BHM at Nepal College of Management (NCM), Lalitpur (affiliated with Kathmandu University)
The Bachelor in Hospitality Management (BHM) program at the Nepal College of Management (NCM) in Dhobighat, Lalitpur, is an intensive four-year program comprising eight semesters, including two semesters of internship, which require a written report.
Kathmandu University introduced the Bachelor in Hospitality Management (BHM) in November 2019. This blended tourism and hotel management course is designed to prepare students to enter the glamorous hospitality industry at the supervisory level in hotel and tourism operations.
BHM is a course that demands more technical and skilled learning. Most of the course content is allotted to practical (60%), while the remaining 40% is theory.
To graduate, students are required to complete a total of 132 credit hours of study, which includes:
- 30 credits for foundation courses
- 32 credits for core hospitality courses
- 31 credits for general management courses
- 6 credits and 3 credits for specialization and research, respectively.
Semester I
| Code |
Subject |
Credit |
Hours |
Theory |
Practical |
| BHM 101 |
The Contemporary Hospitality and Tourism Industry |
3 |
48 |
32 |
16 |
| BHM 131 |
Room Division Operation I |
3 |
48 |
16 |
32 |
| BHM 121 |
Food & Beverage Service Operation & Mgmt I |
3 |
48 |
16 |
32 |
| GEM 233 |
Fundamental of Hospitality Mgmt & Leadership |
3 |
48 |
16 |
32 |
| BHM 123 |
Food Production Operation & Mgmt I |
3 |
48 |
16 |
32 |
| ENG 105 |
English for Hospitality |
3 |
48 |
48 |
- |
- Total Credits: 18
- Total Hours: 288
- Theory: 176
- Practical: 96
Semester II
| Code |
Subject |
Credit |
Hours |
Theory |
Practical |
| BHM 122 |
Food & Beverage Service Operation & Mgmt II |
3 |
48 |
16 |
32 |
| BHM 202 |
Travel and Tourism Service Operation |
3 |
48 |
32 |
16 |
| BHM 124 |
Food Production Operation & Mgmt II |
3 |
48 |
16 |
32 |
| BHM 201 |
Food Science, Nutrition, and Sanitation |
3 |
48 |
48 |
- |
| BHM 132 |
Room Division Operation II |
3 |
48 |
16 |
32 |
| GEM 220 |
Success Skills (Professionalism in Hospitality) |
3 |
48 |
48 |
- |
- Total Credits: 18
- Total Hours: 288
- Theory: 176
- Practical: 96
Semester III
| Code |
Subject |
Credit |
Hours |
Theory |
Practical |
| BHM 125 |
Food Production Operation & Mgmt III |
3 |
48 |
16 |
32 |
| FIN 312 |
Financial Management in Hospitality Industry |
3 |
48 |
48 |
- |
| MAS 122 |
Hospitality Business Software Applications |
3 |
48 |
16 |
32 |
| GEM 204 |
Business Communication & Writing Skills |
3 |
48 |
48 |
- |
| BHM 221 |
Oenology & Beverage Knowledge |
3 |
48 |
16 |
32 |
| FRN 102 |
International Foreign Language (Chinese/German/French/Spanish) |
3 |
48 |
48 |
- |
- Total Credits: 18
- Total Hours: 288
- Theory: 184
- Practical: 104
Semester IV
| Code |
Subject |
Credit |
Hours |
Theory |
Practical |
| BHM 206 |
Industrial Experience (Internship One) |
14 |
672 |
- |
672 |
| |
Internship Report I |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- Total Credits: 15
- Total Hours: 672
- Theory: -
- Practical: 672
Semester V
| Code |
Subject |
Credit |
Hours |
Theory |
Practical |
| BHM 207 |
Industrial Experience (Internship Two) |
14 |
672 |
- |
672 |
| |
Internship Report II |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- Total Credits: 15
- Total Hours: 672
- Theory: -
- Practical: 672
Semester VI
| Code |
Subject |
Credit |
Hours |
Theory |
Practical |
| BHM 301 |
Sustainable Hospitality Environment |
3 |
48 |
40 |
0.5 |
| SOS 125 |
Ethics and Fair Society |
3 |
48 |
40 |
0.5 |
| BHM 302 |
Property, Safety, and Security Management |
3 |
48 |
40 |
0.5 |
| ACC 314 |
Managerial Accounting for Hospitality Industry |
3 |
48 |
40 |
0.5 |
| Specialization (any two): |
|
|
|
|
|
| BHM 320 |
Food & Beverage Operation and Mgmt Advanced |
3 |
48 |
48 |
- |
| BHM 330 |
Room Division Operation and Management |
3 |
48 |
48 |
- |
| BHM 340 |
Management of Function & Events |
3 |
48 |
48 |
- |
| BHM 360 |
Tourism Product Development |
3 |
48 |
48 |
- |
| BHM 350 |
Airlines Operation and Management |
3 |
48 |
48 |
- |
| BHM 470 |
Adventure Tourism |
3 |
48 |
48 |
- |
- Total Credits: 18
- Total Hours: 288
- Theory: 216
- Practical: 4.5
Semester VII
| Code |
Subject |
Credit |
Hours |
Theory |
Practical |
| GEM 414 |
Hospitality Industry Law |
3 |
48 |
40 |
0.5 |
| ECO 302 |
Behavioural Economics |
3 |
48 |
40 |
0.5 |
| HRM 213 |
Organizational Behavior & Productivity Mgmt |
3 |
48 |
40 |
0.5 |
| RSH 405 |
Research Methodology, Statistics |
3 |
48 |
40 |
0.5 |
| MKT 325 |
Marketing & Sales for Hospitality Businesses |
3 |
48 |
40 |
0.5 |
- Total Credits: 15
- Total Hours: 240
- Theory: 208
- Practical: 2
Semester VIII
| Code |
Subject |
Credit |
Hours |
Theory |
Practical |
| RSH 406 |
Research Project and Diploma Paper |
3 |
48 |
32 |
16 |
| ENT 414 |
Entrepreneurship for Hospitality |
3 |
48 |
32 |
16 |
| BHM 404 |
Tourism Destination Management |
3 |
48 |
32 |
16 |
| HRM 223 |
Managing Productivity through People |
3 |
48 |
32 |
16 |
| Elective (any one): |
|
|
|
|
|
| MKT 405 |
Customer Relationship Management |
3 |
48 |
32 |
16 |
| GEM 410 |
Service Quality Management |
3 |
48 |
32 |
16 |
| MKT 432 |
E-Marketing and Distribution |
3 |
48 |
32 |
16 |
| BHM 455 |
Hospitality & Tourism Development Seminar |
3 |
48 |
32 |
16 |
| MAS 202 |
Information Technology in Hospitality |
3 |
48 |
32 |
16 |
| MKT 473 |
Hospitality Brand Management |
3 |
48 |
32 |
16 |
| MKT 440 |
Social Media in Hospitality |
3 |
48 |
32 |
16 |
- Total Credits: 15
- Total Hours: 240
- Theory: 176
- Practical: 64
- 1 Credit = 16 Hours of Classes
