With an objective of building competency in students to effectively undertake entry level managerial jobs in travel and tourism related organizations, the college offers a three year professional programme in Bachelor of Business Administration (Travel & Tourism) affiliated to Goa University. The programme has been designed to prepare the students to cope with the growing demands of the Travel & Tourism industry which increase every year.
The programme spans over 11 terms and covers 140 credits under the new course introduced from the Academic year 2017-18. The training methodology and evaluation procedure is similar to that of an MBA Programme. It comprises of core management subjects such as Fundamentals of Tourism, Hospitality Management, Travel Agency Management and Tour Operations Management. In addition to this programme draws on a selection of Non-Business Courses such as Cultural Heritage, Photography, Psychology, Introduction to German Language and Conversional Portuguese. This helps widen the student’s perspectives on current and relevant issues. Students are also trained in soft skills such as Public Speaking, Written Communication, Negotiation Skills and Etiquette. The programme adopts the enquiry based methodology of teaching to develop true managerial acumen in the students as in the case of MBA programmes. The students are tested on their ability to apply the knowledge gained in the classroom to real life situations in the industry through industry based assignments and the organization of a national level event ‘Entrada’ which is fully managed by the students of the department. The evaluation of the student’s performance id done through continuous assignments.
The BBA (T&T) Department also has a book bank facility that provides every student with a reference book for each subject being offered. In addition, the department has a computer laboratory with internet, intranet and wi-fi facilities. An excellent library facility and a state-of-the-art multimedia facility provides the students with a holistic education.
Three summer placements, lasting six-weeks each for the FY and SY students and four weeks for the TY students is a part of the degree programme. The students have to take up summer internships in any travel & tourism or hospitality organization of their choice. The purpose of the summer internship is for students to apply the management and leadership theories learnt in the classroom to specific situations in real life.
Candidates who have passed Higher Secondary School Certificate examination are eligible to join First Year BBA (T&T). As per the Ordinance of the Goa University, the intake capacity is limited to 40 seats only.