MBA - Tourism and Hospility Management
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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

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

 
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.

No
Module Name
Assessment
1

   Managing Finance

 1 Exam
2

   Managing Markets

 1 Coursework

3

   Managing Information

 1 Coursework

4

   Managing People

 1 Exam
5

   Managing Operations

 1 Exam
6

   Managing Strategy

 1 Coursework

7

   Research Methods

 1 Coursework

8

 A Strategic Perspective of Globalized Tourism and Hospitality

 1 Coursework

9

Contemporary Issues in Managing Service Quality within Tourism and Hospitality

 1 Coursework

10

   Dissertation

 15000-20000 words.

 
  
  
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.

 
Course Start Date
 Course Finish Date
Course Duration
   January 2009
   January 2010
   12 months
   April 2009
   April 2010
   12 months
   July 2009
   July 2010
   12 months
   October 2009
   October 2010
   12 months
 
 

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.

 
Term
Duration
Study
1
3 months
3 modules
2
3 months
3 modules
3
3 months
3 modules
4
3 months
Dissertation
Total
12 months
9 Modules plus Dissertation
 
 
Entry Requirements

Entry onto the MBA programmes is the standard University of Wales matriculation requirements, either an initial degree recognised by the University of Wales or with 2 years relevant experience in a management capacity.