COURSE: BCOM IN TOURISM MANAGEMENT

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