Objective and Philosophy
Tourism is the single large industry in the world today. As per UNWTO statistic international tourist arrival stood at 940 million and foreign earning was $923 billion in the year 2010. Tourism is termed as the master key of the world economy. It is the industry of the industries because tourism is the combination of 109 sectors. Its produces 1 job in every 2 and half seconds. More than 300 million persons are directly employed in the industry throughout the world. One out of every 8 persons is employed in this sector. This trend shall continue throughout the 21st century. Simultaneously tourism shall change quality of the life style of the people.
The primary objective of the Bachelor Degree program in tourism & hospitality management is to produce skilled manpower and competent personnel well trained to meet the ever growing demand of the tourism sector. Since tourism is a labor-intensive profitability sector both for private and public undertakings, there is high demand world-wide for professional degree in this sector. Responding to this demand, NITE has decided to offer four year professional degree in tourism and hospitality management.
The program focuses on hotel operation skills and management practice in the tourism and hospitality industry. It also offers a variety of exciting activities to enrich student’s academic and practical experience including local and overseas internship training. The University has highly Qualified and experienced fulltime teachers and professionals who are experts in various sectors of the tourism and hospitality industry, to provide individual academic and professional education and training advice.
Program Structure
The curriculum is designed on the basis of the following five major sections:
General Education (GED) | 18 Credits |
Core Course | 24 Credits |
Minor Course | 57 Credits |
Major Course | 18 Credits |
Practicum | 3 Credits |
Total | 120 Credits |
Tuition and Fees
Cost estimation for 1 (one) semester
The tuition fee structure described below is not applicable to international students. For further information on international student admissions, please contact us at admission@nite.ac.bd
Total Credits | 12 (approx.) |
Regular Rate | BDT 2,875/- Per Credit |
Flat Fee Waiver | 20% |
Tuition Fee (after waiver) | BDT 2,300/- Per Credit |
Semester Fee | BDT 13,500/- |
*Estimated Fee (1 Semester) | BDT 41,100/- |
Admission Fee | BDT 17,500/- [One Time] |
Admission Form Fee | BDT 500/- [One Time] |
Student ID Card +Others Fee | BDT 500/- [Per Semester] |
Application Requirement
A Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) or its equivalent in Science, Arts, Business Studies or other fields of study is the basic educational requirement. Minimum qualifying GPA is 2.5 individual in SSC/O’ level and HSC/’A’ level examination.
Students having Bachelor (Pass) / Associate/Diploma (2-4 years) degree will get waiver from the proposed program of studies.
For all foreign certificates, the University as per rules.