Bachelor’s Degree in Tourism Sciences

🏛️ Institution

Prisca Sapientia University
Zurich, Switzerland – International Academic Mission
🌐 www.priscasapientia.university

🎓 Degree awarded

Bachelor’s Degree in Tourism Sciences
EQF Level 6 – 180 ECTS

⏳ Duration and academic level

Duration: 3 academic years (6 semesters)
Credits: 180 ECTS
Level: EQF Level 6
Delivery mode: Fully online
Start date: Open enrollment

🌍 Language

Italian
English

🎯 Educational objectives

The Bachelor’s Degree in Tourism Sciences trains professional profiles with solid academic and practical competencies in tourism, hospitality and destination development.

The program provides foundational and applied skills in:

• tourism economics and management
• hospitality and hotel management
• destination management and governance
• cultural heritage and territorial development
• sustainable and experiential tourism
• tourism law and public policies
• digital communication for tourism

📚 Study plan (180 ECTS)

📘 First year – Foundations of tourism and social sciences (60 ECTS)

Course (Italian)	Course (English)	ECTS
Geografia del Turismo	Tourism Geography	12
Economia del Turismo	Tourism Economics	12
Storia e Cultura del Territorio	Cultural & Territorial Heritage	9
Sociologia del Turismo	Sociology of Tourism	9
Diritto Pubblico e del Turismo	Public & Tourism Law	6
Metodologia delle Scienze Sociali	Social Sciences Methodology	6
Informatica per il Turismo	IT for Tourism	3
Lingua Inglese per il Turismo	English for Tourism	3

Total: 60 ECTS

📗 Second year – Tourism management and hospitality (60 ECTS)

Course (Italian)	Course (English)	ECTS
Management delle Imprese Turistiche	Tourism Business Management	12
Economia e Marketing Turistico	Tourism Marketing	12
Hospitality & Hotel Management	Hospitality & Hotel Management	9
Organizzazione di Eventi	Event Management	6
Legislazione Turistica e dei Servizi	Tourism Services Law	6
Statistica per il Turismo	Tourism Statistics	6
Comunicazione Turistica Digitale	Digital Tourism Communication	6
Lingua Straniera II	Second Foreign Language	3

Total: 60 ECTS

📕 Third year – Development, sustainability and thesis (60 ECTS)

Course (Italian)	Course (English)	ECTS
Destination Management	Destination Management	12
Turismo Sostenibile	Sustainable Tourism	9
Valorizzazione dei Beni Culturali	Cultural Heritage Enhancement	9
Turismo Esperienziale	Experiential Tourism	6
Politiche e Governance del Turismo	Tourism Policies & Governance	6
Project Work / Tirocinio	Internship / Project Work	9
Tesi Finale	Final Dissertation	9

Total: 60 ECTS

💻 Learning platform and delivery

The program is delivered through the Prisca Sapientia LMS, including:

• 24/7 online access
• fully asynchronous learning
• recorded video lectures
• assignments, quizzes and assessments
• student progress tracking

📘 Study materials

All study materials are included in the program and provided digitally via LMS:

• academic dispenses developed by Prisca Sapientia
• digital textbooks (open access or institutional license)
• scientific articles and official documents
• case studies and applied project resources

📝 Assessment system

Assessment is based on:

• online examinations
• written assignments
• project work
• continuous module-based evaluation

🧪 Final dissertation

To obtain the Bachelor’s degree, students must complete a Final Dissertation on a relevant topic in tourism, hospitality, destination management or sustainable tourism.

The dissertation is:

• supervised remotely
• submitted online
• evaluated by an academic committee

🧑‍🎓 Admission requirements

• High School Diploma (or equivalent)
• CV evaluation
• no entrance examination required

💰 Tuition fees and flexible payments

Tuition fee: €2,000 per year

Payment options:

• single annual payment
• monthly installments
• quarterly installments

🆕 New academic pathway

• study materials included in the program
• fully online pathway
• flexible learning model
• course languages: Italian and English

📞 Contacts

Admissions Office
📧 admissions@priscasapientia.university

Academic Secretariat
📧 secretariat@priscasapientia.university

🌐 www.priscasapientia.university