Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management
INTRODUCTION
A graduate with a bachelor degree in Tourism & Hospitality Management will be well prepared to undertake any graduate program leading to a master’s or doctoral degree in Tourism, as well as programs in Operations Research, Applied Operations Research, Applied Mathematics.
Graduates with degrees in Tourism and Hospitality are among the most sough after by all segments of the economy. Not only is the job market bright for Tourism graduates, the level of income for those entering the field is among the highest of all graduates.
FACUTLY
The breadth of faculty experience is evident from the many courses offered on varied topics embracing programming languages, operating systems, simulation and modeling, systems analysis, Tourism, Hospitality, complier theory, display systems, performance measurement, object-oriented methodologies, and distributed systems.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENT
Every applicant, without any exception, must fulfill the admission requirements as laid down by VUB. Admission test and interview for admission into the first semester will be held thrice a year as decided by VUB. No interim or supplementary admission test or interview will be arranged.
A higher secondary certificate or its equivalent in science with mathematics and physics or other fields of study is the basic educational requirement. However, students passing HSC from Humanities and Commerce group may also apply for this program provided they complete some additional courses determined by VUB. Minimum qualifying points to be eligible to apply is 4 (four), calculated on the following basis:
Certificate |
Equivalent Division |
||
| First | Second | Third | |
| SSC/Equivalent | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| HSC/ Equivalent | 3 | 2 | 0 |
For all foreign certificates, equivalence will be determined by the University.
ADMISSION TEST
Applicants will be required to sit for an admission test designed to judge their abilities and aptitude for the program. The test will be held as arranged by VUB. The admission test will be held on the following areas:
(a) Verbal aptitude
(b) Quantitative aptitude
(c) Analytical ability
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
The requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Tourism and Hospitability Management will be as follows:
(a) Completion of 40 courses (120 credit hours)
(b) Internship (6 credits)