Bachelor of Tourism Management (Hons)

Course Overview

The Bachelor of Tourism Management (Honours) programme is designed to provide students with sound theoretical knowledge and practical skills to excel in the Tourism industry.

Students will acquire the essential knowledge and skills needed to develop into a confident individual capable of working in multidisciplinary tourism environment, both locally and internationally.

Curriculum

Year 1

• Understanding Hospitality, Tourism & Leisure Management
• IT Application in the Service Environment
• Personal Development Skills 1
• Tourism Geography
• Tourism Professional Activity
• Travel Industry Operations
• Transportation for Tourism
• Intercultural Diversity in the Service Industry
• Economics in the Service Environment
• Personal Development Skills 2
• Principles and Practices of Management
• Themed Attraction Management
• Special Interest Tourism
• Personal Development Skills 3
• Accounting for the Service Industry
• Marketing for the Service Industry

Year 2

• Asian Heritage Tourism
• Corporate and Incentive Travel Management
• Service Quality Management
• Strategy and Innovation for the Service Industry e-Travel
• Gastronomic Tourism
• Revenue and Profit Management
• Tour Vacation Packages Management
• Law for Hospitality and Tourism
• Statistics for the Service Industry

Year 3

• Research Methods for the Service Industry
• Entrepreneurship
• Honours Seminar Series
• Managing People in the Service Industry
• Tourism Destination Planning & Development
• Research Project
• Internship

(Students can choose four (4) electives courses from Hospitality, Events, Retail or Business programmes)

Professional Work Placement Programme 

You will undergo a semester of comprehensive training that is specially designed to give you an intensive hands-on learning experience within a challenging work environment in the tourism industry.

Entry Requirements

STPM/Foundation/Diploma min CGPA 2.0, A-Levels min 2 principal passes, UEC min 5 B’s

Career Prospects

Meeting Planner

Talent Management

Festival Planner

Wedding Planner