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Postgraduate Programmes

Tourism and Hospitality Management (ONLINE)

About the Programme

Whether you want to manage a corporate or boutique hotel, offer consultancy services, run a tourism-related agency or a head a major tourist attraction, an MSc. Tourism and Hospitality Management degree is right for you! This programme has a managerial emphasis and will provide you with the analytical skills and strategic perspective to become a leader in the industry.

You will discover:

  • strategies for managing and developing hotels
  • challenges facing the hospitality and tourism sector
  • strategic plans for marketing the tourism sector
  • how to develop the tourism industry while protecting the environment, people and culture
  • keys to managing and improving the customer service experience

Research

Our Faculty conducts research in a wide cross section of areas related to tourism and hospitality. These areas include sustainable tourism development, postcolonial discourses on tourism, sport tourism, pro-poor tourism, second homes development, medical/health tourism and foreign direct investment in tourism.

In addtion to publications in international journals on key aspects of tourism, our faculty has co-authored and co-edited a number of books by major publishers like Routledge. These books include:

Phillips, R. and Roberts, S. (eds.) (2012) Tourism, Planning and Community Development. New York: Routledge.
  • Lewis-Cameron, A. and Roberts, S. (eds.) (2010) Marketing Island Destinations - Concepts and Cases.  Burlington: Elseiver/Butterworth-Heinemann.
  • Daye, M., Chambers, D. and Roberts, S. (eds.) (2008) New Perspectives in Caribbean Tourism. New York: Routledge.
 Our school also houses the Tourism Research and Documentation Centre. For more information click here.

 

Career Opportunities

Potential roles:
  • Tourism Development Manager
  • Destination Manager
  • Hotel Manager
  • Restaurant Manager
  • Sales and Marketing Manager
  • Events and Catering Manager
  • Hospitality Consultant
Apply now if these career paths interest you!

We accept applications from November 1 to June 30. However, expressions of interest are accepted throughout the year.

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At a Glance

  • Degree Level: Postgraduate
  • Qualification: MSc
  • Duration: 18 mths full time; 24 mths part time

Contact

  • (246)-417-4297/4538
  • graduatechsbm@cavehill.uwi.edu (academic and administrative support)

Programme Details

Some of the courses you will cover are:

  • Tourism Destination Management
  • Sustainable Tourism
  • Tourism Management
  • Strategic Marketing for Tourism and Hospitality
  • Service Quality in Tourism and Hospitality
  • Resort Hotel Development and Operations

Our tuition is internationally competitive and we offer scholarships, financial aid and payment plans to make university education available to our students. Please CLICK HERE for details on financing options.  

Programme Fees (as at August 2021)  = BDS $ 30,000
Please note that fees may be adjusted for academic year 2022-2023. 

Entry Requirements for Degreed Applicants

i. A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent from a university or college acceptable to the University of the West Indies, with at least Second Class Honours.

• Students are expected to have a good grounding in a business subject such as  tourism, management, marketing, finance, or economics.

• Students with 'Pass' degrees will be considered on the following conditions:
      -they are currently working in a tourism, business or management related field, and;

       -they are successful at an interview conducted by the entrance committee within the Department.

ii. Two letters of recommendation

Entry Requirements for Non-Degreed Applicants

For individuals working in the private sector who have a desire to obtain advance training in Business and Management, the Department is considering opening its doors to a restricted number of these individuals. It is expected that the number of students entering the programme through this route would be highly restricted and should represent no more than 25 percent of the cohort in any given year. Students entering through this route may be required to undertake a preliminary year of study. The entry criteria for these students would therefore be:

i. Technical certificates or diplomas that can be assessed by the University of the West Indies.

ii. Five years’ experience in a tourism-related field at a Supervisory or higher level.

iii. They are successful at an interview conducted by a selected panel determined by the Campus Committee on Graduate Studies and the Cave Hill School of Business and Management.

iv. Two strong letters of recommendation.

We accept applications from November 1 to June 30. However, expressions of interest are accepted throughout the year. Click to Apply Now! ».

Entry Requirements for Non-Degreed Applicants

For individuals working in the private sector who have a desire to obtain advance training in Tourism Management, the Department is considering opening its doors to a restricted number of these individuals. It is expected that the number of students entering the programme through this route would be highly restricted and should represent no more than 25 percent of the cohort in any given year. Students entering through this route may be required to undertake a preliminary year of study. The entry criteria for these students would therefore be:

i. Technical certificates or diplomas that can be assessed by the University of the West Indies.

ii. Five years’ experience in a tourism-related field at a Supervisory or higher level.

iii. They are successful at an interview conducted by a selected panel determined by the Campus Committee on Graduate Studies and the Cave Hill School of Business and Management.

iv. Two strong letters of recommendation.

We accept applications from November 1 to June 30. However, expressions of interest are accepted throughout the year. Click to Apply Now! ».