MBA Tourism Management

The MBA – Tourism Management course conveys the basic tools of management coupled with the specific areas of tourism. In addition to the basics of business administration, topics such as organization, human resources management and corporate governance are taught in this distance learning course, as are methods and procedures for strategic decision-making.

Students learn to design and implement marketing strategies in tourism. The creation of suitable product and service offers, the recognition of trends and development tendencies through to increasing competitiveness with well thought-out positioning and price strategies are further contents of the part-time master’s degree in tourism management. The distance learning MBA - Tourism Management prepares the students to take on responsible management tasks in the upscale hotel industry or in tourism organizations.

With the completion of an extra-occupational master's degree at Middlesex University / KMU Akademie , new career opportunities and opportunities for advancement in responsible management positions open up. The students gain a sound education in business administration and management. The focus is not on imparting theoretical knowledge, but above all on the reference to business practice. After completing the Master of Business Administration distance learning course, our graduates are equipped with the skills they need to be successful managers in the business world.

Distance learning is conducted in partnership with the highly respected Middlesex University, which will award you with your Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree. The KMU Akademie & Management AG based in Linz/Austria is responsible for the organizational handling. We are your contact throughout your studies and are available to answer any questions or concerns you may have. All study documents are available in German and can be accessed at any time on our online platform KMUnity. You can access your learning materials anytime, anywhere.

Your advantages

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• Matriculation at the highly respected Middlesex University (QAA accredited)
• Internationally recognized academic title
• Independent of time or location
• Part-time
• Accredited by the Agency for Quality Assurance through Accreditation of Study Programs (AQAS​​​​​​​)
• Module documents on online portals
• 120 full ECTS
• Language of instruction German
• Entry possible at any time
• Also possible without Matura/Abitur
• Title Master of Business Administration (MBA) can be carried out or certified

recognition

Prospective students are guaranteed that the post-secondary educational institutions are recognized according to the regulations of their country of origin and that the courses offered and any academic degrees awarded also have legal effect in the educational institution's country of origin.

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) course has been accredited by the Agency for Quality Assurance through the Accreditation of Courses (AQAS).

modules

• financial management
• marketing
• organization and management
• human Resource management
• Economics
• Business law
• management in tourism
• tourism marketing
• sustainability in tourism

Master thesis

The master's thesis is a main part of the master's program. The work comprises at least 70 to 100 pages. The topic can be chosen freely, should ideally come from the work environment of the student and include practice-oriented research. The topic must be agreed with the supervisor and registered with the study department. The planned processing time for the master's thesis is usually three to six months. After the written elaboration, an oral defense (presentation/discussion) is planned.

exams

Depending on the module, various exams are planned in the form of online open book exams and/or assignments (analysis, case studies, essays or term papers). For online open book exams, we offer several exam dates each year. Submissions can be requested at any time. Both forms of examination can be worked out from home with a PC/laptop in compliance with the guidelines.