Program Overview

MSc. Hospitality and Tourism Management

The MSc Hospitality and Tourism Management programme is domiciled in the Department of Marketing and Entrepreneurship of the University of Ghana Business School. The programme is a managerial targeted discipline, and not just operational and vocational. Thus, participants will be endowed with extra managerial expertise in areas such as Accounting, Human Resource Management, Marketing, Operations, among others. It equips students with a wider scope to enable them to manage the hospitality and the tourism industry better.

Course Contents

Semester 1

• Codes | Core Courses | Credits
  ---|---|---
  HOMT 601 | Consumer Behaviour in the Hospitality & Tourism Industry | 3
  HOMT 603 | Operations Management | 3
  HOMT 605 | Hospitality and Tourism Management | 3
  HOMT 607 | Research Methods | 3
  | | Total 12
• ELECTIVES (3 CREDITS TO BE TAKEN)
  • HOMT 609 | Sustainable Tourism Development | 3
  • HOMT 611 | Events Management | 3
  • HOMT 613 | Human Resource Management | 3
  • HOMT 615 | Occupational Health and Safety Management | 3
    | | Total 15-18

Semester 2

• Codes | Core Courses | Credits
  ---|---|---
  HOMT 602 | Food Service and Catering Management | 3
  HOMT 604 | Hospitality and Tourism Marketing | 3
  HOMT 606 | Hospitality and Tourism Law and Ethics | 3
  HOMT 608 | Advanced Managerial Principles | 3
• ELECTIVES (3 - 6 CREDITS TO BE TAKEN)
  • HOMT 612 | Destination Branding | 3
  • HOMT 614 | Hospitality and Tourism Strategy | 3
  • HOMT 616 | Entrepreneurship in Hospitality and Tourism | 3
  • HOMT 618 | Protocol in Business and Social Settings | 3
  • HOMT 622 | Accounting and Finance for the Hospitality Industry | 3
• HOMT 600 | Project Work | 6
  | | TOTAL 39 - 45

Program Details

• Department: Marketing & Entrepreneurship
• Duration: 1 year
• Fees:
  • GHS 11,624.00 per semester (Weekend)
  • GHS 16,232.50 per semester (Weekend)