The Executive Master in Tourism Management

The Executive Master in Tourism Management provides all the necessary components for professional progression in the international tourism sector.

This unique program is designed for international executives working or aspiring to work in the tourism industry. The program allows participants to develop their managerial skills, whilst acquiring essential knowledge of the tourism and hospitality sectors, combining the core experience of a rigorous top Executive MBA with a specialized view of tourism management.

Throughout the program, participants benefit from various networking opportunities within the tourism industry, as well as membership to the global IE Community, an international network of people sharing a set of common goals and ethical values.

Participants on the Executive Master in Tourism Management learn to develop their individual and managerial skills, acquire a command of management tools and perfect their managerial knowledge of the tourism industry whilst attaining a 360º vision of the tourism and leisure sectors. IE Business School gives participants the chance to optimize their potential and professional opportunities.

Blogs of interest:

- IE’s Tourism & Leisure web blog: http://tourism.blogs.ie.edu

- Student experiences on blended programs: http://blended-masters.blogs.ie.edu

Forthcoming events:

For further information about this Master, join a Virtual Session to learn more about IE’s programs. These sessions are scheduled on a regular basis and include a presentation on the program and an opportunity for you to ask questions. For details of the next session, please visit www.ie.edu/events

Master of Management

Awards: Master of Management in (name of Management major)This course provides students with an opportunity to develop skills and knowledge leading to a career in the ever-expanding experience economy and its key sectors. The core of the Master of Management has been designed to provide a business underpinning to a series of industry sector focused majors in arts, events, sport and tourism. In practical terms the course recognises and embraces the general notion that professionals in this new economy need to understand and plan for the experience rendered to their clients. The majors allow students to specialise and to develop a depth of understanding of management issues, challenges and approaches within a particular sector of the experience economy.

Course code: C04239v1
Credit points: 72
Location: Kuring-gai campus (see maps)

Why study this course

The Master of Management and its four industry-focused majors provide a unique suite of offerings at the postgraduate level. Sydney is the largest tourist gateway in Australia, accounting for more than two-thirds of international tourists, a major sporting hub, the home of Australia’s hallmark arts companies, and an international events destination. UTS is consequently in a unique position to capitalise and position itself within the growing experience economy with this course and its associated majors.

The course provides a combination of intellectual rigour with the development of a range of significant general management skills. Coupled with these is a strong practical orientation to the specialist industry sectors associated with its majors. The School of Leisure, Sport and Tourism maintains strong connections with its industry sectors and the course provides students with opportunities to gain exposure to and experience within their specialist industry sector.

The graduate student body in the school is culturally diverse. Both domestic and international students come from a range of cultural and ethnic backgrounds. Class engagement and participation recognises and embraces this diversity. A number of the school’s staff have experience in international teaching in China, Malaysia, Cambodia, Thailand, Singapore, the United Kingdom and Europe, and are thus able to bring a more global perspective to the international environment in which they engage.

Taken together, the well-developed industry-focus of the course, the strong connections to the Sydney market, the opportunities for professional engagement, coupled with a global outlook in classroom interactions, are all significant markers of this program. As such, they support and strengthen the UTS brand of practice orientation, industry relevance and outward looking in orientation.

Graduate Diploma in Tourism Management

Awards: Graduate Diploma in Tourism Management (GradDipTourismM)The Graduate Diploma in Tourism Management is designed to develop critical, interpretive and problem-solving skills, and to provide a broad coverage of the tourism management field and some opportunity for studying areas of specific interests.

Course code: C07027v6
Credit points: 48
Location: Kuring-gai campus, although subjects may also be selected from among those offered at City campus (Haymarket) (see maps)

Why study this course

The course has been developed to meet the demand for professionals with a high level of management expertise.

For more information see student profiles and advantage of study at UTS.

Course aims

Throughout the course, emphasis is placed on the acquisition of strategic planning skills for tourism development, management and marketing.

Entry requirements

Applicants must have completed a UTS recognised bachelor’s degree, or an equivalent or higher qualification, or submitted other evidence of general and professional qualifications that demonstrates potential to pursue graduate studies.

