University of Madras - Syllabus of Bachelor of Science (BSc) Geography, Tourism and Travel Mangement - Semester III - Paper V - Tourism Products
UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
B.Sc. DEGREE COURSE IN GEOGRAPHY TOURISM AND TRAVEL MANAGEMENT
SEMESTER SYSTEM WITH CREDITS
(Effective from the Academic Year 2003-2004)
PAPER V - TOURISM PRODUCTS
Duration: 3hrs
Maximum Marks: 100
Credits: 4
(90 hrs)
1. Tourism Products - Definition - Tangible and Intangible products.
2. Classification of products - Natural Tourism products - Climate - Water Features, Beaches - Bird and wildlife sanctuaries - National parks - Sports - Winter and summer sports - Water Bases sports - Aero sports.
3. Historical & Socio cultural tourism products - Art & architecture - Paintings - historical monuments - museums - Art galleries - Libraries - ancient literature - fairs & festivals - Folklore - music - dance - handicraft - sports & costumes - indian & international cuisine.
4. Religious philosophies of hinduism , buddhism , jainism , christianity & islam - hindu sanskrit - sampradayas , agama sastras - philosophies of saivaism & vaishnavism.
5. Intangible tourism products - hospitality & tourism related services.
Reference:
1. Douglas Pearce (1987) Tourism Today - A Geographical Analysis - Longman Group Ltd.,
2. Pran Seth (1985) Sucessful Tourism Management, Sterling Publishers Pvt.,Ltd.,
3. A.K.Bhatia (1983) Tourism Development. Principles and Practices. Sterling Publishers Pvt.,Ltd.