Bachelor of Science in Travel Management (4 years)
Bachelor of Science in Travel Management (4 years)
Description
This program covers the study of various components related to the travel and tour industry through technical, practical, and professional learning relevant to the different pillars of tourism, such as tour and travel operations, transportation, accommodation, food and beverage, events management, allied services, entertainment and recreation, tourism research and education, tourism planning and development, and other tourism services. Graduates from this program have career opportunities as Reservation Agents, Flight Attendants, Airline Food Service, Ticket Agents, Training Staff, Baggage Handlers, Sales Representatives, Travel Agents, Travel Counselor, Tour Guide, Tour Escort, Tour Coordinator, Researcher, Academician, Travel Writer, Public Relations Officer, or Event Organizer.
Identity
Becoming Part of the Program
Identity
The University of Santo Tomas, in pursuit of truth, guided by reason and illumined by faith, dedicates herself to the generation, advancement, and transmission of knowledge to form competent and compassionate professionals committed to the service of the Church, the nation, and the global community.
I am a Thomasian. I carry the SEAL of Thomasian education. I am a Servant leader, an Effective communicator and collaborator, an Analytical and creative thinker, and a Lifelong learner. With Christ at the center of my formation as a Thomasian, I am expected to demonstrate the following Thomasian Graduate Attributes (ThoGAs):
SERVANT LEADER
- Show leadership abilities to promote advocacies for life, freedom, justice, and solidarity in the service of the family, the local and global communities, the Church, and the environment.
- Implement relevant projects and activities that speak of Christian compassion to the poor and the marginalized in order to raise their quality of life.
- Show respect for the human person, regardless of race, religion, age, and gender.
EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATOR AND COLLABORATOR
- Express oneself clearly, correctly, and confidently in various environments, contexts, and technologies of human interaction.
- Work productively with individuals or groups from diverse cultures and demographics.
- Show profound respect for individual differences and/or uniqueness as members of God’s creation.
ANALYTICAL AND CREATIVE THINKER
- Show judiciousness and resourcefulness in making personal and professional decisions.
- Engage in research undertakings that respond to societal issues.
- Express personal and professional insights through an ethical and evidence-based approach.
LIFELONG LEARNER
- Engage in reflective practice to ensure disciplinal excellence and professional development.
- Exhibit preparedness and interest for continuous upgrading of competencies required by the profession or area of specialization.
- Manifest fidelity to the teachings of Christ, mediated by the Catholic Church, in the continuous deepening of faith and spirituality in dealing with new life situations and challenges.
Graduates from the BS Travel Management program are expected to achieve the following Program Intended Learning Outcomes:
- Demonstrate ability to perform basic and supervisory job functions, as well as entrepreneurial competencies in the tour and travel sector, manifesting Christian values.
- Apply analytical and critical thinking skills to formulate business decisions, producing quality research outputs that respond to varied tourism issues and trends within the society.
- Engage in meaningful collaboration, communication, and processing of information through technology to effectively perform assigned tasks in a diverse cultural environment.
- Perform leadership skills in various areas of tourism through advocacy programs to improve the quality of life of both local and global communities.
Becoming Part of the Program
Application Period: July to December of each year
Release of Results: January 28 of the following year
Go to THIS PAGE and look for the “College of Tourism and Hospitality Management” tab for the tuition fees.
Career Opportunities
Career Opportunities
Airline Food Service Crew
Academician
Baggage Handler
Event Organizer
Flight Attendant
Public Relations Officer
Researcher
Sales Representative
Tour Coordinator
Tour Escort
Tour Guide
Travel Agents
Travel Counselor
Training Staff
Ticket Agent
Student Experience and Support
Student Experience and Support
Department of Tourism Management Facilities
The University of Santo Tomas provides student services that cater to academic, spiritual, and wellness concerns of students. These support units are found in the different parts of the campus and can be accessed by Thomasians. When the University shifted to distance learning, the services also transitioned to online services to continue addressing the needs of Thomasians.
Program Curriculum (New)
Program Curriculum (New)
Effectivity: A.Y. 2019-2020
This curriculum may have some changes upon the availability of new guidelines.
