入学要求 Requirement:
学术要求:Normally a minimum of a good second-class honours degree or equivalent. Entry will also be subject to two satisfactory references (one of these must be an academic reference). Although useful, prior work experience in the hospitality and tourism industry is not an entry requirement for this course.
英语要求: IELTS minimum level 6.5 overall with at least 6.0 in the reading and writing components and 6.0 in speaking and understanding.TOEFL score of 90 or above (internet-based), plus 4.5 in TWE
学费 Tuition Fee: 2012-13 £12,170
课程特征 Course Features:
This EPAS-accredited generalist MSc programme is suited to graduates without a business or hotel/tourism bachelor’s degree, and applicants do not need any relevant work experience. The programme provides a broad introduction to the hospitality and tourism industry for graduates aiming for a management career in this exciting, global, people-orientated career.
课程内容 Course Content :
Hospitality Operations Management
Tourism and Hospitality Synthesis
Tourist Consumer Behaviour
Marketing Management for Travel and Tourism
Contemporary Issues in International Hospitality and Tourism Management You can choose one elective from a choice of hospitality, tourism or business modules including Destination and Event Development, Interactive Skills in a Cross-Cultural Context, and Internet Strategies for Tourism Distribution. Other electives may also be available.
Research Methods
The Dissertation develops your ability to critically review literature, to identify the gaps in knowledge and practise relevant research skills to facilitate data collection, analysis, interpretation, presentation and writing. The 20,000 word dissertation provides you with the opportunity to investigate a topic in depth from multiple perspectives, working independently and supervised by a specialist tutor. You choose the hospitality or tourism management topic which you wish to study - this can be the same topic as in your Contemporary Issues module or a different subject area.
The sandwich mode comprises one year of full-time MSc taught study and one year of full-time supervised work experience. You have two options:
•You can join the programme in January and take the Professional Practice module. This provides up to 26 weeks of supervised work experience at an operative level in Oxford before starting the MSc taught component in September. You would then complete your year's work experience by taking the Professional Development module after finishing the taught part of the programme.
•OR - you can take all of your work experience after studying the MSc taught component. The sandwich mode of study provides paid, supervised work experience to support your academic studies with a suitable international hospitality and tourism employer, and you carry out an assessed project for the company.
•There may be opportunities for placements in international hotel and tourism companies.
教学与评估 Teaching and Assessment:
Assessment is based predominantly on individual coursework and the dissertation.