Department of Tourism Management

Department of Tourism Management is currently admitting students at Bachelors, Masters, and PhD levels. Due to the urgent need for training specialised graduates in Tourism Management, the Department has tried to offer relevant degree programmes to undergraduate and postgraduate students ever since its establishment.
To date, 13 full-time faculty members are teaching and researching in the Department. The faculty members are offering the latest advances in various branches and areas of Tourism Management. Of the 13 faculty members, two members are full professors, four are associate professors, and the remaining seven are assistant professors.
Moreover, there are currently about 342 students studying in the Department. Since 1991, a total of 938 students have graduated from the Department. In the 2019-2020 academic year, 75 freshmen were admitted into the Department, and 60 students were graduated.

 

Degree Programmes

The programmes offered in the Department of Tourism Management are introduced and specified below.

 

 

Bachelors Degree Programmes

All Bachelors degree programmes in ATU last for four years, 8semesters.

— Tourism Management. This Bachelors degree programme was established in 1991.
— Hospitality Management. This Bachelors degree programme was established in 1991.

 

 

Masters Degree Programmes

All Masters degree programmes in ATU last for a period of 2 years, 4 semesters. Students have to write a Masters thesis and defend it to pass the course and receive their degree certificate.

— Tourism Management: Tourism Marketing. This masters programme was established in 2003.
— Tourism Management: Tourism Development Planning. This masters programme was established in 2009.

 

 

PhD Degree Programme

All PhD programmes are offered at Allameh Tabataba'i University for four years, eight semesters. Students have to pass 18 taught credits, followed by another 18 dissertation credits, 36 credits in total. After passing the 18 taught credits, students have to sit a "comprehensive exam" and receive a minimum mark of 16, out of 20. After the Comprehensive Exam, the PhD candidates are allowed to choose their dissertation titles and prepare their proposals with the help of supervisors and advisors.

— Tourism. The PhD degree programme in TM started to admit students in 2012.

 

 

َDepartment Head

Dr Mehdi Karoubi Dr Mehdi Karoobi
PhD in Social Communications, from Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Iran (2002)
Faculty Member
Email Address: drkaroubi@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.: +9821 48392851 and 48392878
Research Interests: Communications tourism; Tourism behaviour analysis; Tourism culture; Communication management.
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َFaculty Members

To date, 13 full-time faculty members are employed and collaborating with the Department in providing educational and research services to the students and researchers. The faculty members of the Department are briefly introduced below. The names are sorted alphabetically.
For more detailed information about the faculty members, you can refer to ATU's SIMAP Portal.

 

 

Dr Alireza Dabir Dr Alireza Dabir
PhD in ............. from University of ..........(...)
Faculty Member 
Email Address: dabir@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.: To be announced
Research Interests: +9821 48392951
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Dr Mohammad Reza Farzin Dr Mohammad Reza Farzin
PhD in .................., from University of ............ (...)
Faculty Member
Email Address: farzin@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.: To be announced
Research Interests: +9821 48392933
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Dr Esmaeil Ghaderi Dr Esmaeil Ghaderi
PhD in Rural Geography from Tarbiat Modares University, Iran (2003)
Faculty Member
Email Address: eghaderi2002@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.: +9821 48392843
Research Interests: Rural tourism; Tourism development planning; Entrepreneurship in tourism; Hospitality.
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Dr Seyed Ali Hosseini Dr Seyed Ali Hosseini
PhD in Geography and Urban Planning from the University of Tehran (2014)
Faculty Member
Email Address: hosseini.sa@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.: To be announced
Research Interests: Urban tourism; Geography of tourism; Tourism and public policies; Comparative policies in tourism; Land-use planning and tourism; Domestic and international environment in Tourism; Regional balance and tourism planning; Social responsibility and tourism; Social marketing and tourism; Landscape and tourism; History and tourism; Public spaces and tourism; Politic and leisure planning. 
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Dr Mojtaba Mahmoodzadeh Dr Mojtaba Mahmoudzadeh
PhD in Human Resource Management and Organisational Behaviour from Allameh Tabataba'i University (2011).
Faculty Member
Email Address: sm.mahmoudzadeh@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.: +9821 48392861
Research Interests: Human Resource Management in hospitality and tourism; Policymaking in tourism; Organizational behaviour.
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Dr Akbar Pourfaraj Dr Akbar Pourfaraj
PhD in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage from Tarbiat Modares University (2007)
Faculty Member
Email Address: a.pourfaraj@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.: +9821 48392864
Research Interests: Archaeology; Tourism.
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Dr Amir Saberi Dr Amir Saberi
PhD in Urban Planning from Shahid Beheshti University, Iran (2019)
Faculty Member
Email Address: saberi@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.: +9821 48392862
Research Interests: Urban hydrology; Urban planning; Iran ecotourism; Tourism.
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Dr Abolfazl Ardeshir Tajzadeh Namin Dr Abolfazl Ardeshir Tajzadeh Namin
PhD in Business Management: International Business, from the Swinburne University of Technology, Australia (1997)
Faculty Member
Email Address: tajzadehnamin@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.: +9821 48392863
Research Interests: Marketing; Service marketing; Industrial marketing; International marketing in tourism and management.
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Dr Fatemeh Yavari Gohar Dr Fatemeh Yavari Gohar
PhD in Marketing from Allameh Tabataba'i University (2009)
Faculty Member
Email Address: yavarigohar@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.: +9821 48392955
Research Interests: Marketing; International marketing; Market research; Consumer behaviour.
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Dr Rahim Zare Dr Rahim Zare
PhD in ........... from University of ........... (...)
Faculty Member
Email Address: r.zare@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.: +9821 48392879
Research Interests: To be announced
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Dr Hamid Zargham Boroujeni Dr Hamid Zargham Boroujeni
PhD in Management Sciences, from University of Tehran, Iran (1993)
Faculty Member
Email Address: zargham@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.: To be announced
Research Interests: Tourism development planning; Data analysis.
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Dr Mahmood Ziaee Dr Mahmood Ziaee
PhD in Urban Geography and Planning from the University of Tehran (2000)
Faculty Member
Email Address: mdziaee@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.: +9821 48392892
Research Interests: Urban planning; Tourism planning; Sustainable development; Regional development planning.
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