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Diploma in Tourism Management


The Diploma in Tourism Management aims to provide students with a broad understanding of the operational aspects of the international tourism industry together with a knowledge of the basic principles which underpin the industry. This Diploma has been devised on the basis that students will attend a course of study of not less than 450 hours. Private study will be required over and above this figure. Each of the modules has a two and a half hour examination set and marked by CTH.

The Diploma in Tourism Management focuses on the following modules

Travel Geography
The Tourism Industry
Business Computing
Travel Agency & Tour Guiding Operations
Introduction to Tourism Economics
Special Interest Tourism
Destination Analysis
Introduction to Business Operations
Finance for the Travel Industry
Marketing

Entry Requirements:


Student must have completed formal secondary education and have at least English IELTS 5.0 level or an approved equivalent.

Level of Study: NQF Level 4

Duration: 1 Year

Starting Dates: January, April, June, September

Assessments: Assignments, Examinations

Awarding Body: Confederation of Tourism & Hospitality (CTH)