International Graduate Center

Welcome to the Master in International Tourism Management (MBA) Course!

Dear Applicants,

Welcome to the website of your MBA course - Master in International Tourism Management (MTM), which started in 2003. It is one of the programmes on postgraduate level of the School of International Business (SIB).

This course delivers key competencies of the tourism business, focussing on international tourism management. As managers in the tourism industry need the awareness of the complexity of interrelationships of the players involved and the sensibility for changes in demands and environments, they require the skills to adjust their business policy to these changes. This needs strategic thinking, creativity, intercultural competence, communication skills and leadership, the capability of self-learning and the stimulation for organisational learning and knowledge management. With this comprehensive qualification you will be provided and finally equipped with the competitive advantage to securing a career in the tourism business. You have the choice that carries a longer mileage.

With the following download you can read an article published by Professor Rohr in the "International Graduate" (Vol. 4 Issue 1, 2003):

 

Professor Ulrich G. Rohr

Master in International Tourism Management, MBA

The MTM program provides students with specific competencies for the tourism business in a practiceoriented and holistic approach. It takes into account the fact that the prosperous tourism sector is recruiting more and more managers with a recognized academic qualification and with high sensitivity towards international and intercultural management needs. The program delivers key competencies required in the tourism business and build on the previous studies of students.

The core emphases of the course are the following:

  • Strategic and operative marketing competence in tourism
  • International and global tourism management
  • Sensitivity towards the tourism environment
  • Specific management competencies in tourism (e.g. project management, e-tourism, quality management, operations management)

Facts about MTM

Program Duration: Two Semesters, including Master’s Thesis and Oral Defense
Structure: Full-time Program
Start of the Program: October
Language of Instruction: English
Tuition Fees: 12,000 Euros
Size of the Classes: 30 Students maximum
Degree Title: MBA
Application Deadline: April 15th (late applications will be accepted, if possible)

 

 

Target Group

The MBA course Master in Global Management endeavours to offer junior managers the opportunity to obtain the specific competencies required for successful global business today. The aim is to provide management skills as well as thought-provoking experiences focused on global business. This is an essential requirement for students interested in a career in either government, international organisations or business enterprises. The course puts students at an advantage when it comes to leadership excellence.