Master of Business Management (MTTM) Program

Master of Travel & Tourism Management (MTTM) is a two year full time course designed at enhancing the knowledge of tourism operation, products, managerial and management skills with a deeper understanding for the professionals already working in the industry but who do not possess a collective and an in depth knowledge of tourism and its wider horizons that spread across the globe. It aims to be globally perceptive with the changing global market trends in tourism industry.

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About Programme Director

DR. CHINTA MANI GAUTAM

Mr. Chinta Mani Gautam holds an MPhil degree in Accountancy from Tribhuvan University and has more than twenty-three years of teaching experience, including eighteen years at graduate and undergraduate levels. Currently, Mr. Gautam is Assistant Professor at the Public Youth Campus (TU) and holds the responsibility of Master of Travel and Tourism Management (MTTM) as a director. Mr Gautam has taught Accounting, Finance and Business Research courses for Master Level such as MBM and MBS. He also has fifteen years of experience teaching at the MBA level at Pokhara University. Mr. Gautam has co-authored and published more than 15 textbooks. He has presented and published articles on various contemporary management issues in national and international conferences and journals. He has supervised more than 300 graduate students in their Graduate Research Projects (Thesis). He has also been involved in the curriculum development of Pokhara University (Pokhara, Nepal) and Tribhuvan University (Kathmandu, Nepal). He is also Board of Directors at Manjushree Finance Limited since 2015.

About PYC-MTTM

Developing Managerial practice is a central concern of the Faculty of Management (FOM), Tribhuvan University (TU). The emphasis upon practice is reflected in various Master level programs of the FOM. FOM program lays special emphasis on developing graduates managerial and entrepreneurial skills over a solid foundation of theories and techniques. Through this two-year 60-credit hour program students develop their management skills on the basis of a good understanding of the economics, social, political milieu both at the national and global levels.

The mission of the MTTM program is to produce senior management level of tourism professional to serve in the travel and tourism industry bot at the private and public institutions.

Program Objectives

Curricular Structure

Core Courses of MTTM Program
The MTTM program is anchored by 13 required, rigorous and integrated course modules with 39 credit hours that promote a general-management perspective and that provide a framework for the more function-specific courses that follow. The core course modules are as follows:

The core course modules are as follows:
MTTM 511      Principles of Tourism & Hospitality Management               3       
MTTM 501      Organizational Behavior                                                            3       
MTTM 551      Tourism Economics                                                                     3
MTTM 502      Research Methodology                                                        3       
MTTM 503      Marketing Management                                                      3
MTTM 553      Tourism Entrepreneurship                                                   3
MTTM 504      Financial Planning & Control                                                3
MTTM 554      Tourism Law and Environment                                            3
MTTM 555      Travel Information Management                                         3
MTTM 556      Strategic Tourism Management                                           3
 MTTM 557      Strategic Human Resource Management                            3
MTTM 558      International Tourism & Contemporary Issues                    3
MTTM             Elective Area- I (Select Any Two)                                          6
MTTM 651      Internship Project (within the host organization)                3
MTTM 559      Strategic Tourism Management                                             3
MTTM 560      Tourism Planning and Policy Analysis                                    3
MTTM             Elective Area II (Select Any Two)                                            3
MTTM 651      Thesis                                                                                      3

Elective Courses (ELAR-I) Choose any Two
MTTM 601    Management of Travel Agency & Tour Operations
MTTM 602    Sustainable Tourism
MTTM 603    Crises Management in Tourism
MTTM 604    Airlines Operations Management
MTTM 605    Conflict Transformation and Peace Building
MTTM 606    Event and Conference Management
Elective Courses (ELAR-II) Choose any Two
MTTM 507    Hotel Operation Management
MTTM 508    National Parks Management
MTTM 509    Tourism Impact Management
MTTM 510    E-Marketing Public Relations and Promotions
MTTM 511    Fundamentals of Rural Marketing Tourism Product Development
MTTM 512    Contemporary Issues in Tourism (seminar course)

Course Cycle (15 Credit hours in each semester)

MTTM Course Cycle
The Master of Tourism Management is a two year full time course designed at enhancing the knowledge of tourism operation, products, managerial and management skills with a deeper understanding for the professionals already working in the industry but who do not possess a collective and an in depth knowledge of tourism and its wider horizons that spread across the globe. It aims to be globally savvy with the changing global market trends in marketing, operations and other professionalized skills. The Master in Travel and Tourism Management (MTTM) is a special purpose program in semester system designed to produce senior management level tourism professional to serve in the travel and tourism industry both at the private and public institutions.

