The Master of Science in Tourism and Hospitality Management (Academic Track) is designed to equip scholars, educators, and researchers with advanced knowledge and critical thinking skills in tourism and hospitality. It emphasizes academic inquiry, sustainable innovation, and policy development to shape the future of the industry. Students may pursue focused study under one of three academic pathways.
Academic Pathways & Focus Areas:
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Hospitality Sustainable Innovations Academic Track (with Thesis)
Culinary Science and Technology (with Thesis)
Tourism Executive Leadership and Governance (with Thesis)
- Hospitality Sustainable Innovations Academic
Focus: Sustainable business models, digital transformation, and innovative practices in hospitality operations.
Career Goals:
– Become a sustainability and innovation consultant in hospitality.
– Lead green transitions in hotels and resorts.
– Teach and conduct research in sustainability in higher education. - Culinary Science and Technology
Focus: Advanced culinary science, food product development, and gastronomy innovation.
Career Goals:
– Work in food research and development as a culinologist.
– Lead culinary education programs.
– Innovate local and global food products integrating tradition and science. - Tourism Executive Leadership and Governance
Focus: Tourism policy, leadership in destination management, and global governance frameworks.
Career Goals:
– Become a tourism policy advisor or executive in a national or international tourism body.
– Drive change in public-private partnerships.
– Engage in tourism research and governance consultancy.