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UNIVERSITY LAUNCHES DEGREE COURSES IN TOURISM STUDIES

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03/08/2001

Tourism Minister Michael Refalo today gave details to	the media about the new degree courses in Tourism Studies which can be followed at the University of Malta as from academic yea 2001 / 2002.
"I am glad to announce that my Ministry has made	yet another important achievement, one that should have a very beneficial and determining effect on the future of Malta’s largest industry.
Following my Ministry’s insistence that Tourism is	taught at all levels of the education system and the re-introduction this year of conditions enabling ITS students to join the B. Comm. (Tourism) course, I am delighted to announce that the University has launched a course which leads to the degrees of B.A. and B.A. (Hons) in Tourism Studies."
The running and organisation of the courses is	estimated to cost Lm30,000 and will be funded by the Ministry of Tourism (Lm25,000) and by the Malta Tourism Authority (Lm5,000).
The Minister added that the courses have been	designed for those who wish to specialise in the academic aspects of tourism as well as in the practicalities of the industry’s organisation and planning.
"Those who read for these degrees will upon the	successful completion of their course fill a long felt void in the general structure of the industry. They would be the right graduates which the Tourism Ministry needs, which will complement MTA’s array of graduate talent, and, as tourism daily gains in importance and in investment potential and opportunities, for the private sector where graduates will carve their own niche in consultancy firms, banks and hotel chain administration and planning positions."
The courses will be of four years’ duration and	students are expected to follow study units comprising economics, accountancy and finance; management and marketing; applied tourism studies; socio-cultural and environmental studies; as well as research methods, fieldwork and a dissertation.
Unlike the course leading to B. Comm (Tourism)	graduation from ITS is not an entry requirement. The University has however made a special provision for ITS graduates who hold a diploma in Hotel Administration. Students will be admitted to year three of the four year degree course but are expected to follow study units offered in the first two years.
"My thanks go to University Rector Professor	Roger Ellul Micallef, and to the members of the Ministry and University teams who successfully concluded negotiations which have led to the launching of these courses."

DOI – 03.08.2001
BA (HONS.) TOURISM
Study Units Classified by Areas of Study

Study Unit	Credits	Year	Area
TRS 101: Tourism: Principles and Practices	2	Year I	AT
TRS 201: International Tourism Development	2	Year II	AT
TRS 203: Work and Leisure	2	Year II	AT
TRS 204: Introduction to Hospitality	2	Year II	AT
TRS 401: Tourism Marketing	2	Year II	AT
TRS 401: Social and Cultural Perspectives of Tourism	2	Year III	AT
TRS 301: Tourism, Law and Industrial Relations	2	Year III	AT
TRS 302: Social Impact Assessment	2	Year III	AT
TRS 303: Heritage Management and Interpretation	2	Year III	AT
TRS 304: Events and Convention Management	2	Year III	AT
TRS 306: Sustainable Tourism Development	2	Year III	AT
TRS 401: Tourism: Analysis of Case Studies	2	Year IV	AT
TRS 402: Museology	2	Year IV	AT
TRS 406: Transportation Management	2	Year IV	AT
	Total 28
ECN 101: Introductory Micro Economics	2	Year I	EA
ECN 102: Introductory Macro Economics	2	Year I	EA
ACC 161: Accounting and Financial Control	4	Year I	EA
ECN 205: Intermediate Microeconomics	2	Year II	EA
ECN 206: Intermediate Macroeconomics	2	Year II	EA
ECN 416: Tourism Economics	2	Year III	EA
ECN 304: Public Finance	2	Year III	EA
ECN 203: Introductory Economics	2	Year IV	EA
ECN 405: Environmental Economics	2	Year IV	EA
	Total 20
BIO 109: Tourism and the Environment	2	Year I	ES
BIO 108: An Introduction to the Natural Environment	2	Year II	ES
BIO 111: Environmental Implications of Alternative Tourism	2	Year II	ES
BIO 110: Environment Performance of Tourism Industry	2	Year III	ES
PSY 70: General Psychology	2	Year I	ES
PPL 102: Sociology of Industrial Societies	2	Year I	ES
BIO 107: Introductory Environmental Science	2	Year I	ES
PPL 216: Development of Industrial Societies	2	Year II	ES
PPL 409: Public Enterprise Management	2	Year IV	ES
PPL 405: Policy Making in Microstates	2	Year IV	ES
PPL 416: Business Ethics	2	Year IV	ES
	Total 22
MGT 101: Introduction to Management	2	Year I	MM
MGT 103: Statistics and Computing	4	Year I	MM
MGT 205: Consumer Behaviour Theory	2	Year II	MM
MGT 301: Marketing Management	2	Year II	MM
MGT 204: Informatics	2	Year II	MM
MGT 304: Human Resources Management	2	Year III	MM
MGT 406: Corporate Strategy	2	Year IV	MM
MGT 303: Operations Management	2	Year IV	MM
MGT 404: Financial Management	2	Year IV	MM
	Total 20
MGT 305: Research Methods	2	Year III	OT
TRS 305: Fieldwork Sessions	2	Year III	OT
TRS 409: Dissertation	4	Year IV	OT
	Total 8
GRAND TOTAL	98 Credits

