Study location	Hungary, Budapest
Type	Master, full degree studies
Nominal duration	4 semesters (120 ECTS)
Study language	English
Awards	MA
Course code	Economic Science

Entry qualification

Bachelor diploma (or higher) Please be advised that we can only consider those applicants who are coming from a relevant field (studied tourism or completed a business-related programme). The following documents should be uploaded: 1. Secondary school leaving certificate and bachelor degree certificate related to the field of the Master’s programme. 2. B2 English language knowledge, proved by internationally accepted language examination system (e.g.: IELTS, TOEFL, WAEC, etc.) and interview performance 3. Transcript of bachelor studies The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. In most cases you can request 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.

Territory requirements

Applications are accepted from the following territories (based on citizenship): Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Brazil, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo - Kinshasa, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Rwanda, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, St Lucia, Sudan, Syria, São Tomé & Príncipe, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Türkiye, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen.

Language requirements	English B2 (IELTS 6.0) Please note that all applicants need to participate in an online admission interview. During this interview, you’ll need to prove your language skills and the admission committee will make their admission decision based on this. If you don’t reach the necessary language level, you won’t be granted admission even if you have a previously obtained language certificate.

Other requirements	A motivation letter must be added to your application.

More information	international.uni-bge.hu/..rism-management

Overview

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.

If you choose this programme…

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!

Entrance exam:

The entrace exam consists of two parts. On one hand, the applicants’ previous studies are evaluated (based on the transcripts and the degree certificate), motivation letter and any additional documents are checked as well. On the other hand, applicants need to participate in an online admission interview. During this interview applicants need to prove their English language skills and also their suitability for their chosen program.

Type of entrance exam:
oral

Entrance exam location:
online

Contact:

sh@uni-bge.hu

Preparatory year available:
No

Specialisation year available:
No

Minimum number of scholarship holders:
10

Maximum number of scholarship holders:
40

Programme structure

A detailed and up to date curriculum is available on our website.

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

Career opportunities

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.