MA in Tourism 24 months Postgraduate Program By Aalborg University |Top Universities
Program Duration

24 monthsProgram duration

Tuitionfee

7,164 DKKTuition Fee/year

Scholarship

YesScholarships

Main Subject Area

Hospitality and Leisure ManagementMain Subject Area

Program overview

Main Subject

Hospitality and Leisure Management

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

The Tourism Master’s degree at Aalborg University, Denmark, is a two-year programme which is offered in English at the university's campuses in Aalborg and Copenhagen. AAU’s Tourism MA degree draws on a wide range of perspectives from social science and humanities disciplines with a strong focus on critical thinking, analytical skills, teamwork, and creative problem-solving. The programme has an international outlook drawing on cases and examples from around the world. The Tourism MA opens many different career possibilities in the public and private sector, from marketing and communication to project management. The programme is flexible and allows you to tailor the education to your interests and career goals, through your choice of semester project and thesis topic and the option of an internship in a tourism organisation of your choice.

Program overview

Main Subject

Hospitality and Leisure Management

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

The Tourism Master’s degree at Aalborg University, Denmark, is a two-year programme which is offered in English at the university's campuses in Aalborg and Copenhagen. AAU’s Tourism MA degree draws on a wide range of perspectives from social science and humanities disciplines with a strong focus on critical thinking, analytical skills, teamwork, and creative problem-solving. The programme has an international outlook drawing on cases and examples from around the world. The Tourism MA opens many different career possibilities in the public and private sector, from marketing and communication to project management. The programme is flexible and allows you to tailor the education to your interests and career goals, through your choice of semester project and thesis topic and the option of an internship in a tourism organisation of your choice.

Admission requirements

6.5+
85+
180+

The admission requirement for the master's degree programme in Tourism is a completed relevant bachelor's degree. A bachelor’s degree is considered relevant when its central subject areas provide students with competences corresponding to a minimum of 45 ECTS credits within subject areas which are relevant for one or a number of the subject areas of the Tourism programme: Consumption Studies, Market Communication, Organisation and Management, Culture Studies, Intercultural Studies, Innovation Studies, Business Development and Policy Studies.

In addition, documented experience in the relevant methodologies of the humanities or social sciences is required. Qualitative methods, Philosophy of Science and problem based learning (PBL) are considered particularly relevant.

2 Years
Sep
  • Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance
  • Candidates are required to submit an essay(s) for acceptance

Tuition fee and scholarships

Domestic Students

0 DKK
-

International Students

7,164 DKK
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More programs from the university

Aalborg University offers interdisciplinary studies where bachelor courses (basic study programmes) are followed by masters and Ph.D. courses (subsequent specialisation). The university offers 10 different undergraduate programmes in English across five faculties:

  • The Faculty of Humanities
  • The Technical Faculty of IT and Design
  • The Faculty of Social Sciences
  • The Faculty of Engineering and Science
  • The Faculty of Medicine


Each of the five faculties has its own schools with full time bachelor education spanning over three years and designed to prepare students for master and Ph.D. education at a high academic and international level. Since the Ph.D. programmes are focussed on training researchers, students are researching independently and being actively involved in Aalborg’s research community.

All study programmes at AAU are based on a unique model of teaching and learning: the problem based and project organized model based on real life challanges, also referred to as "The PBL Model" and "The Aalborg Model". This model has become both nationally and internationally recognized as an advanced and efficient learning model, and ot is a trademark for Aalborg University.

Aalborg University is among the world's leading universities regarding research within health technology, wireless communication, energy, computer science, innovation economics, and comparative welfare studies.

More than 20.000 students are enrolled at Aalborg University, and approximately 10% of those are international students from countries all over the world. The university employs approximately 2.000 faculty staff and approximately 1.400 administrative/technical staff.

The schools and undergraduate programmes in English are available below. For a complete list of undergraduate programmes, the Danish ones included, visit this link.

Aalborg University offers interdisciplinary studies where bachelor courses (basic study programmes) are followed by masters and Ph.D. courses (subsequent specialisation). The university offers 66 different postgraduate programmes in English across five faculties:

  • The Faculty of Humanities
  • The Technical Faculty of IT and Design
  • The Faculty of Social Sciences
  • The Faculty of Engineering and Science
  • The Faculty of Medicine


Each of the five faculties has its own schools with full time bachelor education spanning over three years and designed to prepare students for master and Ph.D. education at a high academic and international level. Since the Ph.D. programmes are focussed on training researchers, students are researching independently and being actively involved in Aalborg’s research community.

All study programmes at AAU are based on a unique model of teaching and learning: the problem based and project organized model based on real life challanges, also referred to as "The PBL Model" and "The Aalborg Model". This model has become both nationally and internationally recognized as an advanced and efficient learning model, and ot is a trademark for Aalborg University.

Aalborg University is among the world's leading universities regarding research within health technology, wireless communication, energy, computer science, innovation economics, and comparative welfare studies.

More than 20.000 students are enrolled at Aalborg University, and approximately 10% of those are international students from countries all over the world. The university employs approximately 2.000 faculty staff and approximately 1.400 administrative/technical staff.

The schools and postgraduate programmes in English are available below. For a complete list of postgraduate programmes, the Danish ones included, visit this link.

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