# Bachelor of Arts in Tourism and Cultural Heritage - Link: https://kilimanjaroyetu.com/2026/08/29/bachelor-of-arts-in-tourism-and-cultural-heritage/ - Published: 2026-08-29T05:14:46+00:00 - Author: ## Programme Description The programme aims at producing graduates who will have working knowledge in the areas of Tourism and Cultural Heritage. They will understand the meaning and importance of cultural heritage resources and their conservation at the national and global context. Also, they will be able to identify unique heritage resources and be conversant with respective conservation methods and sustainable utilization of the same in tourism operations. Students will be trained to have critical and scientific thinking that can help to address challenges facing the heritage sector. In this respect, the programme prepares competent professionals who can handle cultural heritage and tourism issues efficiently and effectively. It also prepares these professionals to advice on policy and promotion issues regarding cultural heritage and tourism in the context of Tanzania and beyond. On this basis, students will be required to take core courses and relevant electives as provided in the programme. Learning modalities in this programme will include lectures, tutorial/seminars, assignments, practical, and self-study. A combination of these activities will ensure participation of lecturers and learners in learning through discussion during the seminars/tutorials and consultation hours. ## Learning Outcomes * Identify unique heritage resources and be conversant with respective conservation methods and sustainable utilization of the same in tourism operations. * Use common tourism heritage terms, concepts, and principles. * Understand meaning and structure of heritage planning, management, and governance. * Organize tour operations and conduct professional tour guidance in destinations with natural and cultural heritage resources. * Evaluate the significance of business plan for tour operators. * Advise on key issues related to heritage and tourism policy and legislation in the 173 national context and beyond. ## Programme Structure ### Year 1 #### Semester One | Code | Course Title | Status | Credits | | TH 111 | Introduction to Tourism | Core | 1E+1 | | TH 112 | History of Heritage Conservation | Core | 1E+1 | | AC 111 | Introduction to Archaeology | Core | 1E+1 | | DS 102 | Development Perspectives | Core | 7.5 | | LG 102 | Communication Skills | Core | 7.5 | | IT 111 | Introduction to Information Technology | Core | 7.5 | | AC 112 | Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | Elective | 12 | #### Semester Two | Code | Course Title | Status | Credits | | TH 121 | Tourism Mobility and Globalization | Core | 1E+1 | | TH 122 | Tour Operations Management and Tour Guidance Core | Other | 1E+1 | | AC 123 | Archaeology of Tanzania | Core | 7.5 | | SY 122 | Introduction to Culture and Society | Core | 10.5 | | AC 122 | Kinship and Marriage | Elective | 12 | | DS 121 | Natural Resources Management and Development Elective | Other | 1E+1 | ### Year 2 #### Semester One | Code | Course Title | Status | Credits | | TH 211 | Conservation and Curation of Cultural Heritage Materials | Core | 1E+1 | | TH 212 | Heritage Resources Conservation in Tanzania | Core | 7.5 | | TH 213 | Strategic Tourism Management | Core | 1E+1 | | TH 215 | Research Methods | Core | 1E+1 | | PL 212 | Critical Thinking and Argumentation | Core | 7.5 | | DS 212 | Natural Resource Conservation and Governance | Elective | 1E+1 | | SY 216 | Introduction to Social Policy | Elective | 1E+1 | #### Semester Two | Code | Course Title | Status | Credits | | TH 221 | Museology and Museum Studies | Core | 1E+1 | | TH 222 | Tourism Marketing | Core | 1E+1 | | TH 223 | Rural, Urban, and Eco-Tourism | Core | 7.5 | | TM 223 | Travel Agency and Tour Operations Management | Core | 1E+1 | | HS 221 | History of Tanzania | Core | 7.5 | ## Special Programme Requirements The practical aspect is in two categories. The first category is that students will be required to go for field excursion (TH 212 for the second-year students in the first semester) for not less than two weeks, working in a cultural heritage site and address real challenges and assess untapped potentials. To ensure full participation during excursions, students will be 176 closely supervised by their instructor(s). The other practical component (TH 229 for the second-year students in the second semester) is a six-week field attachment where students will be attached to relevant areas to complement the theoretical background obtained in classrooms. The intention is to make students be more innovative and problem solvers in the heritage and tourism sectors. ## Practical Training Core 10 AC 223 Peoples and Cultures of the World Elective 10 Total 65 174 Code Course Title Status Credits Year Three Semester One TH 311 Cultural Heritage and Management Core 10 TH 312 Heritage Policies and Legislations Core 7.5 TH 313 Indigenous Knowledge and Preservation of Culture Core 10 TM 311 Protected Areas Management Core 10 TH 316 E-Tourism Core 7.5 BI 313 Animal Behaviour Core 10 TM 312 Tourism Planning and Development Elective 10 Total 65 Semester Two TH 323 Leisure and Recreational Studies Core 7.5 TH 324 Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment (CHIA) Core 10 TH 325 Cultural Heritage Resource Planning and Governance Core 10 TH 321 Entrepreneurship in Cultural Heritage Resources Core 7.5 TM 325 Development and Management of Local Tourism Electives 10 DS 324 Regional Integration and Development Elective 10 Total 55 Year One Semester One TH 111 Introduction to Tourism Core 10 TH 112 History of Heritage Conservation Core 10 AC 111 Introduction to Archaeology Core 10 DS 102 Development Perspectives Core 7.5 LG 102 Communication Skills Core 7.5 IT 111 Introduction to Information Technology Core 7.5 AC 112 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Elective 12 Total 64.5 Semester Two TH 121 Tourism Mobility and Globalization Core 10 TH 122 Tour Operation Management and Tour Guidance Core 10 AC 123 Archaeology of Tanzania Core 7.5 SY 122 Introduction to Culture and Society Core 10.5 AC 122 Kinship and Marriage Elective 12 DS 121 Natural Resources Management and Development Elective 10 Total 60 Year Two Semester One TH 211 Conservation and Curation of Cultural Heritage Materials Core 10 175 Code Course Title Status Credits TH 212 Heritage Resource Conservation in Tanzania Core 7.5 TH 213 Strategic Tourism Management Core 10 TH 215 Research Methods Core 10 PL 212 Critical Thinking and Argumentation Core 7.5 DS 212 Natural Resource Conservation and Governance Elective 10 SY 216 Introduction to Social Policy Elective 10 Total 65 Semester Two TH 221 Museology and Museum Studies Core 10 TH 222 Tourism Marketing Core 10 TH 223 Rural, Urban, and Eco-Tourism Core 7.5 TM 223 Travel Agency and Tour Operations Management Core 10 HS 221 History of Tanzania Core 7.5 TH 229 Core 10 AC 223 Peoples and Cultures of the World Elective 10 Total 65 Year Three Semester One TH 311 Cultural Heritage and Management Core 10 TH 312 Heritage Policies and Legislations Core 7.5 TH 313 Indigenous Knowledge and Preservation of Culture Core 10 TM 311 Protected Areas Management Core 10 TH 316 E-Tourism Core 7.5 BI 313 Animal Behaviour Core 10 TM 312 Tourism Planning and Development Elective 10 Total 65 Semester Two TH 323 Leisure and Recreational Studies Core 7.5 TH 324 Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment (CHIA) Core 10 TH 325 Cultural Heritage Resource Planning and Governance Core 10 TH 321 Entrepreneurship in Cultural Heritage Resources Core 7.5 TM 325 Development and Management of Local Tourism Electives 10 DS 324 Regional Integration and Development Elective 10 Total 55