MSc in Hospitality and Tourism Management
INSTITUTION: INTERNATIONAL HELLENIC UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL: SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES, SOCIAL SCIENCES AND ECONOMICS
DEPARTMENT: DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITIES SOCIAL SCIENCES AND ECONOMICS
Taught in English language 
From 12/18/2023 - To 09/30/2024
DURATION (semesters): 4
ECTS (total): 75
TUITION: 3900
Scholarship is offered
CITY: THESSALONIKI
NUMBER OF STUDENTS ACCEPTED: 120
STUDENTS SELECTED BY: Application Evaluation - Interview
Part time studying is available
PART TIME DURATION (semesters): 4
OBSERVATION OPTIONS: From distance
TOPICS
Economics- Management
DESCRIPTION - ACCEPTED STUDENTS CATEGORIES: The MSc in Hospitality and Tourism Management Programme is being offered by the School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Economics of the University Center of International Programs of Studies of the International Hellenic University. The programme provides expertise in tourism with a practical orientation related to management and strategic issues in the fast-evolving tourism sector at the national and international levels. Greece provides the ideal place to study Hospitality and Tourism and more specifically, Thessaloniki, which has been at the crossroads of many different cultures and a student metropolis. The courses are taught exclusively in English.
The IHU MSc in Hospitality and Tourism Management is designed to:
- Enable students to acquire the expertise and develop the skills for the acquisition and application of integrated solutions for the effective management of tourist enterprises in a highly competitive international environment, with an emphasis on the management and economic activity of the tourist industry as well as environmental issues related to the tourism sector.
- Develop skills and expertise targeted at effective decision-taking and critical assessment of issues concerning management in the specific sector and also to provide practical orientation related to management and strategic issues in the fast-evolving tourism sector at the national and international level.
- Enable students to acquire the knowledge required for the strategic planning of enterprises and organizations concerning their compliance with environmental legislation; in general, teach them how to minimize the environmental impact of their operation on the environment through voluntary activities.
- Enhance students’ self-awareness and self-confidence through the acquisition of knowledge and practical skills in disciplines related to tourism management.
The terms with the core courses aim to lay solid analytical foundations in all areas related to hospitality and tourism.
During the electives period, students are encouraged to deepen their knowledge and specialize in more specific areas, through four courses. A choice of a dissertation or a consulting project concludes the program.
KEYWORDS: Hospitality, Tourism, Management, Strategic issues, Tourism Sector
