Master in Tourism Planning Management (MTPM)
To prepare professionals who are able to strategically manage, make sustainable and effective decisions in placements of high responsibility in tourism institutions. enable graduates to integrate knowledge of the dynamics of tourism development, the principles of sustainable management and planning, environmental issues, e-commerce for Tourism, management of customer services and other related issues. To enable graduate to conduct research in the field of tourism management and write an informing report.
Programme Summary
Course Initials: MTPM
Programmes Informations
Bachelor degree in Geography, Environmental Studies, Wildlife Management, Energy Resources, Geology, Mining Engineering, Water Resources Engineering, Forestry, Environmental Management, Rural and Urban Planning, Natural Resource Management, or any other related field with an average of “B” or a minimum GPA of 2.7.
| Code | Course Title | Status | Unit |
OTM 601 | Theories and Practice of Tourism | Core | 2 |
OTM 602 | Tourism Policy and Planning | Core | 2 |
OTM 603 | Approaches to Hospitality Management | Core | 2 |
OTM 604 | Tourism and Hospitality Entrepreneurship | Core | 2 |
OTM 605 | Tourism Marketing and Promotion | Core | 2 |
OTM 606 | Sustainable Tourism Development | Core | 2 |
OTM 608 | Advanced Social Sciences Research Methods Dissertation | Core | 2 |
OTM 609 | Dissertation | Core | 4 |
180,000 TZS per unit
(TZS 3,240,000 per unit excluding administrative costs and examinations fees)
| NAME | CONTACTS |
| Mr. Michael Patrick | Email:michael.patrick@out.ac.tz Mobile: 0755745688 |
The MTPM graduates are expected to demonstrate skills in report and research writing in the field of tourism and hospitality. Analytical policy skills in implementing both national and international obligations necessary for meeting challenges of sustainable use of natural resources. At the end of the programmes, learners will be expected to have acquired competencies in adapting tourism to environmental change while ensuring its contribution to national income, export earnings, jobs and poverty reduction. Ultimately the programme is designed to produce competent professionals who can identify, plan and monitor the exploitation of natural resources from a tourism perspective.
All courses shall be examined during the academic year in which they are studied. The assessment shall consist of online ass essments in the MOODLE in terms of a Term Paper (or a long assignment) 10%, Test (20%) and a written Annual Examination 70%.
A pass mark for both the courseworks and annual examination combined shall be 50%