The School of Tourism and Culinary Arts (TMSYO) was established in 2017.
Tourism and Hotel Management Program, which is at the undergraduate level, is given in English.
Department of Tourism and Hotel Management, International Final University, aims to train personnel to manage touristic enterprises that provide a wide range of services to meet all kinds of needs of their guests in accordance with the understanding of modern tourism.
The Tourism and Hotel Management Undergraduate Program is designed to equip students with both theoretical and practical knowledge of the rapidly changing tourism business world and with the skills to apply this knowledge in specific tourism organizations and the tourism sector more generally. The objectives of the program are to:
Provide students with advanced conceptual and applied knowledge in the field of tourism and hospitality and in the basic branches (Hotel Management, Housekeeping, Food and Beverage Services Management, Front Office Management, Travel Agencies and Tour Operators) supported by scientific information and scientific knowledge.
Provide students with theoretical and practical knowledge of economics, business administration and law that as relevant to occupational requirements.
Develop competent decision-making skills in difficult areas.
Ensure that students are innovative researchers and entrepreneurs.
Raise individuals with social and ethical responsibility.
Equip students with leadership abilities and the ability to communicate effectively in the environment.
Develop a high motivation for achievement, focused on success in the field.
Program | Tourism and Hotel Management
(International Hospitality Management: Ulster University) |
Medium of Instruction | English |
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CURRICULUM
ABBREVIATIONS
UC: University Core FC: Faculty Core AC: Area Core UE: University Elective AE: Area Elective |
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YEAR 1 | ||||||||
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Semester | Course code | Course name | Course category | Credit | Pre- requisite | ECTS
Credits |
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Lec. | Pract. | Tot. | ||||||
1 | MGMT101 | Introduction to Business I | FC | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
1 | ECON101 | Introduction to Economics I | FC | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
1 | THRM101 | Introduction to Tourism | AC | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
1 | COMP111 | Computer I | UC | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
1 | ENGL101 | English I | UC | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
Total Credit | 15 | 30 | ||||||
SPRING | ||||||||
2 | THRM102 | World Geography Destinations | AC | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
2 | THRM104 | Housekeeping Operations | AC | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
2 | THRM106 | Nutrition & Sanitation | AC | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
2 | THRM108 | Travel Agency & Tour
Operating |
AC | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
2 | ENGL102 | English II | UC | 3 | 0 | 3 | ENGL101 | 6 |
2 | HIST100/
TURK100 |
History of Turkish
Republic/Turkish |
UC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Total Credit | 17 | 30 | ||||||
YEAR 2 | ||||||||
FALL | ||||||||
3 | THRM201 | Food and Beverage
Production and Service I |
AC | 2 | 2 | 4 | THRM106 | 4 |
3 | THRM203 | Front Office Operations | AC | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
3 | THRM205 | Tour Guiding | AC | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
3 | ACCT201 | Principles of Accounting I | FC | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
3 | UE-XXX | University Elective I | UE | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
Total Credit | 18 | 26 |
SPRING | ||||||||
4 | THRM202 | Food and Beverage
Production and Service II |
AC | 1 | 3 | 4 | THRM201 | 4 |
4 | THRM204 | Sustainable Tourism
Management |
AC | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
4 | THRM206 | Customer Relationship | AC | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
4 | MGMT206 | Entrepreneurship | FC | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
4 | UE-XXX | University Elective II | UE | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
4 | THRM200 | Summer Internship I | AC | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | |
Total Credit | 16 | 34 | ||||||
YEAR 3 | ||||||||
FALL | ||||||||
5 | MARK301 | Principles of Marketing | FC | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
5 | THRM301 | Cost Analysis & Control | AC | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
