Department Chair: Deng Aimin, Vice Chair: Liu Peisong

The Department of Tourism Management was founded in 2002. The Department was based on economics, management and law, the three advantageous disciplines of the University. The enrolment of undergraduate students began in 2000, while the enrolment of master and doctorate students began in 2002. The Department has two teaching and research offices (Tourism Management, and Hotel Management) and one research institute (Tourism Industry and Planning). The Tourism Management major is a key discipline and strategic pillar industry talent cultivation major of Hubei. The Department is the only Department of Tourism Management with doctor’s degree awarding right of Hubei, and one of the first institutions that offers Master of Tourism Administration (MTA) programme in China. The Tourism Management Major has the right of enrolling undergraduate, master and doctorate students. There is also a tourism management post-doctoral research station. The Department enjoys prestigious reputation in tourism academic circle of the whole nation.

After over a decade of development, the Department has made great progress in terms of discipline development, researches, talent cultivation and social services. Tourism planning, tourism marketing and tourism standardization have become key advantages and features of the Department. All the 12 full-time teachers have a doctor’s degree, and several of them have overseas academic visit or study experiences, therefore the faculty team has its international vision. It is worth mentioning that one teacher is a member of the Undergraduate Teaching Committee of the Ministry of Education. With concerted efforts of the faculty and great support of the School and the University, the Department has made exemplary achievements in researches. Up to now, publications by teachers of the Department include 31 monographs, 12 state-compiled textbooks, and nearly 300 papers. Teachers of the Department have organized or taken part in 13 national, provincial or ministry-level projects and over 200 tourist site planning projects. Annual research grants of the Department amount to over two million yuan. On November 17, 2015, the National Tourism Administration approved the founding of National Tourism Standardization Base in the School of Business Administration, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law. The Department of Tourism Management is the backbone of the Base; also included in the team are some famous teachers at the University. The Base has access to all available resources of the University. The Base will cultivate standardized talents and provide standardized management solution for tourism sector of the nation.

Program

Undergraduate Program: Tourism Management

Master’s Program: Tourism Management

Doctor’s Program:Tourism Management