IGNOU Bachelor of Arts (Vocational Studies) Tourism Management (BAVTM)
IGNOU BA (Vocational Studies) Tourism Management (BAVTM)
The Indira Gandhi National Open University has introduced a new programme known as Bachelor of Arts (Vocational Studies) Tourism Management. It’s a 3 year Bachelor degree programme.
It’s a semester based programme.There are six semester in three years.The total programme fee is Rs.12000/-. The fee has to be paid @Rs.4000/- per year.
Programme Description
This programme is prepared and offered by School of Tourism and Hospitality Service Management (SOTHSM) in IGNOU.
To complete degree in BA (Vocational Studies) Tourism Management programme, the student has to complete 132 credits in three years. The students have to study and complete 22 credits in each semester to pass out this vocational bachelor degree programme in tourism management.
| Programme Name | Bachelor of Arts (Vocational Studies) Tourism Management |
| Programme Code | BAVTM |
| School | School of Tourism and Hospitality Service Management (SOTHSM) |
| Eligibility Criteria | 10+2 |
| Medium of Instruction | English and Hindi |
| Duration | 3 Years |
| Fee Structure | Rs. 12000/- (4000/- per year ) |
IGNOU BAVTM Course Details
As we have already mentioned above, there are six semesters in BAVTM programme. In each semester, the students have to choose 4 courses in all from different categories of courses.
While the courses under Core Courses (CC), Discipline Specific Electives (DSE) and Generic Electives (GE) Categories are of 6 credits each, the courses under Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses (AEC) and Skill Enhancement Courses (SEC) are of 4 credits each. Therefore, the study load in each semester will come out to 22 credits.
The following Table presents the CODES of Courses available as option in each semester from different categories of courses with credit load:
| CORE COURSES | ||
| Course Code | Title of the Course | No. of Credits |
| BTMC-131 | History of Tourism – I | 6 |
| BTMC-132 | Fundamentals of Management | 6 |
| BTMC-133 | History of Tourism – II | 6 |
| BTMC-134 | Entrepreneurship and Small Business | 6 |
| BTMC-135 | Concept and Impacts of Tourism | 6 |
| BTMC-136 | Tourism Marketing | 6 |
| BTMC-137 | Profile of Modern Tourism | 6 |
| BTMC-138 | Managerial Accounting and Finance in Tourism | 6 |
Discipline Specific Elective (DSE) Course |
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| Course Code | Title of the Course | No. of Credits |
| BTME-141 | Tourism Undertaking | 6 |
| BTMP-142 | Project | 6 |
| BTME-143 | Procedure and Operations in the Tourism Business | 6 |
| BTMP-144 | Globalization | 6 |
Skill Enhancement Courses (SEC) |
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| Course Code | Title of the Course | No. of Credits |
| BCOS-183 | Computer Application in Business | 4 |
| BCOS-184 | E-Commerce | 4 |
| BTMS-185 | Airport Handling | 4 |
| BEGS-186 | Business Communication | 4 |
General Elective (GE) Courses |
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| Course Code | Title of the Course | No. of Credits |
| BTMG-171 | Culture in Indian Subcontinent I | 6 |
| BTMG-172 | Culture in Indian Subcontinent II | 6 |
| Ability Enhancement Compulsory Course | ||
| Environmental Studies | ||
| Course Code | Title of the Course | No. of Credits |
| BEVAE 181 | Environmental Studies | 4 |
| English | ||
| BEGAE 182 | English Communication Skills | 4 |
| Hindi | ||
| BHDAE 182 | 4 | |
| LANGUAGE COURSES | ||
| English | ||
| Course Code | Title of the Course | No. of Credits |
| BEGLA – 135 | English In Daily Life | 6 |
| BEGLA – 136 | English At The Work Place | 6 |
| BEGLA – 137 | Language Through Literature | 6 |
| BEGLA – 138 | Reading and Speaking Skills | 6 |
| Hindi | ||
| Course Code | Title of the Course | No. of Credits |
| BHDLA 135 | – | 6 |
| BHDLA 136 | – | 6 |
| BHDLA 137 | – | 6 |
| BHDLA 138 | – | 6 |
| Hindi | ||
| Course Code | Title of the Course | No. of Credits |
| BUDLA 135 | Urdu | 6 |
| Sanskrit | ||
| Course Code | Title of the Course | No. of Credits |
| BSKLA 135 | Sanskrit | 6 |
Programme Coordinator
The students can contact programme coordinator at following contact details:
- Dr. Arvind Kumar Dubey
- Contact No. :011-29571754/9871942804
- Email: [email protected]
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Dear sir,
I’m not getting one thing that is how many subjects are there in BAVTM course. So please can you reply with my query?