This exciting MSc, Master of Business Management specialised in Tourism & Travel, challenges students to study at a high academic standard, combining case studies and research. However, the degree programme also has a practical approach in its design - through project weeks, professional enquiry and a module of professional-based learning in which students complete a short work placement often linked directly to their final project.

The programme offers a combination of master of business administration subjects and broader modules in economics and management. Through modules looking at global economics and strategic management, globalisation, society & culture the programme will enable students to further develop their deeper knowledge of business management and administration.

On a global scale, the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) forecasts an increase in the number of international arrivals in the region of 1.6 billion by the year 2020. As such, the industry needs people who understand the significance, complexity and dynamics of a diverse evolving, developing and growing sector.

Career Prospects:

The industry is looking for graduates with an integrated range of skills, including those in critical thinking, administration, communication, programme planning, leadership, and global outlook. These skills are essential to almost every tourism-related job in the world and are easily applied to careers that involve customer services and management.

Classic jobs in the tourism industry include Travel Agency Managers, Travel Consultants, Destination Managers. Master of Management graduates can also expect to find employment in NGOs, development agencies, but also in local, regional and national government organisations.

Graduating from a highly international institute such as Wittenborg that places high emphasis on a combination of academic research and company and professional exposure means that the career prospects of graduates from the Master of Business Management, specialised in Tourism & Travel are multiple and global.

Often WUAS graduates aspire to continue their studies, with a DBA or a PhD research degree; however, many students move directly into business, sometimes as a result of their work placement, and their final project which is often company based.