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Bachelor of Tourism and Hospitality Technology (BTHT)– exploring the very latest trends

Tourism and Hospitality Technology program comprises of four years of study consisting of eight consecutive semesters of sixteen weeks duration each. This program will be offered under self-financed scheme and the proposed initial enrollment is 50 students. The course curricula contain Tourism and Hospitality Technology of high level as well as components for hands-on-experience to produce graduates of international standard with technological know-how having relevance to the development needs of the OIC member states. Specifically, the curriculum focuses on an array of core topics including tourism, hospitality, professional development, pedagogy, marketing and technology.

As this program requires a strong background of communication skills, management skills, science, geographical knowledge and cultural understanding, a number of courses on language, communication skills, management and human resource, culture, society, science and geography have been included in the syllabus. Moreover, to make the syllabus a balanced and complete one, courses on social science, Islamic history and its value related to tourism and hospitality, computer software, environment and ethics have been incorporated.

After completion of four semesters, the students will choose their area of specialization to either on tourism or hospitality management. Students will undergo an internship program in sixth semester which will enhance their knowledge to an industry level. Also, a number of projects/ practicums are incorporated to the related theoretical courses across different semesters. In their final year, students are required to submit a thesis in their area of specialization. The course curricula will be under constant scrutiny and review and continuously updated to meet the current needs and requirements of the OIC member states. The levels and contents are always kept at international standard.

Program Objectives

The BTHT program of the Department of TVE, IUT will be recognized as a leader in the development of future professionals in a global Tourism and Hospitality industry through teaching excellence, research, community engagement, and industry partnership.

Mission

The mission of this program is to prepare leaders to meet the needs of the Tourism and Hospitality industries of the OIC Member countries and in the world at large by providing world class education, research and training.

Vision

The vision of this program are as follows:

Excellence: Provide exceptional learning experiences that promote and develop THT leadership.
Integrity: Uphold the highest ethical and professional standards of all faculty, staff, and students.
Community: Involve community partners to provide learning and service opportunities that engage students and faculty from different backgrounds.
Sustainability: Engage faculty and students across the curriculum with awareness in sustainability issues and a capacity to contribute to the construction of sustainable societies.
Forward thinking: Be visionary in moving the THT program and IUT forward by providing opportunities for continued development and growth.
Globalization: Uphold national, regional and global orientation of the curriculum of THT program.
Islamic Value: Constructing Islamic value and ethics among faculty and students of THT program.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the program, students will be able to:

Exhibit knowledge of operations relative to the provisions of goods and services in THT.
Demonstrate application of technological competences in Tourism and hospitality industry.
Inquire into the foundations of strategic management and leadership in the THT industry, including and not limited to the application of human resources, marketing, finance, and other business principles
Exhibit effective written and interpersonal communication skills.
Acquire knowledge of a global perspective and diversity issues related to BTHT.
Acknowledge legal and ethical considerations affecting organizations in the BTHT industry.

Career Opportunities

The proposed program will be outcome based. Therefore, more emphasis has been given on industrial attachments, projects and practicum throughout the program. The graduate of tourism & hospitality management is recognized as skilled manpower throughout the world.

They have worldwide career opportunities in these fields of Tourism and Hotel business, Tourism & Hospitality Industry, Travel Agencies, Five Star Hotels, and Airlines etc. Moreover, they can also build career as tour Entrepreneur, Tour Operator, Travel Consultant, Conference and Special Events Manager, Restaurant Owner/Manager, Hotel Owner/Manager etc.

Unique Features of BTHT

In the last couple of years, tourism has become an important sector that has had a great impact on the development of country economies. The main benefits of tourism are income creation and generation of jobs. For many places, tourism is the most important source of welfare, especially in OIC member states. Our BTHT will equip you with the lastest technology compentence in Tourism and Hospitality, giving you an outstanding chances of job opportunities, especially within 57 OIC member states.

Job Sector

Tourism and Hospitality industries (e.g. Hotel, Restaurant, Eco-park, Heritage-park, Resort etc.) are the main job sectors for the graduates of THT. Whether working in the air or at sea, the THT graduates will be one of the many tourism management employed in operations management, technologies, leadership positions, logistics or invoicing and hotel reservations.

Top career opportunities in the travel industry include:

Flight attendant.
Hotel and resort staff.
Travel attendant.
Entertainment manager.
Event planner.
Event technologist.
Holiday counsellor.
Accommodation manager.
Catering manager.
Conference centre manager.
Event manager.
Hotel manager.
Public house manager etc.

Average salaries in Hospitality Careers

Working in the tourism and hospitality industry can be very lucrative. Actually, it is one of the few industries that were almost unaffected by the global economic crisis that started in 2009. Here are some yearly wage estimates per person in the Tourism and Hospitality industry in top international locations:

United States – average of 52,000 USD/year
Switzerland – average of 48,000 USD/year
Spain – average of 26,800 EUR/year
France – average of 22,000 EUR/year
Germany – average of 26,600 EUR/year

Infrastructure

Two dedicated classrooms with capacity at least 50 students are needed at the beginning of the program. The TVE Department has sufficient Lab facilities and classrooms to run the program smoothly. However, additional lab and classrooms may be developed with the subsequent years of the program.

