BSc Honours Economic Tourism Development (HETDE)
| Module Code | Module Name | Description |
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| LHM 101 | Introduction to the Tourism and Hospitality Industry | This is an introductory module to all Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality programmes which introduce students to the tourism and hospitality industry. Students will be capacitated with the basic understanding of how the industry functions. |
| ETD 102 | Fundamentals of Economic Tourism Development | To enable students to understand the decision-making process of agencies, firms and organizations involved in tourism. Students will learn the factors that determine the supply and demand of tourism goods and services and how organizations are affected by competitive and macro-environment. Students will also be able to critically assess the impacts of tourism on the destination's economy. In doing so, students will be able to apply the principles of Tourism Economics in demand forecasting and planning. They will also learn how to interpret and use tourism data to communicate major issues to stakeholders in the hospitality and tourism industry. |
| FOREIGN LANGUAGE (A student will choose 1 language which they will do up to 4TH level) | ||
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CHB101 |
Chinese for Beginners | Students will be allowed to select one international foreign language which they will learn up to fourth level. The module is designed to train tourism and hospitality students attain an acceptable level of proficiency in a selected language. Mastery of a language enables graduates to conduct guided tours and adapt easily to foreign cultures. |
| GMB 101 | Germany for Beginners | Students will be allowed to select one international foreign language which they will learn up to fourth level. The module is designed to train tourism and hospitality students attain an acceptable level of proficiency in a selected language. Mastery of a language enables graduates to conduct guided tours and adapt easily to foreign cultures. |
| FRB 101 | French for Beginners | Students will be allowed to select one international foreign language which they will learn up to fourth level. The module is designed to train tourism and hospitality students attain an acceptable level of proficiency in a selected language. Mastery of a language enables graduates to conduct guided tours and adapt easily to foreign cultures. |
| POB 101 | Portuguese for Beginners | Students will be allowed to select one international foreign language which they will learn up to fourth level. The module is designed to train tourism and hospitality students attain an acceptable level of proficiency in a selected language. Mastery of a language enables graduates to conduct guided tours and adapt easily to foreign cultures. |
| KIF 101 | Kiswahili for Beginners | Students will be allowed to select one international foreign language which they will learn up to fourth level. The module is designed to train tourism and hospitality students attain an acceptable level of proficiency in a selected language. Mastery of a language enables graduates to conduct guided tours and adapt easily to foreign cultures. |
| ITMI 103 | Tourism Informatics | The objective of this module is to expose students to Tourism and Hospitality management software systems like booking systems (IATA, Galileo, and Amadeus etc.), payment systems. All students in the department will be trained on how to use these systems and develop new advanced systems for the growth of the industry. Students should be able to generate new ideas and approaches to solving problems. |
| LHM 104 | Tourism Law, Regulations and Policies | The Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Industry is governed by laws, policies and regulations. Students will be capacitated with skills and competencies to be able to develop new frameworks, and the ability to formulate policies which can be used in the industry. |
| ETD 105 | International Tourism and Trade | This introductory module provides Level 1 university students with a foundational understanding of the relationship between international tourism and global trade. It explores how tourism contributes to international trade through the movement of people, services, capital, and cultural exchange across borders. The module introduces key concepts such as trade in services, balance of payments, tourism exports and imports, globalisation, and the role of international organisations in tourism and trade. Students will also examine the economic, social, and cultural impacts of international tourism on national and regional economies, with examples from both developed and developing countries. By the end of the course, students will be able to appreciate tourism as a vital component of international trade and understand its significance in economic development and global integration. |
| CHB102 | Chinese for Beginners | The module is designed to train Tourism and Hospitality students attain an acceptable level of proficiency in a selected language. Mastery of a language enables graduates to conduct guided tours and adapt easily to foreign cultures. |
| FRB 102 | French for Beginners | The module is designed to train Tourism and Hospitality students attain an acceptable level of proficiency in a selected language. Mastery of a language enables graduates to conduct guided tours and adapt easily to foreign cultures. |
| GMB 102 | German for Beginners | The module is designed to train Tourism and Hospitality students attain an acceptable level of proficiency in a selected language. Mastery of a language enables graduates to conduct guided tours and adapt easily to foreign cultures. |
