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Bachelor's Programme Economy, Health and Sports Tourism

Joint Study Programme of the University of Innsbruck and the UMIT TIROL (located in Landeck)

Faculty	Faculty of Economics and Statistics
Duration / ECTS-Credits	6 semesters / 180 ECTS-Credits
Academic Degree	Bachelor of Science (BSc)
Qualification Level	Bachelor (First Cycle) ISCED-11: Level 6, EQF/NQF: Level 6
ISCED-F	1015 Travel, Tourism and Leisure
Mode of Study	Full-Time
Study Code	UC 033 555
Curriculum	Information on the Curriculum (2014W)*
Language of Instruction	German
Admission Requirements	Secondary school completion certificate or equivalent and Language Certificates
Application	» The first admission takes place at the UMIT TIROL and the second admission takes place at the LFUI. Tuition fees are to be paid at the UMIT TIROL.  Apply ONLINE UMIT TIROL Apply ONLINE LFUI

* Information on the Curriculum (2014W)

The complete version of the curriculum (will be updated shortly) reflects the currently valid version of the curriculum. It is for informational purposes only and is not legally binding. The legally binding version of the curriculum, including any amendments, may be found in the University of Innsbruck Bulletins.

In order to determine which version of the curriculum is applicable in your case, see the Catalogue of Studies

  available at: https://lfuonline.uibk.ac.at/public/lfuonline_meinestudien.studienblatt
  Section: Current Curriculum version.

University of Innsbruck Bulletins » (Click to open all University of Innsbruck Bulletins

• English version of the Curriculum (from October 1^st, 2023)
• University of Innsbruck Bulletin November 2^nd 2023, Issue 6, No. 90 (Equivalence list) - PDF
  
• University of Innsbruck Bulletin, June 28^th, 2023, Issue 53, No. 622 (modification of the curriculum) - PDF
• English version of the curriculum
  
• University of Innsbruck Bulletin Deccember 21^st 2022, Issue 13, No. 163 - PDF (amendment of the curriculum)
• English version of the curriculum (from October 1^st 2017)
• University of Innsbruck Bulletin September 18^th 2017, Issue 58, No. 770 (Equivalence list)
• University of Innsbruck Bulletin June 23^rd 2016, Issue 45, No. 652 (modification of the curriculum)
• English version of the curriculum (from October 1^st 2016)
• University of Innsbruck Bulletin May 2^nd 2016, Issue 24, No. 363 (modification of the curriculum)
• English version of the curriculum (from October 1^st 2014)
• Curriculum/Consolidated version (from October 1^st 2014)
• University of Innsbruck Bulletin August 6^th 2014, Issue 43, No. 592 (amendment of the curriculum)
• University of Innsbruck Bulletin June 27^th 2014, Issue 35, No. 539

Introduction and Orientation Phase for Students (STEOP)

Studies Induction and Orientation Stage (STEOP) starting winter term 2016 »

Studies Induction and Orientation Stage (STEOP) until december 2015 »

General Information

Recommended Course Sequence

The exemplary course sequence given below is recommended for full-time students beginning their study programme in the winter semester. The table shows one possible course sequence for the bachelor's programme and is not compulsory. Delays resulting from repeated examinations are not taken into account.

The standard duration of the study programme is 6 semesters or 180 ECTS-Credits, whereby according to the Universities Act of 2002, a workload of 1,500 (real) hours per academic year must be fulfilled, corresponding to 60 ECTS-Credits (one ECTS-Credit is equivalent to a workload of 25 hours).

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Qualification Profile and Skills

The joint Bachelor’s Programme Economy, Health and Sports Tourism of the Leopold-Franzens-University (LFUI) and UMIT TIROL is an economic university education with a focus on alpine health and sports tourism.

  The study programme is held in Landeck.

  The study programme is a full-time study programme with modular structure.

The joint Bachelor’s programme aims at supplying the students with theoretical, methodological and practical tools for making a contribution to the further development and the implementation of trends in tourism in the Alpine area.  Focus lies on sustainable health and sports tourism. It is the aim to facilitate an intensive transfer to businesses and organisations, especially in the area of innovative health and sports tourism by using practical expereince, project studies and applied science.

Successful graduates of the Bachelor’s programme of Economy, Health and Sports Tourism know the basic theories, models and instruments of business management and economy. They are able to challenge them and to put them in a wider social and economic context. They know about the specific character of regional tourist services with focus on health and sports tourism. They are able to embed entrepreneurial action in a regional context and to participate in the setting up of co-operations in product development and marketing.

Expected Learning Outcomes

Students are able to understand business and economic contexts, to assess them and use their knowledge for finding solutions to tourism-related economic problems. Graduates are able to find innovative solutions for complex problems of business management and regional development. They are also able to take on responsibility for business and regional-political measures. Special focus is on the development of innovative and sustainable approaches for the alpine health and sports tourism sector.

Graduates understand management concepts, can apply them and critically reflect on the field of conflict of economy, ecology and ethics.

Future Prospects: Occupational Profiles and Career Opportunities

Having completed this study programme, a wide range of professions and careers in economy are open to the graduates – especially in the area of tourist industry and sports management, management of health-related services, public administration, associations, chambers, lobbies and the media. The study programme has a special focus on the middle management level of accommodation businesses, tourist-related businesses like lift operators, facilities of leisure industry and event agencies, as well as industry-wide organisations of tourism and regional development, e.g. tourist boards.

Postgraduate and further Studies at the University of Innsbruck

• Master's Programme Experimental and Empirical Economics
• Master's Programme Sustainable Regional- and Destination Development
• Master's Programme Peace and Conflict Studies

Supplementary Programme

Within the scope of the Study Programme, a Supplementary Programme corresponding to 60 ECTS-Credits may be passed. Admission to the Supplementary Programme requires the admission to or the having passed of one of the selected Study Programmes. Detailed information: https://www.uibk.ac.at/studium/angebot/es-informatik/

Information about examination regulations, assessment and grading

Examination regulations

The examination regulation is an integral part of the curriculum, detailed information can be found under the paragraph examination regulations.

Description of the applied grading system (including the grade distribution table) »

Forms (in German only)

• Fresher's Information
• Partical Agreement
• Evidence of the Bachelor's Thesis according to the curriculum
• Recognition of exams AND Supplementary Sheet
  
• Recognition of (Prior) formal learning outcomes (RPL-Project)
• Cover Sheet for the Bachelor's Thesis
• Examination Records
• Check list - Submission of the final Thesis
• Application for Bachelor’s graduation ceremony 
• Application for Admission to the third and fourth repetition of a course examination

Contact and Information

Examination Office 
Standort Landeck  

Associate Dean of Studies
assoz. Prof. Dr. Robert Steiger 

Dean of Studies
Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Janette Walde

Office for South Tyrolean Students
Büro für Südtirolagenden

Information for students with disabilities