Courses Description

The Master of Adventure Tourism Studies (MATS) is a 4 semester (2 years) course of 73 credits. The course focuses on imparting professional skills and knowledge to the students and enable them to advance their careers in mountain and adventure tourism fields. It specifies on the knowledge of mountain and adventure tourism management to meet professional standards and compete in the national and international arena. It focuses on:

• to build up professional skills and integrated knowledge of the dynamics of adventure tourism. mountain and mountaineering tourism management. cultural diversity and creativity for innovation and sustainability in tourism industry;
• to fulfill the need of skilled and expert manpower to meet the scope in mountain and adventure tourism sectors;
• to enhance and strengthen the graduates to pursue entrepreneurial values in the adventure tourism and leadership development in mountain tourism;
• to build up professionalism in adventure and mountain research studies, and enable them for leadership in the study and research in national and international sectors of adventure and mountain tourism management.

Scopes of MATS
This course has been specifically designed to enable the graduates:

• to handle the tourism industry through their professional skills and integrated knowledge;
• to develop the tourism destination, planning and operate the adventure and mountain tourism;
• to be an innovator of adventure, mountain and mountaineering tourism management;
• to exhibit their skills, competence, and willingness to work in governmental and non-governmental organizations, research institutions, tourism and hospitality industries, rural and mountain development institutes, academia, and other tourism-related organizations;
• to build up professionalism in adventure and mountain studies research, and innovation, and enable them for leadership in the study and research in national and international sectors of adventure and mountain tourism management.

As tourism is a growing industry in Nepal and also globally, the scope of the graduates after the successful completion of the course definitely goes beyond the national level and fetches and international prospect in the field of adventure, mountain, and mountaineering tourism management.

MATS course establishes you as:

Tourism is a mounting industry in Nepal and globally, the scope of the graduates after the successful completion of the course categorically goes beyond the national level and fetches and international prospect in the field of adventure, mountain, and mountaineering tourism management. The new course brings new opportunities and qualifies you to stand ahead with the inventive understanding of adventure tourism in Nepal.

Additional information about the course

Class TimingsThe classes for MATS start from 4:30 PM to 8:00 PM in the evening on weekdays.
 (Note: Classes can be arranged on Saturdays or any other holidays as and when needed.)Attendance and EvaluationsIt is compulsory for all the students to maintain an attendance record of 80% in each subject in order to be eligible to appear for the final board examination. Further, the 40 marks shall be allocated to each student from internal evaluation (assessments and VIVA VOCE) and 60 marks from the final board examination for each subject.

Grading System

The Grading system followed in the MATS program is based on the absolute performance of a student in the in-semester (40%) evaluations and semester-end examinations (60%) conducted by TU.

Here’s the breakdown of the grading system of 40% :

• Class Assignment: 10
• Group Discussion: 10
• In-class Presentation: 10
• Attendance: 10
• Internal Examination (Mid-term & Pre-board) : 20
• Project Work/research Work/Practical Field Work (with Presentation): 40
• Total: 100 marks to be converted to 40 marks

Note: Out of the 40 marks, an individual student must score 30 marks to be eligible and qualified to appear in the final semester examination.

Courses Eligibility

The CMAT (Central Management Admission Test) is a compulsory entrance test taken by Tribhuvan University (TU) for the enrollment in management stream. MATS, being affiliated with the Faculty of Management, TU, should comply with the CMAT entrance test.

The CMAT is a 100 marks examination of 3 hours comprised of 100 questions of 1-mark each. There's no negative marking and students must score a minimum of 40 marks to apply for the BMS course.

Here's the break-down of CMAT exam pattern:

SectionsNumber of QuestionsTotal MarksQuantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation2020General Awareness2020Logical Reasoning2020Language Comprehension2020Business and Economics2020Total100100

Nepal Mountain Academy organizes 'Free CMAT Crash Course' where the students can learn techniques to crack the entrance exam in a short period of time. Follow the academy's Facebook page (https://facebook.com/nepalmountainacademy) for the exact date and time of the preparation classes.