| POB 102 | Portuguese for Beginners | The module is designed to train Tourism and Hospitality students attain an acceptable level of proficiency in a selected language. Mastery of a language enables graduates to conduct guided tours and adapt easily to foreign cultures. |
| KIF 103 | Kiswahili for Beginners | The module is designed to train Tourism and Hospitality students attain an acceptable level of proficiency in a selected language. Mastery of a language enables graduates to conduct guided tours and adapt easily to foreign cultures. |
| ETD 201 | Finance for Tourism | The module equips the students with the knowledge and competencies in business financial management that will be required as background for higher levels of study in their fourth year. Students can design frameworks for enhancing shareholder value. |
| ETD 202 | Principles of Microeconomics | The module is designed to help students understand and apply economics principles in the real world. Topics covered are; The Introduction to Micro Economics, The Central Problem of Economics, Resource Allocation, Theory of Demand, Theory of Supply, Price and Output Determination in competitive markets, Elasticity of Demand and Supply, Theory of Consumer Behaviour, Indifference Curves Approach, Theory of Production and Costs, Theory of Costs, Market Structures (Perfect Competition, Monopoly, Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly). |
| ETD 203 |
Principles of Macroeconomics |
Appreciate key variables and features concerned with the macroeconomic environment Recognize the importance of developments in the macroeconomic environment for business performance Identify the main policies available to governments and other official, bodies to manage the macroeconomic environment.Understand the fundamental challenges facing economies with respect to the attainment of optimum economic growth-the so-called economic problem. Analyse the role of the government in an economy and appreciate the key macroeconomic objectives which government may pursue |
| CHB 201 | Intermediate Chinese | The module is designed to train Tourism and Hospitality students attain an acceptable level of proficiency in a selected language. Mastery of a language enables graduates to conduct guided tours and adapt easily to foreign cultures. |
| FRB 201 | Intermediate French | The module is designed to train Tourism and Hospitality students attain an acceptable level of proficiency in a selected language. Mastery of a language enables graduates to conduct guided tours and adapt easily to foreign cultures. |
| GMB 201 | Intermediate Germany | The module is designed to train Tourism and Hospitality students attain an acceptable level of proficiency in a selected language. Mastery of a language enables graduates to conduct guided tours and adapt easily to foreign cultures. |
| POB 201 | Intermediate Portuguese | The module is designed to train Tourism and Hospitality students attain an acceptable level of proficiency in a selected language. Mastery of a language enables graduates to conduct guided tours and adapt easily to foreign cultures. |
| KIF 201 | Intermediate Kiswahili | The module is designed to train Tourism and Hospitality students attain an acceptable level of proficiency in a selected language. Mastery of a language enables graduates to conduct guided tours and adapt easily to foreign cultures. |
| ETD 301 | Tourism Demand Modelling and Forecasting | This module is designed to give students a good understanding of the modelling and forecasting techniques that are required to create demand in the tourism industry in Zimbabwe. Students of economic tourism need to appreciate tourism demand forecasting in the development and growth of the domestic tourism industry as well as international tourism. It is also critical for the tourism industry to read into, identify demand elements and model them to forecast local and global markets development. Strategic issues in tourism demand modelling and forecasting form the basis of this module. |
| ETD 204 | The Tourism Operating Environment | This module concerns itself with the environment in which businesses operate. As such, it will examine how external factors within this business environment influence the growth and development of the Tourism industry. It will explore emerging issues at both a national and international level and enable students to understand the framework in which the Tourism industry functions and the context in which managers make their decisions. |
| ITMI 302 | International Hotel Management | International hotel management is a critical module in the department which is going to be taught to all students in the department. The objective is to expose our students to international hotel management trends. Our own local hotels to be competitive, students which are the business owners of tomorrow need to understand the international trends. |
| CHB 202 | Intermediate Chinese | The module is designed to train Tourism and Hospitality students attain an acceptable level of proficiency in a selected language. Mastery of a language enables graduates to conduct guided tours and adapt easily to foreign cultures. |
| FRB 202 | Intermediate French | The module is designed to train Tourism and Hospitality students attain an acceptable level of proficiency in a selected language. Mastery of a language enables graduates to conduct guided tours and adapt easily to foreign cultures. |
| GMB 202 | Intermediate Germany | The module is designed to train Tourism and Hospitality students attain an acceptable level of proficiency in a selected language. Mastery of a language enables graduates to conduct guided tours and adapt easily to foreign cultures. |
