Description

The Bachelor of Hospitality and Tourism Management Honours is designed to consolidate and deepen the competencies in the 
main cognate area of learning. The programme takes a multi‐dimensional approach to management of hospitality and tourism 
services and products; and requires students to apply strategic approaches to ever dynamically changing environment. Students 
will  be  able  to  plan,  solve  managerial  and  strategic  challenges  within  the  hospitality  and  tourism  industry.  Hence,  the 
programme is purposely designed to enable students to progress to a range of middle and senior management positions within 
the industry in areas such as management and operations, marketing, policy planning and development, etc. It also aims to train 
them to apply a systematic approach in conducting research in specialised areas to contribute effectively culturally and ethically 
in their specific areas of hospitality and tourism leveraging lifelong learning and industries development.
 
The programme has been endorsed by members of the Programme Advisory Committee while academic peers have also been 
consulted  for  purposes  of  benchmarking  (attached,  please  find  evidence  of  consultation/  international  benchmarking  and 
support). 

Admission Requirements 

In order to be admitted to the Bachelor of Hospitality and Tourism Management Honours, applicants must have a Bachelor of  Hospitality Management  or a  Bachelor  of Tourism Management at NQF level  7  from NUST  (worth at least  360 credits)  or an  equivalent  qualification  from  a  recognised  institution.  Applicants  with  pre‐NQF  Bachelor’s  degrees  in  domain  areas  closely  related  to  Hospitality  and  Tourism  Management,  such  as  Hotel  Management,  Business  Administration,  may  also  apply  for  admission into the programme. Such applicants will be evaluated by the department and considered for admission on a case‐by‐ case basis.