5 | THRM303 | Beverage Culture &
Restaurant Management |
AC | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
5 | THRM 418 | Events Management | AE | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
5 | THRM 410 | Special Interest Tourism | AE | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
Total Credit | 15 | 27 | ||||||
SPRING | ||||||||
6 | THRM302 | Marketing Strategies in
Tourism |
AC | 3 | 0 | 3 | MARK301 | 5 |
6 | THRM304 | International Hotel
Management |
AC | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
6 | THRM306 | Tourism Policy and
Planning |
AC | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
6 | MGMT306 | Human Resource
Management |
FC | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
6 | MGMT401 | Research Methods | AC | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
6 | THRM300 | Summer Internship II | AC | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | |
Total Credit | 15 | 33 |
YEAR 4 | ||||||||
FALL | ||||||||
7 | AEXXX | Area Elective - Ulster | AE | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
7 | AEXXX | Area Elective - Ulster | AE | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
7 | AEXXX | Area Elective - Ulster | AE | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
7 | AEXXX | Area Elective - Ulster | AE | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
7 | AEXXX | Area Elective - Ulster | AE | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
Total Credit | 15 | 30 |
SPRING | ||||||||
8 | AEXXX | Area Elective - Ulster | AE | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
8 | AEXXX | Area Elective - Ulster | AE | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
8 | AEXXX | Area Elective - Ulster | AE | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
8 | AEXXX | Area Elective - Ulster | AE | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
8 | AEXXX | Area Elective - Ulster | AE | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
Total Credit | 15 | 30 |
Students will take the final year of the program in Ulster University, Ireland.
FINAL INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF TOURISM AND CULINARY ARTS
“Tourism and Hotel Management with Ulster University’’ (English)
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS / SYNOPSES
1. Course code: MGMT 101 Course title: Introduction to Business I
In this course, students will explore all of the primary disciplines in business on an introductory level: economics,
human resource management, finance options, managerial accounting principles and marketing strategies. At the
end of this course, a student will be able to understand the business system, global context of business, conduct
business ethically and responsibly.
Textbook: Business Essentials, Global Edition 11th Edition Ronald Ebert, Ricky Griffin
2. Course code: ECON 101 Course title: Introduction to Economics I
This course introduces students to the key concept and topic of microeconomics such as demand and supply,
elasticity, utility, preferences, production, costs, perfect competition, monopoly, monopolistic competition,
oligopoly and factor markets.
Textbook: Economics, Global Edition 6th Edition R. Hubbard, Anthony O'Brien
3. Course code: THRM 101 Course title: Introduction to Tourism
Tourism history and introductory principles as: Tourism in perspective; cultural tourism; sociology of tourism;
tourism psychology and motivation as to the different features of the total tourism product. Total tourism product
such as accommodation units, leisure and recreation facilities; transportation, travel, cultural activities, supporting
services as insurance, banking etc. Planning, development and economics of tourism. Cases on tourism practices
and philosophies as to past, present & future.
Textbook: Tourism An Introduction by Ray Youell May 1998
4. Course code: COMP 111 Course title: Computer I
Introduction to information technology and its significance for business, economics, and society. Understanding
how computers work, introducing fundamental concepts relating to hardware, software, central processing unit,
input and output, storage, networks and internet. Basic PC, Windows, and MS Office skills, and intermediate-level
Word and PowerPoint skills.
Textbook: Managing Information Technology: Pearson New International Edition 7th Edition by Carol Brown,
Daniel DeHayes, Jeffrey Hoffer, Wainright Martin, William Perkins
5. Course code: ENGL 101 Course title: English I
This is a first-semester EAP course for freshman students, and it focuses on developing both receptive and
productive skills as well as the study skills required for university-level coursework.
