HAAGA-HELIA University of Applied Sciences
Master of Tourism and Hospitality Business

Helsinki, Finland

DEGREE TYPE

Master degree

DURATION

LANGUAGES

English

PACE

Full time, Part time

APPLICATION DEADLINE

EARLIEST START DATE

STUDY FORMAT

Blended

Key Summary

About : The Master of Tourism and Hospitality Business offers an in-depth understanding of the tourism and hospitality sectors, focusing on essential management skills. You’ll explore key areas such as marketing, operations, and strategic planning in just one year full-time or two years part-time. The program encourages practical application through projects and real-world case studies.

Career Outcomes : Graduates can pursue various roles, including hotel management, event coordination, and tourism marketing. Opportunities also extend to positions in travel agencies, destination management organizations, and within government tourism departments. This degree prepares you to thrive in a dynamic industry with diverse opportunities.

Master of Tourism and Hospitality Business

The Master’s Degree Program in Tourism and Hospitality Business is based on the future needs of the tourism and hospitality industries and gives a student an opportunity to focus on areas important for his/her own professional development. The studies are planned especially for experts in tourism and travel organisations as well as for experts working in the hospitality industry. The goal of the degree Program is to raise the knowhow of an expert to a developer level.

After the studies, the graduates will be able to implement change projects and lead the transformation of their organisation toward achieving its higher competitive advantage in a fast changing, global and international tourism and hospitality business environment. They will work in positions, for example: leading work development projects, planning and implementing business strategies, acting as leaders of their own business domestically and internationally.

Compulsory studies focus on research and development skills as well as competences needed in developing organisations and leading change. Studies enhance students’ abilities in analytical and critical thinking and problem solving. Specialisation studies focus on sustainable tourism and hospitality related skills and competences. Studies enhance the students’ ability to apply current research knowledge in their professional field. Free-choice studies provide students with more general business competences like communication and designing services to strategic thinking and digital business opportunities.