The overall purpose of this qualification is to develop future managers and entrepreneurs in the tourism industry that have a sound background in the economic and business sciences; think and act within a strategic and systems framework; have an in-depth knowledge of the operational and management aspects of the key components of the tourism industry; and have had practical experience and industry exposure to the key facets of tourism.
Type: undergraduate degree
Duration: 3 years full time
Compulsory Subjects
First year subjects:
- Computer and information literacy
- Academic literacy
- Tourism management
- Business management
- Marketing management
- Economics
- Financial accounting
- Informatics
- Statistics
- Communication management
Second year subjects:
- Tourism management
- Business management
- Financial management
- Business law
Third year subjects:
- Tourism management
- Business management
Careers: travel agency manager, tourism manager.
Source: www.up.ac.za