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Study plan of the Master in International Tourism (MT)
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Study plan of the Master in International Tourism (MT)
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Study plan 2021-2023
Study plan of the Master in International Tourism - curriculum 2021-2023:
Changes in the study programme may occur.
*Students can choose between the internship (9 ECTS) or master's thesis (12 ECTS). If students choose to do an internship, they will choose 3 ECTS elective courses extra. This means that students who choose to do an internship will have to complete 21 ECTS elective courses in total, while students who choose to do a thesis will have to complete 18 ECTS elective courses in total. You can do your internship during the 4th semester, only after the Tourism Capstone Project, or between the 2nd and 3rd semester.
- Minor in eTourism
During the USI Master in International Tourism programme you will have various opportunities to specialize yourself, including the Minor or elective courses (12 ECTS) you choose.
You can use these 12 ECTS to further personalise your study plan by choosing one or more of the following options that are offered within the USI Master in International Tourism:
- The Minor in eTourism
- The Minor in Sustainable Management
- The World Challenges Programme (6 ECTS)
- Courses offered by other USI Master programmes in English
- Semester at a partner university abroad
The USI Master in International Tourism timetable includes all courses that are part of the Minor in eTourism:
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 2nd semester (Spring) and 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.
- Minor in Sustainable Management
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 Sustainable Management
- Minor in eTourism
- The World Challenges Programme (6 ECTS)
- Courses offered by other USI Master programmes in English
- Semester at a partner university abroad
The timetable of the USI Master in International Tourism includes all courses that are part of the Minor in Sustainable Management:
MINOR IN SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT (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 2nd semester (Spring) and 3rd semester (Fall).
When you complete all four courses above, the Minor in Sustainable Management title will be written on your Master transcript of record.
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Study plan 2020-2022
Study plan of the Master in International Tourism - curriculum 2020-2022:
Changes in the study programme may occur.
*Students can choose between the internship (9 ECTS) or master's thesis (12 ECTS). If students choose to do an internship, they will choose 3 ECTS elective courses extra. This means that students who choose to do an internship will have to complete 21 ECTS elective courses in total, while students who choose to do a thesis will have to complete 18 ECTS elective courses in total. You can do your internship during the 4th semester, only after the Tourism Capstone Project, or between the 2nd and 3rd semester.
- Minor in eTourism
During the USI Master in International Tourism programme you will have various opportunities to specialize yourself, including the Minor or elective courses (12 ECTS) you choose.
You can use these 12 ECTS to further personalise your study plan by choosing one or more of the following options that are offered within the USI Master in International Tourism:
- The Minor in eTourism
- The Minor in Sustainable Management
- The World Challenges Programme (6 ECTS)
- Courses offered by other USI Master programmes in English
- Semester at a partner university abroad
The USI Master in International Tourism timetable includes all courses that are part of the Minor in eTourism:
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 2nd semester (Spring) and 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.- Minor in Sustainable Management
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 Sustainable Management
- Minor in eTourism
- The World Challenges Programme (6 ECTS)
- Courses offered by other USI Master programmes in English
- Semester at a partner university abroad
The timetable of the USI Master in International Tourism includes all courses that are part of the Minor in Sustainable Management:
MINOR IN SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT (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 2nd semester (Spring) and 3rd semester (Fall).
When you complete all four courses above, the Minor in Sustainable Management title will be written on your Master transcript of record. -
Study plan 2019-2021
Study plan of the Master in International Tourism - curriculum 2019-2021
Changes in the study programme may occur.
*You can choose between the internship (9 ECTS) or master's thesis (12 ECTS). If you choose to do an internship, you will choose 3 ECTS elective courses extra. You can do your internship during the 4th semester, or between the 2nd and 3rd semester.
