Master in Hospitality Business Management
Program Length
2 years
Eligibility Criteria
Hybrid Study Mode
Curriculum
The Master in Hospitality Business Management is a unique programme developed to provide the next-generation hospitality managers with in-depth knowledge and international experience to enable them to explore innovative hospitality business opportunities. The Programme provides a valuable opportunity to hospitality professionals and industry practitioners to acquire leadership and business management skills specific for the hospitality industry. The goal of the MHBM is to provide graduates with a strong skill base in ethical leadership, business acumen, sustainable management, entrepreneurship and research that need to be applied at top or mid-level management in addressing contemporary hospitality industry needs and challenges.
Programe Outcomes
By the end of the Programme, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate global leadership skills in the field of hospitality.
- Exhibit mastery of hospitality business management.
- Demonstrate ability to conduct applied research that addresses current needs and challenges of the hospitality industry.
- Exhibit leadership ability in the context of social consciousness and ethical practice.
- Apply innovation in hospitality entrepreneurship.
Admission Criteria
The following are eligible for admission into the Master in Hospitality Business Management Programme:
- Holders of First Class or Upper Second Class Honours degrees in Hospitality from recognized universities; or
- Holders of other related qualifications from recognized universities, considered by the Academic Council as equivalent to a First Class or Upper Second Class degree in a related discipline; or
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Holders of Lower Second Class degrees who also have:
a Postgraduate Diploma in a relevant area; or,
two-years’ practical experience in the hospitality industry. - Holders of other related qualifications from recognised universities, considered by the Academic Council as equivalent to (i) or (ii) above.
- In addition to meeting any one of the above admission criteria: all applicants will be required to attend and pass an oral interview and a Graduate Entrance Examination (GEE).
Key Focus Areas
1. Ethics, Governance and Responsibility
2. Hospitality Revenue Management
3. Strategic Hospitality HR Management
4. Hospitality Leadership and Management
5. Corporate Finance for Hospitality
6. Hotel Property Planning, Design and Development
7. Competitive Strategies for Hospitality Business
8. Global Hospitality Marketing
9. Innovation and Change Management
10. Big Data Analytics in Hospitality
11. Hospitality Law
12. Hospitality Business Development
Programme Structure
The course covers 16 course units offered over 4 academic semesters and a subsequent dissertation project. The program relies on MATLAB, R and C++ as the computing languages for modelling. Some of the core modules include the following:
1. Modelling Biological Systems
2. Biomathematics
3. Stochastic Modelling
4. Partial Differential Equation Modelling in Biology
5. Introduction to Computational Structural Biology
6. Biomedical Mathematics
7. Statistical Modelling with Application to Biology
8. Computational Systems Biology
For Who
By the end of the programs, the student should be able to:
- Hospitality business mid-level and senior Managers
- Hospitality business owners / directors
- Potential and Current hospitality investors
- Hospitality researchers and academicians
The MPPM programme is specifically designed for senior Managers and professionals both from the public sector and corporate world with at least 2 years managerial experience.
Academic Entry Requirements Candidates must meet one of the following academic qualifications:
Holders of First Class or Upper Second Class honor degrees in the relevant academic fields from recognized universities.
Holders of other related qualifications from recognized universities, considered by the Academic Council as equivalent to a First Class or Upper Second Class degree.
Holders of the Lower Second Class Degrees, plus postgraduate diplomas or certificates of diploma level or equivalent.
APPLICATION FORM
Master’s in Public Policy and Management (MPPM)
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