Department of Tourism Management
The Department of Tourism Management offers undergraduate courses in three separate academic disciplines viz. Tourism Management, Eco-Business Management and Hospitality Management as well as opportunities for graduate studies in various sub disciplines. The innovative academic programmes conducted by a well qualified and experienced academic staff provide students with the knowledge, flexibility and the skills needed for the future world.
Vision
To become the centre of par excellence in Tourism and Hospitality education in Sri Lanka.
Mission
To enhance and sustain the contribution by making intellectuals in the practice and Management of Tourism, Hospitality and related industries through fostering interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research.
Graduate Profile
- Scholarship & Intellectual Integrity: methodical understanding about relevant principles, concepts, theories of tourism and related disciplines; capability to apply scholarly conventions make rational decisions; fluency in academic and scientific writing; an understanding and appreciation of current issues in tourism and hospitality; conducting and appreciation of research and creative works
- Practical & Strategic Sense: a capacity for critical, conceptual and reflective thinking; ability diagnose the trends and opportunities of the global tourism; a capacity for creativity and originality; adopt for situational handling & crisis management; an intellectual openness and curiosity
- Communication Skills: proficiency of English language; ability to speak one or more foreign languages; ability to prepare effective reports and other correspondences; use of effective oral communication skills to communicate with diverse audiences; make effective presentations to stimulate clients and other tourism stakeholders
- ICT Literacy: appropriate use of advanced information and communication technologies; efficiency to handle reservation and other basic software packages; sound knowledge about desktop publishing; ability to use effective social media marketing; ability to run virtual (online) travel businesses
- Mental Agility: ability to make quick & rational decisions in tourism businesses; ability to diagnose and efficient problem solving; cross cultural understanding; capable of rigorous & independent thinking; able to make critical and accurate judgements
- Healthy Personality with Leadership & Interpersonal Skills: be a role model, smart and enthusiastic; respect for the values of other individuals and groups, and an appreciation of human and cultural identities; self-discipline and an ability to plan and achieve personal and professional goals; an ability to work independently and in collaboration with others; personal and professional integrity and an awareness of the requirements of ethical behaviour
- Numerical Skills: basic knowledge of mathematical operations; ability to analyze and interpret tourism statistics; ability to forecast and predict the trends in tourism; conduct financial analysis in tourism; comparing & contrasting business data & situations.
- Creativity & Innovativeness: ability to identify the new business opportunities in tourism; innovation of new products and concepts in tourism; explore the entrepreneurial opportunities in tourism; recognize viable and innovative solutions for the current issues in tourism; develop new systems to motivate employees to reduce the turnover issue
- Scholarship & Intellectual Integrity: methodical understanding of tourism & hospitality related disciplines; capability to apply scholarly conventions make rational decisions in hospitality; fluency in academic and scientific writing; an understanding and appreciation of current issues in hospitality industry; conducting of research and other creative works in hospitality
- Practical & Strategic Sense: a capacity for critical, conceptual and reflective thinking; ability diagnose the trends and opportunities of the global hospitality sector; a capacity for creativity and originality; situational handling & crisis management; an intellectual openness and curiosity
- Communication Skills: proficiency of English language; ability to communicate with guests with one or more foreign languages; ability to prepare effective reports and other correspondence materials in hotels; use of effective communication skills to negotiate with guests and other parties; make effective presentations to stimulate guests and other stakeholders
- ICT Literacy: an ability to make appropriate use of advanced information and communication technologies; to handle basic software packages; sound knowledge about global reservation systems; ability to use effective social media marketing; ability to conduct online/direct marketing campaigns
- Mental Agility: ability to make quick & rational decisions in hotels; ability to diagnose and efficient problem solving in hospitality; cross cultural understanding; capable of rigorous & independent thinking; able to make critical and accurate judegments
- Healthy Personality with Leadership & Interpersonal Skills: be a role model, smart and enthusiastic; respect for the values of guests, and an appreciation of human and cultural diversity; self-discipline and an ability to plan and achieve personal and professional goals; an ability to work independently and in collaboration with others; personal and professional integrity and ethical behaviour
- Numerical Skills: basic knowledge of mathematical operations in hotels; ability to analyze and interpret guests and business statistics; ability to forecast and predict the trends in hotels; conduct financial Analysis of a hotel business; comparing & contrasting business data and situations
- Creativity & Innovativeness: ability to identify the new business opportunities in hospitality and capitalize them; innovate new products and concepts in hotels; explore the entrepreneurial hospitality businesses; recognize viable and innovative solutions for the current issues in hospitality industry; develop new systems to motivate employees to reduce the turnover issue
- Scholarship & Intellectual Integrity: broad knowledge on sustainable development; knowledge on green economy (in the local and global context); comprehensive knowledge on legislative framework for environment related best practices; ability to conceptualize research imagination; broad understanding on existing local and global innovative green strategies and technologies
- Practical & Strategic Sense: ability to implement strategies on resource decoupling in industrial development; ability to handle resources handling and monitoring tools and software; ability to foresee the future opportunities in corporate sustainability; ability to make the total industrial supply chain green, utilizing learnt green strategies and technologies
- Communication Skills: ability to use the target language (English) in communication for environment sensitisation; ability to linguistically interpret environmental parameters and environmental key performance indices in relevant context; ability to promote and spread green strategies throughout the Island for sustaining its green economy; ability to sustainable reporting; negotiation skills (Meeting handling, Dominance, Compromise, Tolerance, etc.)
