Undergraduate & honours qualifications

Postgraduate Diploma in Tourism Management

Qualification code: 98257
NQF level: 8
Total credits: 120
SAQA ID: 86406
APS/AS: 60
Rules:
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 Postgraduate Diploma: Tourism Management is to provide specialisation learning which help learners prepare for further Postgraduate study in career advancement in tourism management. This qualification typically follows on from a Bachelor's Degree, and serves to consolidate and deepen the learner's expertise in tourism. This qualification will enable learners to undertake advanced studies towards developing their strategic managerial capabilities. This initiative will not only help in improving the local tourism industry, but also the country's economy. This will be achieved by having the learners carry out systematic surveys of both local and international contemporary best practice in tourism management. It will deepen the learner's understanding of the tourism industry, thereby equipping them with the knowledge and skills they require to avail themselves of employment opportunities in a variety of tourism orientated careers such as: - Travel Management Consultancy. - Tourist Resort and Attraction Management. - Tourism Authority at Local and National Level. - Corporate Travel Organisations. - Marketing and Sales in Tourism. This qualification will also prepare learners for further research-based postgraduate study by developing their knowledge of methodologies and competence in techniques in tourism research. Furthermore, the learners should develop the capacity to make strategic decisions by way of sound theoretical judgements based on the evidence they have researched in order to be competitive locally and globally.
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.

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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)

Module (Please click on the module to see further information) Pre-requisite/Co-requisite/Recommendation
Compulsory.
TRT4803 - Advanced E-Travel and E-Tourism
TRT4861 - Advanced Strategic Tourism Management
TRT4862 - Advanced Tourism Development and Ecotourism
TRT4863 - Advanced Business Tourism
TRT4864 - Advanced Destination and Marketing Management