Undergraduate & honours qualifications

Diploma in Tourism Management

Qualification code: 98223
NQF level: 6
Total credits: 360
SAQA ID: 86247
APS/AS: 17
Rules:
The College has replaced ENN103F with ENG1503, replaced FAC1601 with FAC1602, replaced DTM1502 with SUS1501, replaced DTM2602 with TRT2601, replaced DTM3702 with TRT3702, replaced MNM2601 with MNM1601, replaced MNM3701 with MNM3709 and replaced DTM3606 + DTM3607 with DTM3609. The name of module DTM3701 has changed from MICE Operations to Business Tourism. Students who have already passed ENN103F, FAC1601, DTM1502, DTM2602, MNM2601, MNM3701, DTM3606 + DTM3607, DTM3701 and/or DTM3702 in this qualification, will retain the credit(-s) and will not be required to complete the relevant replacement module(-s). However, please note that DTM3606 and DTM3607 are replaced by one module and students will need both these credits to be exempt from DTM3609. Students should note that during the course of their studies they would be required to have access to a computer, printer and the internet.
Purpose statement:
The purpose of the Diploma: Tourism Management is to equip learners with generic business management expertise and appropriate practical skills within the context of the tourism industry. Qualifying learners will have a broad insight into tourism and a fundamental understanding of tourism management principles and theories. Those who achieve this qualification will be competent in consistently using a variety of technical, managerial and personal skills and strategies in the everyday running of a tourism enterprise. The successful learners will have developed a sound base for progression into management and industry leadership positions, and exploiting entrepreneurial opportunities. Lastly, the qualification is designed to allow qualifying learners to enter the tourism industry in a variety of both private and public sector tourism organisations, including, among others, hospitality, transport and support services. Furthermore, those who achieve this qualification will be able to manage tourism businesses, apply specialised industry knowledge and demonstrate initiative and responsibility in a professional or academic tourism management context.
This qualification will be presented using both online and distance learning modes.

Who can register?

  • Applicants (new applicants & Unisa students who applied for admission to a new qualification) may only register if they have received an offer of placement from Unisa and have accepted the offer online. Unisa reserves the right to not process and / or to cancel your registration if it is found that you were incorrectly admitted to a qualification. 
  • Re-registering students may register for the 2024 academic year once the registration period opens.

Please note: Should you wish to start a new qualification, please apply online for the alternative qualification during the prescribed application period.


How to choose your modules

Each Unisa qualification is structured in such a way that you need to pass a certain number of NQF level credits within a certain amount of time in order to graduate.

  • Co-requisite: Module A is a co-requisite for Module B. You want to register for Module B, but have not yet passed Module A. You must then register for both Modules A and B simultaneously. You may NOT cancel your registration for Module A unless Module B is also cancelled.

  • Pre-requisite: If Module A is a pre-requisite for Module B, you must pass Module A before you may register for Module B.

You may not register for more than the allowed maximum number of credits / modules per academic year and / or semester: 60 credits per semester or 120 credits per academic year.

The maximum number of credits do not include supplementary and / or aegrotat examinations from a previous semester. Modules taken for non-degree / non-diploma purposes also count towards the maximum number of credits allowed.

You must take your available time into consideration when choosing your modules, as this will impact your academic performance. You need approximately

  • 6 to 8 hours per week for semester modules.
  • 4 to 6 hours per week for year modules.

Click here for more information on managing your studies.

Curriculum for this qualification

While you are deciding on the modules for which you will be registering, write down the module names and codes so that you have something to refer to when completing your registration.

Please click on the modules below to see further information (eg semester/year module, NQF level)

First level

Module (Please click on the module to see further information) Pre-requisite/Co-requisite/Recommendation
Group A. Compulsory
BSM1501 - Business Management Fundamentals 1A
BSM1602 - Business Management Fundamentals 1B Recommendation:BSM1501
DTM1501 - Travel Operations
ENG1503 - Academic Language and Literacy in English
EUP1501 - Ethical Information and Communication Technologies for Development Solutions
FAC1502 - Financial Accounting Principles, Concepts and Procedures
FAC1602 - Elementary Financial Accounting and Reporting Pre-requisite:FAC1502
MNM1503 - Introduction to Marketing
MNM1601 - Principles of Marketing Management
SUS1501 - Sustainability and Greed
TRT1502 - Primary Factors of Tourism
TRT1602 - Secondary Factors of Tourism Pre-requisite:TRT1501 or TRT1502 or DTM1503

Second level

Module (Please click on the module to see further information) Pre-requisite/Co-requisite/Recommendation
Group A. Compulsory
BSM2601 - Business Management IIA Pre-requisite:BSM1501 & BSM1602
DTM2601 - Hospitality Operations Recommendation:TRT1602 or DTM1604
DTM2603 - Tourism Development IIA Pre-requisite:TRT1502 or DTM1503
DTM2604 - Tourism Development IIB Recommendation:TRT1602 or DTM1604
DTM2605 - Cultural Tourism I Pre-requisite:TRT1502 or DTM1503
ETP2601 - Entrepreneurial Skills
ETP2602 - Human Resource Management for Entrepreneurs
TRT2601 - Transport for Tourism Recommendation:TRT1601 or TRT1602

Third level

Module (Please click on the module to see further information) Pre-requisite/Co-requisite/Recommendation
Group A. Compulsory
DTM3605 - Cultural Tourism II Pre-requisite:DTM2605
Recommendation:Students are recommended to complete MNG2601 or TRT1602 before registering for this module.
DTM3609 - Tourism in a Practical Work Context Co-requisite:DTM2601, DTM2602, DTM2603, DTM2604, DTM2605, DTM3605
Recommendation:Students should have passed TRT1502 and TRT1602 or DTM1501 and DTM1502 before registering for this module
DTM3701 - Business Tourism Pre-requisite:TRT1602 or DTM2601
DTM3703 - Sustainable Tourism Development IIIA Pre-requisite:DTM2603
DTM3704 - Tourism Development IIIB Pre-requisite:DTM2604
ETP3701 - Entrepreneurship IIIA Pre-requisite:ETP2601
ETP3702 - Entrepreneurship IIIB Pre-requisite:ETP2601
MNM3709 - Strategic Marketing Pre-requisite:MNM2601 or MNM2602 or MNM2605 or MNM2607 or MNM2608 or MNM2609 or MNM2610 or MNM2611 or MNM1601 or MNM2614 or MNM202Y or MND204T or MNX202J or MNM3036
TRT3702 - Special Interest Tourism Recommendation:MNG2601 or TRT1601 or TRT1602