Bachelor Of Arts
Full time| 3 years | Under Bengaluru City University
Courses Offered
- B.A Journalism, Sociology & Political Science.
- B.A History, Economics & Kannada
Description:
Join this program and tap into the advantages of an industry that is expected to create over 45 million jobs in India by 2025. Travel & tourism studies can groom you for a career in one of the largest and most profitable industries in the world and contribute significantly to the foreign exchange earned.
In HKES, School of Arts and Humanities, we are offering you an undergraduate program with a well-researched and curated combination of subjects in the area of Tourism Studies, Journalism & History. This program will equip students with expertise in tourism and hospitality sector with the edge and expertise of a Journalist and Mass Communication Professional backed by historical knowledge to add gravitas in their specialized domain.
A Bachelor’s Degree in Tourism, Journalism & History addresses the requirements in the key sectors like Hotels, restaurants, retailing, transportation, travel agencies, tour companies, tourist attractions, leisure, recreation and sport, and cultural industries. Besides these, students can also find scope in the industry as Travel Journalist, Travel Photographer, Blogger & Vlogger Archivist, Heritage manager, Historic buildings conservation officer, Museum or gallery curator, academia and research. The forte of this program is its multi-faceted approach to prepare skilled, confident, well-groomed and diligent aspirants who are well versed in the integral workings of the Tourism & Hospitality industry.
The need of the hour in the present day automated world is for highly skilled and passionate human resources who are prepared to seek multitudinal ways to solve problems and offer curated solutions for the satisfaction of stakeholders in the industry. Though this program is focused towards preparing dynamic aspirants for Travel and Tourism Sector, at the same time, it also offers the advantages of preparing for careers in journalism that includes job profiles ranging from news journalism in print electronic and new media, public relations, and advertising to content writing and social media marketing. The captivating field of history also provides opportunities to work in museums, galleries, libraries and other historical archives and when interspersed with elements in Mass Communication provides opportunities in ethnographic documentary-making and historical video-making for broadcast and new media.
Program Education Objectives (PEOs)
- To impart best quality Media education through socially and globally relevant syllabus using cutting edge technology
- To equip students with industry standard skills ranging from foundation to advanced training pertaining to the various domains in Tourism and Hospitality Sector
- To introduce students to the intricacies of human History in multiple areas of the world
- To introduce students to fundamental study and professional activities in order to provide an avenue to seek a career and further studies in respective field
Program Outcomes (POs)
- To appreciate the relatedness of life experiences with the major areas of Tourism, Journalism and History.
- To engage in indigenous, innovative and global research and contribute to the enrichment and dissemination of knowledge in Tourism, Journalism and History.
- To be able to seek jobs in various other fields with the help of training in applied courses such as ‘Tourism and Hospitality Sector’, ‘Media and Entertainment Industry’.
- To eliminate the errors of articulation, build confidence and improve the performance of students in the area of specialization to facilitate them to have new vistas of better job opportunities.
- To hone communicative skills for practical and professional purposes.
- To be motivated for self-learning with the purpose to acquire success in every walk of life.
- To collaborate with industries, experts, business firms, government and private institutions, and such others to undertake joint studies, research, consultancy ventures so as to facilitate students with greater opportunities for research, practice and placements.
- To acquire skills to help them succeed in their personal and community lives after graduation