AUT - Master of International Hospitality Management
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Master of International Hospitality Management
Hospitality management is a skill-set required the world over. The Master of International Hospitality Management focuses on this important area of the industry and empowers students with the knowledge they need to succeed.
Programme code: AK3705
Level: 9
Points: 240
Duration: 2 years full time / up to 5 five years part time
Venue: City Campus and online for distance study
Starting date: 22 July 2013
Entry requirements
- Guidelines to entry
- Applicants may be required to submit examples of previous academic work and/or to attend a selection interview.
This qualification is designed to meet the growing demand from hospitality professionals for a postgraduate qualification that has an international focus.
Flexible learning options include on campus classes and online delivery for distance students. It aims to develop capabilities in the critical evaluation and analysis of information along with the analytical ability to resolve complex issues.
Students who have staircased through undergraduate programmes and want to embark on more advanced papers in hospitality management may choose to enrol directly in the one semester Postgraduate Certificate or the one year Postgraduate Diploma.
The Postgraduate Certificate and Diploma also cater for those already in the industry who wish to enhance their skills and knowledge base at a more advanced level.
Structure and content
Using a strategic approach, students gain advanced knowledge and skills in the field of international hospitality management. They also have opportunities to carry out applied research. Students' paper selections depend on the option they take — thesis or dissertation.
Students complete papers covering contemporary hospitality issues, including the key areas of strategic management, human resource management and financial management.
Students also complete a paper in research methodology and then have the option of undertaking either a full year research thesis or a half year dissertation and further elective papers.
Papers
Using a strategic approach, students will gain advanced knowledge and skills in the field of international hospitality management. They will also have opportunities to carry out applied research. Students' paper selection will depend on the option they take — thesis or dissertation.
Core papers (at least 90 pts from the papers below)
169008 Critical Thinking, Analysis and Argument: Hospitality
218100 Strategic Hospitality Management: A Global Approach
219100 Human Behaviour in Hospitality Organisations
219104 Hospitality Financial Management
219213 Advanced Human Resource Management for Hospitality and Tourism
Research methods (15 pts from the papers below)
288501 Qualitative Research Methods and Analysis
288502 Quantitative Research Methods and Analysis
479006 Research Methods in Business
Electives
219110 Coastal and Marine Tourism
219112 Asian Tourism
219114 Directed Reading
219118 Consumer Perspectives in Tourism
219119 Research Project Management
219121 Tourism and the South Pacific
219213 Advanced Human Resource Management for Hospitality and Tourism
219907 Contemporary Issues in Tourism
And either:
219600 MIHM Dissertation
or:
219500 MIHM Thesis
Career opportunities
- Senior level positions in the New Zealand and international hospitality industry
Our graduates speak — Roberto Gualberto and Nikki Taylor
Brazilian student Roberto Gualberto was drawn to New Zealand’s stunning landscape and melting pot of cultures. Renato spent 5 years in NZ and is now back in South America working for global giant Accor Hospitality.
Nikki Taylor, an online masters student in International Hospitality Management, is researching the prevalence of the glass ceiling effect and gender inequality in the workforce. Since Nikki started studying at AUT she says she's had nothing but positive experiences and AUT has continued to be an excellent place to study.