International Tourism Management

Overview

Key facts

University of Applied Sciences Worms' Master's graduates have a broad, detailed and critical understanding of tourism and transport science, which goes far beyond the knowledge of undergraduate studies. They are able to independently carry out projects in the work world and take on overriding responsibility in a team. The career prospects of Master's graduates are consistently positive since a significantly increasing demand for higher skilled graduates of Tourism Business Administration is to be expected in the travel and tourism industry in the coming years.

The International Tourism Management course at Hochschule Worms contents can be categorized into five subject groups with corresponding weighting:

• 25% SBWL (Special Business Administration Studies of Tourism and Transport Management): Tour Operator and Travel Agent Management, Transport Management, Destination Management, Hotel Management, Business Travel Management, Event Management and Travel Technology - including case studies/simulation games

• 28% ABWL (Business Administration, e.g. Management Concepts, International Marketing, International Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Human Resources Management))
• 14% FBWL (foreign language - general and specialized language - and intercultural curricula with business administration related references)
• 8% KOMP (advanced complementary studies, for example, Empirical Methods of Work, Economic Policy and Globalization, Law)
• 25% Thesis