International Tourism Management – MSc
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This course enables you to develop or to progress a career within the tourism industry. It develops your professional and management expertise in tourism, whether you work in the international tourism industry or are from a non-tourism background.
As tourism expands there is a growing demand for well qualified and skilled employees. Interesting, diverse and challenging employment opportunities exist as tourism organisations increasingly operate at a global level. These include • national tourist organisations • destination management and marketing organisations • local, regional and national government agencies • international tour operators and visitor attractions.
You gain the skills and…
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This course enables you to develop or to progress a career within the tourism industry. It develops your professional and management expertise in tourism, whether you work in the international tourism industry or are from a non-tourism background.
As tourism expands there is a growing demand for well qualified and skilled employees. Interesting, diverse and challenging employment opportunities exist as tourism organisations increasingly operate at a global level. These include • national tourist organisations • destination management and marketing organisations • local, regional and national government agencies • international tour operators and visitor attractions.
You gain the skills and knowledge to become a skilled and competent manager who can respond with creative solutions to the challenges faced by the industry.
You study the broad nature of tourism through examining contemporary themes and global issues. You explore the competing needs of tourists, the tourism industry and destinations and local communities.
You study a variety of modules including • tourism policy and planning • tourism and globalisation • tourist destination management and marketing. One of the key modules, the tourism consultancy study visit, includes a study visit to Edinburgh. You also study an option module which includes sustainable tourism and hospitality in the 21st century or visitor attraction management
You have the opportunity to work on real life projects, enhancing your research knowledge and experience and contributing to your employability. We also use real life case studies and leading guest speakers from the international tourism industry to enrich your learning experience.
Our staff are internationally acclaimed and have considerable expertise, including years of industry experience working in different sectors of the international tourism industry. We are involved in cutting edge research and consultancy projects at local, national and international level.
Graduates may also wish to pursue PhD research opportunities at
Sheffield Hallam. Research carried out by our current PhD students
includes
• community tourism projects and external funding: a comparison of
tour operators and development organisations in Ecuador
• policy needs and responses to agritourism and rural development
in Thailand
• extending the value chain analysis of tourism: the influence of
gender on poverty reduction in East Africa
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