BSc. Hospitality and Tourism Management
Entry requirements
1. WASSCE/SSSCE APPLICANTS Credit Passes in THREE (3) Core Subjects: English Language, Mathematics, Integrated Science or Social Studies, and Three (3) Elective Subjects in the following groups; Business, General Arts, General Science, and Vocational/Home Economics. 2. ‘A’ LEVEL APPLICANTS FIVE (5) credits at the O’ Level including English Language and Mathematics, plus THREE (3) A’ Level or equivalent passes in General Arts, Business, and General Science. 3. MATURE APPLICANTS Applicants must be 25 years at the time of submitting the application. EITHER FIVE (5) credits in O’ Level including English Language and Mathematics. OR Credit passes in THREE (3) Elective Subjects in Business, General Arts, General Science, and Vocational/Home Economics. Short-listed applicants may take an Entrance Examination and pass an interview. 22 4. OTHER APPLICANTS i. Applicants holding the General Business Certificate (GBCE) and/or Advanced Business Certificate (ABCE) must have credits in at least SIX (6) subjects including English Language and Business Mathematics at the GBCE, or THREE (3) passes in the relevant Compulsory Subjects Plus THREE (3) Optional Subjects at the ABCE. ii. Applicants holding any of the Stages of ACCA, ICA, ACIB or CIM, must in addition have credits at WASSCE/SSSCE in THREE (3) Core Subjects and THREE Electives or FIVE (5) credits at the O’ Level including English Language and Mathematics. Applicants in this category are admitted into year one. iii. Applicants holding HND with Second Class (Lower Division) and above must in addition have credits at WASSCE/SSSCE in THREE (3) Core subjects and THREE (3) Electives or FIVE (5) credits at O’ level including English language and mathematics. These applicants would be placed in either Year Two (2) or Year Three (3) after passing an entrance examination/interview.
Career prospects
Job Prospects Upon completion of the BSc Tourism and Hospitality Management program is, graduates will have a wide range of career opportunities to choose from, such as hotels, restaurants, airline companies, travel agents, tour operators as well as in government organizations and in the field of tourism education.