Bachelor of Commerce Tourism and Hospitality Management Honours Degree – Manicaland State University of Applied Sciences

Study Programme

The Bachelor Of Commerce Tourism And Hospitality Management Honours Degree

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Department

Tourism And Hospitality Management

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Honours Degree

4 Years

Duration

14+

Career Paths

Research, Innovation, & Sustainable Development

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Normal Entry

To qualify for normal entry into the Bachelor of Commerce Tourism and Hospitality Management (Honours) Degree programme, a candidate, in addition to satisfying the minimum conditions as prescribed under the General Regulations and the Faculty Regulations for English at ‘O’ Level, the candidate must have obtained at least any two passes at ‘A’ level with commercial subjects being an added advantage.

Candidates who have successfully completed a Higher National Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality or have obtained equivalent qualifications will normally be exempted from Level I on a module- by module basis.
No candidate may complete the degree in less than three academic levels.
Successful completion of Work-Related Learning component at Level III is compulsory for all students

Persons who are at least 25 years of age for males and 23 years for females on the first day of the academic year in which admission is sought and who are not eligible for entry under either the Normal or the Special Entry regulations may apply for Mature Entry provided that:
- Such applicants have passed at least five (5) approved ’O’ level subjects including English Language and Mathematics. Applicants must have demonstrated potential suitability for university studies by virtue of their attainments and/or relevant work experience;
- Normally, such applicants should have completed their full-time school or college education at least five years before the start of the academic year in which admission is sought.
Applicants who wish to be considered under the Mature Entry provisions may be required to attend interviews and/or special tests at the University designed to assess their command of the English Language, numerate and reasoning ability and general suitability for admission to Bachelor’s degree studies;
Applicants who have previously attended Mature Entry tests and/or interviews without success will not be considered for admission under this form of entry unless in the intervening period they have acquired relevant additional qualifications and/or experience.

To qualify for the visiting school programme, a candidate, in addition to satisfying the minimum requirements as prescribed in the general and faculty regulations for English at ‘O’ Level, must have;
- At least any two ‘A’ Level passes with commercials being an added advantage or, Diploma in Tourism Management/ Tourism Operations Management, International Tourism, Tourism and Hospitality Management, Hospitality Management, Travel Agency Management, Culinary Studies/ Professional cookery/ Bakery studies, Business Studies, Purchasing, Education, Marketing Management, Retail Management, Institute of Administration and Commerce (IAC), A National Diploma in Travel and Tourism or equivalent relevant qualification
- Proof of employment in a Tourism or hospitality organisation
- General provisions for the four-year degree programme apply except for work related learning which runs concurrently with the second level of studies
- The programme is three years long

Career Prospects

The following are possible areas of employment for the Bachelor of Commerce Tourism and Hospitality Management graduates; hotel operations, tour and travel agency, lodge management, services marketing, national parks, museums, car rental companies, safaris operation companies, conference management, events management, civil aviation, Industry, airlines, food Services, immigration, National Tourism Organisations.

Objectives

The Bachelor of Commerce Tourism and Hospitality Management Honors degree is a 0four-year program (3 years for visiting school program). Through this program graduates will acquire the required skills and competencies to manage tourism and hospitality establishments / business.
The program aims to develop a multi skilled graduate who is able to adapt to any working environment in the tourism and hospitality industry.
To develop a graduate who is enterprising and innovative, dynamic and result oriented.

Programme Structure

Level 1

Level	Semester	Code	Description	Credit
Level 1	Semester 1	BMAN101	Principles of Management	12
		THMA101	Introduction to the Tourism and Hospitality Industry	12
		THMA102	Zimbabwe Tourism Geography	12
		COSK101	Basic Communication Skills	12
		ECON101**	Principles of Economics	12
		INSY101	Introduction to Computers and Computer Applications	12
		ACCT102**	Financial Accounting for Business 1A	12
		LANP101	Portuguese 1	12
Total Credit				96
Level 1	Semester 2	THMA121	Tourism Operations Management	12
		THMA122	Principles of Tourism and Hospitality Marketing	12
		THMA123	Rooms Division Management	12
		ACCT122**	Financial Accounting for Business 1B	12
		THMA124	Food and Beverage Management	12
		BMAN122	Business Communication	12
		LANP112	Portuguese 2	12
Total Credit				84

Level	Semester	Code	Description	Credit
Level 2	Semester 1	LANP211	French 1	12
		THMA212	Food Preparation	12
		THMA213	Hotel and Institutional Management	12
		THMA214	Regional and International Tourism (THMA121)	12
		THMA215	Hospitality and Tourism Law	12
		THMA216	Global Distribution Systems	14
		SSGS217	Gender Studies	10
Total Credit				84
Level 2	Semester 2	BMAN221	Entrepreneurship	12
		THMA221	Digital Tourism and Hospitality Marketing	12
		THMA222	Food and Beverage Production and Services (THMA212)	18
		LANP226	French 2	12
		ASATA217	Research Methods	12
		SSHR122**	Principles of Human Resources Management	12
Total Credit				78

Level	Semester	Code	Description	Credit
Level 3	Semesters 1 & 2 Work Related Learning	THMA311	Work Related Learning Report	45
		THMA312	Academic Supervisor’s Report	45
		THMA313	Employer’s Assessment Report	30
Total Credit				120

Level	Semester	Code	Description	Credit
Level 4	Semester 1	THMA413	Mountain Tourism Planning	12
		THMA411	MICE Management	12
		THMA412	International Hospitality Management	12
		THMA415	Sustainable Tourism Management	12
		THMA416	Hospitality and Tourism Innovation Project	12
Total Credit				72
Level 4	Semester 2	BMAN422	Corporate Governance	12
		THMA421	Tourism Transport Logistics	12
		THMA422	Dissertation – Research Project (HTM224)	24
		BMAN415	Quality Management	12
		BMAN412	Strategic Management	12
Total Credit				72

“Welcome to the Tourism and Hospitality department at the Manicaland State University of Applied Sciences. The department is the only Tourism and Hospitality education whose curriculum aims to develop a balanced multi-skilled industrial-guided tourism, travel and hospitality competence. As an emerging department, its programme balances research, teamwork, education and training in typical entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial approaches throughout the teaching and learning processes and procedures (mechanism).

Dr V Basera

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