Tourism Management (Honours) Southern University College

Overview

Understanding of key business and tourism administration concepts help students to develop intellectual skills which are needed to cope with today’s complex and dynamic business and tourism environment. Students of the Tourism Management (Honours) programme from Southern University College are taught the theories of business and tourism, and they then proceed to fulfil their practice and industrial training. Students learn both the hard and soft skills. Tourism policy studies, and Tourist destination management. In addition, the programme integrates the development of professional skills, values and ethics to enable graduates to function as competent professionals with integrity throughout their careers.

Career Prospect 

The tourism industry in Malaysia requires professionals who are able to demonstrate skills such as communication, administration, leaderships and teamwork as well as possess a demonstrable technical expertise. These skills are embedded in the programme and individual learning outcomes.Graduates of this programme will have good career opportunities in the related business fields, such as travel agencies, tourist attractions and recreational hubs, airports, cruises and others.  Graduates who have completed the program will be able to handle day-to-day business operation functions starting from junior or executive level. The emergent needs of the profession include competency in communication, analysis and decision making, abilities to organize and work independently as well as good interpersonal skills. This programme fully prepares students with these required skills.