Tourism Management MSc University of Pécs

General requirements

(1) This admission procedure applies to all applicants who do not have Hungarian citizenship or Hungarian dual citizenship, regardless of whether they have applied for a scholarship programme or a private placement at the School.

(2) Documents to be submitted with the application are:

•    a valid passport;

•    a BA/BSc certificate and a certified translation into English, which entitles the applicant to enter into a master's program in the applicant's home country;

    an official transcript of the results document and a certified English translation thereof;

•    a certificate of proficiency in English if no older than two years, and at least a CEFR level B2, obtained at an internationally recognised (accredited) language examination institution. More information about the acceptable certificates here.

•    the official medical certificate in English stating that the applicant has received the required vaccines and is free of infectious diseases;

•    CV, letter of motivation,

•    other certificates.

(3) Applications are ranked in a 100-point system according to the following criteria:

a) Learning outcomes: maximum 50 points

b) Motivational interview: maximum 50 points

c) Extra points: maximum 16 points

Criteria 

Results breakdown 

Max points 

1. Learning outcomes: GPA of the applicant's last two years in the BA/BSc training 

0 points: If the applicant's GPA is below 50% 

20 points: If the applicant's GPA is 50% or above 

35 points: If the applicant's GPA is 70% or above 

50 points: If the applicant's GPA is 85% or above 

50 

3. Motivational interview 

0 points: the applicant cannot communicate with the interviewer, not even the most basic communication acts (greeting, identity issues); 

15 points: the interview is lagging, the applicant only communicates in short answers, mostly answering yes or no to the questions; 

25 points: the applicant is fluent in general topics, his or her professional motivations are not fully elaborated; 

35 points: the applicant is fluent in both general and basic professional topics; 

50 points the applicant has determined professional goals and can express his or her professional motivation. 

50 

Total 

100 

Extra points* 

Certified, relevant professional experience 

0 points: the applicant does not have any professional experience; 

5 

5 points: the applicant owns one or more enterprises (or social enterprise) or other relevant business experience 

CEFR level C1 language exam certificate in the instruction language 

0 points: the applicant has only a level B2 language exam certificate in the instruction language; 

5 

5 points: the applicant has an internationally recognized CEFR level C1 language exam certificate obtained no earlier than 2 years in the instruction language 

Volunteering 

0 points: the applicant either did not take part in voluntary activities or submitted a certificate for a period of fewer than 3 months; 

3 

3 points: Applicant has been volunteering for at least 3 months at charity or NGO, and this is certified by the organization. 

Applicants with fewer opportunities 

0 points: the applicant does not have any disability, or it cannot be creditably certified 

3 

3 points: the applicant has creditably certified his/her disability by attaching the official documents 

Total 

16 

* Applicants will be awarded a maximum of 16 extra points in total, according to the criteria listed, but the total number of admission points, including the extra points, must not exceed 100.

(4) Minimum eligibility criteria for admissions  

a) obtains more than zero points for each of the three main criteria [(3) a), b)] and

b) the total score, of at least 50, without extra points.

Specializations:

There are no specializations in this training.

Career opportunities:

· Tourism Policy and Development Specialist,

· Senior Tourism Project Manager,

· Director of Tourism Development,

· Hospitality and Tourism Operations Director,

· Sustainable Tourism Manager