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Study plan 2018-2020
Study plan of the Master in International Tourism - curriculum 2018-2020
SEMESTER 1 (31 ECTS) BOARDING - Autumn Semester 2018/19 ECTS Consumer Behaviour in Tourism 3 Cultural History of Tourism 4.5 E-Tourism Technology Lab 3 Event Management 3 Intercultural Communication 3 International Relations and Tourism 3 Management of Small and Medium Enterprises 3 New Media for Tourism Communication 4.5 Tourism Economics 4 SEMESTER 2 (33 ECTS) DEEPENING - Spring semester 2019 ECTS Advanced Data Analysis in Tourism 3 Aviation Management 3 Business Travel Management 3 Destination Management and Marketing 3 Economics of Transport and Mobility 3 Human Resource Management 3 Sustainable Tourism Colloquium 3 Tourism Planning and Sustainable Development 3 UNESCO World Heritage and Tourism 3 Electives: take the Minor in eTourism
Information Management and Retrieval
Usability and Webanalytics6
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3SEMESTER 3 (33 ECTS) APPLYING - Autumn semester 2019/20 ECTS Accounting 6 Architecture and Tourism 3 Corporate Strategy 6 International Tourism Marketing 3 Risk and Crisis Management in Tourism 3 Tourism Service Management 3 Tourism Career Lab 3 Electives: take the Minor in eTourism
Digital Challenges in Marketing and Big Data
Online Communication Design
OR the Minor in Management
Organisational Behaviour
Negotiation
Project Management6
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3SEMESTER 4 (23 ECTS) MASTERING - Spring semester 2020 ECTS Tourism Consultancy Project* 12 Internship** 6 Study Tour*** 5 Electives: World Challenges Programme 6 Master Thesis* 12 Total ECTS 120 Changes in the study programme may occur.
*You can choose between the Master's Thesis (12 ECTS), or the Tourism Consultancy Project (12 ECTS) which includes a small individual thesis on the project (6 ECTS).
**You can do your internship during the 4th semester, or between the 2nd and 3rd semester. If you choose to write your master's thesis during the 4th semester, you can do your internship wherever you prefer (Ticino, Switzerland, or worldwide). This gives you the flexibility to do your internship outside of Switzerland if desired.
***The Study Tour is a one-week field trip to a European city destination, in which you apply all tools and knowledge you acquired during the Master. More international study trips and company visits are organized throughout the Master (e.g. Sustainable Tourism Colloquium field study in Piemonte, Architecture and Tourism seminar in Venice, Management of Small and Medium Enterprises wine business company visit, etc.).
Changes in the study plan may occurr. In case of discrepancies, or for any legal purpose, the study plan indicated by the Director or the Programme Manager of the Master shall prevail.
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Study plan 2017-2019
Study plan of the Master in International Tourism - curriculum 2017-2019
SEMESTER 1 (27 ECTS) BOARDING - Autumn semester 2017/18 Consumer Behaviour in Tourism 3 Cultural History of Tourism 4.5 E-Tourism Technology Labs 3 Event Management 3 International Relations and Tourism 3 Management of Small and Medium Enterprises 3 New Media for Tourism Communication 4.5 Tourism Economics 3 SEMESTER 2 (30 ECTS) DEEPENING - Spring semester 2018 Aviation Management 3 Business Travel 3 Destination Management and Marketing 3 Economics of Transport and Mobility 3 Human Resource Management 3 Research Methods in Tourism 3 Sustainable Tourism Colloquium 3 Tourism Planning and Development 3 UNESCO World Heritage and Tourism 3 Electives: take the Minor in eTourism
or courses offered by other USI masters in English6 (12) SEMESTER 3 (30 ECTS) APPLYING - Autumn semester 2018/19 Architecture and Tourism 3 International Tourism Marketing 3 Risk and Crisis Management in Tourism 3 Tourism Service Management 3 Tourism Career Lab 3 Electives: take the Minor in eTourism, the Minor in Management,
or courses offered by other USI masters in English6 (12) SEMESTER 4 (33 ECTS) MASTERING - Spring semester 2019 Field Project 9 Study Tour 6 Internship* 6 Thesis 12 Total ECTS 120 *Between the 2nd and 3rd semester, or after finishing the 4th semester
Minor in Management
Within the Study Programme you will have various opportunities to specialize yourself, among which the Minor or elective courses you choose.
You can use the 12 ECTS to personalize your study plan either by taking:
- The Minor in Management
- The Minor in eTourism
- Courses offered by other USI master programmes in English as elective courses (to be taken in the 3rd or 4th semester)
The timetable of the Master in International Tourism includes the courses that are part of the Minor in Management:
Minor in Management (12 ECTS) Corporate Strategy (Autumn) 6 Negotiation (Autumn) 3 Project Management (Autumn) 3 All of these courses are offered in the Fall semester.