First Term
Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites |
FIL 1 | Kontekstuwalisadong Komunikasyon sa Filipino | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
NSTP 1 | National Service Training Program 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
PATH-FIT | Human Enhancement | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
PURPCOM | Purposive Communication | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
READ_PH | Readings in Philippine History | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
THM 5202 | Macro Perspective of Tourism and Hospitality | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
THM 5303 | Risk Management as Applied to Safety, Security, and Sanitation | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
THY 1 | Christian Vision of the Human Person | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
TOTAL | 20 | 3 | 23 |
Second Term
Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites |
FIL 2 | Panimulang Pagsasalin | 3 | 0 | 3 | FIL 1 |
NSTP 2 | National Service Training Program 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | NSTP 1 |
PATH-FIT | Fitness Exercises for Specific Sports | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
THM 5201 | Foreign Language 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
THM 5205 | Quality Service Management in Tourism and Hospitality | 3 | 0 | 3 | THM 5203 |
THM 5207 | Micro Perspective of Tourism and Hospitality | 3 | 0 | 3 | THM 5202 |
THY 2 | Christian Vision of Marriage and Family | 3 | 0 | 3 | THY 1 |
UND_SELF | Understanding the Self | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
TOTAL | 20 | 3 | 23 |
First Term
Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites |
PATH-FIT | Physical Activities Towards Health and Fitness in Dance | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
TOTAL | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Second Term
Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites |
PATH-FIT | Physical Activities Towards Health and Fitness in Sports | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
TOTAL | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Effectivity: A.Y. 2018-2019
This curriculum may have some changes upon the availability of new guidelines.
First Term
Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites |
FIL 1 | Kontekstuwalisadong Komunikasyon sa Filipino | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
NSTP 1 | National Service Training Program 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
PATH-FIT | Human Enhancement | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
PURPCOM | Purposive Communication | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
READ_PH | Readings in Philippine History | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
THM 5202 | Macro Perspective of Tourism and Hospitality | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
THM 5303 | Risk Management as Applied to Safety, Security, and Sanitation | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
THY 1 | Christian Vision of the Human Person | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
TOTAL | 20 | 3 | 23 |
Second Term
Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites |
FIL 2 | Panimulang Pagsasalin | 3 | 0 | 3 | FIL 1 |
NSTP 2 | National Service Training Program 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | NSTP 1 |
PATH-FIT | Fitness Exercises for Specific Sports | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
THM 5201 | Foreign Language 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
THM 5205 | Quality Service Management in Tourism and Hospitality | 3 | 0 | 3 | THM 5203 |
THM 5207 | Micro Perspective of Tourism and Hospitality | 3 | 0 | 3 | THM 5202 |
THY 2 | Christian Vision of Marriage and Family | 3 | 0 | 3 | THY 1 |
UND_SELF | Understanding the Self | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
TOTAL | 20 | 3 | 23 |
Program Curriculum (Old)
Program Curriculum (Old)
Effective until Freshmen Cohort of A.Y. 2017-2018
First Term
Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites |
COMP 101 | Introduction to Information System | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
ENG 1 | Introduction to College English | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
FIL 1 | Komunikasyon sa Akademikong Filipino | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
HRM 106 | Food Sanitation & Safety Operation in Hotels and Restaurants | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
PHIST | Philippine History | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
SA | Socio-Anthropology | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
TOUR 101A | Principles of Tourism | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
THY 1 | Contextualized Salvation History | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
TOTAL | 23 | 3 | 24 |
Second Term
Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites |
ENG 2 | Reading and Thinking Skills for Academic Study | 3 | 0 | 3 | ENG 1 |
FIL 2 | Pagbasa at Pagsulat tungo sa Pananaliksik | 3 | 0 | 3 | FIL 1 |
HRM 102B | Professional Cookery II | 2 | 6 | 4 | HRM 106 |
MATH 100A | Business Math | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
NS 103 | Environmental Science | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
RC | Rizal Course | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