| POB 202 | Intermediate Portuguese | The module is designed to train Tourism and Hospitality students attain an acceptable level of proficiency in a selected language. Mastery of a language enables graduates to conduct guided tours and adapt easily to foreign cultures. |
| KIF 202 | Intermediate Kiswahili | The module is designed to train Tourism and Hospitality students attain an acceptable level of proficiency in a selected language. Mastery of a language enables graduates to conduct guided tours and adapt easily to foreign cultures. |
| ETD 380 | Work Related Learning | This one-year Work-Related Learning module provides students with supervised, structured, and experiential learning opportunities within tourism and hospitality facilities. The module enables students to apply theoretical knowledge acquired during their studies to real-world professional settings such as hotels, lodges, tour operations, travel agencies, events organisations, and related tourism enterprises. Through practical engagement, mentorship, and reflective practice, students develop industry-relevant technical competencies, professional ethics, customer service skills, communication, teamwork, and problem-solving abilities. The module also enhances students’ understanding of organisational operations, health and safety standards, quality assurance, sustainability practices, and workplace professionalism. Overall, the Work-Related Learning experience aims to strengthen students’ employability, industry readiness, and capacity to contribute effectively to the tourism and hospitality sector. |
| CHB301& 302 | Intermediate Chinese | The module is designed to train Tourism and Hospitality students attain an acceptable level of proficiency in a selected language. Mastery of a language enables graduates to conduct guided tours and adapt easily to foreign cultures. |
| GMB 301 & 302 | Intermediate Germany | The module is designed to train Tourism and Hospitality students attain an acceptable level of proficiency in a selected language. Mastery of a language enables graduates to conduct guided tours and adapt easily to foreign cultures. |
| POB301 & 302 | Intermediate Portuguese | The module is designed to train Tourism and Hospitality students attain an acceptable level of proficiency in a selected language. Mastery of a language enables graduates to conduct guided tours and adapt easily to foreign cultures. |
| KIF301 & 302 | Intermediate Kiswahili | The module is designed to train Tourism and Hospitality students attain an acceptable level of proficiency in a selected language. Mastery of a language enables graduates to conduct guided tours and adapt easily to foreign cultures. |
| ETD 401 | Strategic Sustainable Tourism Development and Destination Management | This module addresses the incorporation of good practices in tourism and hospitality operations. It analyses sustainable development imperatives, green tourism, ecotourism, community-based tourism, cultural sites development and management, Stakeholder participation, tourism in protected areas and Peace Parks/Trans-frontier Conservation to enable graduates to design models speaking
to environmental protection, carrying capacity and heritage preservation.The module also develops the manager as strategist in developing the organisational mission, vision, goals and objectives in destination development. Core topics covered include development of Zimbabwe’s hallmark destinations and revival of struggling or dying attractions. |
| LHM 402 | International Tourism Management | International tourism management constitutes a detailed study of global travel and tourism trends in the major tourist regions in America, Europe, Africa, the Far East and the South Pacific regions. The focus on international tourism trends, tourism supply and demand situations, transportation, accommodation, tourist organisations and the challenges facing international tourism developments and future projections of tourism establishes a solid background for economic tourism studies. The study of various aspects of international travel which include immigration procedures, visas, and exchange rates buttress students’ ability to design to cope with the ever changing and dynamic global tourism development. Frameworks to attract international tourists developed. |
| LHM 404 | Tourism Human Capital Management | The module provides students with the understanding of the importance of human capital in achieving organisational goals. In that regard the module focuses on the link between strategic plans and human capital management functions within the context of tourism, leisure and hospitality operations. Students are expected to develop and nurture entrepreneurs in the tourism, leisure hospitality industry. Best practices of human capital development and management developed. Human capital development and management strategies that contribute to overall strategy realisation developed. |
| LHM 303 | Tourism Logistics and Transport Management | The module gives students an opportunity to link the various components of their tourism modules as it enables them to appreciate how the different elements of tourism are packaged into a saleable holiday product. It covers tour operations logistics, air transport and its impact on tour operations development, the role of the tour operator, the travel agent in product distribution; and challenges of technology in tour operations and destination marketing. Graduates will be able to handle logistics in the management of tour operations and to design logistics theories and models /frameworks that have a direct impact on tour operations. |
| CHB 401 | Business Chinese | The module is designed to train Tourism and Hospitality students attain an acceptable level of proficiency in a selected language. Mastery of a language enables graduates to conduct guided tours and adapt easily to foreign cultures. |
