The Graduate School of Tourism at Kyung Hee University was established in 2000. The school offers Master's programs in the following majors: Hotel Management, Tourism Management, Convention Management, Culinary and Food Service management

1) Department of Hotel Management
Hotel management has positioned itself as a fast growing area of study in a globalized world that requires new concepts of service and management strategy. We train CEOs in the hospitality industry with state-of-the-art theories and case studies to cope with these changes.

2) Department of Tourism Management
The people today live as tourists in a world of abrupt changes in production systems caused by de-industrialization. The era of soft tourism will come, representing 'feeling,' 'emotion,' and 'space,' in the 21st century while the tourism of the 20th century was of 'movement' and 'experience'. We train creative tourism managers who work hard to prepare for the new era of tourism, which is flexible and more segmented and made to order. We invite the best instructors in the various areas of study including tourism policy, tourism development and planning, tourist agency management, and airlines to teach our students.

3) Department of Convention Management
The importance of the convention industry is growing fast, promoting cooperation and exchanges between nations in the areas of economy, culture, and tourism. We train professionals to become leaders in the convention industry, planning and managing conventions, convention exhibitions, and trade fairs.

4) Department of Culinary and Food Service management
The Culinary and Food Service industry is an integral part of the tourism industry. We train professionals who can contribute to the development of the culinary and food service industry with in-depth knowledge in management and administration.

1) At least 36 course units of graduate level credit in the Graduate School of Tourism courses are required for the master's degree.


2) Students have to pass a qualifying examination.


3) Students must fulfill presentation and thesis requirements.

Research of Hospitality Industry, Study of Business Administration, Methodology of Hotel Research, Hospitality Industry Service, Hotel & Tourism of Statistic, Tourism Management, Tourism Policy, Hotel Management, Hospitality Marketing, Hotel Consumer Behavior, Strategic Hotel Management Seminar, Strategic Management Analysis and M&A in the Hotel Business, Tourism Resort Development Planning, Tourism Place Marketing, Theory of Tourist Behavior, The Economics of Tourism, International Tourism, Seminar on Cultural Tourism policy, Seminar on Tourism Exchange between South and North Korea, The Introduction to Convention Industry, The Conference English, The Practice of Exhibition and Exposition Planning, The Practice of Convention Planning, The International Organizations and Negotiations, The Convention Marketing, The Practices of The Financial Management on Conventions, Advanced Restaurant Management, Research in Cuisine Science, Study in Menu Development and Facilities, Advanced in Food and Beverage Management, Advanced in Food Purchasing and Cost Control, Restaurant Franchise, Case Study in Food Service Management, Marketing Strategy in Restaurant Industry, The Recent Information of Functional Foods, Managed Services for the Food Service Industry

Kyung-Mo Ahn, Ph.D.
[University of Kwang-Woon, 1995, Professor, Management, kmahn@khu.ac.kr]