Tracer Study of Master in International Hospitality Management for 2010-2015

In securing job in the highly competitive global marketplace, a master’s degree sets apart from other job candidates. With a master’s degree, one will be eligible for more jobs especially for managerial position. This study aimed to trace the graduates of MIHM, determine the skills gained from MIHM program; identify the impact of taking MIHM program in terms of personal and professional aspects; determine the impact of the student outcomes (SO) to MIHM; determine the relevance of the courses taken in the current position; and test the significant difference on the skills gained when grouped according profile. Descriptive design was used with questionnaire as main instrument in gathering data. Frequency distribution, percentage, weighted mean, T-Test and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) were utilized as the statistical tools. Based on the result, 100% of the graduates are employed, they strongly agreed on the skills they gained from the program such such as handling customer complaint, independent working, strategic skills, problem solving, personal learning, teamwork, leadership, communication and decision making. They consider their opportunity to pursue PhD in IHM to a great extent while providing career progress as an avenue for receiving more employers’ incentive as a professional impact to a very great extent. Core Courses, Professional Courses and Cognate courses are very relevant to the current job position. It was also found out that there is significant difference in the assessment of skills gained by the graduates in terms number of years in the company, place of work and employment status.

Keywords – Master in International Hospitality Management, Tracer Stud, Employability