“M147- Tourism” Masters degree

Master degree 

«7M11101- Тоurism management» – scientific and pedagogical direction

«7M11102- Тоurism management» – profile direction

«7M11105- Тоurism management» – profile direction

Terms of study: 2 years, 1.5 years, 1 year

Form of study: full-time, dual 

The purpose of the educational program is to train highly qualified, scientific and pedagogical personnel for the system of higher and postgraduate education, research centers with in-depth scientific, pedagogical and research training, as well as specialists in the field of tourism who independently make production and management decisions. The educational program is designed to train masters of tourism who are able to correctly formulate the goals and objectives of research work, analytically approach the concept of scientific research, and propose new research in the tourism industry.

The main areas of study are management psychology, higher education pedagogy, history and philosophy of science, innovations in the hotel and tourism business, strategic management in the tourism industry, tourism statistics, marketing research in tourism, methods of teaching tourism disciplines, methodology of scientific research in tourism, design of tourist clusters, quality management at travel industry enterprises, etc.

Practice bases:

The educational program includes mandatory research and production practice. During the training process, you have the opportunity to try your hand at leading tour operator companies (inbound, domestic, outbound tourism), hotel and restaurant business, youth tourism, business administration, travel management.

  • Research Center of the International University of Tourism and Hospitality
  • Kyrgyz National University named after J. Balasagyn
  • Academy of Tourism, Republic of Kyrgyzstan
  • Berdakh Karakalpak State University
  • Tashkent State University of Economics
  • LLP “University of International Business” named after Kenzhegali Sagadieva
  • Turan University, Almaty
  • RSE “Otrar State Archaeological Museum-Reserve”
  • JSC “Kazakh University of Technology and Business”
  • RSE State Historical and Cultural Museum-Reserve “Aziret-Sultan”
  • RSE at the Institute of Economics
  • KN MNVO RK KAZGUU University named after M.S.Narikbayev
  • International Kazakh-Turkish University named after H.A.Yasavi

The prospects of the profession:

  • Tourism and External Relations Management
  • State institutions and akimats
  • Kazakhstan Tourism Association (KTA)
  • Association of Travel Agencies of Kazakhstan (ATAK)
  • Hotel and restaurant industry
  • Centers for training specialists for the hospitality industry
  • Airline ticket booking companies
  • Rehabilitation centers providing tourist services for people with disabilities
  • Event agencies
  • Entertainment industry
  • Resort business
  • Sports and wellness services
  • Business administration
  • Advertising industry
  • Educational sector