Study Mode
OnlineNext Start Date
September 2025Duration
16 MonthsWhy a Master's in Hospitality?
In today’s complex and competitive landscape, a bachelor’s degree is no longer sufficient for those aspiring to executive-level positions in large corporations or to effectively manage a small to medium-sized enterprise (SME). The advanced knowledge required for these roles is typically not covered at the undergraduate level. Consequently, the master’s degree is increasingly becoming the standard qualification for higher education.
The hospitality industry, a significant global sector dominated by multinational corporations, exemplifies this trend. To access upper-level management positions within these organizations, a bachelor’s degree alone is not sufficient anymore.
For those managing a small hospitality business, an undergraduate degree combined with relevant work experience may suffice initially. However, as the business expands, this level of education may reach its limits. A master’s degree provides the advanced knowledge necessary to elevate your career, facilitating a transition to upper-level management roles that offer greater security and potentially higher compensation.
What We Deliver
2 stackable professional & academic certifications
(British final degree)
100% digital delivery
(asynchronous and synchronous)
Paid Management Trainee Programs in U.S., EU, Asia
Taught in English
International lecturers
Programme Structure
Level 7 Postgraduate Diploma
| Course Title | Course Code | UK Credit | Delivery Month | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Events & Project Management | 7EPM | 15 | October | ||||
| Operations Management in Hospitality & Tourism | 7OMHT | 15 | November | ||||
| Strategic Management | 7SM | 15 | December | ||||
| Destination Management | 7DM | 15 | January | ||||
| Marketing & Customer Experience Management | 7MCEM | 15 | February | ||||
| Global HRM Strategies | 7GHRM | 15 | March | ||||
| Managerial Finance | 7MF | 15 | April | ||||
| Research Methods in Hospitality & Tourism | 7RMHT | 15 | May |
The credits for all of these units amount to a total of 120 credits.
MBA Top Up
| Course Title | UK Credit | Delivery Month | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entrepreneurial Action (Major Project) | 60 | September - December |
How you will learn
Course Delivery & Evaluation
Description of Each Unit
In this unit, students will gain knowledge and an understanding of traditional and emerging modes of application of project management philosophy in contemporary organisational environments. Students will also develop the skills to critically analyse and evaluate current project management practices in event organisations, and offer competent suggestions for improvements of existing event project management processes.
Course Code
7EPM
UK Credit
15
Assessment
Assignment Event management plan + Post event report
This unit aims to give students a critical understanding of the nature of operations management in travel, tourism and hospitality industries, focusing on present-day local and global customer experience developments. It also emphasises business awareness, proactive and logical thinking, research and critical analysis to help future managers make sound tactical and strategic customer experience management decisions on a local and global scale.
Course Code
7OMHT
UK Credit
15
Assessment
Written Exam
Course Code
7RMHT
UK Credit
15
Assessment
Assignment
The aim of this unit is to explore the related theories of consumer behaviour within the tourism and hospitality industries, including the management of service quality and customer satisfaction. This unit examines the relationship between marketing and customer experience management following the customers’ journey from their initial research through to post purchase behaviours and emphasizes the importance of value creation. Students will therefore develop the ability to keep abreast of the changing demands of customers and the ways in which they wish to be marketed to.
Course Code
7MCEM
UK Credit
15
Assessment
Assignment
Marketing audit & Multimedia Presentation
This unit aims to challenge the concept of strategy, its scope, purpose and outcomes, and provides a practical outline of a number of different approaches to strategic management. The unit also highlights the globalization of technologies and markets and looks at the role of strategic alliances and international collaborations in establishing and nurturing competence for the achievement of strategic advantage. Students will develop their ability to assess the strengths and weaknesses of each situation working on real practical situations.
Course Code
7SM
UK Credit
15
Assessment
Written Exam
Through theory, research, evidence and real-life case studies, students will develop skills to critically examine the challenges facing multinational organisations in managing their current and future work force.
