Faculty of Economics & Management International Tourism & Hotel Management

Diploma in International Tourism & Hotel Management

AIM
To acquire knowledge and skills in Tourism Management which will help students to begin a career in junior management in the international tourism industry.

STRUCTURE
One 6 month semester of intensive academic studies and 5 months of practical training in the industry leading to the award of the diploma or for progress to the Higher Diploma.

LANGUAGE
The teaching language is English. Students may choose to study German, Russian or French.
ENTRY
To enter this course students must have successfully completed the Certificate course in IUFS or an equivalent course elsewhere.

COURSES BEGIN
February and August. See the academic calendar in the application form.

TOTAL TEACHING HOURS
740 contact hours and 360 hours directed learning hours with practice. Full total hours 1100 hours.

COURSE SUBJECTS & DESCRIPTIONS
Recreation and Leisure Management (80 hours) This unit develops the unit Tourism and its Environments with a study of how recreation and leisure provision are organized and managed.
Asia-Pacific Tourism (80 hours) This unit is a special study of the growing importance of this region for international tourism. The study will include the impacts of tourism on the region.
Financial Decision Making (80 hours) This unit covers the main principles of financial decision making at a more detailed level than is available in the certificate, using material drawn from the tourism industry.
Organization and Management (80 hours) This unit will provide an understanding of organization structures and processes, and issues regarding management in an increasingly changing global context.
Managing Personnel and Employee Relations (60hours) This unit requires students to develop a critical approach to the analysis of human resource practices and problems within an international context, especially the problems of a multicultural workforce.
Introduction to Marketing (80 hours) This unit provides an introduction to the theory and practice of marketing in a variety of international organizational contexts and environments.

Foreign Language (80 hours) This unit continues the development of language skills started in the certificate course.
Management of Attractions (60 hours) This unit applies the principles of the functional areas and management theories to a special study of tourist attractions.
Customer Behavior in Tourism (80 hours) This unit emphasizes the special nature of the buying process in tourism and the personal and the interpersonal factors, which affect the process.
Hotel and Resort Management (60 hours) this unit covers hotel and resort management principles and the social, economic and environmental issues involved in resort planning.

Other Programmes:

MBA in Tourism & Hotel Management

DBA in Tourism & Hotel Management

DIPLOMA/HONOURS
Diplomas and Honours are awarded by IUFS is full and international accredited at the Ministry of Higher Education & Science, Russia, Oxford Educational Network, Christhomas Consurtium London, UK, International University accrediting Association, in CA USA, and International Academy of Information, Communication, Control in Engineering, Nature & Society, Russia.

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