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Bachelor of Tourism and Hospitality Management
Bachelor of Tourism and Hotel Management
(BTM)
Introduction
Lonely Planet named Uganda as the best tourist destination for 2012 while the National Geographic
listed the country among the top 20 global tourism destinations in the year 2013. Because of
political stability, the tourism sector has continued to grow over the years and contributed
approximately 10% to the countrys’ Gross Domestic Product. Tourism has also been identified
by the East African Community as a sector in which the region enjoys a competitive advantage.
The Bachelor of Tourism and Hotel Management is a market-driven course and seeks to provide a
professional and managerial cadre for the dynamic tourism and hotel industry in Uganda and the
wider East African region
Career Opportunities
Bachelor of Tourism and Hotel Management
degree qualification is awarded to students who
have demonstrated a systematic understanding of
key aspects, coherent and detailed knowledge of
tourism and hotel management, ability to deploy
accurately the established techniques of analysis
and enquiry, devise and sustain arguments or
solve problems , describe and comment upon
aspects of current research. The graduates will
have the necessary skills and knowledge to
work in management positions like: private
restaurants and clubs, hotels, international and /
or regional recognised chains, entertainment &
leisure providers, airlines, government tourism
departments, travel agencies, events planning firms.
Entry Requirements
Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education or
its equivalent and two principal passes obtained,
one of which MUST be in any of the following
subjects Mathematics, Economics, Geography,
Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Agriculture,
Technical Drawing, and Food & Nutrition.
Diploma in Tourism & Hotel Management
or any other related course from a recognised
institution.
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