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This master's program is designed to prepare future tourism managers with the skills and expertise needed to transform tourism locations into thriving destinations.
As the tourism industry evolves, professionals must develop innovative skills to meet new challenges. Hospitality organizations - which include all operators that host and serve guests within a destination - recognize the growing importance of destination management and marketing. They seek multidisciplinary leaders who can solve problems and provide forward-thinking strategies.
The program prepares HoSTDe graduates to excel as destination managers, entrepreneurs, and consultants in private and public tourism organizations, nationally and internationally. With a strong emphasis on sustainability, it fosters a new generation of professionals ready to shape the future of tourism.
Lessons are taught completely in English.
The program is articulated in two curricula:
This curriculum aims at providing students with the managerial tools required by companies operating in the hospitality industry. The course prepares qualified experts in hospitality management involving both private and public operators engaged in the development of a tourist destination.
This curriculum aims at providing students with the managerial tools required by companies operating in the cultural tourism industry. The course provides knowledge in: destination management and marketing, economics and law of arts and cultures, sustainability and event management for museums, public authorities promoting tourism and culture (ministries and councils), and in online and offline publishing companies.
HoSTDe’s graduates can apply either to national and international private and public companies for the following job positions:
HoSTDe graduates can understand the recent tourism trends from different perspectives (economic, social, and cultural) and apply the skills acquired to innovate the local tourism offer according to a sustainable approach.
This manager holds positions of general manager or head of department (commercial, marketing, etc.) in hospitality companies (hotels, distribution, incoming, entertainment, culture, and transport facilities). Starting from the analysis of the environment the hospitality manager can interact with the various stakeholders in the area in order to develop a virtuous path for tourism development of the entire destination.
A destination manager in a destination management organization works with all stakeholders of the local tourism industry to transform a location into an attractive and well-organized destination, ensuring that tourism development is sustainable and beneficial to the local economy.
This expert is involved in planning the development of tourism in a specific area dealing with various public and private entities. Main activities are: planning communication activities to promote the image of a destination and organizing events for sustainable tourism development.
Multiple career opportunities (either as executive and/or consultant/entrepreneur) in accommodation companies (hotels, resorts), travel distribution (tour operators and online and offline travel agencies), cultural sites (museums, cultural and natural parks), fairs and event organizers, DMO (Destination Management Organizations), professional associations, cultural departments, ministries (tourism, culture, etc.), cultural heritage management bodies, national and international research centers for international tourism development.
Unrestricted accessNo entry test is necessary to enroll to the Master Degree Course HoSTDe.
Minimum requirements are:
Candidates without these requirements could be admitted after an oral interview aimed at identifying a personalized self-learning program.
Extra UE students should before upload the documents on www.universitaly.it. A Committee will evaluate your requirements.
If you are a EU National, you may stay in Italy for as long as you like: you only need a passport or ID card.If you are a NON-EU National, you'll have to carry out some formalities.
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In the second year, HoSTDe students should prepare a written thesis that is discussed in front of a specific Commission for the final exam.The official language of the final exam is English. The topic must be related to a subject of the course and coherent with the training path. The thesis supervisor will be the professor of the course chosen by the student.
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