- ICT Literacy: ability to extract e-resources; software handling (Ex: SPSS, Minitab, GIS, LCA software); literacy on understanding and handling of environmental related information platforms
- Mental Agility: ability to address issues related to the industrial Triple Bottom Line; innovative decision maker; statistical modeling & mathematical modeling for developing green strategies and technologies; capable of rigorous & independent thinking for greening the economy
- Healthy Personality with Leadership & Interpersonal Skills: passionate on green operations and consumptions; self-motivated and a role model to give leadership for environmental related matters; strong personality; team player (group cohesiveness); convincing ability
- Numerical Skills: fundamental knowledge of basic mathematical operations; ability to develop and monitor environmental performance indicators in industries
- Creativity & Innovativeness: product and process design and re-design for environment (design for sustainability); innovative decision making to handle environmental related situations; offering new inventions for greening the local and global economy; finding new strategies to motivate the corporate sector for the sustainable journey
Curriculum
Curriculum of the BSc. Honours in Tourism Management Degree
Year I Semester I
| Course Code | Course Unit | Lecture Hrs. | Tutorial and/or Practical Hrs. | Credits |
| TM 1113 | Introduction to Tourism and Hospitality | 45 | 15 | 03 |
| TM 1123 | Principles of Management | 45 | 15 | 03 |
| TM 1134 | Business Mathematics | 60 | 15 | 04 |
| TM 1143 | Business English I | 45 | 15 | 03 |
| TM 1154 | Introduction to ICT & Computer Applications | 30 | 90 | 04 |
Year I Semester II
| Course Code | Course Unit | Lecture Hrs. | Tutorial and/or Practical Hrs. | Credits |
| TM 1213 | Recreation & Tourism Resources | 45 | 15 | 03 |
| TM 1224 | Business Statistics & Statistical Packages | 45 | 30 | 04 |
| TM 1233 | Fundamentals of Economics | 45 | 15 | 03 |
| TM 1243 | Business English II | 45 | 15 | 03 |
| TM 1254 | Database Systems & Network Technology | 30 | 90 | 04 |
Year II Semester I
| Course Code | Course Unit | Lecture Hrs. | Tutorial and/or Practical Hrs. | Credits |
| TM 2112 | Tourism Economics | 30 | 15 | 02 |
| TM 2123 | Organizational Behaviour | 45 | 15 | 03 |
| TM 2133 | Marketing Management | 45 | 15 | 03 |
| TM 2143 | Business Accounting | 45 | 15 | 03 |
| TM 2153 | Business Communication I | 45 | 15 | 03 |
| TM 2163 | German/Japanese/Chinese for Tourism I | 45 | 15 | 03 |
Year II Semester II
| Course Code | Course Unit | Lecture Hrs. | Tutorial and/or Practical Hrs. | Credits |
| TM 2213 | Hospitality Management | 45 | 15 | 03 |
| TM 2223 | Consumer Behaviour & Marketing for Tourism | 45 | 15 | 03 |
| TM 2233 | Human Resource Management | 45 | 15 | 03 |
| TM 2243 | Business Communication II | 45 | 15 | 03 |
| TM 2253 | German/Japanese/Chinese for Tourism II | 45 | 15 | 03 |
| TM 2262 | Desktop Publishing | 15 | 30 | 02 |
Year III Semester I
| Course Code | Course Unit | Lecture Hrs. | Tutorial and/or Practical Hrs. | Credits |