Textbook: Headway Academic Skills , Reading, Writing, and Study Skills Level 3 Student Book, Oxford University
Press, Sarah Philpot and Lesley Curnick, Liz and John Soars, 2011 English Grammar, Language as Human
Behavior, CourseSmart eTextbook, 3rd Edition, Anita Barry: Pearson Education
6. Course code: THRM 102 Course title: World Geography Destinations
Geography for Tourism introduces students to the importance of geography in the hospitality and tourism industry
through the study of travel or “destination” geography. Students explore the world’s geographic regions, focusing
on the factors that create desirable travel destinations: weather and climate, physical features, cultural elements,
historical interest, and tourist attractions. Students study the ways that the tourism industry promotes destinations,
and they learn about current trends in travel. Finally, students learn about careers in the hospitality and tourism
industry that are particularly dependent on a deep knowledge of geography. Students apply their understanding of
these factors to a detailed analysis of one country from a travel geography standpoint as the culminating project of
the course. Acting as researchers for a travel website, students develop portfolios on their country with the following
components: an introduction with a detailed description of the country’s geography; a climate profile; a historic
timeline; a cultural heritage summary; two thematically different tour itineraries; a storyboard for a webmercial
promoting the country as a destination to a specific demographic; and a list of travel tips and warnings.
Textbook: World Regional Geography A Development Approach Plus Mastering Geography with Pearson eText,
Access Card Package 11th Edition by Douglas Johnson, Viola Haarmann, Merrill Johnson.
7. Course code: THRM 104 Course title: Housekeeping Operations
This course is designed to provide students with the principles of housekeeping management as they apply
specifically to the hospitality industry and to teach HACCP hygiene principles.
Textbook: Guden, N. Handbook 2016
8. Course code: THRM 106 Course title: Nutrition & Sanitation
This course begins by presenting basic food safety and food defense standard operating procedures, and explaining
why they are so important. Next, it covers all elements of creating and using an effective HACCP plan, including:
conducting hazard analyses, determining critical control points, establishing critical limits monitoring procedures,
and corrective actions; verifying that the system works, and keeping records.
Textbook: Practical Skills in Food Science, Nutrition and Dietetics by William Aspden, Fiona Caple, Rob Reed,
Allan Jones, Jonathan Weyers Jul 2011
The Science of Nutrition 4th Edition by Janice Thompson, Melinda Manore, Linda Vaughan Jun 2016
9. Course code: THRM 108 Course title: Travel Agency and Tour Operating
The aim of this course is to provide the basics of travel industry. In this course, the operations of tour operators (as
wholesaler) and travel agencies (as retailer). Will be examined.
Textbook: Travel Agency Practice Pauline Horner May 1996
10. Course code: ENGL 102 Course title: English II
This course is continuation of ENGL 101- English I. It involves further development of students’ EAP oral and
written communication skills as well as further development of the study skills essential to success at this level.
Textbook: Headway Academic Skills , Reading, Writing, and Study Skills Level 3 Student Book, Oxford University
Press, Sarah Philpot and Lesley Curnick, Liz and John Soars, 2011
English Grammar, Language as Human Behavior, CourseSmart eTextbook, 3rd Edition, Anita Barry: Pearson
Education
11. Course code: TURK 100 Course title: Turkish
The course takes an integrated skills approach to teaching oral and written communications. It introduces language
grammars at a basic level for students who are taking Turkish course for the first time.
Textbooks: Elementary Turkish (Dover Language Guides), Apr 1, 1986 by Lewis V. Thomas and Norman
Itzkowitz: Dover Publications
12. Course code: HIST 100 Course title: History of Turkish Republic
A general survey of Turkish history from about the mid-19th century until World War II with a particular focuses
on the early Republican era. A comparative and analytical account of Westernization and Ottoman reform attempts,
the economic and social transformations, diplomacy and foreign policy, World War I, the rise of Turkish
nationalism, social, economic and cultural reforms in the 1920s and 1930s with special emphasis on the Kemalist
principles.
Textbooks: Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Tarihi, Temuçin Faik Ertan, Siyasal Kitabevi, 2011. Atatürk İlkeleri ve İnkılâp
Tarih, Komisyon, Gazi Kitabevi, 2011.
13. Course code: THRM 201 Course title: Food and Beverage Production and
Service I
This course is designed to create professionals who has advance knowledge of food and beverage production and
service applications in both national and international level considering HACCP hygiene principles. The subjects
cover equipment of kitchen and service, hygiene and cleanliness of kitchen, food and beverage purchasing, storing,
issuing and production, menu planning and cost controlling etc.
