MBA in Hospitality and Tourism Management

Program Outline
The hospitality and tourism industry is an exciting, dynamic and highly-competitive business where management skills are at a premium. In a French and European context of hotel and tourism related business has a particular place. The MBA in Hospitality and Tourism Management program aims to equip graduates for careers in luxury hotels, tourism, and travel industries. An important objective of the The MBA in Hospitality and Tourism Management programme is to develop a broad awareness of business thinking, encouraging students to be highly-adaptable, open-minded and creative in their approach to business problems.

Program Profile
The MBA in Hospitality and Tourism Management will meet the needs of recent graduates; people working in the hotel, travel or tourism industries who wish to further their managerial career prospects, and those seeking a career change. It is designed to accommodate students from a wide variety of backgrounds and diverse disciplines who want to enhance their career prospects in the hospitality industry but also, due to the broad nature of the programme, in general business management. The programme is well-suited to overseas as well as European students. A wide range of nationalities brings a breadth of experience to this highly-distinctive programme.

Program Structure
The taught programme is made up of six months. The initial modules are delivered jointly with the other MBA programs so as to provide a common platform of interaction and team learning. During these modules, the students get the basic managerial knowledge and skills. In the second part of the same semester, the students learn the modules on their specialization in the field of Hotel and Tourism. The focus modules are specific to the hospitality industry and give the program its distinctive flavour. Students spend the second academic semester in a company project either as an internship in a hospitality industry and defend a professional MBA thesis before a competent jury. The students can alternatively choose to undertake a research project in the field of hospitality and related industry and defend an MBA dissertation.