| TM 3112 | E-tourism | 30 | 15 | 02 |
| TM 3123 | Workshop in Tourism & Hospitality | 30 | 30 | 03 |
| TM 3133 | Commercial Law | 45 | 15 | 03 |
| TM 3143 | Service Quality Management | 45 | 15 | 03 |
| TM 3153 | German/Japanese/Chinese for Tourism III | 45 | 15 | 03 |
| TM 3163 | Development & Management of Information Systems | 45 | 15 | 03 |
Year III Semester II
| Course Code | Course Unit | Lecture Hrs. | Tutorial and/or Practical Hrs. | Credits |
| TM 3213 | Tours & Travel Agency Operations | 45 | 15 | 03 |
| TM 3223 | Tourism Planning | 45 | 15 | 03 |
| TM 3232 | Cross Cultural Communication for Tourism (Elective) | 30 | 15 | 02 |
| TM 3242 | Special Interest Tourism (Elective) | 30 | 15 | 02 |
| TM 3253 | Entrepreneurship & Small Business Management | 45 | 15 | 03 |
| TM 3263 | German/Japanese/Chinese for Tourism IV | 45 | 15 | 03 |
| TM 3273 | Research Methodology | 45 | 15 | 03 |
| TM 3282 | Personality & Professional Development | 30 | 15 | 02 |
Year IV Semester I
| Course Code | Course Unit | Lecture Hrs. | Tutorial and/or Practical Hrs. | Credits |
| TM 4113 | Legal & Administrative Environment of Tourism | 45 | 15 | 03 |
| TM 4123 | Resort Planning & Management | 45 | 15 | 03 |
| TM 4132 | Sociology of Tourism | 30 | 15 | 02 |
| TM 4142 | Events Management (Elective) | 30 | 15 | 02 |
| TM 4152 | Spa Management (Elective) | 30 | 15 | 02 |
| TM 4163 | Strategic Management | 45 | 15 | 03 |
| TM 4171 | Proposal Development & Academic Writing | 15 | 15 | 01 |
| TM 4182 | Ecological Perspective of Tourism | 30 | 15 | 02 |
Year IV Semester II
| Course Code | Course Unit | Lecture Hrs. | Tutorial and/or Practical Hrs. | Credits |
| TM 4215 | Thesis | - | 150 | 05 |
| TM 4223 | Internship | - | 640 | 03 |
Curriculum of the BSc. Honours in Hospitality Management Degree
Year I Semester I
| Course Code | Course Unit | Lecture Hrs. | Tutorial and/or Practical Hrs. | Credits |
| HM 1113 | Introduction to Tourism & Hospitality | 45 | 15 | 03 |
| HM 1123 | Principles of Management | 45 | 15 | 03 |
| HM 1134 | Business Mathematics | 60 | 15 | 04 |
| HM 1143 | Business English I | 45 | 15 | 03 |
| HM 1154 | Introduction to ICT & Computer Applications | 30 | 90 | 04 |
Year I Semester II
| Course Code | Course Unit | Lecture Hrs. | Tutorial and/or Practical Hrs. | Credits |
| HM 1213 | Recreation & Tourism Resources | 45 | 15 | 03 |
| HM 1224 | Business Statistics & Statistical Packages | 45 | 30 | 04 |
| HM 1233 | Fundamentals of Economics | 45 | 15 | 03 |
| HM 1243 | Business English II | 45 | 15 | 03 |
| HM 1254 | Database Systems & Network Technology | 30 | 90 | 04 |
Year II Semester I
| Course Code | Course Unit | Lecture Hrs. | Tutorial and/or Practical Hrs. | Credits |
| HM 2114 | Front Office Management | 45 | 30 | 04 |
| HM 2123 | Organizational Behaviour | 45 | 15 | 03 |
| HM 2133 | Marketing Management | 45 | 15 | 03 |
| HM 2143 | Business Accounting | 45 | 15 | 03 |
| HM 2153 | Business Communication I | 45 | 15 | 03 |
| HM 2163 | German/Japanese/Chinese for Tourism I | 45 | 15 | 03 |
Year II Semester II
