Master in Design of Sustainable Tourism Systems

The two years Master Program (second level degree) aims to provide a thorough understanding, at the university master level, of the contemporary techniques of organization and management of tourism activities. The Master Program is characterized by an interisciplinary program.

The graduates will acquire the basic competence in the fields of human and social sciences, a good command of information technology and of statistical techniques, indispensable for a real-world interpretation of tourism trends and of taste changes of the tourist population.

The Master Program also provides legislative, historical and geographical knowledge useful for enhancing the values of the resources and the cultural heritage of a territory. The Master Program deals with topics related with the sustainable management of natural, cultural and historical resources. The remarkable growth of tourism requires considerable planning activities by both the public and private sectors in order to maximise economic returns while containing the potential negative impacts on the environment.

Year 1

• English for tourism
• French for tourism
• Spanish for tourism
• German for tourism
• Economic history of tourism
• Travel and tourism contracts
• Sustainable tourism for local system development
• Demography and tourism
• Agri‐food economics
• Destination management
• Tourism and wine marketing
• Organization design and people management in the tourism industry

Year 2

• Statistical information systems for tourism
• Economic statistics for tourism
• Social statistics for tourism
• Tourism and law
• Economics and management of agritourism
• Financial markets and institutions
• Food quality and culture for tourism
• New technologies and environmental chemistry
• Foreign language lab (*) Data analysis lab Laboratory
• Optional courses
• Final examination (thesis)