Duration

All full-time undergraduate degree programmes are offered over a minimum period of three years.

Description

MGI’s BCom in Tourism Management degree provides a different and much needed model of higher education in this discipline as students are provided with a solid grounding in the academic theory underpinning the main concepts of the field of Travel and Tourism Management.

The curriculum includes a substantial practical component, culminating in an industry internship that forms part of the final year curriculum. Also included in the curriculum are relevant, more generalized modules. Such modules include an Introduction to Financial Accounting and Business English.

Coupled with the curriculum model as described, students also undertake field trips that are based on research projects, practical assignments, and case studies.

Students gain the necessary skills in airfares and ticketing as a prerequisite for Galileo and are thus provided with the practical experience and theoretical knowledge to become entrepreneurs or managers of any sector in this field.

Qualification structure

The syllabus comprises three levels:

Level 1

Students are introduced to the basic principles of Tourism Management:

• Business English
• Business Management IA
• Business Management IB
• Computer Skills
• Economics IA
• Economics IB
• Introduction to Tourism, Travel & Hospitality
• Introduction to Financial Accounting
• Marketing I
• Quantitative Techniques
• Tourism Geography
• Tourism Environment

Level 2

Students develop an intermediate level of knowledge in Travel and Tourism Management.

• Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management
• Business Law I
• General Management
• Human Resource Management IIA
• Industrial Relations I
• Marketing IIA
• Marketing IIB
• Research Methodology
• Tourism Festivals and Events II
• Tourism Planning and Development
• Transportation in Tourism II

Level 3

• Airfares and Ticketing
• Business Ethics
• Destination Marketing
• Galileo
• Hospitality in Tourism III
• Internship
• Marketing for Services
• Organisational Change
• Research Project
• Special Interest Tourism III
• Strategic Management
• Tourism Distribution III

Students who fulfil all the requirements for Levels 1, 2, and 3 are awarded the MGI Bachelor of Commerce in Tourism Management degree.

Career options

• Eco-tourism Planning and Management
• Strategic Tourism Manager
• Tour and Travel Operator
• Festival and Special Event Manager

The MGI Bachelor of Commerce in Tourism Management degree is endorsed by the Midrand Tourism Association.