PhD study
Waikato's doctoral programme in Tourism and Hospitality Management follows the UK tradition of the award of a doctoral degree by thesis. Students are required to have appropriate entry qualifications and may be required to undertake a course in research methods and epistemologies. Please note that students are also required to defend their thesis in front of a panel for a viva.
Our academic staff and PhD students undertake research for the United Nations World Tourism Organisation Sustainable Tourism Programme under the INSTO initiative at Raglan.
We are currently undertaking projects in China with the Terracotta Museum (The Emperor Qin Mausoleum) and the Fuxi (Wusi) Mausoleum - both important cultural and heritage sites in China. From 2018 we hope to offer students an opportunity to study in Xi'an.
Our PhD supervisors
Our PhD supervisors have international reputations and high grades under New Zealand's research assessment exercise, known as the PBRF, which allocates scores to individual researchers.
Current PhD students
Read about some of our current PhD students and their thesis topics.
Our alumni - past PhD students
Our past PhD students come from all corners of the globe. You can read some brief profiles of our alumni here.
International links with other universities
Like many departments we have extensive international linkages, both formal and informal.
Of particular interest to the doctoral programme are our Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) with the College of Charleston, USA, and Beijing International Studies University, China.
We also have a MOU with Woosong University in South Korea, and each year since 2000, our undergraduate students have an opportunity to study in South Korea for a paper on Korean culture that counts toward their degree in New Zealand.
Additionally through Charlie Panakera - a former Solomon Islander MP - we have extensive links through the South Pacific, including with the University of the South Pacific with whom we have an MOU.
Our co-researchers also include many others including Dr Ayse Collins in Bilkent University, Turkey, Dr Yoel Mansfeld in Israel, and Professor T C Huan from National Chiayi University, Taiwan. Below are a few photographs of these overseas colleagues.
International colleagues
Professor John Crotts
is Head of the Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management at the College of Charleston. He is seen here addressing recent graduates from the College with the photograph taken by Chris Ryan when he was at the College for several months in 2006. Chris and John have had various joint publications including an article in Annals of Tourism Research.
Professor Stephen Litvin
lectures at the College of Charleston and has published widely being, like John, one of the most prolific authors in the subject area. He is also a keen supporter of the Cougars basketball team. Steve has also published in leading journals such as Tourism Management, Annals of Tourism Research and Journal of Travel Research.
Professor Zhang Wen
is Dean of Translation Services at Beijing International Studies University and is seen here at the 2006 Asia Pacific Tourism Association Conference. Her research interests lie in resident perceptions and attitudes toward tourism and tourism planning. Wen has contributed to work being published by Professors Ryan and Gu.
Professor Gu Huimin
is Head of the Department of Hospitality Management and Director of the China Hospitality Research Centre. She has also written extensively in the arena of tourism and is currently co-authoring books on tourism research methodologies and Tourism in China, published in 2009 by Taylor and Francis (New York).
Professor 'T C' Huan
has been helping staff and doctoral students in a project pertaining to theme parks and visitor perceptions. He is seen here at the 12th APTA Conference in Hualien where a joint paper with Sam Shih-Shoh was given.
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怀卡托大学旅游与酒店管理系与中国学者、学生有着长期的协作关系。我们与北京第二外国语大学旅游管理学院签署了合作研究协议,根据协议,我系Tim Lockyer副教授在北京第二外国语学院做访问学者,Chris Ryan教授在北京第二外国语学院和北京联合大学担任客座教授,Ed Weymes教授在中国人民大学担任客座教授。最近到我校访问的中国学者有佳木斯大学的马华全教授、西安外国语学院的陈慧老师、陕西安康学院的崔晓明教授、华南师范大学的刘俊教授,海南大学的杜肖寒老师,中国旅游研究院的马小龙研究员等。
我系与中国同行开展了很多合作研究项目,这些项目在新西兰和中国同时进行;与我们进行协作研究的机构包括中国国家旅游局、北京旅游局、陕西省政府。我系来自中国大陆的博士生毕业后有的回国发展,如周超博士,现在任浙江外国语学院旅游系主任;有的到其他国家任教,如杨晶晶博士,现在英国萨里大学任教。
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