MTTM 511 Principles of Tourism & Hospitality Management      3

MTTM 501 Organizational Behavior      3

MTTM 551 Tourism Economics     3

MTTM 502 Research Methodology      3

MTTM 503 Marketing Management      3

MTTM 553 Tourism Entrepreneurship    3

MTTM 504 Financial Planning & Control     3

MTTM 554 Tourism Law and Environment   3

MTTM 555 Travel Information Management   

MTTM 556 Strategic Tourism Management   3

MTTM 557  Strategic Human Resource Management    3

MTTM 558  International Tourism & Contemporary Issues    3

MTTM         Elective Area – 1 (Select Any Two)                         6

MTTM  651  Internship Project (within the host organization)    3

MTTM 559   Strategic Tourism Management       3

MTTM 560    Tourism Planning and Policy Analysis     3

MTTM         Elective Area II (Select Any Two)               3

MTTM  651   Thesis                                                       3

MTTM 601  Management of Travel Agency & Tour Operations

MTTM 601  Sustainable Tourism

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Accordion Content

Teaching Pedagogy

The MTTM program is based on the student-centered learning approach. The general teaching methodology of the program includes Interactive lectures Students’ presentations Case studies and Projects. The teaching faculty shall determine the appropriate teaching-learning methods suitable for each course.

The normal duration and the maximum duration for the completion of the requirements for the various programs are as follows:

  • Normal duration 24 months (4 semesters)
  • 60-credit hour program

Eligibility

The minimum qualification required to apply for the program is as follows:

A minimum Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum CGPA score of 2 or 45 percent in the annual system.

Student’s intake will be based on a highly competitive basis with a three-stage screening evaluations.

a. CMAT written test for MTTM students.

b. Group Discussions

c. Individual Presentation

d. Personal Interview

Examination and Evaluation

The performance of students will be evaluated through ongoing in-semester evaluations and semester-end examinations. The FOM shall have the final authority in conducting, evaluating and awarding grades in semester-end examinations. The course facilitator (instructor) shall decide the grades in the in-semester evaluations.

In-semester Evaluations
The in-semester (internal) evaluation shall generally have a total weight of 40 percent in each course. The concerned faculty shall be responsible for the continuous in-semester evaluations. The in-semester evaluation shall be based on a student’s performance in class presentations, case analysis, and project assignments, class tests and others as required by the course. A student must secure a minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.70 or Grade B minus (B-) in a course in order to be eligible to appear in the semester-end examination of that course. The in-semester evaluations will be based on the following components:

In-semester Evaluation: 40 Marks
Evaluation Activities                                                               Weight in %
In-semester pre-board Examination                                          40
Class-room activities                                                                     20
(Class presentations, case analysis, group works etc.)
Projects and Assignments                                                            30
Class Attendance and discipline                                                  10
Total                                                                                               100

The semester-end examinations on course work related subjects shall have a total weight of 60 percent. The semester-end examination shall be based on problem solving questions, analytical questions, and case studies or any other formats as demanded by a course. The duration of the examination shall be 3 hours for both 3 credit hour courses and 2 Credit hour courses.

The MTTM program is an intensive professional program. This program demands a very high level of commitment from students. Students are required to attend regularly all classes and presentations as required by the course. Students failing to attend 80% of classes shall not be allowed to appear in the semester-end examinations.

Normal and Maximum Duration of Study:
The normal duration and the maximum duration for the completion of the requirements for the various programs are as follows:
Normal duration 24 months (4 semesters)
Maximum duration 48 months (8 semesters)

Students who do not qualify to appear in the semester-end examinations will have to reregister and retake the course as per the semester cycle. Students who are qualified but fail to appear in the semester-end examinations or fail in the semester-end examination can appear in make-up examinations as per the semester cycle. FOM shall organize chance make-up examinations in the last semester only where a student may appear in 6 courses of the earlier three semesters.

Grading System

Degree Requirements

To receive MTTM degree the student must have obtained an overall CGPA of 3.0 or better after combining the GPAs obtained in all courses and final project;
Completed all the course requirements as specified in the curricular structure section within the maximum time period specified in the normal and maximum duration of the study section.
A ‘B minus’ or better grade in each of the courses as specified in the curricular structure section;

  1. Obtained an overall CGPA of 3.0 or better after combining the GPAs obtained in all courses and final project;
  2. Completed all the course requirements as specified in the curricular structure section within the maximum time period specified in the normal and maximum duration of the study section.

A student is required to undertake a research assignment and prepare a Research Project Report at the end of the fourth semester. The colleges shall assign a faculty member to supervise the research work. The research work must be presented in the format as prescribed by FOM. The evaluation of the research shall be based on the following two components:
Written Report: 70 %
Viva-voce: 30 %
FOM shall conduct the written report evaluation and report presentation through independent external evaluator(s). The marks awarded by each evaluator shall be averaged and awarded to the student. The concerned college shall conduct the viva-voce examination.

Scholarships

Scholarships for MTTM program

Fee Structure

The total fee for the two-year (four semesters) study is Rs. 2,90,000, apart from the Research project processing and semester end examination fee.

First Semester Fee, including Admission                                Rs. 95,000

Second to Fourth Semester Fee                                               Rs. 65,000

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