MBA in Hospitality Management, awarded at HTMi by Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh UK HTMi is proud to announce that we are adding a top rank MBA to our range of high quality University degrees and diploma offered in Switzerland and by transfer to the UK and USA. The MBA in Hospitality Management is awarded by one of the UK’s oldest (more than 100 year’s history) and highest quality public hospitality education institutions, Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh Scotland. The MBA is one of the top three MBAS in Hospitality Management in the UK and holds a high rank internationally. At HTMi the MBA in Hospitality Management is taught jointly by HTMi and QMUC staff. Three of the subjects are taught directly by QMUC staff with a mixture of teaching visits to HTMI/online support, plus HTMi tutor support. In addition to the taught semester of 20 weeks, students get the opportunity to write a dissertation of 13000 - 15000 words, supervised directly by Queen Margaret University either on-line or at Queen Margaret University in UK. It is very possible to start this dissertation in the later stages of the taught semester and complete it around 6 months later therefore passing the MBA within one year Students have the opportunity to do a work placement in Switzerland from 5 – 7 months. For students with no prior hospitality experience this is mandatory. IN 2006 HTMi is offering an excellent total fee of Swiss Francs 25000 including all food, accommodation, tuition, dissertation supervision. And course deposit. The course structure is 20 weeks taught course followed by 5 – 7 months placement and 12000- 15000 words dissertation. Details of the upgraded postgraduate course structure are below. All HTMi 2006 brochures and the website are being updated to include this exciting new programme MBA In Hospitality Management Contact hours Research Methods for Business 20 Strategic Management 40 Contemporary Issues in the Hospitality Industry 40 Accounting and Finance for Service Industries 40 Managing Service, Organisations and People 40 Marketing 40 40 Human Resource Development Hospitality Operations 40 Plus Dissertation of 13000 – 15000 words 20 Total 320 For students with no prior hospitality educations the following subjects from HTMi Postgraduate Diploma may be offered for Operations Management, Practical skills, Tourism, Hotel Studies and German Entry Requirements (one year MBA) 20+ years old plus holders of Postgraduate Diploma in Hotel and Tourism management or, Bachelor Degree (honors) students in any discipline (including international equivalent) , or students with substantial Hotel and tourism experience and higher education qualification . HTMi requires students to reach required English level by interview/HTMI test or have Toefel 550 or IELTS 6.0 Two Year Postgraduate Programme In addition to the one year MBA, HTMi continues to offer students the two year programme which is the current HTMi Postgraduate Diploma followed by the MBA described above or followed by our transfer arrangement to Birmingham UK. For further information see web-site www.qmuc.ac.uk and www.htmi.ch or please email HTMi’s Ian Larmour at [email protected].