Excel in leadership at the highest level
This is New Zealand’s flagship Hotel Management Masters programme for achieving success at senior leadership level.
Our Masters is designed for students who already have a degree and want to either start or further their career in New Zealand and globally.
How this program can help you?
Become an expert in your chosen field
During this Masters degree you will be required to produce a comprehensive thesis focusing on your chosen field within the hotels/hospitality industry. This will assist you in gaining expertise, allowing you to specialize in this area of work when you graduate.
Specialisation Areas
Specialisation areas include: Marketing, Digital Marketing, Management, Human Resources, Food and Beverage, IT, Front Office and Rooms Division.
Business and Management
Being a hotel, hospitality or tourism professional means being able to assess different situations and make effective decisions quickly, with a focus on your guests experience.
The PIHMS Masters programme will prepare you with the latest business/management practices and skills to allow you to create an environment that provides an exceptional experience for your guests. You will also acquire the leadership, communication, critical thinking, analytical and marketing skills required in many different businesses in New Zealand and globally.
Don’t let your existing qualification and experience go to waste
This PIHMS Masters degree is designed to utilize existing skills and knowledge gained from your previous bachelor degree and work experience. Building from this, you will become specialised at senior management level in the hotel and hospitality industry.
Learn by doing in our Hotel Campus
PIHMS is a fully operating simulated hotel campus.
Operational training
Students learn in the PIHMS hotel campus for part of their training. Gain an understanding of how the different departments within the hotel operate and function.
Guaranteed paid Hotel job
As part of the Masters programme, PIHMS finds you a guaranteed hotel job so you can have a full time hotel job while you work on your Masters Thesis. This also ensures you have the right New Zealand work experience and industry contacts before you graduate.
Note: This is not compulsory, alternatively if you choose to, you can find employment through alternate sources.
Lecturers who help you succeed
You will get to know our experienced, knowledgeable and friendly lecturers as mentors helping shape your future. They are dedicated and committed to your success.
Master of Hotel Management
Course structure
How does this course help my future career?
A qualification that makes you a success
PIHMS is the only institute in New Zealand where you can gain a Masters whilst training in an actual simulated hotel and get a guaranteed paid hotel job during the Masters programme.
PIHMS equips you with the right skills, knowledge and experience that employers need, for you to succeed. Learn more here.
Get a graduate job sorted while you are still a student
64% of PIHMS students secure their first graduate job while they are still a student.
Get your dream tourism, hotel or hospitality job
94% of PIHMS students receive employment within 3 months of graduating from PIHMS.
Have a great career
83% of PIHMS students receive a promotion within one year of graduating.
Where can I go?
PIHMS Master students have successful careers. There are many different career pathways in New Zealand and globally.
- Hotel Management
- Event Management
- Destination tourism
- Marketing
- Human Resources
- Revenue Management
- Start your own restaurant / Business
- Food and Beverage Management
- Front Office Management
- Business Operations
- Sales and Conferencing
- Air Travel
- Cruise Ships
Further Study
Your pathway to PHD
Completing your Masters at PIHMS will give you entry into PHD programmes in New Zealand and overseas universities.
This will allow you to take your passion in Hotels to a higher level, or gain an additional specialty in another industry.
Life at the PIHMS Campus
Student life
Student life is all about working hard to set up your career and future life, but most importantly enjoying yourself while doing it.
Live, study and learn all in the same place at PIHMS hotel campus. It is the perfect hub to stay connected with other students and make life-long friends.
Accommodation
PIHMS accommodation is available and guaranteed for all Masters students who require it.
Accommodation is $250 per week for Masters students when staying nine months or longer. This includes all meals seven days a week – breakfast, lunch and dinner. Learn more about accomodation at the PIHMS Campus.
“It’s kind of like having 300 of your best mates living on the same street as you. I love it” – Richard Ear, degree student
'Once you start your degree at PIHMS, you are not pigeonholed into hospitality or tourism forever, there are a lot of key transferable skills that you can apply to broader business management in any industries'
Kristine Kilpatrick
Craggy Range Vineyards Ltd HR Manager
PIHMS INDUSTRY ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
Master of Hotel Management
Domestic student fees
| Description | Cost |
|---|---|
| Administration fee | $750 |
| Tuition fees | $11,078 |
| Course related costs | $550 |
| PIHMS course related costs | $1,500 |
| Total fees payable to PIHMS | $14,078 |
| School lunch (compulsory if living off campus) | $800 |
Learn more about funding your studies through StudyLink and scholarship opportunities (link to Useful Information page).
International student fees ($NZ)
| Description | Cost |
|---|---|
| Administration fee | $750 |
| Tuition fees | $27,243 |
| GST on tuition fees | $4,086 |
| Course related costs | $750 |
| PIHMS course related costs* | $1,500 |
| Health insurance | $1360 |
| Visa and/or variation of conditions (VOC) of application | $225 |
| Total fees payable to PIHMS | $35,914 |
| School lunch (compulsory if living off campus) | $800 |
Notes:
All fees are in New Zealand dollars and are inclusive of GST. We recommend paying via electronic bank transfer. We can also take EFTPOS or credit card payment. PHMS does not accept cash as a form of payment.
Personal expenses, such as laundry, are not included in the fees. We suggest that approximately $50—$80 per week is appropriate to cover personal expenses. Students on their Paid Industry Placement will need to budget for travel, accommodation and living expenses.
* PIHMS Course related costs PIHMS uniform, orientation week, student association fee ($50 annual fee optional).
** Accommodation at PIHMS is optional and will be charged the rates shown above (including meals)
** Lunches Compulsory if you live off campus. For further queries on the fee structure contact PIHMS student recruitment office: Phone: +64 6 968 1421 or email info@pihms.ac.nz
The Pacific International Hotel Management School reserves the right to make changes affecting policies, fees or curriculum without notice.