Hospitality and Tourism Management

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3 years

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6 years

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English

This research-based PhD programme is designed for candidates who wish to pursue a career in the academia or a research-related field. Applicants must possess a master’s degree or above and are required to submit a dossier comprised of a research proposal (around 3,000 to 5,000 words) and other necessary documents to demonstrate proven ability in embarking on independent research with an original contribution to the body of knowledge in a relevant area.

The master’s degree possessed must have a dissertation component as a graduation requirement and preferably focused within the hospitality or tourism domain, though this is not mandatory. Equivalent qualification may be considered on a case-by-case basis (e.g. a research-related qualification in lieu of the dissertation component at the master’s level). All applications will be evaluated by the Admission Panel which make decisions accordingly.

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1. Two reference letters required from academic referees.
2. Invitation emails will be sent to your recommenders automatically

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Applicants are required to provide evidence of English proficiency unless they have obtained a degree for which English is the medium of instruction.

TOEFL	IELTS	College English Test (CET)
≥ 550 for paper-based test; or ≥ 213 for computer-based test; or ≥ 80 for iBT-based test	A Band Score ≥ 6.0 with no section score below 5.5	≥ 430 in Level 6

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The following documents are needed upon application. Applicants will be invited for an admission interview after document review.

1. Online application form

2. Proof of academic qualifications (Master's degree or above with dissertation component)

3. Academic transcripts (Master’s degree or above)

4. Two reference letters (see above for details)

5. Curriculum Vitae

6. Proof of English proficiency (if needed)

7. Personal statement (less than 500 words)

8. Research proposal

Students must complete the following major academic components for a doctoral degree.

• 1.  Thesis and Oral Defence*
  PhD candidates must produce meaningful and original research (40,000 to 80,000 words) showcasing innovative ideas as well as planning and synthesising abilities. The research must be able to demonstrate competence in critical analysis, and evaluating of a phenomenon in the field of hospitality and tourism.
• 2.  Two Publications
  Two papers published or accepted for publication by an international refereed journal# in a discipline related to the topic of the PhD thesis, and ranked B or above on the Australian Business Deans Council list or equivalent. The PhD candidate should be at least the lead author in one paper and at least a second author in the other.
  
  

_{* Application for oral defence will be granted only after the candidate has submitted evidence of the above publication requirements.
# Alternatively, one of the two journal publications can be substituted by one paper which is accepted for full-length publication by as well as presented at an international conference approved by IFTM in the discipline related to the topic of the PhD thesis.}

All Year Round

	2022/2023 intake 1st semester (September Intake)	2022/2023 intake 2nd semester (Feburary Intake)
Online application Upload required documents Document review and interview Release of admission results	01/10/2021 – 31/03/2022 01/10/2021 – 07/04/2022 April to May 2022 June 2022	01/04/2022 – 31/08/2022 01/04/2022 – 07/09/2022 September to October 2022 November 2022

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