 new bachelor of science degree in sustainable tourism management new bachelor of science degree in sustainable tourism management andydindial wed 9082021 1500 ug s school of entrepreneurship and business innovation announces new bachelor of science degree in sustainable tourism management the university of guyana s school of entrepreneurship and business innovation sebi has launched a new bachelor of science bsc in sustainable tourism management adding to the list of several new programmes being introduced by the university at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels for the 20212022 academic year the new bsc programme in sustainable tourism management is intended to replace the bachelor of arts in tourism and the associate of arts in tourism studies it is geared towards addressing the growing needs of guyana and the region by creating a new group of graduates who will possess the competence knowledge and practical skills to aid in 1 viewing sustainable tourism as a vital mechanism to the economic development of guyana 2 appreciating the imperativeness of balancing tourism the protection of the physical and social environment and economic development and 3 respecting the historical importance and knowledge of indigenous communities and valuing their contributions to development the programme is scheduled to commence online in october 2021 it is comprised of 126 credits which are to be completed over four 4 years eight semesters and will be offered both online and facetoface modes the programme capitalises on guyana s competitive advantage of being the world s number one ecotourism destination and the uniqueness of guyana s tourism resources while satisfying the demands of the industry it incorporates a strong combination of sebi s foundational courses and specialist tourism courses some of these exciting specialist tourism courses include ecotourism development history and culture tourism indigenous peoples and tourism community based tourism facilities attraction management facilities attraction management tourism planning policy tourism entrepreneurship events management ecotourism operations management and marketing sustainable tourism the bsc sustainable tourism was drafted by a team from sebi under the leadership of ms evelina singh head of department of entrepreneurship and management the core drafters included ms aletha connelly ms camille ishmael ms shenera sam and ms evelina singh the process was supported by ms tracy alves academic advisor and ms tamika profitt administrative officer providing a brief overview on the prospects of the programme ms singh noted the bsc in sustainable tourism management is like no other tourism programme in the region it is truly in a league of its own the programme is robust and satisfies the demands of both industry and academia it is aligned with international and regional standards it is grounded in the protection of the environment both physical and social the protection of indigenous cultures and communities and best practices in business the future of the tourism industry is already here and it is sustainable tourism the programme seeks to prepare students to be entrepreneurs and for high level positions such as sustainable tourism consultant sustainable tourism researcher sustainable tourism policy analyst sustainable tourism advisor educator destination development manager eco tourism development specialist tourism project manager tourism product development specialist marketing sustainable tourism manager and hotel restaurant manager persons who are working in the tourism industry and those interested in the tourism industry are welcomed to apply for the programme persons who wish to pursue one of the programmes being offered by sebi are kindly asked to click on the following link  https sebiuogedugy academicprogrammes  prospective students can also choose from over 140 programmes including those offered at the phd masters postgraduate undergraduate associate degree and diploma and certificate levels the university has instituted a rolling application process for the first semester of the new academic year applicants can also apply for admission pending their results due to the impact of the covid19 pandemic on the education sector there is a choice of online or blended learning with the use of stateoftheart technologies for a full list of ug s programme offerings kindly visit the following site  https wwwturkeyenonlineuogedugy srms student prospective aboutapplying offeredprogsphp  prospective students can also find their programme of choice by exploring the following links college of medical sciences  https fhsuogedugy srms departments faculty of agriculture and forestry  https fafuogedugy srms departments faculty of education and humanities  https fehuogedugy srms departments faculty of earth and environmental sciences  https feesuogedugy srms departments faculty of engineering and technology  https fotuogedugy srms departments faculty of natural sciences  https fnsuogedugy srms departments faculty of social sciences  https fssuogedugy srms departments institute of distance and continuing education idce  https idceuogedugy programmesoffered school of entrepreneurship and business sebi  https sebiuogedugy academicprogrammes  ug in brief the university of guyana is the 58 th year state university of guyana it offers 136 programmes in over 60 disciplines online and facetoface in 8 campuses across guyana with a student population of now 10000 ug has provided education learning and research for over 50000 alumni the mission of the university is to discover generate disseminate and apply knowledge of the highest standard for the service of the community the nation and of all mankind within an atmosphere of academic freedom that allows for free and critical inquiry ug s forwardthinking blueprint 2040 is currently setting the course for the university s future design and institutional response to the changing needs of guyana 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