Bachelor of Science in Tourism Management

posted by Admin on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 08:57

          The Bachelor of Science in Tourism Management is a four-year program designed to provide the needed professional preparation and training for exciting and rewarding careers in the tourism industry. The program integrates a competency based training methodology to prepare graduates to become globally competitive, professionally competent, morally upright, and socially responsible contributors to national development.
The program envisions to provide students with a greater understanding of tourism and its role in local, national and global, economic, social and cultural development. The program orients students with the skills and knowledge necessary to manage human, physical and financial resources of tourism regions in an environmentally responsible manner.
The program aims to provide students with a global prospective of the tourism industry by developing in them the ability to translate national development goals into viable tourism plans and programs and helping the country generate foreign exchange by providing the industry with highly-trained professionals.

 

  • The program leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Tourism Management has the following objectives:
  • To enable students to obtain a comprehensive knowledge and deep understanding of the field of Tourism Management.
  • To enable students to get a broad liberal education in the arts and letters, social sciences and philosophy, natural science and mathematics.
  • To enable students to get a strong background in business management, information systems and technology, the overall dynamics of organizations; skill in critical thinking; and competence in interpersonal, oral, written, quantitative and computer skills.
  • Practical application receives emphasis throughout the curriculum.
  • To enable students to gain an entry-level jobs as: Travel Account Representative; Tour Coordinator; Local Tourism Officer; Airline Flight Attendant; Tour Escort in the public or private tourism sector and/or pursue graduate study.
  • To enable students to develop the cultural sensitivity, ethical responsibility, and social consciousness needed to become upright citizens of the Philippines and the world.

 Career Path:

  •     Tourism Officer
  •     Events Coordinator/Manager
  •     Travel Accounts Manager
  •     Sales and Marketing Officer
  •     Marketing Manager
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