Master in Design of Sustainable Tourism Systems
Florence, Italy
DURATION
2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
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STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Introduction
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.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Several scholarship options are available, please visit the university website for more information.
Curriculum
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)
Program Outcome
Credits: 120
The Master Degree in Design of Sustainable Tourism Systems provides interdisciplinary competencies that involve:
- measuring and monitoring the outcomes and impacts of tourism (i.e. Economic statistics for tourism, Statistical information systems for tourism, Social statistics for tourism, Demography and tourism);
- managing and developing activities related with: the natural and economic local resources (i.e., Agri-food economics, Sustainable tourism for local system development, Food quality and culture for tourism, Economics and management of agritourism);- cultural resources, skills and competencies for tourism (i.e., Organization design and people management in the tourism industry, Economic history of tourism, Tourism and sport marketing, Event and sport management lab);- law and contracts in tourism and travel activities (Travel and tourism contracts, Tourism and law, Financial markets and institutions)
- new tendencies and technology for environmental issues (New technologies and environment chemistry);
- foreign language different from English (Spanish, French, German).
Program Tuition Fee
English Language Requirements
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