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Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Tourism Management

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Course Overview

Qualification: Bachelor

Study Mode: Full Time

Intakes: March, July, September

Duration: 3 Years

Tuition Fee: RM 99,500

English Requirement: IELTS : 5.0, TOEFL IBT : 40

Course Details

What you will be learning:

This programme is specifically designed to provide students with:

  • An understanding of the context, nature, function and significance of travel and tourism activities to hold executive management and leadership positions in the industry.
  • A comprehensive awareness of technical and operational expertise, as well as sustainability of the tourism industry with an emphasis on economic, environmental, socialcultural, and technological factors.
  • Exposure to theoretical and practical issues of tourism businesses.
  • A wide range of employable skills, such as the ability to do research, develop, and market tourism products and destinations; critical thinking; problem-solving; and interpretative skills; and excellent written and oral communication.

Dual Degree Programme

Students who are under Bachelor’s Degree Programme will have the option to opt-in for the APU-DMU Dual Degree Scheme. Under this Scheme, students will receive 2 Degree Certificates & Transcripts upon graduation: 1 from Asia Pacific University (APU), Malaysia and 1 from De Montfort University (DMU), UK.

Admission requirements :

please contact our educational consultants or submit your application for Admission assessment.

Fee Structure

Fee TypeAmount (MYR)
1st Year FeeRM 32,000
2nd Year FeeRM 33,099
3rd Year FeeRM 34,400
Deposit (Refundable)RM 1,500
International Student Admission FeeRM 5,800
Visa and Insurance FeeRM 2,550

Curriculum

First Year Curriculum

Common Modules
  • Introduction to Management
  • Business and Communications Skills
  • Digital Thinking and Innovation
  • Accounting Skills
  • Marketing

Specialised Modules

  • International Cultural and Communications
  • Innovation Processes
  • E-Tourism
  • Hospitality and Tourism Revenue Management
  • Retail Travel Operations
  • Ticketing and Computer Reservation System
  • Geography of Travel and Tourism

Elective Module

  • Introduction to VRAR and Metaverse

Second Year Curriculum


Common Modules
  • Digital Marketing
  • Business Research Methods
Specialised Modules
  • Sports and Recreational Tourism
  • Retail Travel Operations
  • Sports and Recreational Facilities Management
  • Ticketing and Computer Reservation System
  • Hospitality & Tourism Revenue Management

Elective Modules

  • Consumer Behaviour
  • Sports and Recreational Tourism
  • Sports and Recreational Facilities Management


Third Year Curriculum

Specialised Modules
  • Crisis Management and Communications
  • Sustainability in Tourism and Hospitality Industry
  • Managing People and Performance
  • Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions
  • Investigations in Tourism Management
  • Venture Building
  • Final Year Project
  • Tourism Policy, Planning and Development
  • Monitoring and Evaluation of Services Management
  • International Tourism Marketing
Elective Module
  • Tourism in Action