| Course Code | Course Unit | Lecture Hrs. | Tutorial and/or Practical Hrs. | Credits |
| HM 2213 | Hotel Housekeeping | 45 | 15 | 03 |
| HM 2223 | Consumer Behaviour & Marketing for Tourism | 45 | 15 | 03 |
| HM 2233 | Human Resource Management | 45 | 15 | 03 |
| HM 2243 | Business Communication II | 45 | 15 | 03 |
| HM 2253 | German/Japanese/Chinese for Tourism II | 45 | 15 | 03 |
| HM 2262 | Desktop Publishing | 15 | 30 | 02 |
Year III Semester I
| Course Code | Course Unit | Lecture Hrs. | Tutorial and/or Practical Hrs. | Credits |
| HM 3114 | Food & Beverage Management I | 45 | 30 | 04 |
| HM 3123 | Workshop in Tourism & Hospitality | 30 | 30 | 03 |
| HM 3132 | Hospitality Accounting | 30 | 15 | 02 |
| HM 3143 | Service Quality Management | 45 | 15 | 03 |
| HM 3153 | German/Japanese/Chinese for Tourism III | 45 | 15 | 03 |
| HM 3163 | Development & Management of Information Systems | 45 | 15 | 03 |
Year III Semester II
| Course Code | Course Unit | Lecture Hrs. | Tutorial and/or Practical Hrs. | Credits |
| HM 3214 | Food and Beverage Management II | 45 | 30 | 04 |
| HM 3224 | Professional Cookery I | 45 | 30 | 04 |
| HM 3232 | Personality & Professional Development | 30 | 15 | 02 |
| HM 3242 | Greening Hospitality | 30 | 15 | 02 |
| HM 3253 | German/Japanese/Chinese for Tourism IV | 45 | 15 | 03 |
| HM 3263 | Research Methodology | 45 | 15 | 03 |
Year IV Semester I
| Course Code | Course Unit | Lecture Hrs. | Tutorial and/or Practical Hrs. | Credits |
| HM 4113 | Legal & Administrative Environment of Tourism | 45 | 15 | 03 |
| HM 4123 | Resort Planning & Management | 45 | 15 | 03 |
| HM 4134 | Professional Cookery II | 45 | 30 | 04 |
| HM 4142 | Events Management (Elective) | 30 | 15 | 02 |
| HM 4152 | Spa Management (Elective) | 30 | 15 | 02 |
| HM 4163 | Strategic Management | 45 | 15 | 03 |
| HM 4171 | Proposal Development & Academic Writing | 15 | 15 | 01 |
Year IV Semester II
| Course Code | Course Unit | Lecture Hrs. | Tutorial and/or Practical Hrs. | Credits |
| HM 4215 | Thesis | - | 150 | 05 |
| HM 4223 | Internship | - | 640 | 03 |
Curriculum of the BSc. Honours in EcoBusiness Management Degree
Year I Semester I
| Course Code | Course Unit | Lecture Hrs. | Tutorial and/or Practical Hrs. | Credits |
| EBM 1113 | Principles of Management | 45 | 15 | 03 |
| EBM 1122 | Environmental Appreciation & Communication | 30 | 15 | 02 |
| EBM 1134 | Business Mathematics | 60 | 15 | 04 |
| EBM 1142 | Micro Economics | 30 | 15 | 02 |
| EBM 1154 | Introduction to ICT & Computer Applications | 30 | 90 | 04 |
| EBM 1163 | Business English I | 45 | 15 | 03 |
Year I Semester II
| Course Code | Course Unit | Lecture Hrs. | Tutorial and/or Practical Hrs. | Credits |
| EBM 1212 | Fundamentals of Environmental Science | 30 | 15 | 02 |
| EBM 1223 | Business Statistics | 45 | 15 | 03 |
| EBM 1232 | Human Ecology & Sustainable Development | 30 | 15 | 02 |
| EBM 1242 | Macro Economics | 30 | 15 | 02 |
| EBM 1254 | Database & Network Technology | 30 | 90 | 04 |
| EBM 1263 | Business English II | 45 | 15 | 03 |
| EBM 1273 | Financial Accounting | 45 | 15 | 03 |
Year II Semester I
