Introduction
This Bachelor Program is an interdisciplinary program of the School of Arts and School of Management of Kathmandu University. The School of Arts has been QAA Accredited by UGC Nepal and has a long history of establishment, and it not only imparts education in the fields of humanities and social sciences but also in some contemporary programs such as mass communication, music and arts and design. Similarly, the School of Management with an established brand name ‘KUSOM’ has been a premium business school of the country with international repute. Together with the cooperation between these two schools, various interdisciplinary programs with high potential of success could be envisioned. And Bachelor of Environmental Studies (BES) is one such program, which has a high value at present and in future and is destined to be a successful program.
THE DEGREE
The University offers two degrees, BA and BS for the Bachelor in Environmental Studies program depending upon the prequalification of the students enrolled, courses taken, and the project work done.
ELIGIBILTY CRITERIA
Nepali or non-Nepali nationals with 10+2 or equivalent level education of at least 1.60 CGPA or 40% in aggregate, and GCE Advanced Level students passed in minimum three subjects in A Level and one general paper in AS Level with minimum 40% PUM in aggregate are eligible for the admission. The admission is open to the interested students of all the streams of Higher Secondary Schools such as Science, Arts, Management, Computer etc. with the minimum qualifications.
CAREER PROFILES
Environmental inspector, Environmentalist, Environmental resource manager, Ecologist, Conservationist, Monitoring and evaluation officer (M&E), Gender equity and social inclusion (GESI) officer, Sustainable and climate finance officer, IEE/EIA officer, Environmental educator, Environmental analyst, Environmental researcher, Environmental consultant, Environmental reporter and many more in natural resource, climate change, development, sustainability related works.
Course Highlights
BES is a four years (eight semesters) program. Some of the courses and components are: • Ecology •Green entrepreneurship • Climate change Environmental economics • Conservation and protected area •Environmental pollution • ITK and practices • Environmental arts and design • Earth and minerals •Water, land and forest management •Biological resources and food security • Sustainability • Nature based solutions and innovation •Community based learning • Environmental sociology • Field trips, internships and environmental projects
FEES AND SCHOLARSHIP
The total fee for the program is about Rs. 6,15000 for 4 years or 8 Semesters of the study.
Fee waiver for entrance topper, semester topper, merit and need based scholarship, endowment fund scholarship, research project-based scholarship, and employment opportunity for meritorious graduates are available.
CLASSES
Most of the Classes of this program will be run in Kathmandu University, School of Management, Balkumari, Lalitpur, with a few, specially the practical in school of science at Dhulikhel. Classes will be run in daytime from September/October 2024 session. Senior faculties and visiting experts will be involved in the classes and practical.
OTHER HIGHLIGHTS
The enrolled students will also have participation in skill enhancing activities such as Practical; Field trips; Interns; Projects; Conferences; Workshops etc.
Admission form is available online from KU website: https://soa.ku.edu.np
For more information KATHMANDU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ARTS [KUSOA] PO Box 6250, Kathmandu, Nepal 01 5913306 soa_admission@ku.edu.np
