Difference between MBA in Tourism and MBA in HR

Human Resources (HR) and Tourism are two very diverse fields. While the former involves ideas and programmes to improve better management of staff, its hiring and compensation; the latter, as the name suggests, deals with functioning of the tourism industry.

Like any industry, management is one of the four pillars of Human Resources and Tourism industries too. Let’s take a look at a few aspects of MBA in Tourism and MBA in HR from the perspective of career building in the said fields.

What is Human Resource Management?

Human Resource Management involves of managing ‘people resources’ within the organisation – performance management, employee relations and resource planning.  It deals with hiring, firing, training, and other personnel issues along with industrial and employee relations, delivering and deciding compensation / bonuses, auditing and so forth.

What is Tourism Management?

Tourism Management involves learning the functioning of tourism and hospitality industry. It includes acquiring knowledge about and skills for handling various roles and responsibilities in travel and tourism, food and beverage hospitality and related industries.

The major difference between the two is that while HR is a domain as well as industry, Tourism can only be categorised as industry. This article shares some basic facts about MBA in Tourism and MBA in HR to see how different they are from eaxh others:

Eligibility criteria:

Minimum eligibility criteria for admission to MBA in HR and MBA in Tourism are the same i.e. Graduation or equivalent from a recognized university.

• Any candidate who has completed Graduation in any discipline from a recognized university or equivalent can apply for admission to both MBA in HR and MBA in Tourism
• Final year Graduation students are also eligible to apply
• Most of the institutes accept scores of national level management entrance exams like CAT/XAT/CMAT/MAT etc. or conduct their own entrance exam to screen candidates for Group Discussion and Personal Interview or Counselling for admission Check the list of all MBA entrance exams conducted in India

Job profiles and career

Both MBA in HR and MBA in Tourism degrees help one build a rewarding career in the field of knowledge. Job prospect in HR is huge as every business organization needs a set of trained professionals who will take care of the hiring and compensation of its employees. For MBA in Tourism graduates, the job opportunities are plenty and exciting. Take a look:

 

MBA in HR	MBA in Tourism
HR Generalist	Travel Agent
Staffing Director	Hotel Manager
Technical Recruiter	Food and Beverage Director
Compensation Manager	Conference Manager
Employee Relations Manager	Human Resource Manager
Employment or Placement Manager	Event Facilitators
Director of HR Training and Development	Convention Planners
Organizational development and change consultant

An MBA in HR can seek employment in tourism industry as HR Manager of the travel firm, hotel chain, etc. while, an MBA in Tourism may not find a job in the HR field.

WHAT DO YOU STUDY? MBA IN HR VS MBA IN TOURISM

Subjects commonly taught in MBA in Tourism are:

Management Process & Organizational Behaviour	Tourism Economics	Tourism Concept & Impacts
Indian History Art, Culture & Architecture	Geography and International Tourism	Transport in Travel & Tourism
Communication Skill Development	Tourism Resources of West Bengal	Tourism Products of India
Travel Agency & Tour Operations Management	Tourism Marketing	Information Technology and Tourism
Managerial Communication Skill Development	Hotel Management	Air Fares and Ticketing
Sustainable & Eco Tourism	Tourism Policy, Planning & Development	Research Methodology
Managing Tour	Package Operation	Destination Marketing
Resort Planning & Development	Hotel Operation	Front Office & Housekeeping Management
Understanding Event	Introduction to Tour Package Operation	Planning for Tour Packaging
Computerized Reservation System	Tour Guiding and Visitor Interpretation	Adventure Tourism
Tourism Entrepreneurship	Managing Event

 

Subjects commonly taught in MBA in HR are:

Financial Accounting	Corporate Finance	Business Statistics
Management Accounting	Macroeconomics	Managerial Economics
Operations Research	Legal Aspects of Business	Management of Operations
Business Communication	Managerial Communication	Marketing Management
Research Methodology	Managing People and Performance in Organization	Human Resource Management
Organizational Behavior	Industrial Relations Law	Fundamentals of HR Management
Fundamentals of Industrial Relations	Performance Management	Wage Determination and Administration
Fundamentals of Labor Law	Human Resource Planning	Mergers and Acquisitions
International Human Resource Management	HRM in Service Sector	Strategic HRM
Managing Redundancy	Measuring HR	Occupational Testing

Top colleges for MBA in Tourism

University/Institute	Course Name
Christ University Bangalore	MBA (Tourism Management)
Chandigarh University	MBA in Tourism and Hospitality Management
Anna University	MBA - Tourism Management
Central University of Jammu	MBA Tourism and Travel Management
Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar	MBA Tourism and Hospitality
University of Mumbai	Post Graduate Diploma in Tourism and Travel Industry
Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management, Gwalior	MBA Tourism
Thomas Cook Centre of Learning, Mumbai	Post Graduate Diploma in Travel and Tourism Management
Kerala Institute of Tourism and Travel Studies	Post Graduate Diploma in Public Relations in Tourism   MBA  Travel andTourism
IAM Institute of Hotel Management (IAM - IHM), Kolkata	MBA in Hotel Management and Tourism

Take a look at the list of Management institutes offering MBA in Tourism in India

Top colleges for MBA in HR

Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI), Jamshedpur	Post Graduate Diploma in Management (HRM)
Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon	Post Graduate Programme in Human Resources
Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai	MBA (Human Resources)
Symbiosis Centre for Management and Human Resource Development	PG Diploma in Human Resource Management
International Management Institute-Delhi	Post Graduate Diploma (HRM)
Indian Institute of Management-Ranchi	Post Graduate Diploma (HRM)
Xavier Institute of Social Service, Ranchi	Post Graduate Diploma in Management (HRM)
University Business School, Panjab University	MBA (Human Resource)
International School of Business and Media, Pune	MBA with specialization in Human Resource with Marketing and Human Resource with Industrial Relations
Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management, Kolkata	Master of Human Resource Management

 

Take a look at the list of Management institutes offering MBA in HR