Textbook: Foodservice Management: Principles and Practices, Global Edition 13th Edition by June Payne-Palacio,
Monica Theis Oct 2015
14. Course code: THRM 203 Course title: Front Office Operations
FIDELIO Front Office and F&B programs are designed to create professionals who enjoy working in a fast paced
environment. It is also intends to increase student’s implementation for effective communication in tourism industry.
This course will help students to learn how to use Fidelio Front Office and F&B applications.
Textbook: Front Office Management.
15. Course code: THRM 205 Course title: Tour Guiding
The aim of this course is to understand the requirements for planning itineraries, effective communication in guiding
and exhibiting and for students to be prepared to plan and organize tours. Students are given the opportunity to plan
and organize a tour in the capacity of guides.
Textbook: How to be a Tour Guide: The Essential Training Manual for Tour Managers and Tour Guides Kindle
Edition, Nick Manning
16. Course code: ACCT 201 Course title: Principles of Accounting I
This course revisits topics covered in Financial Accounting, with a focus on the asset side of the balance sheet:
Cash, accounts and notes receivable, inventory, marketable securities, equity investments, and intangibles. The
course also covers revenue and expense recognition issues, and generally accepted accounting principles that affect
the format and presentation of the financial statements.
Textbook: Accounting for Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure. 2nd Edition by Gareth Owen Aug 1998
17. Course code: UE-XXX Course title: University Elective I
The language course is designed to improve students’ knowledge of basic level that can is specific to the tourism
industry. This course provides tourism employees with the linguistic tools they need to cope with the most important
everyday work situations involving foreign language speaking guests
Textbook:
18. Course code: THRM 202 Course title: Food and Beverage Production and
Service II
This course is designed to create professionals who has advance ability of food and beverage production and service
applications in both national and international level considering HACCP hygiene principles. And the subjects cover
methods of plate design, cooking methods, storing of cooked food, and after the foundation theoretical knowledge,
application of practical service skills for national and international menus.
Textbook: Foodservice Management: Principles and Practices, Global Edition 13th Edition by June Payne-Palacio,
Monica Theis Oct 2015
19. Course code: THRM 208 Course title: Sustainable Tourism Development
This course critically examines tourism planning as a process and as a set of techniques for sustainable tourism
development. It focuses on the physical environment of tourism planning, and the social, cultural and political
realities of planning and policy making. Public and private sector roles are evaluated, as well as the nature of, and
parameters and constraints relating to, tourism development in specific settings. Students will engage with practical
planning tools and strategies, outside practitioners, field work, and individual and group projects. Additional aims
of the course are to develop an understanding of tourism policy-making processes, and to gain skills in both
evaluation and development of tourism plans and policies. Students will also explore tourism as a strategy for urban
revitalization, conservation, agriculture, and historic preservation; and the role of tourism in enhancing community
character, culture, quality of life and sense of place will also be explored.
Textbook: Sustainable Tourism A Geographical Perspective by C. Michael Hall, Alan Lew Aug 1998
20. Course code: MGMT 404 Course title: Customer Relations Management
The aim of this course is to provide the basics of the travel and tourism industry. In this course, the operations of
tour operators (as wholesaler) and travel agencies (as retailer) will be examined
21. Course code: MGMT 206 Course title: Entrepreneurship
This course is designed to help students evaluate the business skills and commitment necessary to successfully
operate an entrepreneurial venture and review the challenges and rewards of entrepreneurship. Student will be able
to recognize the entrepreneurial potential within them and others in their environment, appreciate the role of
entrepreneurship within society, at the level of the organization, and in their own personal life, understand the
process nature of entrepreneurship, and ways to manage the process.
