Master’s degree in Tourism Sciences

🏛️ Institution

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

🎓 Degree awarded

Master’s degree in Tourism Sciences
EQF Level 7 – 120 ECTS

⏳ Duration and academic level

• Duration: 2 academic years (4 semesters)
• Credits: 120 ECTS
• Level: EQF Level 7
• Delivery mode: Fully online
• Start date: Open enrollment

🌍 Language

• Italian
• English
• German (selected learning materials)

🎯 Educational objectives

The Master’s degree in Tourism Sciences trains advanced professional profiles with solid academic and practical competencies in tourism management and destination development.

The program provides advanced skills in:

• strategic tourism management
• territorial and destination planning
• destination governance
• sustainable, innovative and digital tourism models
• tourism research methods and data analysis

📚 Study plan (120 ECTS)

📘 First year – Strategy, governance and research (60 ECTS)

Course (Italian)	Course (English)	ECTS
Economia Avanzata del Turismo	Advanced Tourism Economics	12
Strategic Tourism Management	Strategic Tourism Management	12
Marketing Turistico Avanzato	Advanced Tourism Marketing	9
Politiche Turistiche e Pianificazione	Tourism Policies & Planning	9
Metodologia della Ricerca Avanzata	Advanced Research Methods	6
Digital & Smart Tourism	Digital & Smart Tourism	6
Tourism Data Analysis	Tourism Data Analysis	6

Total: 60 ECTS

📗 Second year – Sustainability, projects and thesis (60 ECTS)

Course (Italian)	Course (English)	ECTS
Sustainable Destination Management	Sustainable Destination Management	12
Governance delle Destinazioni Turistiche	Destination Governance	9
Turismo Culturale e Creativo	Cultural & Creative Tourism	9
Event & Experience Design	Event & Experience Design	6
Turismo Internazionale e Cooperazione	International Tourism & Cooperation	6
Stage / Project Work	Internship / Project Work	9
Tesi Magistrale	Master’s 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 tuition fee 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 Master’s degree, students must complete a Final Master’s Dissertation on a relevant topic in tourism management, sustainability, governance, or innovation.

The dissertation is:

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

🧑‍🎓 Admission requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree (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, English and German

📞 Contacts

Admissions Office
📧 admissions@priscasapientia.university

Academic Secretariat
📧 secretariat@priscasapientia.university

🌐 www.priscasapientia.university