Bachelor of Business Administration In Tourism and Hospitality Management

Program length – 4 years full-time, 5 years correspondence and evening

Tourism and Hospitality industry is a largest and fastest growing sector of the global economy and therefore there is a need for more highly qualified staff in this field.

Azerbaijan is an attractive place for tourists and visitors and it is expected to grow into a large center of tourism in the near future. Tourism will become one of the rapidly developing sectors of business in Azerbaijan. In view of this Western University has a joint project with partners in Western Europe through TEMPUS Program to establish Center of Tourism and Hospitality Management. As a part of this project, Western University students carried out their summer internships in Irish hotels while six lecturers took part in the training courses in Dublin, Edinburgh and the Hague.

The program offers facilities for teaching and research in major aspects of Tourism and Hospitality business and management. The program content aims to provide a solid base of professional skills in the organization of tourism and hospitality and is likely to appeal to those who wish to work in hotels and catering organizations with national and international links.

 

Course structure

 

 

First semester

Second semester

YEAR I

FRESHMAN YEAR

·     History of Azerbaijan

  • Foreign Language
  • Azerbaijani (Russian) Language
  • Culture Studies
  • Mathematics
  • Computer Science and Technology
  • Economic Geography
  • Theory of Economics

 

 

·    Azerbaijani (Russian) Language

·    Foreign Language

  • History of AzerbaijanThe Principles of Law and Constitution of Azerbaijan Republic
  • Mathematics
  • Computer Science and Technology
  • Theory of Economics
  • History of Economics

 

YEAR II

SOPHOMORE YEAR

·         Philosophy

·         Foreign Language

  • Second Foreign Language
  • The Basics of Modern Use of Nature
  • Theory of Economics
  • Management
  • Civil Law
  • Theory of Hospitality
  • Tourism Geography

 

·   Philosophy

·  Foreign Language

  • Second Foreign Language
  • Statistics
  • Psychology
  • Theory of Economics
  • The Basics of Business Organisation
  • Accounting and the Basics of Audit
  • Economic Analysis
  • Elective courses

YEAR III

JUNIOR YEAR
  • Second Foreign Language
  • Political Science
  • Sociology
  • Statistics
  • Finance
  • World Economy
  • Accounting and the Basics of Audit
  • Ethics of Tourism and Hospitality
  • Elective courses

 
  • Second Foreign Language
  • International Economic Relations
  • The Basics of Marketing
  • Organization and Management of Tourism
  • History of Azerbaijani Culture
  • Business Plan
  • Elective courses

 

YEAR IV

SENIOUR YEAR

  • Tax system
  • Tourism Management
  • Management of Food System
  • Hotel Management
  • Advertising in Tourism
  • Human Resource Management
  • Standardisation and Certification
  • Elective courses

 

Graduation Work