The teaching of hospitality in universities corresponds with the increasing economic importance of the tourism industry world-wide. Currently tourism and hospitality are the world’s single largest trades, and forecasts suggest great potential for growth. However, hospitality as an academic discipline is not well established in most developing countries, especially in Africa. In this regard, the School of Business and Management launched the programme to provide tertiary level skills in Tourism Management, Travel and tour operations hotel and hospitality management.

The Bachelor of Hotel and Hospitality Management (BHM) programme aims at producing highly trained professionals in all aspects of hospitality. The programme emphasizes student-centered learning approach in which the main training characteristics include combinations of problem-based learning, project oriented/work-based and cooperate learning. The Module approach will be used in delivery. After completion of the training, the BHM graduates should be equipped with competencies (knowledge, skills and attitudes) in planning, development and management of hotels and other hospitality establishments. Training in the Department of Hotel and Hospitality emphasises practical work, in-house training and industrial attachments in keeping with the Mission of Moi University of producing practical, development-conscious and extension-oriented graduates.

The overall objective of the BHM programme is to provide students with knowledge, skills and appropriate attitudes in hospitality management in order to enable them to effectively participate in the development of hospitality as an academic discipline and to improve the standards of management in the hospitality industry.

1. Provide training programmes, which are flexible, relevant, rigorous and consistent with the best tourism and hospitality practice, which also, embody the principles of ethical practice and social responsibility.
   
   
2. Provide students with appropriate knowledge, skills and competencies in strategic planning, and hospitality management, that will enable them to integrate various parameters (i.e. social, cultural, economic, environmental, technological and political parameters) in planning, organisation and management of the overall hotel industry in Kenya.
   
   
3. Provide students with appropriate knowledge, skills and competencies in hospitality product development, hospitality operations, hospitality service delivery, hospitality marketing and promotion.
   
   
4. Enable students to develop appropriate research methods and skills in the development of quality hospitality services including aspects of operational quality, control management, human resource management, strategic approaches to quality management and analysis of performance indicators.
   

Candidates direct from school must meet minimum University entry requirements of Moi University and Joint Admissions Board requirements. However, mature age candidates must meet the following additional requirements:

• Candidates must have passed KCSE or equivalent with a minimum grade C in Mathematics, English or Kiswahili
  
  
• Must have successfully completed a relevant diploma course recognized by the University senate. Such candidates must have passed with at least a credit and have at least one year relevant working experience after obtaining the diploma. The mature students will enter in the second year of study.
  

Duration

The duration of the degree course extends for a period of four academic years (eight semesters).

Continuous Assessments shall constitute 50% of the final marks and end of semester Examinations, 50%. The other University Senate approved examination regulations will be followed.