FACULTY OF HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES

Bachelor of Arts in Tourism

B.A. (Tourism)

(Please consult the Faculty Prospectus for references below.)

FIRST YEAR LEVEL

Curriculum Compilation

At first year level students register for the University Core Curriculum modules and the required two (2) modules in Geography and Environmental Studies indicated below, plus two (2) modules in Management Studies and two (2) modules in Area Studies. Furthermore, students select one (1) language subject from the available BA language subject offerings (cf. G.1.3.2.1) as minor subject and register for the two (2) required first year level modules in the relevant language, in line with the relevant subject regulations. The normal first year level curriculum of a student registered in the BA (Tourism) degree programme will therefore consist of eleven (11) modules (176 credits), compiled as follows:

SUBJECT MODULES CREDITS
University Core Curriculum (cf. C.4.3.1) 3* 48
Geography and Environmental Studies at first year level 2 32
Management Studies at first year level 2 32
Area Studies at first year level 2 32
Selected BA language subject at first year level** 2 32
Total 11 176
* two (2) modules and two (2) half-modules (cf. C.4.3.1)
** Students select the BA language subject in line with the relevant subject regulations.

Curriculum

Students register for the four (4) modules below:
SUBJECT SEMESTER CODE MODULE TITLE
Geography & Environ. Studies 1 HGHE 3511 Fundamentals of Physical Geography
2 HGHE 3532 Fundamentals of Human Geography
Area Studies 1 HHGE 3511 African Civilisations
2 HLAC 3532 Language and Culture
Students furthermore select one (1) of the three options (A, B or C) in Management Studies below and register for the corresponding two (2) modules:
OPTION SEMESTER CODE MODULE TITLE
Option A 1 CAFE 3511 Fundamentals of Accounting A
2 CAFE 3512 Fundamentals of Accounting B
Option B 1 CMPP 3571
or
CAFE 3511		 Principles of Management
or
Fundamentals of Accounting A
2 CEMA 3572 Basic Macroeconomics
Option C 1 CEMI 3571 Basic Microeconomics
2 CEMA 3572 Basic Macroeconomics
BA Language Subject Students add the two (2) first year level modules of the selected BA language subject as minor subject, in line with the relevant subject regulations.

Note: Throughout the academic year, the modules in Geography and Environmental Studies require two (2) hours practical work per week: Practical 1.

SECOND YEAR LEVEL

Admission Requirements

The Faculty’s Student Registration and Academic Advancement Rules apply (cf. C.4.3).

Curriculum Compilation

At second year level students continue with Geography and Environmental Studies as their first major subject and select either Management Studies or Area Studies as their second major subject; the subject not selected is discontinued after its modules at first year level have been passed. Students also proceed with the BA language subject selected as minor subject in the first year. The normal second year level curriculum of a student registered in the BA (Tourism) degree programme will therefore consist of nine (9) modules (144 credits), compiled as follows:

SUBJECT MODULES CREDITS
Geography and Environmental Studies at second year level as first major subject 3 48
Management Studies or Area Studies at second year level as second major subject 3 48
Selected BA language subject at second year level as minor subject 3 48
Total 9 144

Curriculum

All students register for the following modules in Geography and Environmental Studies:
SEMESTER CODE MODULE TITLE PREREQUISITE
1 HGHE 3611 Climatology and Geomorphology -
1 HGHE 3631 Settlement and Economic Geography -
2 HGHE 3602 Pedology and Biogeography (half-module) -
2 HGHE 3622 Social Geography (half-module) -
Students select either Area Studies or Management Studies to proceed with as their second major subject, and discontinue the subject not selected:
Students who select Area Studies as their second major subject register for the following modules:
SEMESTER CODE MODULE TITLE PREREQUISITE
1 HVVC 3611 Visual Culture and Concepts in Africa -
2 HPAT 3632 Ethnomusicology: Musical Art in Namibia -
2 HHGE 3652 Early Namibian History -
Students who select Management Studies as their second major subject continue with the Option (A, B or C) selected at first year level and register for the corresponding modules:
OPTION SEMESTER CODE MODULE TITLE PREREQUISITE
Option A 1 HPSI 3631 Organisational/Personnel Psychology -
1 CAFE 3611 Financial Accounting 1A CAFE 3511
2 CAFE 3632 Financial Accounting 1B CAFE 3512
Option B 1 HPSI 3631 Organisational/Personnel Psychology -
1 CEMA 3671 Intermediate Macroeconomics I CEMA 3572
2 CEMA 3672 Intermediate Macroeconomics II CEMA 3572
Option C 1 HPSI 3631 Organisational/Personnel Psychology -
1 CEMI 3671 Intermediate Microeconomics I CEMI 3571
2 CEMI 3672 Intermediate Microeconomics II CEMI 3571 and CEMA 3572
BA Language Subject Students add three (3) second year level modules of the BA language subject selected at first year level as minor subject, in line with the relevant subject regulations.

Note: Throughout the academic year, the modules in Geography and Environmental Studies require three (3) hours practical work per week: Practical 2.

THIRD YEAR LEVEL

Admission Requirements

The Faculty’s Student Registration and Academic Advancement Rules apply (cf. C.4.3).