Textbook: Entrepreneurship, Global Edition 5th Edition Bruce Barringer, Duane Ireland Jul 2015
22. Course code: UE-XXX Course title: University Elective II
The aim is to give the student the professional language vocabulary required in Hotel and restaurant business and
in tourism enterprises and some knowledge of the chosen language culture. The student will have the knowledge
needed for various customer service situations and he/she will be able to present his/her country for a tourist.
Textbook:
23. Course code: THRM200 Course title: Summer Internship I
24. Course code: MARK 301 Course title: Principles of Marketing
Course outline: An understanding of consumer decision processes is developed through application of behavioral
sciences. Organizational decision-making processes are also considered. The main subjects of this course are market
segmentation, product development policies and methods, distribution decisions, and international marketing.
Students develop an understanding of the theories and techniques of planning, conducting, analyzing and presenting
market studies
Textbooks: Principles of Marketing with MyMarketingLab, Global Edition, 16th Edition, Philip Kotler, Gary
Armstrong: Pearson Publishing.
25. Course code: THRM 301 Course title: Cost Analysis & Control
The aim of this course to provide the students with the principles and procedures involved in an effective food and
beverage control system, including standards determination, the operating budget, cost-volume-profit analysis and
cost control, menu pricing, theft prevention, and food and beverage cost report applications.
Textbook: Cost-Benefit Analysis: 4th Edition Anthony Boardman, David Greenberg, Aidan Vining, David Weimer
Aug 2013
26. Course code: THRM 303 Course title: Beverage Culture & Restaurant
Management
The first part of this course introduces students to the history, science and varieties of alcoholic beverages which
are essential for today’s hospitality manager. It is designed to teach wine by the grape, beers by the type of yeast
used in fermentation, and spirits by breaking them into two categories (aged or non-aged and fruit or grain-based).
The second part of this course is dealt with important issues of restaurant managers which includes how the business
is planned and implemented and operated and how to overcome on-going challenges that are confronted in the
restaurant business. Students are also provided with practical training on the knowhow of beverage service
Textbook: Food and Beverage Management 2nd Edition by John Cousins, David Foskett, Cailein Gillespie Sep
2001 Restaurant Management Customers, Operations, and Employees 3rd
Edition by Robert Mill Oct 2006
27. Course code: AE-XXX Course title: Area Elective I
28. Course code: AE-XXX Course title: Area Elective II
29. Course code: THRM 302 Course title: Marketing Strategies in Tourism
Students develop actual marketing campaign for business within hospitality industry. Emphasis on (a) analysis of
market, competition and product, (b)planning financial budget and (c) developing short-term and long-range
strategies to achieve desired profit through effective advertising, sales and public relations plan.
Textbook: Marketing for Hospitality and Tourism: Pearson New International Edition PDF eBook 6th Edition by
Philip Kotler, John Bowen, James Makensr
30. Course code: THRM 304 Course title: International Hotel Management
This course provides the background every hospitality student will need in today’s rapidly changing global
marketplace. It introduces students to issues involved in planning, developing, marketing, and managing hotels in
the international arena. It also gives students a solid foundation for understanding and managing cultural diversity
in the workplace, and underscores the importance of protocol in international interactions.
Textbook: Check-in Check-Out: Managing Hotel Operations 9th Edition by Gary Vallen, Jerome Vallen
31. Course code: THRM306 Course title: Tourism Policy and Planning
This course provides a comprehensive, in-depth study of the business tourism market worldwide, an analysis of the
relevant theoretical issues and a detailed investigation of the practice of managing and organizing facilities and
destinations for the business travel and tourism market. Students are expected to conduct a research on the
development of a tourism plan in Catalkoy.
Textbooks: Tourism Planning: An Integrated and Sustainable Tourism Approach, Edward Inskeep, Wiley
(Eds)
32. Course code: MGMT 306 Course title: Human Resource Management
An introduction to the human resources function and related elements and activities. The course outlines the roles
and functions of members of the human resources department, as well as educating others outside human resources,
in how their roles include human resources-related activities. The student will learn about the evolution in human
resources management. Topics cover personal planning, performance management and appraisal, managing
employee retention, pay for performance etc.
