Bachelor of Travel and Tour Operations Management (BTTM)

Introduction

Bachelor of Travel and Tour operations Management (BTTM) degree programme, aims at offering insights into the real-world problems and issues confronting the tourism industry and; the travel and tour operations sectors, in particular, at the local, regional and international level. The programme also aims at bringing together academics and practitioners in the travel and tourism industry to exchange ideas in travel management and tour operations in order to facilitate delivery of quality service in the tourism industry. Graduates from the programme will be qualified to undertake careers in both public and private enterprises including travel agencies, tour firms, hotel, national and regional tourism organizations, public institutions such as Ministry of East African Affairs, Commerce and Tourism, transport firms, recreation facilities, and entertainment centers among others.

Programme Structure

First Year

Semester I

Code	Course Title
STH 111	Introduction to Tourism
STH 112	Introduction to Hotel & Hospitality
STH 113	Introduction to Travel and Tour Operations
STH 114	Business Communication in Service Industry
STH 115	Social Issues in the Service Industry

Electives
Code	Course Title
STH 110F	Beginners French
STH 110S	Beginners Spanish I
STH 110C	Writing Chinese Characters & Speaking Chinese
STH 110G	Elementary German I

Semester II

Code	Course Title
BTM 121	Service Operations
BTT 121	Service Marketing
BTM 122	Tourism Human Resources Development
BTT 122	East Africa Flora and Fauna
STH 121	Accounting and Finance for Tourism & Hospitality Managers


Electives
Code	Course Title
STH 120F	French Structure I
STH 120S	Beginners Spanish II
STH 120C	Writing, Speaking and Writing Chinese
STH 120G	Elementary German II

Second Year

Semester I

Code	Course Title
BTT 211	Consumer Behaviour in Travel
BTT 212	Strategic Marketing in Travel and Tour Operations
BHM 212	Front Office Operations and Management
STH 211	Leadership and National Development
STH 212	Social Issues in the Service Industry
Plus ONE Elective (see the Electives below)

Electives
Code	Course Title
STH 213G	Elementary German III
STH 213F	French Structure II
STH 213S	Beginners Spanish III
CHIN 210	Intensive Reading and Writing in Chinese

Semester II

Code	Course Title
BTT 223	Product design and Costing
BTT 224	Airport and Ground Operations Management
BTT 225	Tour Guiding Management
BTT 226	Airfare and Reservation System I
BTT 227	First Aid and Survival Techniques
BTT 218	Industrial Attachment 1 (Outside Semester)
Plus ONE Elective(see the Electives below)

Electives
Code	Course Title
STH 214G	Intermediate German I
STH 214F	Intermediate French
STH 224S	Intermediate Spanish I
CHIN 211	Chinese Speaking and Listening

Third Year

Semester I

Code	Course Title
BTT 311	Business of Travel and Tour Operations
BTT 312	Project Development and Management
BTT 313	Human Resource Management
BTT 314	Airfare and Reservation System II
BTT 315	Ethical, Legal and Regulation Aspects in Travel
STH 311	Research Methods
Plus ONE Elective(see the Electives below)

Electives
Code	Course Title
STH 312G	Intermediate German II
STH 312F	French for Tourism I
STH 312S	Intermediate Spanish II
CHIN 310	Extensive reading and listening comprehension

Semester II

Code	Course Title
BTT 326	Cultural and Heritage Preservation
BTT 327	Touristic Transport Policy and Planning
BTT 328	Environmental Impact Assessment
BTT 329	Managerial Accounting and Finance
STH 313	Statistics and Data Analysis
BTT 320	Industrial Attachment II (Outside Semester)
Plus ONE Elective(see the Electives below)

Electives
Code	Course Title
STH 314G	Advanced German
STH 314F	French for Tourism II
STH 324S	Intermediate Spanish III
CHIN 314	Chinese for Tourism

Fourth Year

Semester I

Code	Course Title
BTT 411	Events Management
BTT 412	Contemporary Issues in Travel
BTT 413	Wildlife Tourism
BTT 414	Cruise ship Management
BTT 415	Geographic Information System and Topographic Maps
BTT 416	Research Project and Presentation
Plus ONE Elective(see the Electives below)

Electives
Code	Course Title
STH 411G	German for the Hotel Industry
STH 411F	Oral expression
STH 411S	Advanced Spanish
CHIN 411:	Advanced Chinese for Tourism

Semester II

Code	Course Title
BTT 421	Entrepreneurial Management
BTT 422	Sustainable Travel
BTT 423	Travel Destination Management
BTT 424	Tourist Transport Safety and Security
Plus ONE Language and ONE other Elective (see the Electives below)

Electives
Code	Course Title
STH 412F	Business French
CHIN 412	Chinese Language Computer Programs
BTT 425E	Domestic travel
BTT 426E	Sustainable Transport and Logistics System
BTT 427E	Travel and Cargo agency Operations