Undergraduate Program of Tourism Management

Program Overview  

Tourism Administration Department offers a four years bachelor’s degree and equips  students with comprehensive knowledge of tourism and hospitality in terms of theories and  practices and the study programs considered as a getaway to take students to market. The  program also reflects the way how to run a business, by learning programs such as  Information technology (IT), human resources, customer service management, strategic  planning, entrepreneurship and the notion of tourism, including many other theoretical  aspects to prepare our students for the market. Also, this program will provide students  with curriculum focused on current tourism, travel and hospitality related industries. 

in spite of the broad range of the study program, students take both theoretical lectures in  the classroom and exercise a life project directly in the market where they are one day per  week practicing in a five-star hotel over a span of two years.  

This life project program develops our student’s skills and knowledge in many areas such  as communication, customer care, human resources, and paves the way for them to get to  the market. 

The bachelor degree in Tourism Administration is eight-semester program, and students  are required to collect 150-credit. The program is designed to meet market needs and  allows students to find better opportunities to learn all aspects of hospitality and tourism  industry. The program helps students towards innovative, creativity and entrepreneurship  with focus on enhanced analytical and decision-making and problem-solving skills.  

Teaching Methods 

The principles of modern pedagogy will be used to facilitate and enable learning in the  field of Tourism Administration. Students supported in a way to becomes the center of  education, and lecturers will develop and facilitate their learning skills. Principles of  competency-based education, will enhance students’ capability in hospitality and tourism  administration.  

The bachelor’s degree in Tourism Administration supports students learning and  connecting them to the market as a clear pathway towards students’ placement after  completing their degree. Students will enjoy learning for all modules they cover during  their academic life. Different methods, including theoretical lectures, seminar, case study,  on-job-training, project-based learning, problem-based learning, and entrepreneurial  education, will be used. Students will be supported throughout their studies to ensure the  development of their creativity and key administration competencies. The modern  pedagogy helps students with a passion for business and managerial skill to be prepared for taking a wide range of roles and responsibilities in the local, regional and international  business environment. 

Program Structure  

Mode of Study: Full-time 

Duration: 4 years 

Number of Semesters: 8 semester 

Number of Credits: 150 

Number of Modules: 48 

Mode of Assessment 

Both summative and formative assessments will assess students’ performance for each  module. Assessment tools could be different, but the final assessment for every module  includes but is not limited to the following criteria: 

∙ Midterm Exam 

∙ Final Exam 

∙ Reports 

∙ Seminar 

∙ Quizzes 

∙ Reflective Diary 

Learning Goals 

This program aims to: 

∙ Provides a framework for applying appropriate business models in decision-making  situations. 

∙ Provides a general understanding of the fundamental areas of administration  science. 

∙ Supports students with practical and entrepreneurial skills. 

∙ Encourage students to learn and analyses contemporary issues in tourism industry.

∙ Others 

Program Learning Outcome 

Upon completion of this program, graduates will be able to: 

∙ Describe and apply fundamental concepts and relationships underlying Hospitality,  Tourism HRM, economics, finance, management, marketing, leadership. ∙ Understand international business and contemporary tourism industry. ∙ Communicate effectively and demonstrate entrepreneurial business competency.  ∙ Make management decisions and lead business and public organizations.  ∙ Demonstrate analytical, practical analytical problem-solving skills.

Job Prospects in private sector 

Working at hotels in the following departments 

∙ Front office manager 

∙ Housekeeping manager 

∙ HR-manager 

∙ Food and beverage manager 

∙ Administrative assistant 

∙ Business analyst 

∙ Customer service associate 

∙ Marketing Department

Department Modules List 

#	Code	Module	Template	Semester	Department	Credit	Type	Total of semesters	Prerequisite
1	2AD	Academic Debate I	First Year	FirstSemester	Tourism Entrepreneurship	3	Core
2	2AFT	Arabic For Tourism I	First Year	FirstSemester	Tourism Entrepreneurship	4	Core
3	3CS	Computer Skills I	First Year	FirstSemester	Tourism Entrepreneurship	3	Core
4	2GE	General English I	First Year	FirstSemester	Tourism Entrepreneurship	2	Core
5	2KY	Kurdology |	First Year	FirstSemester	Tourism Entrepreneurship	2	Core
6	2PACC	Principles of Accounting I	First Year	FirstSemester	Tourism Entrepreneurship	4	Core
7	3POH	Principles of Hospitality I	First Year	FirstSemester	Tourism Entrepreneurship	3	Core
8	3PTA	Principles of Tourism Administrations I	First Year	FirstSemester	Tourism Entrepreneurship	3	Core

#	Code	Module	Template	Semester	Department	Credit	Type	Total of semesters	Prerequisite
1	2AD	Aacademic Debate II	First Year	SecondSemester	Tourism Entrepreneurship	3	Core
2	3CS	Computer Skills II	First Year	SecondSemester	Tourism Entrepreneurship	2	Core
3	2GE	Gender	First Year	SecondSemester	Tourism Entrepreneurship	3	Core
4	2GE	General English II	First Year	SecondSemester	Tourism Entrepreneurship	4	Core
5	2KUR	Kurdology II	First Year	SecondSemester	Tourism Entrepreneurship	2	Core
6	2PACC	Principles of Accounting II	First Year	SecondSemester	Tourism Entrepreneurship	3	Core
7	3POH	Principles of Hospitality II	First Year	SecondSemester	Tourism Entrepreneurship	3	Core
8	3PTA	Principles of Tourism Administration II	First Year	SecondSemester	Tourism Entrepreneurship	3	Core