LEGEND
MM-Marketing and Management
ES-Social and Environmental Studies
EA-Economics/Accountancy and Finance
AT-Applied Tourism Studies
OT-Other

Subject to change

BA (HONS.) TOURISM

Study Units Classified by Year of the Course

Study Unit	Credits	Year	Area
TRS 101: Tourism: Principles and Practices	2	Year I	AT
TRS 201: International Tourism Development	2	Year II	AT
TRS 203: Work and Leisure	2	Year II	AT
TRS 204: Introduction to Hospitality	2	Year II	AT
TRS 401: Tourism Marketing	2	Year II	AT
TRS 401: Social and Cultural Perspectives of Tourism	2	Year III	AT
TRS 301: Tourism, Law and Industrial Relations	2	Year III	AT
TRS 302: Social Impact Assessment	2	Year III	AT
TRS 303: Heritage Management and Interpretation	2	Year III	AT
TRS 304: Events and Convention Management	2	Year III	AT
TRS 306: Sustainable Tourism Development	2	Year III	AT
TRS 401: Tourism: Analysis of Case Studies	2	Year IV	AT
TRS 402: Museology	2	Year IV	AT
TRS 406: Transportation Management	2	Year IV	AT
	Total 28
ECN 101: Introductory Micro Economics	2	Year I	EA
ECN 102: Introductory Macro Economics	2	Year I	EA
ACC 161: Accounting and Financial Control	4	Year I	EA
ECN 205: Intermediate Microeconomics	2	Year II	EA
ECN 206: Intermediate Macroeconomics	2	Year II	EA
ECN 416: Tourism Economics	2	Year III	EA
ECN 304: Public Finance	2	Year III	EA
ECN 203: Introductory Economics	2	Year IV	EA
ECN 405: Environmental Economics	2	Year IV	EA
	Total 20
BIO 109: Tourism and the Environment	2	Year I	ES
BIO 108: An Introduction to the Natural Environment	2	Year II	ES
BIO 111: Environmental Implications of Alternative Tourism	2	Year II	ES
BIO 110: Environment Performance of Tourism Industry	2	Year III	ES
PSY 70: General Psychology	2	Year I	ES
PPL 102: Sociology of Industrial Societies	2	Year I	ES
BIO 107: Introductory Environmental Science	2	Year I	ES
PPL 216: Development of Industrial Societies	2	Year II	ES
PPL 409: Public Enterprise Management	2	Year IV	ES
PPL 405: Policy Making in Microstates	2	Year IV	ES
PPL 416: Business Ethics	2	Year IV	ES
	Total 22
MGT 101: Introduction to Management	2	Year I	MM
MGT 103: Statistics and Computing	4	Year I	MM
MGT 205: Consumer Behaviour Theory	2	Year II	MM
MGT 301: Marketing Management	2	Year II	MM
MGT 204: Informatics	2	Year II	MM
MGT 304: Human Resources Management	2	Year III	MM
MGT 406: Corporate Strategy	2	Year IV	MM
MGT 303: Operations Management	2	Year IV	MM
MGT 404: Financial Management	2	Year IV	MM
	Total 20
MGT 305: Research Methods	2	Year III	OT
TRS 305: Fieldwork Sessions	2	Year III	OT
TRS 409: Dissertation	4	Year IV	OT
	Total 8
GRAND TOTAL	98 Credits

LEGEND

MM - Marketing and Management

ES - Social and Environmental Studies

EA - Economics / Accountancy and Finance

AT - Applied Tourism Studies

OT - Other

INFORMATION ABOUT THE COURSE LEADING TO THE DEGREES OF
B.A. AND B.A. (HONS) IN TOURISM STUDIES

To be admitted to the course students must satisfy the general entry requirements as specified in the Admissions Regulations of the University.

Course Duration:

The course will be spread over four years. Part I covers the first three years and Part II the fourth year.

Contents:

Students will be expected to follow study units from five main areas, namely:

Economics / Accountancy and Finance
Management and Marketing
Applied Tourism Studies
Social and Environmental Studies
Others (including Research Methods, Fieldwork and Dissertation)

Students are normally expected to complete study units for which 24 credits per year (96 credits over the four years) are assigned.

Eligibility for the Degree:

Students who obtain an average grade of C or higher in the Part I Examination (held at the end of the third year) and a sufficient number of credits, will be eligible to proceed to Part II of the course (fourth year) which leads to the BA (Hons) degree in Tourism Studies. Those who pass the final examination (at the end of the fourth year) and obtain a sufficient number of credits, will be eligible to the BA (Hons.) Tourism Studies Degree.

Students who obtain an average grade lower than C in the Part I examination will not be allowed to proceed to Part II of the course, but may be eligible to the award of the BA Tourism Studies Degree.

Special Provision for Institute of Tourism Studies Students:

Students who have obtained the Diploms in Hotel Administration awarded by the Institute of Tourism Studies (Malta) may be admitted to year three of the course but will be expected to follow study units offered in years one and two of the course, as determined by the Board of FEMA.

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