MSc Tourism Management
Budapest Business University
About this program
MSc Tourism Management
The aim of our Masters degree program in Tourism Management is to train tourism professionals with professional competencies and knowledge, who will independently be able to: perform planning, decision-making and management functions in the areas of tourism; analyze the operations of the economic areas concerned, prepare concepts, plans and studies related to supply and organizational development, implement development projects and to manage enterprises and institutions.
Admission requirements
Entry Qualification
- Undergraduate diploma (or higher)
- The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English.
- Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original.
- You must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university.
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Learn moreProgram content
Knowledge of Economics and Social Sciences
Economic Statistics and Decision Analysis, Strategic Management and Planning, Research Methodology and Creativity Development, Economic and Financial Policy
General professional knowledge
Tourism systems, International hotel and hospitality management, Leadership, Creative project, Marketing management in tourism, Sustainable development and tourism planning
Scholarships & funding
A full scholarship opportunity is available on the university's website, called Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship Programme.
Visit the university's website to view all scholarship opportunities!
Program delivery
Study Schedule: Full-time
Form of Financing: Self-funded
For more information, please visit the university's website.
Tuition
Tuition fee: €3,000 per semester
Qualification
Students who successfully complete the Masters degree in Tourism Management will have the following skills and be able to:
- Confidently integrate and creatively apply theoretical and practical knowledge of the tourism sector and the economy in general,
- Interpret tourism knowledge in a multicultural and global context,
- Think strategically and innovatively for successful decision-making and problem solving,
- Effectively manage and co-operate within an organizational framework, exploiting synergies between tourism co-operation networks,
- Communicate convincingly at a high level, in both written and oral, and
- Utilize an ethical approach to economic problems based on environmental and social responsibility.
The diverse and unique world of tourism requires versatile, creative managers.
Among other things, our Masters degree enables you to perform the following tasks at a higher level:
- organization and management of tourism enterprises (accommodation, event organizers, airlines, restaurants …)
- creating a tourism strategy or marketing plan for municipalities, regions
- experience-based development of tourist attractions (e.g. festivals, cultural heritage, national parks …)
- launching tourism businesses based on modern business models.
Choose our program to start or accelerate your tourism career.
Career paths
Graduates will find positions in:
- Tourism enterprises,
- Local governments and ministries,
- Travel agencies,
- Tourist destination management organizations,
- Tourism marketing companies, and
- Organization and management in non-profits and NGOs.
About this institute
Budapest Business University
BBU is Hungary’s market leading university and largest business school with a professional history of 160 years, educating more than 18,000 students and having international students from all around the world. The university is offering full degree programs on bachelor’s,...
Why study at Budapest Business University
Why BBU?
- Established in 1857
- 18000 students
- 1000 international students from 80 countries
- 200+ partner universities
- 1000+ active corporate relationships including Robert Bosch, Citi Global, Microsoft Artificial Intelligence Business School
- Full scholarship opportunities
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