#	Code	Module	Template	Semester	Department	Credit	Type	Total of semesters	Prerequisite
1	3ET	English for Tuorism I	Second Year	FirstSemester	Tourism Entrepreneurship	3	Core
2	5FBS	Food & Beverage Service	Second Year	FirstSemester	Tourism Entrepreneurship	2	Core
3	2GE	General English III	Second Year	FirstSemester	Tourism Entrepreneurship	2	Core
4	3MOCA	Microsoft Office and Computer Application I	Second Year	FirstSemester	Tourism Entrepreneurship	4	Core
5	3PEM	Planning Events and Management	Second Year	FirstSemester	Tourism Entrepreneurship	3	Core
6	2PE	Principles of Economics	Second Year	FirstSemester	Tourism Entrepreneurship	2	Core
7	2TG	Tourism Geography	Second Year	FirstSemester	Tourism Entrepreneurship	1	Core

#	Code	Module	Template	Semester	Department	Credit	Type	Total of semesters	Prerequisite
1	3ET	English for Tourism II	Second Year	SecondSemester	Tourism Entrepreneurship	3	Core
2	2GE	General English IV	Second Year	SecondSemester	Tourism Entrepreneurship	2	Core
3	5HOM	Hotel Operation Management	Second Year	SecondSemester	Tourism Entrepreneurship	2	Core
4	3MOCA	Microsoft Office and Computer Application II	Second Year	SecondSemester	Tourism Entrepreneurship	3	Core
5	2PTS	Principle of Tourism Statistics	Second Year	SecondSemester	Tourism Entrepreneurship	3	Core
6	3PM	Principles of Marketing	Second Year	SecondSemester	Tourism Entrepreneurship	2	Core
7	2TP	Tourism Psychology	Second Year	SecondSemester	Tourism Entrepreneurship	2	Core

#	Code	Module	Template	Semester	Department	Credit	Type	Total of semesters	Prerequisite
1	2FM	Financial Management I	Third Year	FirstSemester	Tourism Entrepreneurship	2	Core
2	2HRM	Human Resource Management I	Third Year	FirstSemester	Tourism Entrepreneurship	3	Core
3	2RM	Research Methodology I	Third Year	FirstSemester	Tourism Entrepreneurship	3	Core
4	3THS	Tourism Health and Safety	Third Year	FirstSemester	Tourism Entrepreneurship	2	Core
5	2TLR	Tourism Law and Regulation	Third Year	FirstSemester	Tourism Entrepreneurship	3	Core
6	5TOM	Tourism Operation Management I	Third Year	FirstSemester	Tourism Entrepreneurship	3	Core
7	3TSM	Tourism Strategic Management	Third Year	FirstSemester	Tourism Entrepreneurship	2	Core

 

#	Code	Module	Template	Semester	Department	Credit	Type	Total of semesters	Prerequisite
1	2FM	Financial Management II	Third Year	SecondSemester	Tourism Entrepreneurship	2	Core
2	2HT	Heritage Tourism	Third Year	SecondSemester	Tourism Entrepreneurship	3	Core
3	2HRM	Human Resource Management II	Third Year	SecondSemester	Tourism Entrepreneurship	3	Core
4	2RME	Research Methodology II	Third Year	SecondSemester	Tourism Entrepreneurship	2	Core
5	2TE	Tourism Ethics	Third Year	SecondSemester	Tourism Entrepreneurship	3	Core
6	5TOM	Tourism Operation Management II	Third Year	SecondSemester	Tourism Entrepreneurship	3	Core

#	Code	Module	Template	Semester	Department	Credit	Type	Total of semesters	Prerequisite
1	2FL	French I	Fourth Year	FirstSemester	Tourism Entrepreneurship	2	Core
2	2RP	Research Project I	Fourth Year	FirstSemester	Tourism Entrepreneurship	3	Core
3	3STD	Sustainable Tourism Development	Fourth Year	FirstSemester	Tourism Entrepreneurship	4	Core
4	3THM	Tourism and Hospitality Marketing	Fourth Year	FirstSemester	Tourism Entrepreneurship	3	Core
5	3TTAM	Tourism and Travel Agency Management	Fourth Year	FirstSemester	Tourism Entrepreneurship	4	Core
6	3TP	Tourism Planning	Fourth Year	FirstSemester	Tourism Entrepreneurship	2	Core

 

#	Code	Module	Template	Semester	Department	Credit	Type	Total of semesters	Prerequisite
1	3AMPR	Advertising, Media and PR Management in Tourism	Fourth Year	SecondSemester	Tourism Entrepreneurship	3	Core
2	2FL	French 2	Fourth Year	SecondSemester	Tourism Entrepreneurship	2	Core
3	3OB	Organizational Behavior	Fourth Year	SecondSemester	Tourism Entrepreneurship	3	Core
4	3QM	Quality Management	Fourth Year	SecondSemester	Tourism Entrepreneurship	2	Core
5	2RP	Research Project 2	Fourth Year	SecondSemester	Tourism Entrepreneurship	3	Core
6	3TDM	Tourism Destination Management	Fourth Year	SecondSemester	Tourism Entrepreneurship	4	Core