IGNOU Offers BA (Vocational Studies), Tourism Management (BAVTM) for July 2019 Session
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The University is offering BA (Vocational Studies) Tourism Management (BAVTM) programme under CBCS (Choice Based Credit System) for July 2019 Admission Cycle in ODL mode through offline admissions. The Programme has been developed by the School of Tourism and Hospitality Services Management.   

The Programme seeks to provide an opportunity to a large segment of the population including the disadvantaged to pursue a programme on tourism and travel.

The programme is for creating a dedicated and skilled workforce in the Travel and Tourism Sector. The people working in the tourism sector, self-employed, other adults who wish to upgrade their educational qualification and knowledge in the tourism sector will be benefited with this programme.

The programme will provide University level education in new fields of knowledge and niche areas which fulfil the demands of employment and economy of the country.

Eligibility: The candidate must have completed at least 10+2

The medium of instruction will be English and Hindi

Duration: Minimum 3 years, Maximum 6 years; offered in July admission cycle only.

The B.A. (Voc) Tourism Management Programme is of 132 credits spread over six semesters (Three years) with study load worth 22 credits in each semester. In each semester, the students have to choose 4 courses in all from different categories of courses.

Categories: [Core Courses (CC), Discipline Specific Electives (DSE), Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses (AECC), Skill Enhancement Courses (SEC), and Generic Electives (GE)]

This is a professional programme and can provide jobs in the Travel and Tourism sectors. In terms of further study, one can pursue Masters in Tourism Management.

With growing Travel and Tourism sector in the country for both inbound and outbound tourism, there are many allied areas where professionals trained in the field can get jobs including; Travel Agencies, Hospitality & Travel sector and Transport sector.