Master of Tourism and Hospitality Studies

The curriculum for the Master of Tourism and Hospitality Studies (MTHS) has been developed following international standards in a way to cater to the needs of the rapidly developing tourism and hospitality industry around the globe and in Nepal. It comprises foundation courses, core courses representing both sectors of tourism and hospitality, and specialization courses. The first semester courses are more concentrated on foundation courses, which will follow more advanced courses in the second, third, and fourth semesters. The students will choose an elective subject as their specialization course in the third and fourth semesters.

As the tourism industry is expanding tremendously in the world, the importance of tourism and hospitality as separate academic disciplines is also exploding nowadays. Keeping in view of this, the course has been designed so that the student could gain theoretical and practical knowledge of the industry. More focus is given to the practical approach of study in each subject. In this course, students are required to prepare project works, seminar reports, and case studies each semester as prescribed.

The MTHS course shall be spread over four semesters (2 years). The Master of Tourism and Hospitality Study (MTHS) is a 60-credit-hour degree program in a combination of theoretical and practical skills and knowledge. The course is specially designed to fulfill the 21st-century needs of the industry. This course intends to develop a professional human resource in the tourism industry with a broad range of skills and knowledge. The course also offers areas of specialization that enables the student to be more acquainted with the emerging trends in the tourism industry.

Objectives

This course aims to develop the professional skill and knowledge of the student and enable them to advance their careers in the tourism and hospitality industry.
The specific objectives of this course are;

To develop professionals with leadership skills to administer and manage business units in the tourism and hospitality industry.
To enable the student to develop professional competencies in the tourism and hospitality industry.
To develop the ability to perform tasks relating to the tourism and hospitality industry.
To analyze the trends of tourism, nationally and internationally.
To familiarize the student with the recent trends in the tourism and hospitality industry and its challenges and also make them able to suggest or recommend possible remedies.
To explain the interrelationship between the hospitality and tourism sectors.
To analyze the relationships between social, cultural, environmental, and global issues, and the industry.
To explore the strategic issues in tourism and hospitality business development.
To familiarize the student with the operational aspects of a hotel.
To examine the impact of the present century on the industry and explore its future.