The equivalent qualification required is a bachelor’s degree in any discipline or satisfactory completion of a relevant graduate certificate.

The English proficiency requirement for international students or local applicants with international qualifications is: Academic IELTS: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0; or TOEFL: paper based: 575 overall with TWE of 4.5, internet based: 90 overall with a writing score of 21; or DEEP: C; or PTE: 64

Visa requirement: To obtain a student visa to study in Australia, international students must enrol full time and on campus. Australian student visa regulations also require international students studying on student visas to complete the course within the standard full-time duration. Students can extend their courses only in exceptional circumstances.

Executive MBA Degree Program

The Executive MBA degree program at UTS in Sydney, Australia is specifically designed for senior executives or those aspiring to be senior executives. The 12 subject Executive MBA distinguishes itself from our 16 subject MBA through its focus on “executive” leadership.

The Executive MBA builds on your technical, professional and interpersonal skills to give you the confidence and ability to strategically drive a business.

How is the Executive MBA different?

The Executive MBA differs from our 16 subject MBA Degree in that it is a 12 subject degree focused on producing graduates with the confidence and ability to strategically drive a business in the pressures of a globalised economy.

Key features of the Executive MBA

Cohort Class Model

The Executive MBA is a unique learning experience where students progress through the program with the same group of peers. Classes are attended only by Executive MBA students with significant work experience.

Residential Study Block

Your first subject, ‘Applied Leadership and Strategy’, is delivered as a 1 week (5 day) residential workshop. Working with your cohort, this lays the foundations for the powerful cohort learning environment by using computer based simulations and outdoor problem solving activities to challenge skills, attitudes and beliefs.

Duration and Attendance

Students of the Executive MBA can attend regular weekly classes or intensive weekend classes. The duration of the course is 2 years Part-time.

Teaching Excellence

Academics for the Executive MBA are selected from over 250 teaching staff based on their expertise, practical experience, academic rigour and performance in student evaluation surveys.

Smart Networking

The Executive MBA gives you the chance to network with your peers and industry leaders, enabling you to develop those all-important business and industry contacts.

Advantages of Study at UTS

For more information on the advantages of study at UTS please visit why study at UTS Business.

Master of Business in Management

The Master of Business in Management provides knowledge, skills and conceptual frameworks to enable students to identify and resolve complex issues that will characterise the working environments of senior managers in the future. Students acquire the conceptual and analytical skills necessary for successful management performance in a range of contexts, including the business, public and nonprofit sectors, and a variety of professional settings.

Award(s): Master of Business in Management (MBus)
Course code: C04229v3
Credit points: 72
Location: City campus (see maps)

Why study this course

The course provides students with knowledge and experiences to enhance their professional skills and understanding of the management of people, resources and organisational processes. An innovative, flexible structure provides students with maximum choice in selecting subjects and programs of study tailored to meet their personal and professional needs.

For more information see student profiles and advantage of study at UTS.

 

Course aims

The Master of Business in Management is designed to meet the needs of individuals, client organisations and professional bodies for management education.

Career options

Career options include management-level positions in industry or government. Also see student profiles and career assistance.

Entry requirements

Applicants must have completed a UTS recognised bachelor’s degree, or an equivalent or higher qualification, or submitted other evidence of general and professional qualifications that demonstrates potential to pursue graduate studies.

If the previous qualification is not in a related field, applicants require a minimum of two years’ relevant work experience. Applicants with a relevant graduate certificate must have completed it with at least at credit average.

The English proficiency requirement for international students or local applicants with international qualifications is: Academic IELTS: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0; or TOEFL: paper based: 575 overall with TWE of 4.5, internet based: 90 overall with a writing score of 21; or DEEP: C; or PTE: 64

Visa requirement: To obtain a student visa to study in Australia, international students must enrol full time and on campus. Australian student visa regulations also require international students studying on student visas to complete the course within the standard full-time duration. Students can extend their courses only in exceptional circumstances.

Duration and class timetables

1.5 yrs FT or 3 yrs PT

For more information see flexible study options and UTS:Timetable of classes.

Course subjects and structure

The Master of Business in Management totals 72 credit points and consists of a combination of core and elective subjects.