Degree in Tourism and Hospitality Management

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Structure and Content

Tourism is one of the strongest sectors of economic and social activity globally. According to the World Tourism Organization, the international tourism stream has been steadily increasing since 2010, with 1.6 billion tourists travelling in 2016, while in Cyprus the tourism industry accounts for 13% of Gross Domestic Product and holds about 40 thousands of working positions.

The demands for quality and added value to the tourism product lead to the continuing need for high-level executives in either hotel or other tourism businesses, fact that creates significant career opportunities for remarkable young scientists.

The programme is unique in the public Cypriot university education and offers specialized scientific training in tourism and hotel management with emphasis on modern strategy, marketing, e-commerce and human resources management. Classes are taught by well-known academics with doctoral studies and teaching positions at major universities of the United States of America, the United Kingdom, and Australia, with internationally recognized scholarly work and distinguished international cooperation with giants of the global tourism industry. The programme offers an academic background in business management, marketing, accounting, human resource management and finance and deepens into specialized topics of hotel units’ management, tourism policy, e-commerce in the global tourism industry of conference and event management, strategic marketing and consumer behaviour management.

By the end of the fourth semester, students gain a comprehensive knowledge of the topics and functions of the industry so that they can choose a direction according to their interests and future career goals. In the final year of studies students have the opportunity to undertake a thesis related to their subject area.

In order to obtain a degree in Hotel and Tourism Management, at least 240 European Credit Units (ECTS) are required, being summarized as follows:

  • General Training in Business Administration (95 ECTS)

Sixteen modules offered by the Faculty of Management and Economics and the Department of Hotel and Tourism Management .             

  • Basic Training in Hotel and Tourism Management (71 ECTS)

Twelve Hotel and Tourism Management modules offered by the Department.               

  • Thesis (12 ECTS)

The thesis can be replaced with two elective modules .               

  • Specialized Direction Modules  (18 ECTS)

Three Specialized Direction Modules based on directions: (1) Hotel Management and (2) Tourism Management.             

  • Limited Elective Modules (24 ECTS)

Four limited elective modules being offered by University departments.             

  • English Language Programme (12 ECTS)

Three English classes.             

  • Internship (20 ECTS)

1200 hours internship for students in the Hotel and Tourism Industry 

Semester Modules

1st Semester

2nd Semester

 

ECTS

 

ECTS

HTM 100 Introduction to Hospitality and Tourism

6

HTM 111 Food and Beverage Management

6

HTM 140 Principles of Financial Accounting

6

HTM 141 Managerial Accounting

 

6

CFS 101 Economics I

6

CFS 111 Statistical Methods in Economics and Management I

 

6

CFS 110 Mathematical Methods I

6

CFS 102 Economics II

 

6

LCE 105 English for Hospitality and Tourism I

4

LCE 106 English for Hospitality and Tourism II

 

4

TOTAL

28

TOTAL

28

 

3rd Semester

4th Semester

 

ECTS

 

ECTS

HTM 201 Business Ethics

6

HTM 202 Business Law

6

HTM 220 Management of Hotel Operations

6

HTM 203 Social Psychology

6

HTM 260 Principles of Marketing

6

MGT 100 Introduction to Management

6

CFS 221 Finance I

6

HTM 230 Tourism Policy

6

LCE 207 English for Business Communication

4

HTM 271 Management Information Systems in Hospitality and Tourism

6

TOTAL

28

TOTAL

30

 

5th Semester

6th Semester

 

ECTS

 

ECTS

HTM 322 Event Management

6

HTM 390 Hospitality and Tourism Management Internship

18

HTM 334 Sustainable Tourism Development

6

HTM 351 Organisational Behaviour

6

HMT 350 Human Resource Management

6

Specialisation Course

6

HTM 361 Consumer Behaviour

6

 

 

HTM 370 E-commerce in Tourism

6

 

 

HTM 381 Research Methods

6

 

 

TOTAL

36

TOTAL

30

 

7th Semester

8th Semester

 

ECTS

 

ECTS

HTM 453 Hospitality and Tourism Leadership

6

HTM 421 Revenue Management

6

HTM 462 Strategic Marketing in Hospitality and Tourism Management

6

HTM 426 Strategy for Hospitality and Tourism

6

Specialisation Course

6

Specialisation Course

6

Elective Course

6

Elective Course

6

Elective Course

6

Elective Course

6

TOTAL

30

TOTAL

30

 

SPECIALISATION COURSES (THIRD AND FOURTH YEAR)

Hospitality Management

HMT 324 Service Quality and Total Quality Management - 6 ECTS

HTM 428 Risk Management in the Hospitality Industry - 6 ECTS

HTM 441 Cost Management - 6 ECTS

 

Tourism Management

HTM 332 Tourism Planning and Development - 6 ECTS

HTM 431 Tourism Destination Management and Marketing - 6 ECTS

HTM 433 Cultural Heritage Tourism - 6 ECTS

 

PREREQUISITES

HTM 390 Hospitality and Tourism Management Internship

Prerequisite: Successfully achieve 110 ECTS

 

HTM 485 Dissertation

Prerequisite: GPA ≥ 7

 

HTM 370 E-commerce in Tourism

Prerequisite: HTM 271

 

HTM 462 Strategic Marketing in Hospitality and Tourism Management

Prerequisite: HTM 260

 

LCE 106 English for Hospitality and Tourism II

Prerequisite: LCE 105

 

LCE 207 English for Business Communication

Prerequisite: LCE 106

 

ELECTIVE COURSES (RESTRICTED) – FOURTH YEAR

Note: Students can choose 24 ECTS in elective (restricted) courses (either 4 of the following courses or 2 courses and the Dissertation) in their 4th year of studies.

 

ECTS

HTM 312 Oenology and Spirits

6

HTM 352 Employee Development in the Hospitality Industry

6

HTM 409 Special Issues in Tourism

6

HTM 436 Sociology of Tourism

6

HTM 437 Special Interest Tourism

6

HTM 485 Dissertation

12

CFS 201 International Economics I

6

CFS 202 International Economics II

6

CFS 222 Finance II

6

CFS 231 Shipping I

6

CFS 326 Financial Accounting II

6

CFS 327 Management Accounting II

6

CFS 426 Financial Accounting III

6

Students can choose up to 2 courses from the following:

LCE 600 Advanced English I or Foreign Language

6

A restricted course (including a Foreign Language) from another Department or Faculty of the University (requires Department’s approval)

6

 

Note: A combination of courses leads to ACCA exemptions. For more information please visit (add link).

ENTRANCE EXAMS (NATIONAL EXAMS - COURSES)

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COMPULSORY (2)

ELECTIVE (2)

  1. Greek
  2. Mathematics Advance or Mathematics Common

 

 

 

 

 

  • Physics 
  • Biology 
  • History 
  • Ancient Greek 
  • English or English 4h Τech.Sch. or French or other foregn language*
  • Economics 
  • Accounting
  • Computer Science 
  • Design and Technology or Technology Tech. Sch. (Th. Dir) or Technology Tech. Sch. (Pract. Dir) 
  • Fine Arts 
  • Graphic Arts

* German, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Turkish

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