Management

Local Governance and Development

Civil Society Governance

Public Policy

Bachelor’s Programmes under Semester System

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)

Duration- 8 Semesters

Total Credit Hours: 120 (including Internship)

Areas of Specialization:

Banking and Finance

Industrial Management

Marketing Management

Travel and Tourism Management

Management Information System

Bachelor of Information Management (BIM)

Duration- 8 Semesters

Total Credit Hours: 126 (including Internship)

Bachelor of Travel and Tourism Management (BTTM)

Duration: 6 Semesters

Total Credit Hours: 96

Bachelor of Hotel Management (BHM)

Duration: 6 Semesters

Total Credit Hours: 120

Post Graduate Programme in Public Administration under Semester System

Post Graduate Diploma in Police Science (PGDPS)

Duration: 2 Semesters

Total Credit Hours: 30

Masters’ Program under Semester System

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Duration: 4 Semesters

Total Credit Hours: 60

Master of Travel and Tourism Management (MTTM)

Duration: 4 Semesters

Total Credit Hours: 60

Master of Hospitality Management (MHM)

Duration: 4 Semesters

Total Credit Hours: 60

Master of Philosophy in Management (M.Phil.)

Duration: 3 Semesters

Total Credit Hours: 30

Areas of Specialization:

Management

Finance

Accountancy

MPhil in Public Administration

Duration: 3 Semesters

Total Credit Hours: 30

Areas of Specialization:

Public Policy

Human Resource Mangement

Local Governance and NGO Management

Faculty Board

As an academic entity FoM has a Faculty Board (FB) of its own. Faculty Board of FoM is entrusted with the tasks of designing, enhancing and approving different academic programmes as per societal needs. Besides, FB is actively involved in devising modalities of teaching/leaning and research activities in campuses under the Faculty. At present, FB consists of 30 members including the chairperson and member secretary. The Standing Committee of the Faculty Board had also been designed to act regularly and deal with routine issues as and when required

Subject Committees

To look into the academic matters and activities regularly in terms of developing and updating curriculum as per the needs, there are ten Subject Committees with their defined areas. The subject committees are also involved in organizing seminars and workshops to disseminate new ideas, knowledge and pedagogies in order to make teaching learning meaningful. The following are the subject committees in operation under the faculty.

1. General Management

2. Marketing Management

3. Finance

4. Accountancy

5. Management Science

6. Sectoral Management

7. Business Economics

8. Business Administration

9. Public Administration

10. Travel, Tourism and Hospitality Management

Research Committee

To conduct research activities in the areas of management and public administration and thereupon contribute for research-based teaching/learning process and enhance the qualityof education, Research Committee has been functional under the Faculty of Management. The research committee comprises of ten members including the chairperson and the member secretary.

Intrnational Relations

FoM has a rich history of exchange programmes and collaborative arrangements with leading industrial and business houses, management institutions, professional associations, and Universities around the world.
FoM is a permanent member of Association of Management Development Institutions in South Asia (AMDISA) and involved in collaborative efforts regularly.
The Faculty has signed Memorandum of Understanding with Department of Administration and Organization Theory, University of Bergen (UoB), Norway and working towards national, regional and international cooperation in public affairs management and research alike.
In line with maintaining academic and professional link, the Faculty is sponsoring two candidates each year to participate in Programme for the Development of Management Faculties (PDMF) of Indian Institute of Management, Ahmadabad (IIMA). Corollary to the above, FoM is also sponsoring candidates to participate in national and international seminars and similar other academic events, regularly.
Inviting scholars and professors from SAARC region for guest lecturers and conduction of Viva-voce examination of PhD candidates thereupon strengthening the bondage of relationships with academics from reputed universities has also been a regular phenomenon of the Faculty.
To meet the requirements of the human resource market, FoM has completed the revision, of the existing master level curriculum of MBS and MPA and duly implemented from 2009. Similarly the curriculum of BBA and BIM Bachelor level programme has also been revised and implemented from 2008. In addition,to enhance the competency of faculty members, FoM is regularly involved in the following programmes, as well.

• Regular interaction programmes amongst and between the faculties and the corporate world
• Conducts mini research programmes Case writing and administrating workshops
• Orientation programmes to faculties on pedagogies and related teaching/learning activities

Publication

FoM publishes annual research journal on Management and Economics entitled Synergy.

Future Programmes

• Monitoring continuously the effectiveness of ongoing programmes
• Evaluating the emerging needs of corporate world and the society at large, and developing accordingly the socially relevant academic courses/programmes.
• Enlarging relations internationally to get access to innovative programmes and supports therein

Prof. Dr. Dev Raj Adhikari

Dean

Faculty of Management

Central Administrative Building

Tribhuvan University

Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal

Phone: (977-1) 4330814/4330818

Fax: (977-1) 4333396

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Website:fomtu.edu.np