Myanmar
Diploma in Tourism Studies and Management – DTSM
Course Background
| 1 | Course Title | Diploma in Tourism Study and Management |
| 2 | Duration | 9 months (360 hours) |
| 3 | Level | Post-graduate diploma |
| 4 | Starting Year | 2015 |
| 5 | Finished Batches | 11 |
| 6 | Acceptable students | 60 |
| 7 | Total Diploma Holders | 397 |
| 8 | Procedure for the course | Teachers who finished Hotel and Travel Course and responsible persons from the respective Ministries and Companies and the teachers for the DTSM course under the guidance of Professor Doctor Khin Swe Myint(retired Head, M) and group. |
The first DTSM Course was opened in 2004. It is a nine – month course: 2004 August to 2005 April. Thirty teachers from the related departments to the tourism attended this course. They are from Yangon University and Yangon University of Economics.
Course on the Travel Industry
Semester I
| NO. | Module No. | Module Name | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture (hours) | Tutorial | |||
| 1 | DTSM-1 | Overview of Travel Industry | 30 | |
| 2 | DTSM-6 | Hospitality and Related Services | 40 | |
| 3 | DTSM-2 | Role of the Government in Tourism | 40 | |
| 4 | DTSM-8 | Transportation Services and Guiding & Escorting | 40 | |
| 5 | DTSM-5 | Communication English for Tourism | 30 | |
| Total | 180 | |||
Semester II
| NO. | Module No. | Module Name | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture (hours) | Tutorial | |||
| 1 | DTSM-7 | Travel Agencies | 30 | |
| 2 | DTSM-3 | Tourism Development | 40 | |
| 3 | DTSM-9 | Economic and Management of Tourism | 40 | |
| 4 | DTSM-4 | Aspect of Myanmar | 40 | |
| 5 | DTSM-10 | Communication English for Tourism | 30 | |
| Total | 180 | |||