Ho Chi Minh City Open University Online Bachelor Degree’s Program in Tourism trains students to be good at competencies and professional ethics. They gain a basic understanding of nature, culture, and society, advanced knowledge of state management activities in tourism and operations of tourism enterprises and relevant parties, and a sense of compliance with the law and work responsibility.
The program equips learners with foundational knowledge in nature, society, and human studies to serve career development and personal improvement. Alongside this, it provides a general understanding of the tourism industry to meet the requirements for absorbing professional educational knowledge and the ability to study at a higher level. Moreover, the program content provides in-depth knowledge and specialized expertise in the field of tourism, meeting practical requirements for organizing travel business activities and managing tourism services, including government oversight in tourism.
In terms of skills, graduates of the online Bachelor’s program in Tourism develop cognitive awareness, practical professional skills, and essential communication capabilities in the field of travel and tourism. This enables them to fulfill professional tasks commensurate with their occupational positions.
Admission requirements
To enroll in the program, applicants have to meet either of the three admission requirements as follows:
- + Having a high school diploma through regular education or continuing education or having graduated from intermediate school.
- + If you have completed intermediate school but do not have a high school diploma, you must study and be recognized as having completed high school cultural subjects according to regulations.
- + Having graduated from a university in another major (with exemption from certain subjects).
Degree Credibility
The Bachelor’s degree issued by Ho Chi Minh City Open University is valid for pursuing a Master’s degree or applying for suitable job positions.
COURSE INFORMATION
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Tremendous job opportunities and brilliant careers
Pratical curriculum
The program helps learners apply problem identification and solving skills and business administration; effectively apply professional practice skills, verbal and non-verbal communication skills in tourism in an international working environment.
Nationally Accredited Degree
The Online Bachelor’s Degree Program in Tourism belongs to the national degree system, recognized by the Ministry of Education and Training; holders of the degree can further their studies.
Flexible ways of learning
More than 90% of the program content is delivered via the internet. Therefore, learners can get access to lessons, learning materials or exercises anywhere, anytime with a desktop, laptop, or a smartphone connected to the internet. Regarding the experiences, students can see the videos directly, or download in PowerPoint form, or offline scripts.
Supportive lecturers and technical officers
Lecturers in charge of the courses are responsible for keeping track of each learner’s learning process. Learners could discuss with other students or with their teachers via the school forum in the online learning portals, and emails. Technical problems are consulted via the school consultancy center.
Reasonable tuition
The average tuition fee is 530,000 VND per credit and is paid per semester based on the number of registered courses. Students are provided with study materials and free access to educational resources.
The online Bachelor’s program in Finance – Banking encompasses content equivalent to the regular on-campus Bachelor’s program in Finance – Banking but is designed with a professional approach. Students will complete professional competency certificates beforehand to access the profession early. General knowledge is accumulated either concurrently or subsequently, aiming to broaden awareness for the development of a comprehensive mindset. The whole program consisting of 47 courses with 125 credits, implemented within 11 semesters at a normal study pace. Learners can slow down or accelerate their study, but they have to follow the compulsory frame in following order:
- Study Skills
- Ceritificate of Principles of Tourism
- Certificate of Tourism Management
- Certificate of Professional Travel
- Certificate of Business Environment
- Bachelor of Tourism
- Study skills (2)
2. Principles of Management (3)
3. Business Communication (3)
4. Life Values 1 (1)
5. Applied Statistics (3)
6. The cultural regions in Vietnam (3)
7. Human Resource Management (3)
8. Life Values 2 (1)
9. Tourism Economics (3)
10. Tourism Geography of Vietnam (3)
11. Introduction to Tourism (3)
12. Laws for tourism (3)
13. Business Project 1: Internship 2 – Tourism
14. Tourism Business Management (3)
15. Event and festival management (3)
16. Tourist Destination Management (3)
17. Hospitality business management (3)
18. Work-Life balance (1)
19. Sunstainable tourism (3)
20. Tourism product development (3)
21. Career management (1)
22. Field trip for major study (3)
23. Tourism Marketing(3)
24. Tourism Service Quality Management (3)
25. Eco – tourism (3)
26. Business Project 2: Internship 2 – Tourism
27. Skills for tourist guide (3)
28. Tour planning and management (3)
29. Key Tourism Destinations in Vietnam (3)
30. Communication and Diplomatic Reception (3)
31. Recreation in Tourism (1)
32. Internship 1 (Sales Management)
33. Cultural and Heritage tourism (3)
34. Field trip for specialization (3)
35. Business Project 3: Internship 2 – Tourism
36. Microeconomics 1 (3)
37. Introduction to Law (3)
38. Con người và môi trường (3)
After accumulating sufficient certifications, students need to complete the required courses to be awarded the Bachelor of Tourism degree. Informatics and foreign language certificates can be submitted by learners.
39. Marxist – Leninist phylosophy (3)
40. Marxist – Leninist Political Economics (2)
41. Scientific Socialism (2)
42. Ho Chi Minh’s Ideology (2)
43. History of Vietnam communist party (2)
44-49. Foreign language and informatics courses (18)
Admission requirements
To enroll in the program, applicants have to meet either of the three admission requirements as follows:
+ Having a high school diploma through regular education or continuing education or having graduated from intermediate school.
+ If you have completed intermediate school but do not have a high school diploma, you must study and be recognized as having completed high school cultural subjects according to regulations.
+ Having graduated from a university in another major (with exemption from certain subjects).
Technology requirements:
More than 90% of learning content is delivered to students by lecturers via devices with an Internet connection. Learners need to make sure some minimum conditions, including:
* Desktop/Laptop.
* Students can acquire a majority of learning content on mobile devices, but doing some homework may require using a desktop or laptop.