Curriculum Compilation

At third year level students continue with Geography and Environmental Studies as their first major subject and either Management Studies or Area Studies as their second major subject selected at second year level. Students also proceed with the BA language subject selected as minor subject in the first year. The normal third year level curriculum of a student registered in the BA (Tourism) degree programme will therefore consist of eight (8) modules (128 credits), compiled as follows:

SUBJECT MODULES CREDITS
Geography and Environmental Studies at third year level as first major subject 3 48
Management Studies or Area Studies at third year level as second major subject 3 48
Selected BA language subject at third year level as minor subject 2 32
Total 8 128

Curriculum

All students register for the following module in Geography and Environmental Studies plus the Excursion:
SEMESTER CODE MODULE TITLE
1 HGHE 3711 Environmental Studies
  HGES 3799 Excursion*
Students furthermore select one (1) of the following two (2) subdisciplines in Geography and Environmental Studies and register for the two corresponding modules:
SUBDISCIPLINE SEMESTER CODE MODULE TITLE
General Geography 1 HGHE 3731 General Methods and Techniques in Geography
2 HGHE 3752 Regional Geography
Geographic Information Systems 1 HGIS 3711 Geographic Analysis and Techniques
2 HGIS 3732 Geographic Information Systems
All students add the following two (2) half-modules:
SEMESTER CODE MODULE TITLE
2 HLBC 3702 Professional Communication Practice (half-module)
2 HLBC 3722 Presentation Skills (half-module)
Students who selected Area Studies as their second major subject register for the following two (2) modules:
1 HHGE 3711 Twentieth Century Namibia
2 HSOG 3772 Sociology of Namibian Society
Students who selected Management Studies as their second major subject register for the following two (2) modules:
1 HGHT 3711 Tourism Management
2 HGHT 3732 Tourism Entrepreneurship
BA Language Subject Students add two (2) third year level modules of the BA language subject selected at first year level as minor subject, in line with the relevant subject regulations.

* Although carrying a module code, an excursion is not weighed as a module, but is compulsory for the completion of Geography and Environmental Studies at NQF Level 7.

Note: Throughout the academic year, the modules in Geography and Environmental Studies require three (3) hours practical work per week: Practical 3.

FOURTH YEAR LEVEL

Admission Requirements

1. Students are admitted to the fourth year level in the BA (Tourism) degree programme only after they have passed all twenty-eight (28) modules (448 credits) at first, second and third year level (cf. C.4.3.3.1).
2. Note the prerequisite below.

Curriculum Compilation

At fourth year level students continue with Geography and Environmental Studies as their first major subject and either Management Studies or Area Studies as their second major subject selected at second year level. The BA language subject selected as minor subject is discontinued after its required modules at first to third year level have been passed. The normal fourth year level curriculum of a student registered in the BA (Tourism) degree programme will therefore consist of eight (8) modules (128 credits), compiled as follows:

SUBJECT MODULES CREDITS
Geography and Environmental Studies at fourth year level as first major subject 4 64
Management Studies or Area Studies at fourth year level as second major subject 4 64
Total 8 128

Curriculum

All students register for the following three (3) year-modules in Geography and Environmental Studies:
SEMESTER CODE MODULE TITLE
1 & 2 HGHT 3800 Tourism Studies
1 & 2 HGSP 3800 Concepts of Environmental Management
1 & 2 HGHE 3840 Research Paper in Geography and Environmental Studies
Students furthermore select one (1) of the following three (3) subdisciplines in Geography and Environmental Studies and register for the equivalent of one (1) module in the selected subdiscipline:
SUBDISCIPLINE SEMESTER CODE MODULE TITLE PREREQUISITE
Political Geography 1 & 2 HGHE 3800 Political Geography -
Advanced Themes and Environ. Studies 1 & 2 HGHE 3820 Themes in Advanced Geography and Environmental Studies -
Remote Sensing 1 HGHR 3801 Remote Sensing HGIS 3711 and HGIS 3732
2 HGHR 3822 Applied Spatial Analysis HGIS 3711 and HGIS 3732
Students who selected Management Studies as their second major subject register for three (3) modules according to the following rules:
All students in Management Studies register for the three (3) modules below:
1 & 2 HGHT 3820 Tourism Planning and Development
1 & 2 HGHT 3840 Tourism Marketing
1 & 2 HGHT 3860 Research Paper in Tourism Management Studies
Students in Management Studies add a further one (1) module from the two (2) modules below:
1 & 2 HLBC 3840
or
HISP 3800		 Intercultural Communication
or
Advanced Public Relations and Advertising
Students who selected Area Studies as their second major subject register for the three (3) modules below:
1 & 2 HHGE 3820 Public History/Museum and Heritage Studies
1 & 2 HVVC 3820 Tourism and Visual Culture in Namibia
1 & 2 HGHG 3800 Research Paper in Area Studies
Students in Area Studies add a further one (1) module from the three (3) modules below:
1 & 2 HLGT 3800 Intercultural Communication
1 & 2 HSOG 3820 Rural Sociology
1 & 2 HISP 3800 Advanced Public Relations and Advertising
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