ABOUT THE PhD in Hospitality and Tourism Management
- AAFT University is inspired by talent and driven by innovations and is firmly committed to provide industry-relevant, socially responsible manpower to meet the challenges of 21st Century. Academic research is a vital component of any university. Keeping this in mind, AAFT pursues its Doctor of Philosophy programme with vigor and seriousness that it deserves. The vibrant and developing culture of research and innovations in AAFT campus inspires students from UG level onwards to engage in cutting edge technology development and discover the value and worth of the knowledge acquired by them during their studies. With specialized laboratories, this research programme is established very well in AAFT with the latest research topics. The academic programme leading to the Ph.D. degree is broad-based and involves a course credit requirement and a research publication leading to thesis submission. Facilities for research work leading to the Ph.D. degree are available in School of Management, School of SOAPRE, School of SOJMC. PhD in AAFT is offered in both full time and part time mode.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Contribute to preferred area of interest: By pursuing PhD in the area of your chosen subject you make new discoveries in that field, and this helps in extending the body of literature available on that topic. Also, if found appropriate you work will be referred by the other experts and scholar who are also interested in the same field and subject.
- Achieve long term goals in your career: PhD is a vital qualification in the field of academics. By attaining PhD degree, you become the expert in the subject matter and can be absorbed by the industry with open hands. The program also help you gain many analytical and research skills which are very useful in other industries including government ventures.
- Expression of Intellectual Ability: A PhD programme will help to differentiate the good academics from the great ones. It not only indicates a person’s capacity to conduct independent research, but also their in-depth understanding of a certain subject. This is critical in the realm of academics.
- Networking Prospects: While pursuing PhD program the scholar attends a lot of seminars, conferences, and workshops. In process of doing so they meet many people with similar interest and of the same area in different filed. The scholars get an opportunity to interact with the experts across various geographical boundaries. These associations can prove of mutual beneficial to both the parties.
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Many of the staff who currently teach on this course have extensive professional experience in a range of business sectors and many maintain links with industry through consultancy and training work.
Through our Alumni Voices series, you’ll also hear from former postgraduate students, who will share experiences, including those who work for global media groups or have established their own marketing consultancies.
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