The Tourism and Hospitality Management department was established in 2008 at Madurai Kamaraj University. It offers a 6 semester B.Sc program. The department aims to develop students' overall personality and career in the tourism and hospitality industry globally. It follows a competency-aligned curriculum with activity-based learning and continuous student evaluation. Objectives include imparting professionalism in tourism education and administrative/service orientation through relevant subjects. Students are sent for internships after semesters 2 and 4. The department was awarded best department in the 2018-2019 academic year.