Study tourism management at IGNOU

Do you love travelling? Do you like reading travel & tourism books or do you regularly visit travel & tourism websites for latest updates about the industry?  Then perhaps you would enjoy delving deep into this domain and take it up as a career. In fact, you could begin your journey with a tourism course from IGNOU. 

The prestigious Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has begun admissions for various courses in tourism management and studies. The courses that are being offered by the university include Master of Arts in Tourism Management (MTM), Bachelor of Arts in Tourism Studies (BTS), Certificate in Tourism Studies (CTS) and Diploma in Tourism Studies (DTS).

Post graduate programmes are designed for professionals who wish to make a career in the tourism industry. Research-based programmes have been designed for students who wish to enhance their knowledge and skills in the industry. The last date to apply for all the tourism programmes is July 30, 2012.

The course pedagogy is designed as per industry standards. The diploma programme includes a foundation course in tourism, tourism development: products, operations and case studies; tourism management; and a project work. Read full story

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