Hospitality and tourism studies at Kyung Hee University includes all the main areas such as theory, practice, principles, and philosophies. The degree programs have been designed to provide a broad but thorough study of tourism and tourism-related disciplines while allowing students to pursue their own interest in more specialized aspects of the subject. The Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management, established in 2001, offers Master's and Ph.D. programs. The department enjoys a domestic and international reputation as a center for the study of hospitality and tourism.
The educational objectives of this department are:


1) to develop theories of hospitality and tourism management as a separate academic field;


2) to provide students with broad knowledge and theory about hospitality and tourism so that they can work as competent experts in the fields of hospitality and tourism;


3) to increase students' competitiveness in the fields of hospitality and tourism as scholars, government officials, policy makers, practitioners, CEOs, and those who can play a major role in the tourism industry and other related fields.

1) Master's degree: 24 credits and a thesis are required
Ph.D. degree: 36 credits and a dissertation are required


2) Students with similar or different majors should take prerequisites.


3) Students have to pass a qualifying examination.


4) Students must fulfill presentation, defense, and document requirements for the Thesis committee


5) A thesis advisor can be any faculty member from the Hospitality and Tourism Department.

Tourism Theories, Tourism and Leisure Theories, Place Marketing, Tourism Development, Tourism Policies, Tourism Management Studies, Tourism Resources Management, Hotel Marketing Strategies, Hotel Management, Hotel and Tourism Information, Hotel Financing and Accounting, Hotel Service, Event Management, Leadership, Hotel Human Resource Management, Applied Economics on Tourism, Resort Development, Tourism Consumer Behavior, Planning Cultural Tourism Products, Convention Brand Marketing, Convention Marketing Strategies, Convention Management, Exhibition Management, Methodology, Statistics, Negotiation on International Meetings, Planning Trade Shows.

-Tourism Management


Sun-Hee Park, Ph.D.
[Kyung Hee University, 1987, Professor, Tourism Resources, sunnyparkim@khu.ac.kr]


Ki-Jong Lee, Ph.D.
[Korea University, 1991, Professor, Tourism Policies, leekj@khu.ac.kr]


Joung-Man Kim, Ph.D.
[George Washington University, 1986, Professor, Tourism Management, jmkim@khu.ac.kr]


Seung-Kon Lee, Ph.D.
[Kyung Hee University, 1995, Associate Professor, Tourism Development & Place Marketing, skolee@khu.ac.kr]


Tae-Hee Lee, Ph.D.
[Texas A&M University, 1991, Professor, Tourism Development & Management, taehee@khu.ac.kr]


Choong-Ki Lee, Ph.D.
[Texas A&M University, 1992, Associate Professor, Tourism Development & Management, cklee@khu.ac.kr]

- Hotel Management


Shin-Ja Park, Ph.D.
[Saint Louis University, 1977, Professor, Educational Psychology, sjpark@khu.ac.kr]


Yong-Ju Kwon, Ph.D.
[Sejong University, 2002, Associate Professor, Hotel & Tourism Management, yjkwon@khu.ac.kr]


Joung-Woo Byun, Ph.D.
[Kyung Hee University, 1999, Professor, Tourism & Hotel Information Management, jwbyun@khu.ac.kr]


Jin-Soo Han, Ph.D.
[Kyung Sung University, 1998, Associate Professor, Hotel & Restaurant Management, jshan@khu.ac.kr]


Hong-Chul Shin, Ph.D.
[Pennsylvania State University, 1998, Associate Professor, Hotel Management, shin0518@khu.ac.kr]


Jeong-Gil Choi, Ph.D.
[Virginia Polytechnic and State University, 1999, Associate Professor, Hotel Management, jechoi@khu.ac.kr]


Won-Suk Suh, Ph.D.
[Pennsylvania State University, 2000, Associate Professor, Hotel Management, wss114@khu.ac.kr]

- Tourism English Interpretation


Ok-Mo Ahn, Ph.D.
[University of Santo Thomas, 1995, Professor, English Education, oman0218@khu.ac.kr]


Chun-Sung Kim, Ph.D.
[Kyung Hee University, 1987, Professor, English Literature, chunsung@khu.ac.kr]


Baek-Hwan Sung, Ph.D.
[Sejong University, 1998, Professor, English Syntax, bhsung@khu.ac.kr]


Young-Ok Lee, Ph.D.
[Seoul National University, 1987, Associate Professor, English Syntax, yolee@khu.ac.kr]


Seung-Jae Lee, Ph.D.
[Ewha Woman's University, 1992, Assistant Professor, English Syntax, sjleeth@khu.ac.kr]

- Tourism Japanese Interpretation


Il- young Chung, M.A.
[Tsukuba University, 1983, Professor, Japanese Language, sophi@khu.ac.kr]


Baek Poe Ph.D.
[Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, 1992, Associate Professor, Japanese Literature Culture, poe@khu.ac.kr]


Sachiko Lee, Ph.D.
[Hankuk University of Foreign studies, 1986, Associate Professor, Japanese Literature, sachiko@khu.ac.kr]

-Convention Management


Chul-Won Kim, Ph.D.
[Texas A&M University, 1999, Professor, Convention Brand Marketing, CVB Destination Marketing,
Convention Marketing Strategies,
kimcw@khu.ac.kr]


Dae-Kwan Kim, Ph.D.
[Michigan State University, 1999, Assistant Professor, Convention & Exhibition Economics, Research Methods and Statistics, Convention & Exhibition Industry, Tourism and Leisure Theories, kdk@khu.ac.kr]


Bong-Suck Kim.
[Dresden University of Technology, 2003, Assistant Professor, Planning Trade Shows, Exhibition Management, herz5@khu.ac.kr]


Ryun-Hye Lee.
[Kyung Hee University, 2005, Full-time Instructor, Convention Marketing, Convention Advertisement & Public Relation, leehr@khu.ac.kr]