
Overview
Municipalities, heritage centers, publishers and travel organisations are increasingly looking for academically trained professionals who can creatively and critically reflect on tourism as a cultural phenomenon and who can provide tourists with enticing ideas and well-informed stories.
This specialisation in Tourism and Culture at Radboud University will train you to analyse and critically reflect on contemporary trends in tourism and heritage management, focusing on the challenges and opportunities of (for instance) dark tourism, film-induced tourism, sustainable tourism and 'bubble tourism' in times of travel restrictions.
Enriched with a long term historical perspective and developing projects with and for public and commercial partners, you will not only acquire the academic knowledge and practical skills to work in the field, but also to change and reinvent the field.
As an academic expert in cultural tourism, you will be able to offer a creative, critical and well-informed contribution to the tourism industry and the cultural sector. The combination of solid academic training and hands-on work experience in the field offers an outstanding preparation for various jobs.
Future career opportunities
A substantial number of alumni of Tourism and Culture currently work in the tourism and heritage sector. This programme also prepares you for jobs in journalism, research and policy functions in other fields than the tourism industry. Other alumni work in different fields in related jobs.
Possible occupations
- Policy maker at a municipality
- Project leader at a heritage site
- Publicist for a lifestyle magazine or travel appendix of a newspaper
- Communication or education officer at a heritage site
- Entrepreneur developing new formats and tours
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Visit programme websiteProgramme Structure
Courses include:
- Cultural History of Tourism: from Grand Tour to City Trip
- Tourism and Culture: Theories and Trends
- Tourism and Cultural Heritage: Traditions and Dilemmas
- The Ethics of Tourism
- Remaking Tourism: Between Theory and Practice
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Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
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- 31 January for non-EU/EEA students who want to apply for a scholarship.
Language
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Credits
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Campus Location
- Nijmegen, Netherlands
Disciplines
Area & Cultural Studies Tourism & Leisure View 8 other Masters in Tourism & Leisure in NetherlandsExplore more key information
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Your admission into this programme depends on your previous education. You are admissible if you have a completed Bachelor's degree (with Bachelor thesis) in Archaeology, Art History, History, Literary Studies, Cultural Studies, Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology, Media Studies, Communication and Information Studies, Language and Culture Studies (e.g. English, Dutch, French, Classics), Philosophy, Liberal Arts or a related discipline. Your degree has to be equivalent to a Dutch research university diploma. The Admission Board will determine if an international student has the required knowledge to be admitted.
- There is also a pre-Master's programme available in case you do not meet all the admissions requirments for this programme.
- Please check the university's website for additional requirements.
Student insurance
Make sure to cover your health, travel, and stay while studying abroad. Even global coverages can miss important items, so make sure your student insurance ticks all the following:
- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
- Liability
- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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International
18404 EUR/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 18404 EUR per year during 12 months. -
EU/EEA
2601 EUR/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 2601 EUR per year during 12 months.
- Statutory tuition fee €2,601.00
- Institutional tuition fee EEA €13,784.00
Living costs for Nijmegen
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
There are scholarship opportunities available for Master's students. Please check the university's website for more information.
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Scholarships Information
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