MBA Tourism and Hospility Management

Why take this course?

Tourism and Hospitality is one of the fastest growing and largest sectors with an international scope

Tourism and hospitality sector is one of the fastest growing and largest in the world. The sector provides international opportunities with many of the businesses being multi-national operations and there is a great demand for suitably qualified managers.

A highly recognised “MBA Tourism and Hospitality Management” will prepare you for a successful career

The ability to co-ordinate all areas of operations to provide “service excellence” is the key to success in the Tourism and Hospitality sector. Your knowledge and skills will be widely sought after to enable all the different departments in an organisation to work together for the benefit of the whole.

The “MBA Tourism and Hospitality Management” qualification will enhance the career prospects of people from different backgrounds

• Professionals with experience within the Tourism and Hospitality sector who wish to enhance their career prospects

• Newly qualified graduates from a related field who wish to develop their career prospects to Tourism and Hospitality sector

• Newly qualified graduates from a non-relevant field who wish to establish a career within the Tourism and Hospitality sector

• Professionals with experience in other industries who wish to make a career move

Career Opportunities

• An MBA in Tourism and Hospitality Management from the University of Wales will provide you with a wide range of international-career choices in a financially rewarding industry.

• It is possible to find rewarding career opportunities at senior managerial level within different types and classes of hotels, hotel complexes, and leisure centres. There are numerous examples of organisations within the leisure industry i.e. Ski resorts, golf clubs, sports centres, safari parks, health & spa resorts, cruise liners, private yachts, and many more.

• There will be a variety of managerial opportunities in other TTH sector related areas such as leisure and tourism, airlines, catering, Government departments (Tourism Promotion Boards), etc.

COURSE CONTENT AND ASSESSMENT

The course contains nine modules in which there are seven compulsory modules, two optional modules and a project. The assessments are exams and coursework based. Students have to pass 9 modules plus the Dissertation to be awarded the MBA Marketing.

Course Duration and structure

The course duration is 12 months of full-time study, which is divided into 4 terms with flexible start dates in January, April, July and October every year.

The year (12 months) is divided into 4 terms and students study 3 modules per term for the first 3 terms with the Dissertation in the final term.
Knowledge & Skills

• Upon successful completion of the MBA Tourism and Hospitality Management Course you will have developed the knowledge and skills to:

• Integrate all aspects of management in strategic decision making

• manage and control different disciplines such as finance, marketing and human resource within a Tourism and Hospitality business

• strategically integrate all areas of operations within a Tourism and Hospitality business to achieve “service excellence”

• be at the forefront of innovation and change within a Tourism and Hospitality business by adapting and introducing international best practices

• be able to work in different cultural contexts within a Tourism and Hospitality business