Bachelor of Arts in Tourism and Hospitality Management

Tourism is one of the major developing sectors in most of the developing countries. Nowadays
traveling from one place to another has become easier with the development of transportation system and hospitality arrangements. As Bangladesh needs to develop its tourism sector, the needs for developing personnel cannot be over emphasized. Moreover, as tourism and hospitality industry has been developed as an international industry with the largest workforce, we must enter into this field with appropriate skills and diversity.

  College of Tourism and Hospitality Management (CTHM) has opened up the opportunity to Bangladeshi and other nationals to be skilled, developed and resourceful. To activate the mission, the College of Tourism and Hospitality Management awards 4-year Bachelor degree with the title of Bachelor of Arts in Tourism and Hospitality Management (BATHM) to cater the existing needs of skilled personnel for the hotels, resorts, airways, travel agencies and restaurants etc.

Students may enter in the degree program directly after the completion of HSC or equivalent examination. Transfer of credits at the Bachelor level is possible in North American, Australian and European universities. However, mid-course en block transfer arrangements for overseas degrees at the BATHM level have been completed with some universities abroad, details of which are available with International Office of the university. Credit transfer as well as the degree is eligible and accepted for higher studies in any university of the world.

CTHM has a purpose built laboratory which is equipped with essential lab materials to perform Front Office, Housekeeping, Food and Beverage, Culinary Arts, Bakery and Patisseries practical works. The lab is divided into four parts, which are:

1. Training Kitchen (for Food Preparation);
2. Bakery and Patisseries Lab (for Baking);
3. Front Office Lab (for the simulation exercises of the stages of the guest cycle: Reservations, Registration, Occupancy and Departure, completing practice sessions similar to what would occur at the front desk of a hotel);
4. Housekeeping Lab (for practicing the Cleaning Process).

BATHM students learn practical work in the international chain hotels as Trainee during their studentship at IUBAT on their weekends. Hands on learning takes place in these hotels which are very effective for the students to be used to with the industrial environment since their university life. The students also learn hospitality and housekeeping operation by managing guest houses maintained by the university international faculty and guests.

The students are encouraged to attach themselves with standard hotels and restaurants in Dhaka city to gain practical experiences. In this regard CTHM has MoU with some of the renowned chain hotels in Dhaka. Students having interest in tourism are encouraged to be attached with tour organizations operating out of Dhaka. We prepare our graduates to be global leaders in a wide range of tourism and hospitality industry and to create new knowledge, products and services. Therefore, it embodies the mission of providing education in the professional field through experiential learning providing national and international exposure by conducting training, seminars and workshops.