Master of Adventure Tourism Studies

Tribhuwan University
2 years
Rs.
Updated December 2, 2025

University

Tribhuwan University

Duration

2 years

Fee

Rs.

Colleges

1+

Summary

Two-year, four-semester master’s program centered on adventure and mountain tourism management, integrating applied mountain studies, tourism science, entrepreneurship, and field-based experiential learning.
Curriculum builds managerial, analytical, and expedition-oriented competence for the adventure tourism sector. It blends applied mountain studies, high-altitude fieldwork, protected-area management, tourism economics, e-tourism, risk and recreation management, heritage tourism, sustainable mountain development, entrepreneurship, and strategic leadership. Program structure emphasizes case work, field research, empirical studies, international exposure, and practical engagement across the tourism industry.

 

Description

Curricular structure (condensed)

SemesterCourse Components
ICorporate Communication; Adventure Tourism Operations; Contemporary Tourism Development; Global Mountains & Mountaineering; Tourism Economics; Protected Areas of Nepal
IIAccounting for Tourism; Adventure Tourism & Risk Recreation; E-tourism; HRM; Destination Planning & Management; Tourism Marketing
IIIFinancial Management in Tourism; Tourism Entrepreneurship; Statistics; Cultural Heritage Tourism; Sustainable Mountain Tourism; Field Visit (≤6000m); Elective I
IVTourism Research Methodology; Strategic Tourism Management; Health & Safety in Adventure Tourism; Mountaineering Management; Elective II; Thesis

Features

Electives

  • Elective I: Crisis & Disaster Management / Tourism Innovation / Event Tourism Management
  • Elective II: Pilgrimage Tourism / Logistics & Supply Chain Management

Features

  • First specialized mountain/adventure tourism degree offered under TU.
  • Interdisciplinary, industry-aligned, field-intensive.
  • Field research at mountain base camps (below 6000m).
  • Entrepreneurship and leadership development embedded.
  • International visiting faculty and research exposure.
  • Case studies, project work, academic writing, and applied research emphasized.

 

Admission Process

Eligibility

  • Bachelor’s degree in any discipline with minimum CGPA 2.0 or second division.
  • Appearing graduates may apply but must submit final certificate at admission.
  • Must pass TU Faculty of Management entrance (CMAT-Masters): verbal ability, general awareness, quantitative ability, business & economics.

Admission process (point form)

  • Register for CMAT (Masters) through TU Faculty of Management.
  • Sit for the entrance test and secure qualifying score.
  • Merit-based selection and departmental admission at Nepal Mountain Academy.
  • Enroll and begin four-semester sequence totaling 73 credits.

 

Job Prospects

Job prospects

  • Adventure tourism manager.
  • Mountain tourism manager.
  • Tourism planner.
  • Entrepreneur in adventure or mountain tourism.
  • Tourism innovator.
  • Adventure expedition coordinator.
  • Event and destination manager.
  • Researcher or academic in tourism and mountain studies.
  • Leadership roles in national and international tourism organizations.

 

Colleges Offering This Course

Nepal Mountain Academy