Tourism Management courses equips students with the necessary experience and training for upholding managerial positions in the South African Tourism industry.
Employment opportunities include accommodation and hospitality, distribution channels (travel agents), transportation, travel planning, management and co-ordination (regional tourism organizations), and marketing.
Here is a list of institutions offering qualifications in Tourism Management:
Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT)
The Cape Peninsula University of Technology offers a National Diploma in Tourism Management. The course provides management-oriented education, emphasizing entrepreneurship and incorporating the required practical skills and experience.
Students are trained as technicians, technologists, managers, entrepreneurs and academics.
General admission requirements apply for students venturing into undergraduate qualifications at CPUT.
The University of Johannesburg (UJ)
The University of Johannesburg offers a Diploma in Tourism Management within it's Department of Tourism Management.
The purpose of this qualification is to equip students to become competent in a variety of technical, managerial, personal and operational skills in the running of a tourism enterprise. By the end of the course, students will have developed a solid foundation for advancement into entry level and leadership positions, and to exploit entrepreneurial opportunities.
The admission requirements to study a Diploma in Tourism Management include a minimum APS of 22 with Mathematics or 24 with Mathematical Literacy, English 4 (50%), Mathematics or Technical Mathematics 3 (40%), or Mathematical Literacy 5 (60%).
The University of Cape Town (UCT)
Unfortunately, the University of Cape Town only offers a qualification in Tourism Management as part of postgraduate studies.
Students can choose to further the knowledge they've gained in their undergraduate studies by opting to study towards a Diploma in Tourism Management, which prepares students for a career in the ever-changing tourism industry.
A six-week internship programme is a core feature of the Diploma in Tourism Management, which has been developed with key players in the industry in South Africa.
Pearson Institute of Higher Education
The Pearson Institute of Higher Education offers a Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) degree qualification in Tourism Management.
The Institute is uniquely tailored to the Tourism Management sector and prepares students for the real world with course content which includes Business Management, Economics and Marketing, as well as more industry-specific modules covering things like Tourism Geography, Airfare and Ticketing and Destination Marketing.
University of South Africa (Unisa)
The University of South Africa offers both a Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) degree in Tourism Management and a Diploma in Tourism Management.
The purpose of the BCom qualification is to provide students with graduate-level knowledge, specific skills, applied competence and the necessary attitudes in the fields associated with commerce and industry that prepare them to be lifelong learners, employable workers/entrepreneurs and contributors to society and the business community.
The purpose of the Diploma qualification is to equip students with generic business management expertise and appropriate practical skills within the context of the tourism industry. Qualifying students will have a broad insight into tourism and a fundamental understanding of tourism management principles and theories.
For a full list of institutions that offer courses in tourism management, visit our where to study section.