Textbook: Torrington: Human Resource Management_p10 10th Edition Derek Torrington, Laura Hall, Carol
Atkinson, Stephen Taylor Jan 2017
33. Course code: AE-XXX Course title: Area Elective III
34. Course code: THRM300 Course title: Summer Internship II
35. Course code: MGMT403 Course title: Research Methods
Research Methods introduces students to foundational issues of social scientific research. Students will examine the
strengths and weaknesses of major quantitative and qualitative data collection techniques as well as the processes
involved in planning and executing such projects.
Textbook: Research Methods for Leisure and Tourism 4th Edition A.J. Veal
36. Course code: THRM 401 Course title: Tourism Ethics
This course examines societies and cultures from ancient until early modern times. It provides students with
knowledge about the concepts and principles in ethics. The course also deals with professional status of tourism,
the philosophy and ethics applicable in tourism and how they influence its development.
Textbooks: Ethics for the Information Age 7th Edition by Michael Quinn Jun 2016
37. Course code: AE-XXX Course title: Area Elective IV
38. Course code: AE-XXX Course title: Area Elective V
39. Course code: AE-XXX Course title: Area Elective VI
40. Course code: THRM 402 Course title: Tourism Seminar
This course aims to provide students with the opportunity to apply creative skills and research skills. Students are
supposed to apply the theoretical and practical knowledge gained over their studies to a preparation of a project to
be reported and presented.
41. Course code: THRM 400 Course title: Internship
Students are allocated a mentor and an internship supervisor during the internship placement. They will specialize
alongside a professional in travel, tourism or hospitality as part of the internship. The aim of the course is to provide
students with the opportunity to have a real experience to apply the theoretical knowledge gained over their studies
to practice.
AREA ELECTIVE COURSES
1. Course code: THRM 410 Course title: Special Interest Tourism
Definition and types of special interest tourism, various types of special interest tourism activities in different
destinations, the efforts of the development of special interest tourism activities.
Textbook: Special Interest Tourism, Douglas, Norman, Ngaire/ Derrett, Ros, 2002, John Wiley & Sons, Inc
2. Course code: THRM 411 Course title: E-Tourism
The course demonstrates the contribution of ICTs to tourism organizations' competitiveness. Students are provided
with a wealth of international examples to ensure global application and relevance, extensive use of case studies
and illustrative examples demonstrate the link between theory and real world tourism situations. Further discussion
topics encourage students to analyse further the information and contet covered by the Destination Management
Group which is a part the FIU consortium.
Textbook: ETourism: Information Technology for Strategic Tourism Management; Dr. Dimitrios Buhalis; Prentice
Hall; International Edition, 2002. ISBN-13: 978-0582357402.
3. Course code: THRM 412 Course title: Resorts, Spa and Casino
Operations Management
This course is an introduction to the casino, resorts, and spa sectors of the tourism industry. Often these sectors are
interdependent of each other, but can operate within each other. Modern day resorts will feature both a casino and
a spa as part of the product mix. In the casino module, the student will study the exploding phenomena of gambling
as a form of recreation. This module will start with the history of modern gaming, and will study the basic operations
and management of the casinos of the day. Resorts will look at the unique differences in resort properties, as
compared to the typical hotel. Factors included will be the physical location, support infrastructures and the
management of providing guest activities to this market segment. The spa module will explore the evolution of the
spa industry from the ancient civilizations to the convergence integrating spas, medicine, health care, tourism and
hospitality. Emphasis will be placed on current business models and practices. All three modules will be linked
together by the following threads: tourism significance and marketing, revenue impact, and job and career
development.
Textbook: Resorts: Management and Operation, 3rd Ed., Robert Christie Mill, 2012, John Wiley & Sons, Inc
4. Course code: THRM 413 Course title: International Cuisines
In this course students are introduced to various cuisines from around the world. This course allows students to
examine the influence of geography and climate upon the people, the land features and the production of agriculture,
the available natural resources and industry of many lands.