| FRB 401 | Business French | The module is designed to train Tourism and Hospitality students attain an acceptable level of proficiency in a selected language. Mastery of a language enables graduates to conduct guided tours and adapt easily to foreign cultures. |
| GMB 401 | Business German | The module is designed to train Tourism and Hospitality students attain an acceptable level of proficiency in a selected language. Mastery of a language enables graduates to conduct guided tours and adapt easily to foreign cultures. |
| POB 401 | Business Portuguese | The module is designed to train Tourism and Hospitality students attain an acceptable level of proficiency in a selected language. Mastery of a language enables graduates to conduct guided tours and adapt easily to foreign cultures. |
| KIF 401 | Business Kiswahili | The module is designed to train Tourism and Hospitality students attain an acceptable level of proficiency in a selected language. Mastery of a language enables graduates to conduct guided tours and adapt easily to foreign cultures. |
| ETD 470 | Project (proposal writing) | |
| ETD 404 | International Tourism Finance | This advanced module is designed for Level 4 students to provide an in-depth understanding of financial principles and practices in the context of international tourism. It examines the economic and financial frameworks that underpin the global tourism industry, including revenue management, budgeting, investment analysis, risk assessment, and financial planning for tourism enterprises. Students will explore topics such as international pricing strategies, foreign exchange impacts, taxation, funding sources, and the financial evaluation of tourism projects. The module also considers the role of financial institutions, government policies, and international regulations in supporting sustainable tourism development. By the end of the course, students will be able to critically analyse financial data, make informed investment decisions, and apply strategic financial management tools to enhance the performance and competitiveness of tourism organisations globally. |
| LHM 403 | Tourism Planning and Operations Management | The module enables the students to understand the nature and complexity of the tourism industry and hence the need to effectively plan for its development. The module covers the nature of the tourism industry rationale for tourism planning, scale and process of tourism planning, forms of planning, tourism management, and managing different components of the tourism sector. Students are expected to design models and frameworks on domestic and international tourism operations. |
| ETD 304 | Tourism Investment Analysis and Business Assessment | This module is designed to give students a good understanding of the investment opportunities that exist in the tourism industry in Zimbabwe. This is of critical importance as it will enable students to appreciate investment in the development and growth of the tourism industry as well as of the country as a whole. Graduates are empowered to identify, access and exploit investment opportunities in the local and global environment. The module covers the nature and theory of investment functions in business, identification of investment opportunities, appraisals of investment drivers and opportunities in the tourism industry that enable them to design effective strategic investment frameworks for the tourism industry in Zimbabwe. |
| CHB 402 | Business Chinese | The module is designed to train Tourism and Hospitality students attain an acceptable level of proficiency in a selected language. Mastery of a language enables graduates to conduct guided tours and adapt easily to foreign cultures. |
| FRB 402 | Business French | The module is designed to train Tourism and Hospitality students attain an acceptable level of proficiency in a selected language. Mastery of a language enables graduates to conduct guided tours and adapt easily to foreign cultures. |
| GMB 402 | Business German | The module is designed to train Tourism and Hospitality students attain an acceptable level of proficiency in a selected language. Mastery of a language enables graduates to conduct guided tours and adapt easily to foreign cultures. |
| POB 402 | Business Portuguese | The module is designed to train Tourism and Hospitality students attain an acceptable level of proficiency in a selected language. Mastery of a language enables graduates to conduct guided tours and adapt easily to foreign cultures. |
| KIF 402 | Business Kiswahili | The module is designed to train Tourism and Hospitality students attain an acceptable level of proficiency in a selected language. Mastery of a language enables graduates to conduct guided tours and adapt easily to foreign cultures. |
| ETD 470 | Project | This dissertation module enables fourth-year undergraduate students to undertake an independent, supervised research study on a topic relevant to their field of study. The module consolidates students’ theoretical knowledge and research skills acquired throughout the programme by guiding them through the full research process, including problem identification, literature review, research design, data collection, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of findings. Emphasis is placed on academic rigour, ethical research conduct, critical thinking, and scholarly writing. The dissertation demonstrates the student’s ability to apply appropriate research methodologies, engage critically with existing literature, and contribute meaningfully to knowledge or practice within the discipline, while preparing students for postgraduate study and professional practice. |
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