Course Code
7GHRM
UK Credit
15
Assessment
Assignment
Analysis Report
This unit critically evaluates the major challenges facing tourism development in the modern world and discusses prospective solutions which have been developed to help the tourism and travel industry achieve the goal of overall sustainability. A particular emphasis is given on the role and importance of strategic thinking for the management of tourism, examining various tourism planning approaches and discussing the role of tourism planning within the context of destination development.
Course Code
7DM
UK Credit
15
Assessment
Assignment
Research Paper
The aim of this unit is to explore key accounting and finance practice and the associated decision-making tools within organisations. It covers the nature of accounting and finance tools within hospitality and tourism business environments, and considers appropriate management techniques to help identify strategic options through a wide range of business scenarios. Students will gain significant knowledge on the type of financial information that is routinely produced by organisations for internal and external use and will develop their ability to critically evaluate and interpret financial information.
Course Code
7MF
UK Credit
15
Assessment
Assignment
Case Study
The credits for all of these units amount to a total of 120 credits.
How Will the Major Project Take Place
Our Faculty
Our expert faculty, a dynamic mix of top academics and senior industry leaders, delivers a solid blend of critical thinking and real-world application.
Shaun Litler
Events & Project ManagementShaun has taught in Higher Education for over 20 years and regularly delivers event management sessions internationally.
El-Abiad Zouhour
Managerial FinanceZouhour EL- ABIAD is actually associate researcher at CRED, ESA Business School. She holds a PhD from IAE Paris I – Panthéon Sorbonne University (France) in 2009.
Pamela Reckert
Marketing & Customer Experience ManagementPamela is an international hospitality business management lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University. She teaches across the programme with foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Ian Embury
Operations Management in Hospitality & TourismIan Embury is an experienced hospitality professional with over 30 years senior operational and marketing management experience across several UK and European organizations.
Jacques Kremer
Strategic ManagementMr. Kremer, a French National and USA Resident is an international marketing and management executive who evolved into Higher Education management and teaching roles in France as Director of the IDRAC Business School Bordeaux Campus from 2011 to 2016
John Fenby
Research Methods in Hospitality & TourismI am an Education and Business Consultant, Professor of Management Education at AHA, formerly the Dean of a Swiss University College and prior to that a Principal Lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University.
Roslyn De Braine
Global HRM StrategiesProf. Roslyn De Braine is an Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial Psychology & People Management (IPPM), School of Management, College of Business & Economics at the University of Johannesburg (UJ). She holds a Doctorate in Leadership Performance & Change from UJ.
Suzanne Hartman
Destination ManagementSuzanne worked as a lecturer at Coventry University since 2021, lecturer in tourism destination management at both level 6 and level 7. Before that, she was a lecturer in Tourism Management for HZ University in the Netherlands for four years, where she focused on Health Tourism.
Customized Industry Placements
For students with relevant experience
Employment in Senior / Supervisory / Professional Roles
Management Trainee Programs
12m Advanced Training in U.S.
For students with less relevant experience
Operations or Back Office Roles
Project Based Roles
12m Internship in U.S.
Certification
On successful completion of Level 7
Level 7 Executive Diploma in Hospitality and Tourism Management, awarded by the Confederation of Tourism and Hospitality
On Successful Completion of Top-Up Level
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
awarded by Anglia Ruskin University
Fees & Scholarships
Early Bird & Referral Program
Early Bird
€400
Applies to students who choose to prepay in whole the Postgraduate Diploma part of the program, until July 31st.
Referral Program
€200
A discount of €200 to the tuition fee will be granted to the American Hotel Academy student who refers our academy to their friends/ family/ colleagues.
1. The discount is only received by the student who refers, not the one who is referred.
2. The discount is earned when the candidate who was referred successfully finishes the postgraduate diploma component of this course.
