MA International Hospitality and Tourism Management

Applicants can be admitted to the course as long as they possess:

• a 2nd class honours degree from a UK University, or
• a Ptychion of 6.0 and above from  an AEI University or
• a Ptychion of 7.0 and above from a TEI University, or
• a Bachelor from an American University with GPA 2.75 and above or equivalent qualification.
   
• IELTS: a minimum score of 6.5 (with a minimum score of 6.0 in each component of the test)
• Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE): Pass at C1 level
• Cambridge Advanced Certificate  in English (CAE): Grade C and above
• Cambridge First Certificate in English (FCE): Grade b and above.
• Examination for the Certificate Proficiency in English (ECPE): P (Pass) and above.
• Pearson Academic (PTE): 53 (with a minimum score of 51 in each component of the test)
• BCA IELTS Placement Test : a minimum score of 6.5 (with a minimum score of 6.0 in each component of the test)

• For prospective students who do not meet the standard English Language requirements, we offer intensive English sessions.

The programme provides competitive business opportunities for passionate individuals and entrepreneurs, who wish to engage in a successful career in the Hospitality and Tourism industry, based on internationally recognised postgraduate studies of world-class academic excellence with strong market orientation.

Orchestrating the key-benefits of belonging to the Hotel and Tourism Management Department, postgraduate students experience:

1. An intellectually stimulating and challenging environment based on current thinking and best practice in Hospitality and Tourism education.
2. A critical evaluation of the appropriateness of concepts within various Hospitality and Tourism management contexts; appropriate application of concepts, models and approaches from different disciplines to address identified problems of Hospitality and Tourism industry.
3. The skills that will enable them to clearly and coherently present the debates over Hospitality & Tourism and its role in social welfare, both in developed and emerging markets.
4. An environment that fosters employability through understanding of the nature of managerial issues in international Hospitality and Tourism, of the factors required to manage their own development as managers, and to manage the work of others; a culture that develops personal learning points which might contribute to continuing professional development.
5. A critique of existing Hospitality and Tourism practices enabling participants to develop the analytical skill and foresight to develop realistic and practical responses in a business context.

While most students will aim to achieve the full Masters qualification, all Masters courses offer the subsidiary awards of Postgraduate Certificate or Postgraduate Diploma (both available with Merit or with Distinction) for students unable to complete their full programme of study.

The full list of awards and their requirements is as follows:

Dr. Christina Konstantinidou holds a DBA degree in Business Administration from Nottingham Trent University. She received an MBA degree in Business Administration from Kingston University and a BA degree from the same university.

She has long working experience in the hospitality industry. For 23 years she has worked as the General Manager of Porto Hydra Hotel (4stars, 300 rooms) and for 3 years as the General Manager of “Time Share Hellas S.A.”.  For 21 consecutive years she was a member of the Board of Directors of Akti Plepi S.A. and for 8 years the Managing Director of the company “Diachiristiki S.A.”.

She has lecturing experience in the private sector and she had a lecturing collaboration with «Univeristy Degli Studio Guglielmo Marconi».

She has published several articles in newspapers and magazines focusing on issues of the hospitality sector.

Konidis Sotiris

Sotirios I. Konidis, Head of Business Department at BCA Business College of Athens. He teaches Economics and Strategy both at Undergraduate and Postgraduate level modules. He began teaching at York University, and Guelph University, Canada in 1986. He is graduate of York University with an M.A., B.A. in Economics and with doctoral studies in Industrial Economics and Game Theory. Upon his return in Greece he did consulting for GRECOTEL S.A. In addition, he has conducted various researches and studies as Chief Researcher in Economic and Industrial Development for organizations in the private and public sector. He has been the Chief Academic Researcher in a number of studies regarding Managing Sustainable Development for the Prefectures of East Macedonia and Thrace and Sterea Hellas. Currently, he is the Chief Economist and Management Consultant for ERGOPLAN S.A., a Development and Management firm and Scientific Advisor to ERGON KEK, a Vocational Training Institute in Athens.     

Degrees:

• MA in Economics, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• BSc in Economics, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Academic Research:

Books

“Marketing for Small &Medium Size Enterprises”, Sotirios I. Konidis, ΕΟΜΜΕΧ Publishers, 2001, Athens. Funded by the European Union programme “Mentor” translated in Yugoslavian, Bulgarian and Albanian languages.

Refereed Book Chapters

«Customer acceptance of Internet Banking Services in Greece: The Case Study of Alpha Bank» (2008) in  Ravi Vladamani’s (2008) “Advances in Banking Technology and Management: Impacts of ICT and CRM, Information Science Reference” (M. Makris, H. Koumaras, A. Konstantopoulou, S. Konidis, S. Kostakis)

Refereed Journal Publications

“Quantifying factors influencing the adoption of internet banking services in Greece”, M. Makris, V. Koumaras, H. Koumaras, A. Konstantopoulou, S. Konidis, S. Kostakis, International Journal of e-Adoption, IGI Global, Vol.1, No.1, January 2009.