• Course Title : Bachelor In Professional Hospitality (BPH)
• Category/Level : Bachelors
• Course Duration (months) : 48 months
• Cost Range (NPR) :
• Affiliated to : Kathmandu University

Course Description:

The major focus of this degree program is to develop professional practitioners through both the development of the relevant knowledge and understanding and the professional competencies and skills required of the hospitality industry in the 21st Century. The graduates of the programme will have had the opportunity to develop into self- confident individuals with enhanced professional skills, who respect diversity and understand cultural differences and are able to take an holistic view of the industry and hospitality related operations. These graduates will be highly sought after by industry as they will have become professional practitioners in their specialist field and have demonstrated that they can make a real difference to any hospitality situation.

The innovative world-class hospitality education program will champion KU’s initiatives of quality, innovation, equity, identity, impact, and global engagement. The students enrolled will learn-while-they-earn and earn-while-they-learn to cover their tuition fees. Other characteristics of this collaborative constituent program will be, close partnership with industry to enhance real-world learning, globally accredited programs, placements of students in the best hospitality organizations during the study duration and internship, the involvement of international students, tailor-made learning for students with competency-based evaluation criteria, and promote indigenous elements of Nepali culture in the curriculum.

Distinctive features of the program are enhanced real-world learning, globally accredited program, placements of students in the best hospitality organizations, tailor-made learning for students with competency-based evaluation criteria, and promoting indigenous elements of Nepali culture and cuisine in the curriculum.

Eligibility:
Nepali or non-Nepali national with a 10+2 or intermediate or equivalent level study program of at least two-year duration in any discipline with a minimum of 45 percent in aggregate or CGPA of 2.0 on the scale of 4.0 and minimum 'D+' grade in each subject from a university/board recognized by Kathmandu University. GCE Advanced Level students should have passed a minimum of three subjects in A-Level and one general paper in As Level.

Financial aid:
One of the main objectives of this program is to make hospitality and tourism education accessible to students, especially those coming from marginalized socio-economic backgrounds. In this regard scholarships and work-based learning opportunities are available where students will be "Learning-by-doing".