TUT Baccalaureus Technologiae BTech in Tourism Management

BACCALAUREUS TECHNOLOGIAE: TOURISM MANAGEMENT

Qualification code: BTTM05 – NQF Level 6

Important notification to new applicants:

Students who intend to enrol for this qualification should take note that no new applications will be accepted as from 2020. Potential students are advised to consult the University’s website for possible new qualifications which are aligned with the newly-implemented Higher Education Qualification Sub-Framework.

REMARKS

a.Admission requirement(s):

A National Diploma: Tourism Management or an equivalent qualification.

b.Selection criteria:

Admission is subject to selection.

c.Minimum duration:One year.

d.Presentation:

Evening classes.

e.Intake for the qualification:

January only.

f.Exclusion and readmission:

See Chapter 2 of Students’ Rules and Regulations.

g.Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), equivalence and status:

See Chapter 30 of Students’ Rules and Regulations.

h.Subject credits:

Subject credits are shown in brackets after each subject.

CURRICULUM

SUBJECT/MODULE INFORMATION (OVERVIEW OF SYLLABUS)

The syllabus content is subject to change to accommodate industry changes. Please note that a more detailed syllabus is available at the Department or in the study guide that is applicable to a particular subject/module. On

13 September 2017, the syllabus content was defined as follows:

A

ADVANCED STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT IV (AST400D) 1 X 4-HOUR PAPER (OPEN BOOK)

(Subject custodian: Department of Tourism Management)

The nature and importance of business policy and strategy to the tourism manager. Key overall forces in policy and strategy formulation and implementation. Formulating business policy and strategy. Implementing policy strategy. Policy and strategy in various contexts and their relevance to tourism management. Selected reading. Case studies. (Total tuition time: not available)

M

Tourism and service marketing: requirements; design and standards; delivery and performance and manage-

ment. (Total tuition time: ± 64 hours)

T

Tourism planning and policy. The changing dimensions of tourism planning. Tourism planning systems and theory. The integrated and strategic tourism planning process. Tourism planning and policy at the international, supranational,nationalandsubnationallevel.Planningdestinationsforcompetitionandcooperation.Planningsites and sustainable design. Implementation and instruments for sustainable tourism. (Total tuition time: ± 64 hours)

The project is limited to the tourism industry and must cover a relevant tourism topic with a research component of at least 50%. (Total tuition time: not available)

R

Introduction to research methodology: types of research, writing the report, designing a research project, sampling, methods for gathering information, measuring instruments, theories of measurements, ethics. (Total tuition time: ± 64 hours)