The Master of Hotel and Hospitality Management (MHHM) at Kantipur International College (KIC), Buddhanagar, New Baneshwor, Kathmandu, is a two-year postgraduate hospitality program affiliated with Purbanchal University. KIC has offered MHHM since 2009, and the stated intake capacity is 33 seats.
The four-semester curriculum moves beyond basic hotel operations into hospitality management, logistics, accounting, sales and marketing, tourism economics, leadership, human resources, facility planning, strategic management, quality management, research, and resort and destination development. The final semester also includes a thesis or internship component.
| Particular | Details |
|---|---|
| Program: | Master of Hotel and Hospitality Management |
| Abbreviation: | MHHM |
| Level: | Postgraduate |
| Institution: | Kantipur International College |
| Affiliation: | Purbanchal University |
| Location: | Buddhanagar, New Baneshwor, Kathmandu |
| Duration: | 2 Years |
| Academic Structure: | 4 Semesters |
| Seats: | 33 |
| Selection: | Test and Interview |
| Final-Semester Component: | Thesis or Internship |
| Foundation Courses: | Non-credit hospitality operational courses |
MHHM is designed for graduates who want postgraduate study in hospitality and hotel management. Unlike an undergraduate hotel-management degree that spends considerable time establishing operational foundations, this program places greater attention on management, leadership, planning, policy, accounting, marketing, human resources, strategy, and research.
Its subjects address both the commercial and organizational sides of hospitality. Students encounter areas such as hospitality logistics, managerial accounting, sales and marketing, facility planning, tourism economics, hospitality law, leadership, human resource management, strategic management, and total quality management.
The program also retains a connection with hotel operations through non-credit foundation courses in Front Office Management, Housekeeping Management, Food & Beverage Service, and Food Production.
The first semester establishes postgraduate study across hospitality management, organizational planning, technology, and entrepreneurship.
MHHM 111 – Tourism and Hospitality Management
MHHM 112 – Hospitality Logistic Management
MHHM 113 – Management Information System
MHHM 114 – Hospitality Facility Planning and Development
MHHM 115 – Entrepreneurship Development
This semester combines sector-level hospitality study with logistics, information systems, facilities, and business development.
The second semester moves into financial, commercial, organizational, economic, and legal aspects of hospitality.
MHHM 121 – Managerial Accounting for Hospitality
MHHM 122 – Hospitality Sales & Marketing Management
MHHM 123 – Organization Behavior
MHHM 124 – Tourism Economics
MHHM 125 – Hospitality & Business Law
These subjects give students a management-oriented view of how hospitality organizations handle finance, markets, employees, economic conditions, and legal matters.
The third semester brings research and leadership into the main academic structure.
MHHM 131 – Research Methodology
MHHM 132 – Leadership Management in Hospitality
MHHM 133 – Planning & Policy in Tourism & Hospitality
MHHM 134 – Seminar in Hospitality Management
MHHM 135 – Hospitality Human Resource Management
MHHM 136-1 – Product Innovation & Development
MHHM 136-2 – Hospitality Safety & Security Management
Research Methodology supports the analytical and academic work required later in the program, while leadership, policy, human resources, innovation, and safety broaden the management focus.
The final semester concentrates on strategic and organizational issues in hospitality.
MHHM 141 – Strategic Management
MHHM 142 – Total Quality Management in Hospitality
MHHM 143-1 – Resort & Destination Development
MHHM 143-2 – Hotel Maintenance & Property Management
MHHM 144 – Thesis or Internship
MHHM 145 – Seminar on Contemporary Issues in Hospitality
The thesis or internship gives the final stage of MHHM a research or applied professional component alongside strategic management and sector-focused study.
The MHHM structure also includes four non-credit foundation courses:
Front Office Management
Housekeeping Management
Food & Beverage Service
Food Production
These subjects cover principal operational departments found in hotel and hospitality education. Their inclusion provides an operational reference alongside the program's postgraduate management subjects.
The curriculum develops around several connected areas rather than one narrow specialization.
Tourism and Hospitality Management, Tourism Economics, and Planning & Policy in Tourism & Hospitality connect hotel management with the broader tourism environment.
Managerial Accounting for Hospitality and Hospitality Sales & Marketing Management address the financial and commercial side of hospitality operations.
Organization Behavior, Leadership Management in Hospitality, and Hospitality Human Resource Management concentrate on people, teams, organizational systems, and management responsibilities.
Hospitality Facility Planning and Development and Hotel Maintenance & Property Management address the physical facilities associated with hospitality organizations.
Strategic Management and Total Quality Management in Hospitality appear in the final semester, placing management strategy and service-quality systems toward the later stage of the course.
Research Methodology, hospitality seminars, and the thesis or internship component give students opportunities to work with research, contemporary issues, analysis, and applied study.
Eligibility: The entry profile is for graduate applicants with an academic background in hospitality, hotel management, or a related field.
Selection: Admission includes a test and interview.
The program has a stated intake capacity of 33 seats at Kantipur International College.
KIC's hospitality-related facilities include training kitchens, model bars and restaurants, reception areas, computer labs, and libraries. Practical sessions form part of the college's wider academic approach.
These facilities are particularly relevant to the foundation areas included in MHHM, such as front office, housekeeping, food and beverage service, and food production.
KIC's hospitality students have also taken internship placements in Nepal and overseas locations including Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, and India.
The MHHM curriculum can support development in areas such as:
Hospitality management and organizational planning
Hotel facility planning
Hospitality logistics
Managerial accounting
Hospitality sales and marketing
Leadership and employee management
Tourism policy and planning
Hospitality law
Quality management
Resort and destination planning
Property and maintenance management
Hospitality research and academic writing
Seminar presentation and professional communication
The combination of management subjects and research or internship work gives students several ways to connect previous hospitality study with postgraduate-level responsibilities.
Graduates may consider management and coordination roles across hotels, resorts, tourism enterprises, and related hospitality businesses.
Relevant areas may include:
Hotel and resort operations
Hospitality sales and marketing
Human resource management
Hospitality facility and property management
Tourism and hospitality administration
Resort and destination operations
Hospitality business development
Hospitality research and academic work
Specific responsibilities depend on prior education, professional experience, individual performance, employer requirements, and the nature of the organization.
MHHM may suit graduates who already have an academic background connected with hospitality or hotel management and want to move further into management, leadership, research, planning, or strategic functions.
Students should be prepared for subjects beyond day-to-day hotel operations. Accounting, economics, law, research, information systems, policy, human resources, strategy, facilities, and quality management all form part of the academic workload.
Graduates of the Bachelor of Hotel Management (BHM) and related hospitality programs may find the postgraduate structure relevant when their academic background meets the MHHM entry requirements.
MHHM stands for Master of Hotel and Hospitality Management.
The program has a duration of two years and is organized across four semesters.
MHHM at Kantipur International College is affiliated with Purbanchal University.
The program is associated with KIC's management and hospitality setting at Buddhanagar, New Baneshwor, Kathmandu.
The stated intake capacity is 33 seats.
The curriculum includes tourism and hospitality management, hospitality logistics, managerial accounting, sales and marketing, tourism economics, hospitality law, leadership, human resources, research methodology, strategic management, quality management, facility planning, and resort and destination development.
Yes. Semester IV includes MHHM 144 – Thesis or Internship.
Yes. Non-credit foundation courses include Front Office Management, Housekeeping Management, Food & Beverage Service, and Food Production.
The selection process includes a test and interview for eligible graduate applicants.