TOUR 101B | Principles of Tourism II | 3 | 0 | 3 | TOUR 101A |
THY 2 | Church and Sacraments | 3 | 0 | 3 | THY 1 |
TOTAL | 23 | 6 | 25 |
First Term
Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites |
ACCT 100 | Basic Accounting | 3 | 0 | 3 | MATH 100A |
BA 100 | Principles of Organization and Management | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
ENG 4 | Oral Communication in Context | 3 | 0 | 3 | ENG 1, ENG 2 |
HRM 116 | Hotel Operations and Administration | 3 | 0 | 3 | HRM 106, TOUR 101A, TOUR 101B |
LIT 102A | Philippine Literatures | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
PGC | Philippine Government and Constitution | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
PHL 5 | Christian Ethics | 3 | 0 | 3 | THY 1, THY 2 |
TOUR 113 | Domestic Tourism | 3 | 0 | 3 | TOUR 101A, TOUR 101B |
TOUR 125 | World Tourism, Geography, and Culture | 3 | 0 | 3 | TOUR 101A, TOUR 101B |
TOTAL | 27 | 0 | 27 |
Second Term
Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites |
MIS | Management Information Systems | 2 | 6 | 3 | COMP 101 |
PSY 1 | General Psychology | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
SCL 3 | The Social Teachings of the Church | 3 | 0 | 3 | PHL 5, THY 1, THY 2 |
TQM | Total Quality Management | 3 | 0 | 3 | BA 100 |
TOUR 103 | Tour Guiding | 3 | 0 | 3 | TOUR 101A, TOUR 101B, TOUR 113 |
TOUR 105 | Transportation Management | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
TOUR 115 | Legal Policy Issues in Hospitality & Tourism | 3 | 0 | 3 | TOUR 101A, TOUR 101B |
TOUR 126 | Cultural and Heritage Tourism | 3 | 0 | 3 | PHIST, TOUR 101A, TOUR 101B, TOUR 113, TOUR 125 |
TOTAL | 23 | 3 | 24 |
First Term
Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites |
ENG 3 | Academic Writing Skills | 3 | 0 | 3 | ENG 1, ENG 2 |
HRM 117 | Human Resource Management for Hospitality & Tourism Industry | 3 | 0 | 3 | BA 100 |
IE 210 | Financial Management | 3 | 0 | 3 | ACCT 100, BA 100, MATH 100A |
PDSR | Personality Development and Social Relations in Hospitality | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
PHL 2 | Logic | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
TOUR 107 | Tour & Travel Operations Management | 3 | 0 | 3 | TOUR 101A, TOUR 101B, TOUR 113, TOUR 125 |
TOUR 116 | Eco-Tourism | 3 | 0 | 3 | NS 103, TOUR 101A, TOUR 101B, TOUR 115, TOUR 125 |
TOUR 127 | Air, Sea, and Land Travel Sales and Management | 3 | 0 | 3 | TOUR 101A, TOUR 101B, TOUR 115, TOUR 125 |
TOTAL | 24 | 0 | 24 |
Second Term
Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites |
MATH 103 | Probability and Statistics | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
TOUR 117 | Airline Operations and Computer Reservation System | 1 | 6 | 3 | COMP 101, MIS, TOUR 101A, TOUR 101B |
TOUR 119 | Meetings and Events Management | 4 | 0 | 4 | ACCT 100, BA 100, IE 210, TOUR 101A, TOUR 101B, TQM |
TOUR 128 | Entrepreneurship & Business Planning in Hospitality and Tourism | 3 | 0 | 3 | ACCT 100, BA 100, IE 210, TOUR 101A, TOUR 101B, TQM |
TOUR 129 | International & Domestic Tour Planning, Packaging, and Pricing | 3 | 0 | 3 | TOUR 101A, TOUR 101B, TOUR 113, TOUR 125, TOUR 127 |
TOUR 130 | Tourism Planning and Development | 3 | 0 | 3 | TOUR 101A, TOUR 101B, TQM |
TOUR ENG1 | Tourism and Hospitality English | 3 | 0 | 3 | ENG 1, ENG 2, ENG 3, ENG 4 |
TOTAL | 20 | 6 | 22 |
First Term
Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites |
ETAR | Economics with Taxation and Agrarian Reform | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
HUM 1 | Art, Man, and Society | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
LIT 101A | World Literatures | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
SCL 9 | Marriage and Family | 3 | 0 | 3 | PHL 5, THY 1, THY 2 |
TOUR 120 | Recreational Travel and Tour Management | 3 | 0 | 3 | BA 100, TOUR 101A, TOUR 101B, TOUR 128, TOUR 130, TQM |
TOUR 121 | Marketing Management in Hospitality and Tourism | 3 | 0 | 3 | BA 100, TOUR 101A, TOUR 101B, TOUR 127 |
TOUR 124 | Tourism Research | 3 | 0 | 3 | ENG 3, ENG 4, MATH 103, TOUR 101A, TOUR 101 B, TOUR 130 |
TOUR 131 | Tourism and Hospitality Ethics | 3 | 0 | 3 | PHL 5, TOUR 101A, TOUR 101B |
TOUR ENG 2 | Tourism and Hospitality English II | 3 | 0 | 3 | ENG 1, ENG 2, ENG 3, ENG 4, TOUR ENG 1 |
TOTAL | 27 | 0 | 27 |
Second Term
Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites |
PRACT-HT | Hospitality and Tourism Internship | TOUR 101A, TOUR 101B, TOUR 103, TOUR 107, TOUR 113, TOUR 115, TOUR 116, TOUR 119, TOUR 125, TOUR 126, TOUR 127, TOUR 128, TOUR 129, TOUR 130 | |||
TOTAL | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Special Term
Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites |
FRENCH 101 | Elementary French | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
FRENCH 102 | Intermediate French | 3 | 0 | 3 | FRENCH 101 |
FRENCH 103 | Advanced French | 3 | 0 | 3 | FRENCH 102 |
GERMAN 1 | German I | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
GERMAN 2 | German II | 3 | 0 | 3 | GERMAN 1 |
GERMAN 3 | German III | 3 | 0 | 3 | GERMAN 2 |
TOTAL | 18 | 0 | 18 |
Program Recognitions
Program Recognitions
Center of Excellence recognized by the Commission on Higher Education
Level IV Accreditation by the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation
Accredited by the International Centre of Excellence in Tourism and Hospitality Education (THE-ICE)