Tourism and Hospitality Sciences

COURSE CODE	COURSE TITLE	T	P	C
Core Courses
STM 301	Tour Operations	3	1	3
STM 303	Tourism Entrepreneurship I	3	1	3
STM 305	Research Methods in Tourism I	3	1	3
STM 315	Introduction to Accounting I	3	1	3
Electives:	Select Two Electives From This Section
STM 309	Project Management I	3	1	3
STM 311	Politics and Development I	1	2	2
STM 315	Gender Perspectives of Development	3	1	3
STM 313	Tourism and Sustainable Architecture	3	1	3
STM 317	Local Governance and Environment 1	3	1	3
STM 315	Introduction to Accounting I	3	1	3
STM 311	Health, Wellbeing and Tourism	3	1	3
STM 319	Organizational Behaviour	3	1	3
Total		18	6	17

STM 300: Industrial Attachment and Internship 

This course will be offered by third year students during the long vacation. It is mandatory course to be undertaken for a minimum of four weeks in an industrial setting. This is to offer a practical industrial experience and mentoring to the students as they apply their knowledge in the various tenets of the discipline in a real work environment. The internship will be graded by both the confidential report submitted by the supervisor of the student/intern during the period as well as the detailed report submitted by the student upon completion of the internship.

 

Students are introduced to the effect of culture on travel; the effect of time on travel, socio-economic variables and their effect on tourism demand; the travel purchase and travelers buying process; the business travel market; the pleasure/personal travel market and other growth markets. Students will also be trained in managing tour operations. Students would have opportunities to study what goes on in established tour firms in Kumasi and elsewhere.

 

This module aims to develop some of the competences demanded of entrepreneurs and develop a theoretical understanding of entrepreneurial activity. This course is to equip students with the knowledge of the diverse influences upon the entrepreneurial activity operating in international markets and the Tourism industry.

 

This course is aimed at stimulating students’ interest in understanding and actively participating in research work.  The Course will convey to students the essential elements of Research Methods in the Tourism and Social Sciences.  Emphasis will however, be on social science research.  The course will focus on the following areas: explanation of key concepts in tourism research, formulation of research problem in tourism, methods of data collection, sampling techniques, sources of information, instrumentation, proposal writing etc.

 

This course examines the cultural importance of cultural preservation. The efforts of UNESCO and other regional and national cultural institutions would be examined. The link between culture and tourism and the impact of cultural industries would be examined in-depth.

 

This course introduces students to the concept of development, the approaches to development; classical theories on development; sociological aspects of change in developing countries; development policies, the environment, eco-development, and sustainable development.

 

This course seeks to introduce students to the complex relationship between health and tourism. Specifically, the effects of the quality of the tourist environment, the health impact of the health status and negative lifestyles of guests and hosts at destination areas would be considered in the promotion of tourism.  The health safety standards of international tourist organizations as recommended by the World Health Organization and health policies that could provide an appropriate environment for boosting tourism would be considered.

 

The course generally surveys Africa’s rich architectural heritage and zeroes in on the Ghanaian situation specifically. It will examine the history behind the settlement patterns and forms of buildings in African and Ghanaian settlements. It will further consider the variables, which collectively produce the built environment. Finally, it is intended to make students understand the various building forms, materials and technology employed as well as the influences of other cultures.

 

Students would be introduced to double entry bookkeeping; trial balance and errors; final accounts including trading and profit and loss accounts and balance sheets. They would also be introduced to adjustments to the trial balance, including accrued expenses and income, pre-paid expenses and income, depreciation, and bad and doubtful debts.

 

The course covers the nature, meaning and characteristics of organizational behaviour. Individual and group behaviour in organizations and the structures that influence management’s decision making and management styles. Psychological concepts and behaviour within organization and management.