Silent Features

Nationals/ semester

Admission and 1st

2nd

3rd

4th

Grand Total

Nepali

1,50,000

1,00,000

75,000

75,000

NRs. 4,00,000

SAARC

2,00,000

1,50,000

1,50,000

1,00,000

NRs. 6,00,000

Foreign

3,00,000

2,00,000

2,00,000

1,00,000

NRs. 8,00,000

MATS fee structure covers:

• Tuition fees
• Library-computer lab fees
• Several ECAs
• Bouldering wall fees
• Frequent intra- and international seminars and visiting lectures
• A peak climbing of below 6,000 meters including transportation, experts, permit fees, and combined climbing gears (personal gears, food & accommodation expenses are not included).

Scholarship for MATS

1. University scholarship

Three (3) students are granted up to 100% scholarship in tuition fees.

2. Performance scholarship

The student with the highest score in a semester board examination shall be rewarded with Rs. 20,000/- (fee waiver in the next semester)

3. Thesis/Research grant

The student with the highest aggregate score in a batch shall be rewarded with a Thesis/Research Grant of up to Rs. 100,000/-

4. Privilege scholarship

Two scholarships of 25% in tuition fees are offered to eligible students (1 male and 1 female) who are permanent residents of Solududhkunda Municipality -7, Garma, Solukhumbu

5. Contribution scholarship

A total of 25% scholarship in tuition fees is offered to 4 students (2 males and 2 females) who must be:

• the child of a mountain climber who has lost his/her life or has been physically impaired while mountain climbing.
• the child of a mountain climber who has successfully submitted 8000-meter peaks more than 5 times including Mount Everest (8848.86 meters).
• the child of a certified and licensed IMFGA guide who has a minimum work experience of 7 years.

Additional opportunities:

• Tutorial classes
• Academic and research paper writing workshop
• Seminar paper writing workshop
• National and international seminar paper presentations
• International guest lectures

Curricular Structure

S.N.Course codeSubjectsCredit HoursFirst semester1MAT 501Corporate Communication32MAT 601Adventure Tourism Operations and Management33MAT 503Contemporary Tourism Development34MAT 603Global Mountains and Mountaineering35MAT 506Economics of Tourism36MAT 608Managing Protected Areas of Nepal3Second semester7MAT 502Accounting for Tourism38MAT 602Adventure Tourism and Risk Recreation39MAT 504E-tourism310MAT 505Human Resource Management311MAT 607Destination Planning, Development and Management312MAT 507Tourism Marketing3Third Semester13MAT 508Financial Management in Tourism314MAT 510Tourism Entrepreneurship315MAT 512Statistics316MAT 609Cultural Heritage Tourism317MAT 606Sustainable Mountain Tourism Development318MAT 801Field Visit (with below 6000m mountain research)119MAT 701/2/3Elective- I3Fourth semester20MAT 509Tourism Research Methodology321MAT 511Strategic Tourism Management322MAT 604Health and Safety in Adventure Tourism323MAT 605Mountaineering Management324MAT 704/5Elective- II325MAT 802Thesis3

Elective - I
MAT 701: Tourism Crisis and Disaster Management
MAT 702: Tourism Innovation
MAT 703: Event Tourism Management

Elective - II
MAT 704: Pilgrimage Tourism
MAT 705: Logistic and Supply Chain Management

Admission Criteria

Student intake
Student intake for the MATS program will begin from Jan - Feb for the new semester.

Intake capacity: 35 students per intake

Eligibility
Bachelor-degree graduates with a minimum CGPA of 2.00 or second division marks.
Or
Successfully completed bachelor degree (+2 or 12 years higher level and minimum 3 years Bachelor level) in any academic discipline with a minimum CGPA of 2.00 or second division marks from universities recognized by Tribhuvan University (TU).

Documents Required:

1. CMAT score sheet

2. Duly filled application form for MATS 

3. Certificates and testimonials of all examinations passed.

4. Two recent passport-sized photographs

5. Equivalency certificate (if the students have their bachelor degree from foreign boards)

6. Updated CV/bio-data

7. Citizenship certificate

Admission Test
Academy shall conduct admission test tests for appropriate screening of applicants. The applicants shall be screened in each of the stages.

1. Group Discussion
Group Discussion on a given topic. A panel of judges will judge the applicants’ performance based on leadership, logic, and overall presentation.

2. Personal Interview
Personal interview is to measure applicants' motivational level, attitude, and capability to handle the pressure and rigors of the programs.
(NMA has the final authority in selecting the students for the program.)

*In the case of international students, their admission-related procedure will follow the university (TU’s) guidelines.