Textbooks: Foods: Pearson New International Edition Experimental Perspectives 7th Edition by Margaret
McWilliams
5. Course code: THRM 414 Course title: Accommodation Industry
This course examines the components of the tourism industry: transportation, accommodation, food and beverage,
and attractions.
Textbooks: Buildings for Hospitality Principles of Care and Design for Accommodation Managers by R. Fellows
May 1998
6. Course code: THRM 415 Course title: History of Civilization
This course examines societies and cultures from ancient until early modern times with the underlying assumption
that world history is an important conceptual tool for understanding our interdependent world. This course also
offers a consideration of issues related to the connections and relationships that shaped civilizations as a result of
migration, war, commerce, and the various cultural expressions of self and society
Textbooks: Aspects of World Civilization Problems and Sources in History, Volume 1 by Perry Rogers Dec 2002
7. Course code: THRM 416 Course title: Airline Management I
This course is designed to provide an understanding of a number of key issues in air transport management,
marketing and business planning. Both the airline and airport sectors of the industry will be considered.
Textbooks: Airline Marketing and Management 7th Edition by Stephen Shaw
8. Course code: THRM 417 Course title: Aviation Marketing
FINAL INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF TOURISM AND CULINARY ARTS
“Tourism and Hotel Management with Ulster University’’ (English)
This course presents an overview of the marketing activities and the decisions affecting them in consumer, industrial,
and international markets. Marketing planning and decision making are examined from firms' and consumers' points
of view. Topics include the marketing concept and its company-wide implications, integration of marketing with
other functions, the activities of marketing research, identification of marketing opportunities, and the development
of marketing mix strategies including the decisions concerning pricing, distribution, promotion and product design,
and marketing systems views in terms of both public and private policy
Textbooks: Airline Marketing and Management 7th Edition by Stephen Shaw
9. Course code: THRM 418 Course title: Events Management
This course gives students the experience in developing an event, meeting and/or conference program. Students will
go through the step-by-step process of pre-planning, budget/agenda preparation, and marketing the event.
Textbooks: Planning and Management of Meetings, Expositions, Events and Conventions, Global Edition George
Fenich Dec 2014
10. Course code: MGMT 201 Course title: Organizational Theory
To provide an integrated view embracing both theory and practice. To indicate ways in which organisational
performance may be improved through the better use of human resources. To examine the process of management
and the behaviour of people at work. To analyse the different methods of structuring, organizing and managing
organizations
Textbooks: Organization Theory, Design,and Change, 6th edition, Gareth R.Jones and Mary Mathew
11. Course code: MGMT 204 Course title: Business Communication
This course will provide an introduction to business writing and speaking with a particular emphasis on grammar,
sentence structure, thought formation, and presentation skills. Class activities will emphasize communication in
real-world business situations and enable students to begin developing their ability to write and speak effectively in
the workplace. By the end of this module, the students will be able to ddevelop their skills in verbal and nonverbal
communication, communicate in teams, compose different kinds of business messages, preparing CVs and
interviewing for jobs.
Textbooks: BCom2: Student edition, Authors: Lehman and Dufrene, Publisher: South-Western Cengage Learning
12. Course code: MGMT 301 Course title: Production and Operation
Management
This course covers the translation of product and services requirements into facilities, procedures, and operating
organizations. Includes product design, production alternatives, facilities location and layout, resource requirements
planning, quality control, and project management.
Textbooks: Introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management with MyOMLab, Global Edition, 4th
Edition, Cecil Bozarth, Robert Handfield: Pearson Publishing.
13. Course code: MGMT 303 Course title: International Business
This course provides an overview of the international businesses, economic development and international trade
theories, social, political, economic and cultural differences and their importance, international marketing,
international dimension of management, importing and exporting activities, country risk analysis and product
differentiation.
