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Study plan of the Master in International Tourism (MT)
The study plan (also study programme or study curriculum) of the Master includes information on the structure of the programme.
Study plan 2023-2025:
SEMESTER I | ECTS |
Tourism Economics | 3 |
Consumer Behaviour in Tourism | 3 |
Accounting | 3 |
Communicating Heritage in Tourism | 6 |
Intercultural Communication in Tourism | 3 |
Digital Transformation in Tourism | 4.5 |
E-Tourism Technology Lab | 3 |
Cultural History of Tourism | 4.5 |
30 | |
SEMESTER II | ECTS |
Enogastronomic Tourism | 3 |
Advanced Data Analysis in Tourism | 3 |
Human Resource Management | 3 |
Tourism Planning | 3 |
Destination Management | 3 |
Tourism Growth and Economic Development | 3 |
Sustainable Tourism Experience Design | 3 |
International Relations and Tourism | 3 |
Tourism Stories (Hub) | 6 |
30 | |
SEMESTER III | ECTS |
Tourism Service Management | 3 |
Tourism and Transport | 3 |
International Tourism Marketing | 3 |
Event Management | 3 |
Crisis Communication | 3 |
Tourism Career Lab | 3 |
Electives | ECTS |
Minor in Sustainability*** | 12 |
Minor in eTourism*** | 12 |
Tackling World Challenges | 6 |
30 | |
SEMESTER IV | ECTS |
The Grand MTour** | 6 |
Internship* | 9 |
Master Thesis* | 15 |
30 | |
TOTAL ECTS | 120 |
Changes in the study programme may occur.
*Internship and Master Thesis are compulsory.
**The Grand MTour is a two-year long course that consists of external classes and culminates in the final Study Tour, a week-long study trip to an inspiring destination.
***Courses of the minors are offered both in the spring and in the fall semester. So, you’ll need to attend also some elective courses either in the second semester or in the fourth one.
Within the study programme of the USI Master in International Tourism you will have various opportunities to specialize yourself, including the Minor or elective courses you choose.
You can use the 12 ECTS to personalise your study plan by choosing one or more of the following options:
Minor in Sustainability (12 ECTS):
Spring Semester | ECTS |
Economics of Well-being* | 3 |
Sustainable Management | 3 |
Fall Semester | ECTS |
Negotiation | 3 |
Project Management | 3 |
*Maximum 15 places available for International Tourism.
In the study programme of the USI Master in International Tourism, the 12 ECTS of the Minor in Sustainable Management are listed within the 3rd semester (Fall).
When you complete all four courses above, the Minor in Sustainability will be written on your Master's transcript of record.
Minor in eTourism (12 ECTS):
Spring Semester | ECTS |
Usability and Digital Analytics | 3 |
Augmented and Virtual Reality* | 1.5 |
E-Commerce and Cyber Security* | 1.5 |
Fall Semester | ECTS |
Digital Challenges in Marketing and Big Data | 3 |
Online Communication Design | 3 |
UNESCO Chair Summer School* | 1.5 |
IFITT Master Class on eTourism* | 1.5 |
* Choose 3 ECTS in total during the Spring and/or Fall semester.
In the study programme of the USI Master in International Tourism these 12 ECTS of the Minor in eTourism are listed within the 3rd semester (Fall).
When you complete 12 ECTS of courses belonging to this Minor, the Minor in eTourism title will be written on your Master's transcript of record.
Study plan 2022-24:
SEMESTER I | ECTS |
Tourism Economics | 3 |
Consumer Behaviour in Tourism | 3 |
Sustainable Tourism Experience Design | 3 |
Accounting | 3 |
Intercultural Communication in Tourism | 3 |
Digital Transformation in Tourism | 4.5 |
E-Tourism Technology Lab | 3 |
Cultural History of Tourism | 4.5 |
International Relations and Tourism | 3 |
30 | |
SEMESTER II | ECTS |
Enogastronomic Tourism | 3 |
Advanced Data Analysis in Tourism | 3 |
Human Resource Management | 3 |
Tourism Planning | 3 |
Destination Management | 3 |
Tourism Growth and Economic Development | 3 |
Communicating Heritage in Tourism | 6 |
Tourism Stories (Hub) | 6 |
30 | |
SEMESTER III | ECTS |
Tourism Service Management | 3 |
Tourism and Transport | 3 |
Tourism Marketing | 3 |
Event Management | 3 |
Crisis Communication | 3 |
Tourism Career Lab | 3 |
Electives | ECTS |
Minor in Sustainability*** | 12 |
Minor in eTourism*** | 12 |
The World Challenges Programme | 6 |
30 | |
SEMESTER IV | ECTS |
The Grand MTour** | 6 |
Internship* | 9 |
Master Thesis* | 15 |
30 | |
TOTAL ECTS | 120 |
Changes in the study programme may occur.
*Internship and Master Thesis are compulsory.
**The Grand MTour is a two-year long course that consists of external classes and culminates in the final Study Tour, a week-long study trip to an inspiring destination.
***Courses of the minors are offered both in the spring and in the fall semester. So, you’ll need to attend also some elective courses either in the second semester or in the fourth one.
Within the study programme of the USI Master in International Tourism you will have various opportunities to specialize yourself, including the Minor or elective courses you choose.
You can use the 12 ECTS to personalise your study plan by choosing one or more of the following options:
Minor in Sustainability (12 ECTS):
Spring Semester | ECTS |
Economics of Well-being* | 3 |
Sustainable Management | 3 |
Fall Semester | ECTS |
Negotiation | 3 |
Project Management | 3 |
*Maximum 15 places available for International Tourism.
In the study programme of the USI Master in International Tourism the 12 ECTS of the Minor in Sustainable Management are listed within the 3rd semester (Fall).
When you complete all four courses above, the Minor in Sustainability title will be written on your Master's transcript of record.
Minor in eTourism (12 ECTS):
Spring Semester | ECTS |
Usability and Digital Analytics | 3 |
Augmented and Virtual Reality* | 1.5 |
E-Commerce and Cyber Security* | 1.5 |
Fall Semester | ECTS |
Digital Challenges in Marketing and Big Data | 3 |
Online Communication Design | 3 |
UNESCO Chair Summer School* | 1.5 |
IFITT Master Class on eTourism* | 1.5 |
* Choose 3 ECTS in total during the Spring and/or Fall semester.
In the study programme of the USI Master in International Tourism these 12 ECTS of the Minor in eTourism are listed within the 3rd semester (Fall).
When you complete 12 ECTS of courses belonging to this Minor, the Minor in eTourism title will be written on your Master transcript of record.