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Academic Programmes August 29, 2026

Bachelor of Commerce in Tourism and Hospitality Management

August 29, 20263 min read

Programme Description

Tourism and Hospitality Management provides a detailed understanding of travel and tourism with special attention to the management of tourism destinations. Bachelor of Commerce in Tourism and Hospitality management prepares students for employment in the tourism and hospitality industry. Most graduates hold various lucrative positions, such 27 as Tourism Officers, Hotel Managers, Air Ticketing, Holiday Representative, Tourist Information Centre Managers, etc.

Learning Outcomes

  • Through courses on tourism and hospitality management, demonstrate knowledge, skills, and understand the nature and structure of the tourism and hospitality industry and appreciate the impact of the past and present developments in tourism and hospitality planning, management, and development.
  • To apply concepts, theories, models and principles of management, macro and microeconomics, and Development Studies in analysing business issues in tourism and hospitality industry.
  • Through courses on mathematics, statistics, quantitative methods, and business research methods graduates will be able to collect and analyse data relating to the tourism and hospitality issues.
  • To apply principles, practices, and techniques of Management Accounting, Financial Management and Entrepreneurship for acquiring, allocating, and investing in the business.
  • To apply knowledge of Business Law and Ethics for contractual activities in the business.
  • Explore the work environment and compare practices and theories leant in class.
  • Demonstrate knowledge, skills, and ideas of designing and developing the product or service, price, promotion and distributing of products. Apply the theoretical and practical aspects of human resource management to formulate strategies that will enable organisations to achieve both operational and strategic goals related to the organisation’s human capital.

Programme Structure

Year 1

Semester One

Code Course Title Status Credits
DS 102 Development Perspectives Core 7.5
EN 111 Introductory Microeconomic Analysis I Core 9
EN112 Introductory Macroeconomic Analysis I Core 9
AF 111 Introduction to Financial Accounting Core 9
BS 111 Business Communication Core 7.5
MT 1114 Business Mathematics Core 1E+1
EMM 111 Principles of Marketing Core 9

Semester Two

Code Course Title Status Credits
IT 111 Introduction to Information Technology Core 7.5
TM 121 Food and Beverage Management Core 9
MG 121 Principles and Practices of Management Core 9
FR 125 Introduction to French Core 7.5
HR 121 Principles and Practices of Human Resource Management Core 9
ST 1208 Statistical Analysis for Business Decisions Core 9
AF 121 Financial Accounting Core 9
FR 125 Introduction to French 1 Core 7.5

Year 2

Semester One

Code Course Title Status Credits
EME 211 Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship Core 9
TM 212 Events and Activities Management Core 7.5
TM 211 Tourism Management Core 9
MS 211 Quantitative Methods for Business Decisions Core Other 9
AF 212 Financial Management I Core 9
LW 2108 Business Law and Corporate Governance Core 9
TM 213 Accommodation Management Elective 7.5
EMM 221 Service Marketing Elective 7.5

Semester Two

Code Course Title Status Credits
TM 221 Consumer Behaviour in the Tourism and Leisure Industry Core 7.5
MS 221 Business Research Methods Core 9
TM 222 Tour Guiding Techniques Core 1E+1
TM 224 Economics of Tourism Core 8
TM 223 Travel Agency and Tour Operations Management Core 1E+1
FR 227 Introduction to French II Elective 8
EMM 221 International Marketing Elective 7.5
TM 225 Nutrition and Food Safety Elective 7.5
HR 121 Principles and Practices of Human Resource Management Elective 9

Year 3

Semester One

Code Course Title Status Credits
TM 311 Protected areas management Core 8
TM 312 Tourism planning and development Core 8
MG 313 Field Practical Training with Research Component Core 12
IM 325 Management Information Systems Core 7.5
TM 316 E-Tourism Core 8
MG 311 Strategic management Core 9
TM 313 Marketing for tourism Services Elective 7.5
TM 318 Computer Software for Tourism and Hospitality Elective 7.5
TM 317 Cruise Line Operations and Management Elective 7.5

Semester Two

Code Course Title Status Credits
TM 322 Leisure strategies and issues Core 9
TM 323 Tourism Dimensions Core 8
EME 323 Business Planning and Development Core 9
TM 324 Development and Management of Local Tourism Core 9
TM 325 Sustainable Tourism Management Core 1E+1
FR 326 French Intermediate Core 7.5
TM 321 Leadership in Tourism and Hospitality Industry Elective 7.5
TM 326 Cultural Tourism Elective 7.5
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