3. The referred candidate must NOT be in our database already.
4. You can be rewarded for up to 3 referrals per year.
Loyalty Program
AHA Graduates
€200 off!
Applies to all AHA graduates.
FIHR Members
€200
Discount granted to candidates currently under employment with a FIHR member. Other terms and conditions may apply.
ITN Scholarships 2025
Employer Billing Plan
This plan is for you if:
- You are currently under employment with a company which wants to invest in your professional development.
- Your employer agrees to cover your course fees.
Benefits for both:
- Students will have access to affordable higher education.
- Employers can enhance company productivity by investing in employee professional development.
- Employers are eligible to deduct expenses related to employee training.
How does it work?
When completing your application form, please select the “Employer Billing Plan” option. If your application is accepted, the Admissions Office will contact you to finalize the necessary documentation.
Student Loans
Did you ever think that international education is out of reach? Did the costs and expenses scare you? Probably they did, but it’s no longer the case. What if we told you that you can receive top-quality education, at an international level, as affordable as any other in Romania?
There are options for you to invest in your education and focus only on what matters: your study experience.
FINS Student Loans
FINS is part of EDUCATIVA, the largest organization in Romania delivering educational services and products.
○ You can get up to 25.000 EUR
○ Covering of all your educational expenses (tuition fees, accommodation, transportation, medical insurance, etc.)
○ Fair evaluation based on your academy application file
○ Flexibility – you can adjust the loan depending on a need-basis and it will be offered in monthly installments
○ Grace period for the whole duration of your studies and up to 1 year after graduation
○ Up to 10 years repayment period
○ Interest rates comparable with bank loans but with very flexible conditions: interest between 9% and 11%
○ No job, income or co-signer is required to acess this loan
○ In difficult situations, they can temporarily suspend the payment of your loan installments. They will also do their best to help you in other ways so that you can recover as soon as possible.
If you want to learn more about FINS, you can do so by contacting us directly using the info below or directly on their website. (click here).
BRD Study Loans
Use BRD’s calculator to find your best loan option, duration and payment:
○ You can get as much as 130.000 lei (or its equivalents in EUR or USD) without any guarantees.
○ Grace period up to 6 months (without any mortgages) in which you only pay interest, taxes and the initial installment.
○ Benefit from a maximum time of 10 years.
○ Any type and amount of income is accepted – salary, pension, royalties, rent income and income from independent activities.
○ You can get a larger sum if you can bring the salary of 3 other co-debtors.
○ You are safe throughout the whole period of the loan via a life insurance that protects you and your loved ones in case of unemployment, temporary incapacity of work, complete and permanent paralysis of any nature and death of any nature.
○ The contracts are in effect upon signing and for the entire duration of the loan, while the payment is done monthly.
DISCLAIMER
The loan offer mentioned above is not created or in any way associated with American Hotel Academy. It belongs to its respective banking institution. For additional information, please contact the institution mentioned above.
Entry Requirements
Academic
A CTH Level 6 Professional Diploma (1) OR a Bachelor’s degree in hospitality, tourism or a business management-related subject from a recognized university (2) OR other recognized qualification at Level 6 (3) OR a Bachelor's degree in any field plus a minimum of 5 years of evidenced work experience at managerial level within the hospitality or tourism industries (4).
English Level
All students without English as a first language must hold at least IELTS 6.0/ DET 105 or other evidence of competence in English at this level such as a university letter stating the bachelor programme was studied in English.
Interview
All candidates undergo an interview assessing suitability for the programme. AHA graduates holding either a Level 6 CTH qualification or a bachelor’s degree in Hospitality or Business are exempt from the interview and the English requirements.
Teodor Berszan
Senior Admissions CounsellorNeed assistance?
If you have questions regarding the application process, our educational offerings, or any other concerns, don’t hesitate to ask for support.
Our team is ready to help you from Monday to Friday, between 8:30 am and 5:30 pm.
How to Apply
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