BBA (Finance) Program Objectives

The Bachelor of Business Administration- Finance (BBA-Finance) which was previously named as Bachelor of Business Administration in Banking and Insurance (BBA-BI) program of Pokhara University aims to provide students with sound conceptual foundation and practical skills in various areas of finance, banking, insurance, investment and capital markets. It also intends to develop intellectual ability and managerial skills in students through business and other managerial courses. Besides, the program helps the students to develop proper attitudes and qualities required for managing business functions. The program specifically aims to produce the graduates who:

• have a sound knowledge and proper conceptual underpinnings of business management;
• have specialized knowledge on key sectors of financial activities such as corporate financial management, banking, insurance, investment and capital markets;
• are well acquainted with the broad contexts of business organizations in Nepal and outside,
• possess analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills;
• possess the ability to use electronic media and computers to solve organizational problems,
• have the ability to work in teams and individually; and
• have awareness of the environmental factors, social/functional relationships, and ethical standards that affect business and administrative decisions within an organization. 

Curricular Structure

The curriculum is designed to equip students with the competencies, knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed for success in management field. The coursework gives students a broad and holistic view of the challenges in today's business environment. The BBA (Finance) program provides students basis for career growth and prepares them for higher studies. The curriculum comprises the following five distinct components:

• Foundation Courses: These courses develop students' communication skills and provide them with strong foundation in economics, behavioral science, statistics, mathematics, information technology, and legal environment of business.
• Management Core Courses: These courses will help students to understand principles and practices in the basic and functional areas of management and develop their ability to synthesize and appreciate the interrelationships among these areas of management.
• Concentration Courses: The concentration courses will help students to develop specialized and focused skills in the areas of their choice. Students are required to select five courses from any two of the concentration areas offered by the school/college.
• Elective Courses: The elective courses are non-business courses, based on social sciences. A student may select any two of the listed elective courses. These courses take place as other regular courses, and are graded in the same way. A college can also develop and offer any other non-business elective courses with the prior approval of the Office of the Dean, Faculty of Management Studies.
• Project Work and Internship: Students need to take project works and internship during the study period. The projects involve fieldworks and their empirical analysis. Students must follow the prescribed formats to prepare such reports. Besides this, students also need to do internships in business organizations for six to eight weeks. Aimed to provide an opportunity to gain real-life experience, this course also helps the students to apply theoretical understanding to action.
• Practicum Courses: Practicum courses will help students to experience the essential practical tasks emphasized to acquire skills and knowledge in working life. The practicum includes the areas of academic writing, technological skills, software trainings and soft skills development for developing professional competences.
• Project Work and Internship: Students need to take project works and internship during the study period. The projects involve fieldworks and their empirical analysis. Students must follow the prescribed formats to prepare such reports. Besides this, students also need to do internships in business organizations for six to eight weeks. Aimed to provide an opportunity to gain real-life experience, this course also helps the students to apply theoretical understanding to action.
• Practicum Courses: Practicum courses will help students to experience the essential practical tasks emphasized to acquire skills and knowledge in working life. The practicum includes the areas of academic writing, technological skills, software trainings and soft skills development for developing professional competences.

Program Features

The BBA (Finance) is a four-year program structured in eight semesters. A student needs to complete 120 credit hours of course work, project work and internship for graduation.

Besides lectures, the classes are facilitated by case studies, group discussions, project assignments, field visits, class presentations and other teaching methods. In order to develop communication and interpersonal skills, students are emphasized to participate in class activities, group discussions and individual presentations.

The medium of instruction and examination for this program will be English, and a student is expected to have good English language proficiency with acceptable communication skills.

The Semester System

The prominent feature of the semester system is the continuous evaluation of a student's performance, and flexibility given to the students to progress at pace suited to his/her individual ability as per the credit requirements.

The credit hour assigned to each course of this program varies depending on its lecture, tutorial and practical work hours in a week. One lecture/contact hour per week per semester is assigned one credit. That is, a one credit hour course has 16 contact/class hours, two credit hours course has 32 contact/class hours and three credit hours course has 48 contact/class hours. A faculty member is assigned to teach each of the courses. If the course is taught by more than one faculty member, then one of the members is designated as the coordinator of that course.

Entry Requirements and Admission Procedures

Eligibility

The entry requirement for a new student in BBA (Finance) will be Intermediate or Higher Secondary level (10+2) or Grade 12 or Proficiency Certificate Level (PCL), or equivalent as recognized by Pokhara University. In addition, the student must pass the entrance test conducted by the concerned college.

Semester-wise Curriculum Structure Pokhara University

BBA (Finance) Program