Tourism and Hospitality Major and Minor

Tourism has become a worldwide phenomenon impacting many facets of society, contributing to globalization, and creating employment for millions worldwide.

Kazakhstan puts high emphasis on diversifying its economy and developing non-extractive businesses for its future. Kazakhstan heavily promotes the tourism as an industry and as socio-cultural factor.

The Tourism and Hospitality major and minor prepare students to understand, synthesize and apply practical skills and theoretical concepts to the successful management and marketing in a diverse range of organizations including hotels and other accommodations, airlines, attractions, consulting companies, travel agencies, regional tourism organizations, educational institutions and government.

Major and Minor in Tourism and Hospitality

Major requires all courses of Group A and any three courses from Group B Minor requires all courses of Group A (under current regulation)
Group A: Required courses for major
MKT3220	Tourism Marketing/ MKT3222 Cross-Cultural Tourism Marketing
MKT3221	Tourism Practices and Principles
MGT3215	Hospitality Management
Group B: Elective courses:
MKT3207	Internet Marketing
MKT3210	Services marketing
MKT3223	Niche Tourism
MKT4219	Event marketing
MGT3216	Leisure and Recreational Management
IRL2515	Political Geography

Non BSc students must also complete MGT3001 Principles of Management and MKT3130 Principles of Marketing in order to receive the minor.