Programs

The BATHM program prepares students for executive career in managerial skill in the present day roaring attractive business of tourism and hospitality. There are career opportunities in areas like tour operators, international tourism development, air transport management, ground handling, tourism marketing and various other positions within tourism organizations. The products of this program are in sufficient demand in overseas countries. Bangladeshi residents in Great Britain run enough Hotels and Restaurants in Sylhet community. In UK they are running around ten thousand restaurants. They need trained manpower to run their business. They are likely to provide in service training or practicum training to IUBAT. BATHM students the present day tourism industry needs BATHM graduates for their better earning.

The minimum requirement for the BATHM degree is completion of 130  credit hours plus such courses recommended by the college after reviewing individual background and require 4 years to complete for a full time student.

It is possible to graduate earlier with additional course load. A semester is of 16 weeks duration, there are three semesters in a year and as such a full time student can complete the degree requirements earlier. However, most students take 4 years to complete the program.

The Placement Office of the university provides the students and graduates assistance regarding career planning and employment.  This basically takes two forms viz. assistance in placement to students in their final semester for practicum work in real life organizations and assistance in placement to graduate students in securing career employment. Student placement takes the form of providing assistance to students in short listed organizations that may be available for practicum work, providing support for placement of practicum and then ensuring smooth attachment of the student in the organization for successful completion of the practicum work.

Assistance in career placement takes various forms of services ranging from on campus interviewing with the employers to resume referral to employers seeking graduates for employment.  Most services are available for current students, but seniors or graduates can also register with this office prior to their graduation for assistance in career placement.  The university offers a course on career planning and guidance in which the students are trained in resume writing and critiquing, job search techniques and interviewing skills.  This course prepares the student to plan and approach career exploration.  Besides, the placement office provides individualized counseling on a limited basis on preparing job applications.

The BATHM program serves the needs of the bright young persons who have completed twelve years of education in high school and college and are looking for a career based education in Tourism and Hospitality Management or profession.

They come from varied educational backgrounds-arts, science, commerce, engineering etc. and from different educational system like HSC, Senior Cambridge, Professional Diploma, Alim, GED, etc.

These students have excellent academic record, high potential for success and strong motivation for achievement. They are a selected few out of many candidates carefully screened through a selection process.

The courses are divided into general education courses, business core courses, major area courses and elective courses. The general and core course titles are listed in the section on Courses and the titles of courses required for major are shown in the section on major departments. The titles of the elective courses can be found in Course Description section. Students are also required to take courses from humanities, social sciences and physical sciences.

The courses of the BATHM program are offered at four inter-related levels in different years of study. The freshman year courses broaden the general educational base of the student as well as acquaint him/her with basic languages of communication like English, Mathematics and Computer.

The sophomore year courses acquaint the student with the analytical tools and environment, and include courses like lodging, food and beverage management accounting, economics, statistics, business environment, etc.

The junior year courses provide for an in-depth study of the functions of tourism and hospitality operations economic, social, cultural, technological and global environment. Included here are courses on hospitality facilities operations, business and hospitality law, etc.

The final level courses offered in the senior year of the program include tour guiding, tourism industry, organizational leadership in tourism, resort and recreation management, international language, culinary theory and practice, hotel development and planning, food hygiene etc.