Textbooks: International Business (2013). Ricky W. Griffin & Michael W. Pustay, 7th Edition: Pearson Ed. Ltd.
14. Course code: MGMT 402 Course title: Strategic Management
Strategic management introduces students to foundational issues of strategic management, strategy formulation,
portfolio analysis, growth strategies, stability strategies, collaborative strategies, and implementing the strategic
plan. Students will be able to understand the key concepts and principles of strategy formulation and competitive
analysis, use analytical skills, tools and techniques for analyzing a company strategically, build on and integrate
ideas, concepts, and theories from previously taken functional courses such as Accounting, Finance, and Marketing
and think critically and strategically.
Textbook: Strategic Management: A Competitive Advantage Approach, Concepts and Cases, Global Edition 16th
Edition by Fred David, Forest David Oct 2016
15. Course code: FINA 401 Course title: Financial Statement Analysis
Provides the knowledge and skills necessary to take full advantage of financial reports and analysis. Topics that will
be covered include financial statement, ratio analysis, comparative analysis, and the management of operation funds.
Textbooks: Financial Statement Analysis, Valuation - Credit Analysis - Executive Compensation, Thomas
Plenborg, Christian Petersen: Pearson Publishing.
16. Course code: MGMT 417 Course title: Cross Cultural Studies in
Organizations
Course outline: Asian, American and European multinationals are studied on a comparative basis to understand
similarities and differences in company objectives, company cultures and managerial practices.
Textbook: Managing Organizations in a Global Economy: An Intercultural Perspective (2004). John Saee, 1st
edition, South-Western College Pub.
17. Course code: MGMT 421 Course title: Leadership and Organizational Culture
Course outline: The course focuses on understanding the critical leadership competencies and characteristics
necessary for guiding organizations. This course will use leadership self-awareness tools developed especially for
organizational leaders. Students will deepen their understanding of traditional and contemporary leadership theories
and practices; and, explore the organizational contexts where work, management and leadership happen. Guiding
organizations through strategic and operational change initiatives requires an understanding of organizational
culture and change. This course will enable students to study organizational theories, systems thinking, and the
relationship between cultural issues and successful change implementation. They will experiment with taking on
the role of a change agent through simulations, case studies, and studying changes in their own work place.
Textbook: Northouse, P. G. (2013). (6th ed.) Leadership: Theory and Practice. Thousand Oaks: CA: Sage
Publications.
18. Course code: MARK 410 Course title: Brand Management
Course outline: In this course, within the concept of image management and other communicative applications
which strengthen the effective consumer perception, the meaning of brand will be explained through case studies.
How a brand is created, promoted and developed will ve taken into account by both conceptual and analytical
framework. Students also understand the similarities and differences between local and international brand
managements.
Textbooks: Strategic Brand Management (2007). 3rd edition, Kevin Lane Keller: Prentice Hall.
19. Course code: MGMT205 Course title: Business Law
Introduces the sources and basic principles of the law as it relates to business, the Constitution, sources of the law,
business ethics; and studies a variety of applications of the law in contracts, torts, agency, and government regulation
of business.
Textbook: Business Law 8th Edition Ewan MacIntyre Apr 2016
20. Course code: ECON 402 Course title: Managerial Economics
Analysis of the management processes associated with resource acquisition and allocation will be covered in this
course. This course covers theories of demand, production, cost and pricing, basic estimating techniques with
emphasis on applications and the forecasting of business and financial conditions for optimal decisions. Quantitative
methods are also stressed.
Textbook: Managerial Economics, Global Edition 7th Edition Paul Keat, Philip Young Mar 2013
21. Course code: MGMT 301 Course title: Production and Operation Management
Course outline: This course covers the translation of product and services requirements into facilities, procedures,
and operating organizations. Includes product design, production alternatives, facilities location and layout, resource
requirements planning, quality control, and project management.
Textbooks: Introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management with MyOMLab, Global Edition, 4th
Edition, Cecil Bozarth, Robert Handfield: Pearson Publishing.