Internationally Recognized Teachers

We have industry-leading professional instructors in both tourism and hospitality sector. With our internal teachers from different OIC member states (57), our BTHT course will equip you with globally accepted competences, knowledge and skills to compete in the internal job market.

Unique Features of BTHT

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Course Summary

Tourism and Hospitality program offers the courses in the following area:

Category	Number of courses
Theory	37
Laboratory	10
Industrial Attachment	01
Thesis/Project	02
Total:	50
Benchmarking and higher learning institution’s Syllabus was followed while preparing the Syllabus of the BTHT

Course	Credit	Percentage
Language Courses	8.00	6.15%
Hum Courses	11.00	8.47%
Core Theories	27.00	20.78%
THT Core Courses	68.00	52.30%
Elective Courses & Industrial Training	13.00+ 3.00 = 16.00	12.30%

Course details

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First Semester

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
LANG 4102 or LANG 4104	Arabic I or French-I	1.00
HUM 4111	English I	2.00
HUM 4112	English Lab I	1.00
HUM 4133	Islamiat	2.00
TVTH 4111	Behavioral Science	3.00
TVTH 4113	Fundamentals of Computer	3.00
TVTH 4115	Global Muslim Culture and Sociology	3.00
TVTH 4117	Fundamentals of Tourism and hospitality	3.00
Total		18.00

Second Semester

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
LANG 4102 or LANG 4104	Arabic II or French-II	1.00
HUM 4211	English II	2.00
HUM 4212	English Lab II	1.00
HUM 4213	Islam and Tourism	3.00
TVE 4215	Fundamentals of Accounting or Fundamentals of Management or Fundamentals of Finance	3.00
SCI 4211	General Science	3.00
TVTH 4221	Tourism planning and development	3.00
TVTH 4223	First aid, safety and security	3.00
Total		19.00

Third Semester

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
TVE 4311	Technology Environment and Society	3.00
TVE 4313	Communication skills in Tourism and Hospitality	3.00
TVTH 4321	Tourism and Hospitality Marketing	3.00
TVTH 4325	Technological Skills in Tourism Industry	3.00
TVTH 4323	Economics of Travel and Tourism	3.00
TVTH 4327	House Keeping Technology	3.00
TVTH 4328	House Keeping Technology lab	1.00
Total		19.00

Fourth Semester

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
TVE 4415	Human Resource Management in Tourism and Hospitality Technology	3.00
TVE 4417	Travel writing and photography	3.00
TVTH 4421	Facilities and Resource Managemen	3.00
TVTH 4423	Front Office Technology	3.00
TVTH 4440	Customer Service & Front Office Management Project	1.00
TVTH 4425	Sustainable Tourism	3.00
Total		16.00

Fifth Semester

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
TVE 4511	Research Methodology in Tourism and Hospitality	3.00
TVE 4513	Organizational behaviors	3.00
TVTH 4521	Management Information System in Tourism and Hospitality Technology	3.00
TVTH 4522	Management Information System in Tourism and Hospitality Technology Lab	1.00
TVTH 4523 & TVTH 4524/ TVTH 4525 & TVTH 4525/ TVTH 4545 & TVTH 4546	Travel agency and Tour management & and Tour and Travel Management: Project / OR Beverage Management Technology & Food and Beverage Management Technology: Project / OR Food and Beverage Production Technology & Food and Beverage Production Technology	3.00 & 1.00/ 3.00 & 1.00/ 3.00 & 1.00/
Total		14.00

* One subject with lab will be offered according to the field of specialization

Sixth Semester

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
TVTH 4611	Business Statistics	3.00
TVTH 4613	Geographical Information System	3.00
TVTH 4614	Geographical Information System Lab	1.00
TVTH 4600	Industrial Attachment and Thesis	3.00
TVTH 4615	Aviation management and airport service	3.00
TVTH 4621/23	e-tourism / Landscape Planning and Tourism Infrastructure or	3.00
TVTH 4625/27/29	Restaurant Management / Lodging Management / Hospitality sales and Marketing	3.00
Total		16.00

*One subject will be offered according to the field of specialization

Seventh Semester

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
TVTH 4721	Entrepreneur in Tourism and Hospitality Technology	3.00
TVE 4323	Tourism Promotion and Communication	3.00
TVTH 4725	MICE and Event Management	3.00
TVE 4328	Supervision of Hospitality industry	1.00
TVTH 4700	Thesis	3.00
Total		13.00

*Student undertake a thesis/project according to the field of specialization

Eighth Semester

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
TVTH 4815	Hotel Management	3.00
TVE 4817	Crisis Management in Tourism	3.00
TVTH 4813	Computerized Reservation System	3.00
TVE 4800	Thesis	3.00
TVE 4888	VIVA VOCE	3.00
Total		15.00

*Student undertake a thesis/project according to the field of specialization

Overview

BTHT :Bachelor of Tourism and Hospitality Technology

Offered By :TVE department

Duration :4 Years

Total Credit :130 Credit Hours

Tuition fees and scholarships

This program is a self-financed program. Student need to pay their tuition fees as per the rule of IUT.

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