| Course Code | Course Unit | Lecture Hrs. | Tutorial and/or Practical Hrs. | Credits |
| EBM 2113 | Green Marketing | 45 | 15 | 03 |
| EBM 2123 | Organizational Behaviour | 45 | 15 | 03 |
| EBM 2133 | Integrated Natural Resources Management & Environmental Law | 45 | 15 | 03 |
| EBM 2143 | Managerial Economics | 45 | 15 | 03 |
| EBM 2153 | Management Accountancy | 45 | 15 | 03 |
| EBM 2163 | Business Communication I | 45 | 15 | 03 |
Year II Semester II
| Course Code | Course Unit | Lecture Hrs. | Tutorial and/or Practical Hrs. | Credits |
| EBM 2213 | Commercial Law | 45 | 15 | 03 |
| EBM 2223 | Entrepreneurship & Small Business Management | 45 | 15 | 03 |
| EBM 2233 | Human Resource Management | 45 | 15 | 03 |
| EBM 2243 | Management Information Systems | 45 | 15 | 03 |
| EBM 2253 | Energy & Industrial Resource Management | 45 | 15 | 03 |
| EBM 2263 | Business Communication II | 45 | 15 | 03 |
Year III Semester I
| Course Code | Course Unit | Lecture Hrs. | Tutorial and/or Practical Hrs. | Credits |
| EBM 3113 | EcoAccounting & Finance | 45 | 15 | 03 |
| EBM 3123 | Sustainable Operations Management | 45 | 15 | 03 |
| EBM 3133 | Geographical Information Systems | 45 | 15 | 03 |
| EBM 3143 | Industrial Ecology | 45 | 15 | 03 |
| EBM 3152 | Tools for Environmental Assessment | 30 | 15 | 02 |
| EBM 3162 | Economics of Environment & Natural Resources | 30 | 15 | 02 |
| EBM 3172 | Green Supply Chain Management | 30 | 15 | 02 |
Year III Semester II
| Course Code | Course Unit | Lecture Hrs. | Tutorial and/or Practical Hrs. | Credits |
| EBM 3213 | Resource Efficient Cleaner Production | 45 | 15 | 03 |
| EBM 3222 | Organizational Process Development & Excellence | 30 | 15 | 02 |
| EBM 3233 | Operational Research | 45 | 15 | 03 |
| EBM 3242 | Environmental Management Systems & Compliance Auditing | 30 | 15 | 02 |
| EBM 3253 | Research Methodology | 45 | 15 | 03 |
| EBM 3262 | Personality & Professional Development | 30 | 15 | 02 |
| EBM 3272 | Tools for Data Analysis | 30 | 15 | 02 |
Year IV Semester I
| Course Code | Course Unit | Lecture Hrs. | Tutorial and/or Practical Hrs. | Credits |
| EBM 4112 | Business Compliances & Social Responsibility | 30 | 15 | 02 |
| EBM 4123 | Strategic Management | 45 | 15 | 03 |
| EBM 4132 | Project Management | 30 | 15 | 02 |
| EBM 4143 | Creativity & Innovations Management | 45 | 15 | 03 |
| EBM 4152 | Modelling EcoBusiness | 30 | 15 | 02 |
| EBM 4162 | Proposal Development & Academic Writing | 15 | 15 | 02 |
| EBM 4172 | Industrial Operations in Manufacturing Sector (Elective) | 30 | 15 | 02 |
| EBM 4182 | Industrial Operations in Service Sector (Elective) | 30 | 15 | 02 |
Year IV Semester II
| Course Code | Course Unit | Lecture Hrs. | Tutorial and/or Practical Hrs. | Credits |
| EBM 4215 | Thesis | - | 150 | 05 |
| EBM 4223 | Internship | - | 640 | 03 |
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Contact Us
Department of Tourism Management,
Faculty of Management Studies,
Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka,
Belihuloya,70140,
Sri Lanka.
Phone : +94 (0)45-2280296
Fax : +94 (0)45-2280296