MBA Travel, Tourism and Hospitality Management
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MBA TRAVEL, TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY
 
(TTH) MANAGEMENT
 
(University of Wales)
 
 
Why take this course?
 
1. Travel, Tourism and Hospitality Sector is one of the fastest growing and largest in the world with an international scope
 
  • Travel, 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. 
 
2. A highly recognised “MBA Travel, 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 Travel, 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. 
 
3. The “MBA Travel, Tourism and Hospitality Management” qualification will enhance the career prospects of people from different backgrounds
 
  • Professionals with experience within the Travel, 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 Travel, Tourism and Hospitality Sector 
  • Newly qualified graduates from a non-relevant field who wish to establish a career within the Travel, Tourism and Hospitality  Sector 
  • Professionals with experience in other industries who wish to make a career move 
 
4. Knowledge & Skills
   
Upon successful completion of the “MBA Travel, 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 Management within Travel, Tourism and Hospitality businesses 
  • Strategically integrate all areas of operations within Travel, Tourism and Hospitality  businesses to achieve “service excellence” 
  • Be at the forefront of innovation and change within Travel, Tourism and Hospitality businesses by adapting and introducing international best practices 
  • Be able to work in different cultural contexts within Travel, Tourism and Hospitality businesses 
 
5. Career Opportunities
 
  • An “MBA Travel, 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 assessments are exams and coursework based. Students have to pass 6 Core modules, 2 Pathway modules and the Dissertation (combined with the Research Methods module) to be awarded the “MBA Travel, Tourism and Hospitality Management” Degree.
 

No
Module Name
Assessment
Credit Weighting
1
   Managing Finance
  1 Exam
 15 Credits
2
   Managing Markets
  1 Coursework
 15 Credits
3
   Managing Information
  1 Coursework
 15 Credits
4
   Managing People
  1  Exam
 15 Credits
5
   Managing Operations
  1  Exam
 15 Credits
6
   Managing Strategy
  1 Coursework
 15 Credits
7
   A Strategic Perspective of   
   Globalized Tourism and
   Hospitality
 
  1 Coursework
 15 Credits
8
  Contemporary Issues in
 Managing Service Quality   
 within Tourism and
 Hospitality
 1 Coursework
 15 Credits
9
 Research Methods
  1 Coursework
 Linked to the 
 Dissertation
 Module
 
  
 
 
10.
   Dissertation
 1 Dissertation Project of   
 15,000 – 20,000 Words
 60 Credits

 
 
 
 
PATHWAY MODULES FOR TRAVEL, TOURSIM AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT
 
  • A Strategic Perspective of Globalized Tourism and Hospitality (15 credits)
In the fast growing international Tourism and Hospitality Industry, managers need to be able to assess the business environment and take critical decisions. “A Strategic Perspective of Globalized Tourism and Hospitality” module aims to equip learners with the knowledge and skills that are necessary to take strategic decisions within the Tourism and Hospitality Sectors.
 
  • Contemporary Issues in Managing Service Quality within Tourism and Hospitality (15 credits)
The module aims to provide learners a different learning experience on the basis that it is resource-based and promotes the learners’ creativity and independent thinking. By addressing a service quality management issue and relating it to the Tourism and Hospitality industry learners are given freedom to select a subject area of their interest which may form the foundation of their final project.
 
  • The Final Project (60 Credits) should focus on a Travel, Tourism and Hospitality Management topic.
 
 
 
 
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
   July 2009
   July 2010
   12 months
   October 2009
   October 2010
   12 months
   January 2010
   January 2011
   12 months
   April 2010
   April 2011
   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 Travel, Tourism and Hospitality Management” Course is the standard University of Wales matriculation requirements, either an initial degree in any discipline recognised by the University of Wales or with 2 years relevant experience in a management capacity.
 
Candidates must have a minimum English certification comparable to an IELTS level of 6.5.