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PhD of Tourism Management

South China University of Technology

  • Guangzhou, China
  • 4 years
  • Chinese
  • On campus
  • PhD

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About the program

A four-year degree preparing sustainable tourism managers, With 500 hours of work experience.

Program highlights

  • Internship available: no
  • Placement support: yes
  • Work during study: yes
  • Post-study work rights: no
  • PR pathway friendly: no

What you will learn

  • Apply core principles of Tourism Management
  • Solve subject-relevant problems
  • and communicate results effectively. Suggested learning areas: Four years
  • 120 Credits. The first two years cover tourism
  • Business basics such as accounting.

Career outcomes

  • Hotel general manager
  • Resort manager
  • Tourism product developer
  • Event and sponsorship coordinator
  • Marketing manager
  • Lodge manager
  • Adventure tourism entrepreneur

Curriculum

  • Four years
  • 120 Credits. The first two years cover tourism and business basics such as accounting
  • Marketing and human resources
  • The final two years add a specialisation and a capstone. All students complete 500 hours of tourism work experience
  • With co-op available. Majors in adventure studies
  • Entrepreneurship or tourism studies.

Entry requirements

Academic

  • Non-Chinese citizen under 40 with a valid passport; master degree diploma and transcripts with a good record (or pre-graduation certificate); language certificate (HSK 4 or 5 with 180 plus HSKK for Chinese medium
  • TOEFL iBT 80 / IELTS 6.0 / Duolingo 112 for English medium); physical examination form; study or research plan; two recommendation letters; pre-acceptance letter from a SCUT professor; abstracts of thesis or published papers
  • Master degree with good record (no numerical minimum published)

Accepted academic background

Non-Chinese citizen under 40; master degree diploma and transcripts (or pre-graduation certificate); two recommendation letters; pre-acceptance letter from a SCUT professor; study/research plan (1000 words minimum); abstracts of thesis or published papers; physical examination form

Language tests

  • HSK 180

Documents you’ll need

  • Academic Transcripts
  • Previous Qualification Certificate
  • Passport Copy
  • Language Proficiency Results (where applicable)

How to apply

  1. Review the research area
  2. supervisory arrangements and doctoral admission requirements. Prepare academic transcripts
  3. previous qualifications and any requested research proposal or references. Submit the application with supporting documents. Provide language evidence and pay any application fee if applicable. Await the admission decision.

Other costs

Tuition per year¥34,000 CNY
Application fee¥450 CNY
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Program details

CampusUniversity Town Campus
Faculty or schoolDepartment of Tourism Management
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Teaching languageChinese
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Study paceFixed
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Scholarship noteChinese Government Scholarship and other university or regional awards may apply to eligible international degree applicants; award and degree restrictions apply.

Intakes and deadlines

  • Program starts

    September 2027

    Apply by

    15 Jun 2027

    213 days left

Scholarships

Chinese Government Scholarship and other university or regional awards may apply to eligible international degree applicants; award and degree restrictions apply.

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Frequently asked questions

  • The program takes 4 years.