In the Study Programme all Minor in Management courses (12 ECTS) are listed within the 3rd semester, which focuses on `applying`.
Minor in eTourism
Within the Study Programme you will have opportunities to specialize yourself, of which the Minor or elective courses you choose are one of them.
You can use the 12 ECTS to personalize your study plan either by taking:
- The Minor in eTourism
- The Minor in Management
- Courses offered by other USI master programmes in English as elective courses (to be taken in the 3rd or 4th semester)
The timetable of the Master in International Tourism includes the courses that are part of the Minor in eTourism:
Minor in eTourism (12 ECTS) Usability and Digital Analytics (Spring) 3 Information Management and Retrieval (Spring) 3 Digital Challenges in Marketing and Big Data (Autumn) 3 Online Communication Design (Autumn) 3 The 12 ECTS consisting of the Minor in eTourism are listed in the Study Programme within the 2nd (spring) semester and 3rd (fall) semester.
Study Tour
Each year the 2nd-year Master in International Tourism students visit a tourism destination abroad during a Study Tour week, which is offered by the University of Lugano and accompanied by tourism professors.
Thesis
During the final semester, our Master in International Tourism students research and write a Master’s dissertation on a tourism topic of their choice.
Master in International Tourism students benefit from Master’s theses research project support given by Postdoctoral researchers and PhD students affiliated to our Academic Partners.
Changes in the study plan may occurr. In case of discrepancies, or for any legal purpose, the study plan indicated by the Director or the Programme Manager of the Master shall prevail.
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Study plan 2016-2018
Study plan of the Master in International Tourism - curriculum 2016-2018
Course ECTS Semester 1: Boarding (27 ECTS) - Autumn semester 2016/17 Consumer Behaviour in Tourism 3 Cultural History of Tourism 4.5 E-Tourism Technology Labs 3 Event Management 3 International Relations and Tourism 3 New Media for Tourism Communication 4.5 Rhetoric and Persuasion in Tourism Communication 3 Tourism Economics 3 Semester 2: Deepening (30 ECTS) - Spring semester 2017 Aviation Management 3 Business Travel 3 Destination Management and Marketing 3 Economics of Transport and Mobility 3 Human Resource Management 3 Tourism and World Heritage 3 Tourism Planning and Development 3 Research Methods in Tourism 3 Electives (6 ECTS) Take the Minor in eTourism (see below)
or courses offered by other USI masters in English6 Semester 3: Applying (30 ECTS) - Autumn semester 2017/18 Accounting 6 Architecture and Tourism 3 Colloquium: Sustainable Tourism 3 Management of Small and Medium Enterprises 3 International Tourism Marketing 3 Risk and Crisis Management in Tourism 3 Tourism Service Management 3 Electives (6 ETCS) Take the Minor in eTourism (see below), the Minor in Management (see below)
or courses offered by other USI masters in English6 Semester 4: Mastering (33 ETCS) - Spring semester 2018 Field Project 9 Study Tour 6 Internship* 6 Thesis 12 Total 120 * Optional to do the internship between the 2nd and 3rd semester, or after finishing the 4th semester.
Electives and Minor
Within the Study Programme you will have various opportunities to specialize yourself, among which the Minor or elective courses you choose.
You can use the 12 ECTS to personalize your study plan either by taking:
- The Minor in eTourism
- The Minor in Management
- Courses offered by other USI master programmes in English as elective courses (to be taken in the 3rd or 4th semester)
- Minor in eTourism
The timetable of the Master in International Tourism includes the courses that are part of the Minor in eTourism:
Minor in eTourism ECTS Usability and webanalytics (spring semester) 3 Information Management and Retrieval (spring semester) 3 Digital Marketing (autumn semester) 3 Online Communication Design (autumn semester) 3 The 12 ECTS consisting of the Minor in eTourism are listed in the Study Programme within the 2nd (spring) semester and 3rd (fall) semester.
- Minor in Management
The timetable of the Master in International Tourism includes the courses that are part of the Minor in Management:
Minor in Management ECTS Corporate Strategy 6 Negotiation 3 Project Management 3 Changes in the study plan may occurr. In case of discrepancies, or for any legal purpose, the study plan indicated by the Director or the Programme Manager of the Master shall prevail.
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