Tourism Management MSc

Last modified: 16. March 2025

Field of training/professional group:
Economics

Language of course:
Hungarian and English
 
Purpose of course:
In order to prepare tourism managers for the tourism industry's labor market, they must be able to independently perform planning, decision-making, and management tasks in the areas of direct and indirect tourism; analyze how the relevant organizations and economic areas operate; create concepts, plans, and studies pertaining to the development of the offer; implement development projects; and oversee businesses and institutions. Municipalities, ministries, their support agencies, specialized administrative offices, tourism destination management organizations, tourism marketing firms, and non-profit organizations are just a few of the places where graduates could find work. They are ready to enroll in a PhD program to further their education.
 
Application conditions:
Compliance with language proficiency
To be admitted to the English language program, a person must have at least an intermediate (B2) complicated type English language exam or an equivalent high school diploma or certificate.

Adherence to the diploma
The master's program in tourism and hospitality requires a bachelor's degree in various fields, including business administration, human resources, commerce, marketing, international business, finance, accounting, business education, applied economics, economic and financial-mathematical analysis, and public service undergraduate programs. The minimum requirements for entry include 60 credits from economic and methodological knowledge, 20 credits from general theory of tourism, tourism economics, tourism geography, tourism marketing, hospitality, and hotel management, and 30 credits from undergraduate studies. Missing credits must be obtained according to the higher education institution's study and examination rules.

The main subjects of the Master's in Tourism Management:
•    economics and methodology;
•    quantitative methods, economic statistics and analysis,
•    decision analysis methodology,
•    strategic management, value chain management,
•    economic policy,
•    e-business, project management,
•    integrated management systems,
•    corporate communication, corporate finance,
•    financial strategies, financial management,
•    management techniques for tourism systems, territorial planning of tourism, methodology of tourism research,
•    professional law and institutional system,
•    management of the non-profit sector,
•    marketing communication,
•    international hotel management.

Title of the qualification included in the diploma/certificate:
Economist in Tourism and Management