AZERBAIJAN STATE UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS
DEPARTMENT: MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
PROGRAM: MBA
SPECIALIZATION: TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT
Objective:
MBA in Tourism and Hospitality Management offers specialized tourism and hospitality subjects alongside core business subjects such as accounting, marketing and economics. Study of hospitality management, tourism management, food and beverage services, accommodation management, marketing, and service operations management provides a comprehensive scope of the tourism and hospitality industry. MBA in Tourism and Hospitality Management hones the industry knowledge and core business management skills of graduate students to plan tourism initiatives and operate hospitality businesses.
MBA program length and location:
Tourism and Hospitality Management specialization of the MBA program lasts for 4 semesters within 2 academic years. The course requirement is 10 core courses (60 credits), 4 electives (24 credits) and a capstone project (12 credits), total 96 ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) credits. Converted to US credit system the course requirement is 10 core courses (30 credits), 4 electives (12 credits) and a capstone project (6 credits), 48 credits in total. Courses are taught in fall, spring and summer semesters two times a week. University is located in Istiglaliyyat Street 6, AZ1001, Baku Azerbaijan. Contacts: e-mail: [email protected], tel/fax + (99412) 497 62 67
Admission requirements to the program:
Baccalaureates having a minimum of 2 years of work experience with different backgrounds (economics, commerce, mathematics, engineering, medicine etc.) are eligible to join the MBA program. Eligible international students are accepted to the program based on a contract signed between both parties (university and potential student). Local students are required to pass a uniform state attestation exam before applying to the MBA program. Potential students are required to provide a proof of English language skills along with academic eligibility.
Advantages of teaching methods in the MBA program:
The MBA program seeks to improve students for their leadership skills, prepare them to master systematic knowledge, capabilities and management skills, enhance their professional competence, investigate complex business information, learn analytical thinking and decision-making skills, nourish student’s entrepreneurial mind, teach them business ethics, presentation and time management skills. This program prepares students to occupy top positions in organizations with different cultures. Case studies, presentations, time management skills, group/individual projects, and business games along with theoretical approach complement a rigorous program. The program also aims at teaching students with change management skills peculiar to non-government, not-for-profit and commercial organizations along with proactive thinking style to project scenarios in a regulatory environment. Students will be graded through midterm, class attendance, participation, home works, and final examinations.
Lecturers/Professors of the MBA Program:
Along with full time faculty members of the Azerbaijan State University of Economics the MBA program benefits from scientific and practical potential of professors and lecturers with top academic and managerial background whether in public, government, or private. The program also invites academicians from high ranked universities around the globe and takes advantage of their scientific knowledge and practical potential.
Diploma:
Magistrates who maintain excellent, good, or satisfactory academic standing and graduate from the MBA program receive their MBA degree with all the rights and privileges related to this degree.
Tourism and Hospitality courses:
First semester:
SMO 652 Leadership and Organizational Behaviour
MGTSC 501 Statistics for Business and Economics
ECON 503 Managerial economics
ACCTG 503 Financial accounting (F3)
Second semester:
SMO 502 Strategy, Organization and Innovation
FIN 502 Corporate Finance
MARK 542 Tourism planning and marketing
ACCTG 502 İdarəetmə uçotu (F2)
Third semester:
OM 503 Operations Management in Tourism and Hospitality
BLAW 642 Business Law (F4)
Forth semester – 4 major electives
SMO 510 Food and Beverage Control
SMO 562 Maximising revenues in Toursim and Hospitality Operations
SMO 566 Security and Loss Prevention in Tourism and Hospitality Management OM BUEC 501 Business in the Global Environment
ACCTG 511 Toursim and hospitality accounting
SMO 541 Competitiveness and innovation in tourism and hospitality
MGTSC 507 Methods of Research and Analysis
MIS 514 IT Applications in Business
MARK 530 International Marketing
SMO 633 International Travel and Tourism
BLAW 566 International Tourism and Hospitality Law
OM 504 Managing Front-office and Housekeeping Operations
HRM 501 Human Resource Management
HRM 602 International Business Ethics and Corporate Governance
BLAW 631 Legal Aspects of Management
RES 620 Research Methods in desicion making
MIS 521 Management Information Systems
Capstone – Topics related to Tourism and Hospitality Management