Abstract:
University tourism education is relatively a new phenomenon in Zimbabwe and its multi disciplinary
nature poses challenges in the organization of the curriculum. Issues of imbalance,
content/competencies developed, employability and the demands of various stakeholders provide a
constant tension that has to be diffused through careful curriculum design and evaluation. A survey
was conducted to examine the stakeholders’ perceptions on structure, relevance, adequacy and
balance of the courses, quality of lecture delivery and graduate employability. The results revealed that
stakeholders had moderate perceptions on competencies developed by the degree programme. The
study also identified some gaps in the curriculum that need to be addressed. These gaps could be filled
by developing a graduate competency framework which can be used by all stakeholders. This
framework could also help to reduce misconceptions about stakeholders’ expectations and
subsequently increase the chances of graduate employability.
