This article focuses on higher education in Tourism in Brazil and the United Kingdom. Its overall objective is to carry out a comparative analysis of graduate level courses in Tourism and Hospitality in both countries, highlighting their main characteristic, differences and similarities. It aims to suggest ways of improving tourism courses in Brazil, based on the experience of the United Kingdom. The article is based on a study carried out in the United Kingdom, which was published under the title "Educação superior em turismo: aprendendo com a experiência do Reino Unido” (Tourism education: learning from the experience of the United Kingtom) by Teixeira. Fletcher and Westlake (200 I) and another study carried out in Brazil, which is presented in the artidcle 'O perfil dos cursos de graduação em turismo/hotelaria no Brasil: um estudo exploratório' (The profile of graduate courses m Tourism and Hospitably in Brazil: an exploratory study) (Teixeira 2001).