Program Overview

Master (MSc) Hospitality and Tourism Management and MBA in Hospitality Management

Programme Objectives and Courses

Objectives and Learning Outcomes

At the conclusion of the programme, students will be able to:

1. Interpret practical, theoretical and personal skills required for senior management roles within a variety of international hotel and tourism organisations.
2. Synthesise strategic, organisational and marketing processes of a commercial hospitality enterprise within the context of the global nature of the business.
3. Cultivate a professional management attitude by nurturing the creative development of innovative ideas and solutions.
4. Confidently debate, research and synthesise theories while evaluating organisational learning.
5. Critically analyse different multilateral institutions and transnational organisations including an evaluation of their impacts involved in international tourism and heritage tourism management.

Courses

• International Festival and Events Management This module aims to explore concrete answers to the simple yet always enigmatic question: How can leaders influence people and themselves to create service quality and a productive work environment.
• Strategic Management The aim of this module is to provide students with the knowledge and ability to explain the strategic management processes, procedures and issues within various organisations.
• Tourism Management This unit aims to introduce students to the concept of international tourism and the core tourism activities in an international context.
• Hotel Finance & Control Systems This unit requires developing a critical approach to the analysis of the management of Hotel Finance and Control Systems and the problem-solving skills that managers need for the successful and profitable control of a hotel business.
• Modern Hospitality Marketing This module aims to enable students to gain an understanding of theoretical and practical aspects of marketing strategy.
• Creative Management This unit aims to enable learners to hypothesise and exercise appropriate judgement regarding the principles and theories of learning in the context of the individual, team and the organisation.
• Management of Heritage Tourism The aim of the module is to introduce students to the nature, role and management of heritage tourism around the world.
• Research Methods The main aim of this module is to give students the opportunity to apply their theoretical knowledge of the research process and produce an independent extended research proposal.

Programme Details

Entry Requirements

• Entry requirements: Postgraduate Diploma in International Hotel and Tourism Management, or a Bachelor Degree or a Postgraduate Diploma in any discipline, or have minimum of three years suitable experience in the hospitality and tourism industry and suitable academic qualifications.
• Age requirements: 21 and above for direct entry
• Language proficiency: Required English level by interview / HTMi test or have TOEFL 547 or IELTS 6 or equivalent HTMi English Placement Test Score.
• Prior work experience: None or three years minimum experience in the hospitality or tourism industry if not a degree or a postgraduate diploma holder.

Delivery and Assessment Methods

• Mode of delivery: Face-to-face, blended learning platforms, online, research, student centred learning, tutorials, lecture, presentations, assessments, project based assignments, and applied learning.
• Final assessment: Written exams and final projects. Dissertation to be completed within 6 months following the completion of the academic semester.
• Graduation requirements: 60%
• Average student-teacher ratio: 15 students per 1 teacher
• Total contact hours: 320 hours full-time
• Duration of programme: Academic Study: 20 Weeks and Work Placement / Internship: 20-24 Weeks

Graduation

Students who successfully complete the programme will be awarded with the MBA Postgraduate Diploma in Hospitality Management by HTMi Hotel and Tourism Management Institute.

MBA Postgraduate Diploma graduates need to complete a dissertation to be awarded the Masters (MSc) in Hospitality and Tourism Management by Edinburg Napier University and MBA in Hospitality Management by HTMi Hotel and Tourism Management Institute.

The dissertation of 12,000 words should be completed within 6 months of the completion of the taught course, and students will be given online support following the semester to assist them in doing this, as well as direct contact to a Supervisor who will provide advice and guidance. The topic should be based on the hospitality and tourism industry. This research is expected to be largely desk based, making use of academic resources.

Masters students may choose to join the optional Dissertation Course following the completion of the taught course.

Programme Progression

• Postgraduate Diploma in International Hotel and Tourism Operations
• Master (MSc) in Hospitality and Tourism Management and MBA in Hospitality Management

Optional

• Master’s Dissertation Course