International tourism is one of the world's fastest growing industries. The Associate Degree in International Tourism programme will equip you with the skills and knowledge you need in the international environments in order to be a successful manager in this exciting industry. In your first year you will be given an introduction to the international tourism industry and the types of products and services that it offers. This will be developed in greater depth as you progress, providing a thorough understanding of the international tourism industry.
Apart from this, you will be exploring the management issues created by tourism and applying them through the use of real case studies from the international tourism industry will enhance this understanding. Finally, we will equip you with the approaches, tools and techniques that you will require to manage an international tourism or hospitality operation.
Entry requirements
Pass an ‘O’ Level or an equivalent qualification from a recognition institution by the local Ministry of Education.
Programme structure
| Year 1 | |
|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
| Creative and Innovation Studies | Business Mathematics |
| Human Communication | Principles of Accounting for Tourism and Hospitality |
| Introduction to Business Management | Principles to Tourism Management |
| Introduction to Computer Skills | Principles of Economics |
| Introduction to Research | International Tourism Management |
| Communication & Study Skills | French for Beginners |
| Year 2 | |
|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
| Public Relations for Tourism | Research Methodology |
| Principles of Marketing | International Tourism Marketing |
| Tourism Economics | Essentials of Destination Management |
| Tourism and Hospitality Geography | Travel & Tourism Practice 1 |
| Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Development | Organisational Behaviour |
| French for Tourism & Hospitality | |
| Year 3 | |
|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
| International Hospitality Leisure & Tourism Law | Practical Intership |
| Human Resource Management | Project Report |
| Entrepreneurship | |
| Strategic Management in Hospitality & Tourism | |
| Travel and Tourism Practice 2 | |
Career Paths
One of the many wonderful aspects of the international tourism industry is the flexibility and choice it offers. You can start working in hotels, and if that doesn't suit, you can change to contract catering or use your experience to go into consultancy, manage a bar, run a restaurant or fast-food outlet, or even aspire to becoming the a famous chef! If you love action and adventure, then there is the forces' catering sector. If your talents lie in accountancy, then you could become the financial director of a large hotel or catering company.
