DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM

Department Profile

VISION

Global Excellence in Tourism Education and Leadership.

MISSION

Pursue academic excellence, blending theory and practice to shape global leaders in tourism education and leadership.
Foster diversity, ensuring graduates possess enriched perspectives to navigate the complexities of global tourism.
Instill a sense of responsibility, cultivating leaders who passionately advocate and practice sustainable principles in the global tourism industry.
Nourish an entrepreneurial spirit, empowering leaders to drive innovation and excellence in the ever-evolving landscape of global tourism.

OBJECTIVES:

Getting exposure to the fundamental concepts and theories in acquiring skills for different aspects of tourism.

Achieve critical sensibility towards the social, economic and community situation and to develop critical thinking ability that will be useful to them in their personal and Professional life.

Make the students competent for employment in tourism and hospitality across the globe.

SCOPE

After the successful completion of the course, each student shall have the following proficiency and competency:-

· Knowledge to interpret the fundamental principles of essential hospitality and tourism business functions.

· Demonstrate competencies in interpersonal communication and organizing skills.

· Develop self-esteem and a sense of self-presentation.

· Demonstrate professional behavior and competencies in customer service.

· Dem onstrate ability to work in travel and tourism industries.

COURSE CONTENT

The BTTM degree program has the following components:

· Theoretical classroom sessions

· Study tour each year to learn about tour operations.

· Industrial visit to a 5 star hotel or resort to learn operations in a hotel/resort.

There are core courses, complementary courses; project, open courses, and audit course that are connected to the tourism and hospitality industry.

HIGHER STUDIES OPTIONS

The students can go for various PG programmes like MBA (diff. streams), MTTM, MTHM, MHM, Hotel Management & Catering Science, etc. in Indian institutes such as IITTM (Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management), KITTS (Kerala Institute of Travel and Tourism Studies), Pondicherry University, Jamia Millia Islamia etc and abroad.