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Master's Programme Sustainable Regional and Destination Development

 

As of winter semester 2022/2023 this programme is no longer open to new entrants. For information on the succeeding master’s programme please consult this page » 

 

Joint Study Programme of the University of Innsbruck and the UMIT TIROL

Faculty	Faculty of Economics and Statistics
Duration / ECTS-Credits	4 semesters / 120 ECTS-Credits
Academic Degree	Master of Science (MSc)
Qualification Level	Master (Second Cycle) ISCED-11: Level 7, EQF/NQF: Level 7
ISCED-F	1015 Travel, Tourism and Leisure
Mode of Study	Full-Time
Study Code	UC 066 996
Curriculum	Information on the Curriculum (2019W)*
Language of Instruction	German
Admission Requirements	Relevant bachelor's degree or equivalent and Language Certificates

* Information on the Curriculum (2019W)

The complete version of the curriculum 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)

Requirements

Relevant bachelor's resp. diploma degrees at the University of Innsbruck:

• Bachelor's Programme Management and Economics 
  
• Bachelor's Programme Sports Management
• Bachelor's Programme Economy, Health and Sports Tourism
• Diploma Programme International Economic and Business Studies
  

Criteria for the determination of equivalence:

Admission to the master's degree programme may also be possible if a student has completed a bachelor's degree in a relevant related field. As part of the determination of equivalence, the following core areas of the completed bachelor's degree programme will be assessed:

• 7.5 ECTS-Credits Core Area: Fundamentals in Statistics
  
• 7.5 ECTS-Credits Core Area: Economics
  

In the event that equivalence has been established in principle but with certain qualifications missing for full equivalence, supplemental examinations may be required. These examinations must be completed during the master degree programme.

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 4 semesters or 120 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).

First Semester » 

Second Semester »

Third Semester »

Fourth Semester »

Qualification Profile and Skills

Graduates have subject-specific and content-related skills

• to analyse structures and processes in regions and destinations,
• to understand the role of the individual stakeholders and classify their interaction.

On this basis, they have the ability to define strategic goals in cooperation with the stakeholders and to start and control the necessary processes during implementation.

Expected Learning Outcomes

Graduates are able

• to independently acquire new scientific findings from regional and tourism research, assess them and apply them in practice.
• to involve stakeholders with divergent goals in strategic development processes and moderate between the opposing positions.
• to analyse actual situations at company, regional and national level and thus assess the respective development potential.
•  to create organisational, technical and financial preconditions for the implementation of strategies and also to manage complex implementation processes operationally.
  

Future Prospects: Occupational Profiles and Career Opportunities

Graduates are well prepared for a high-level position in the management of tourist companies, in corporate organisations, in interest groups and consulting firms. Of course there are also fields of work in the public sector (regional management, spatial planning).

Postgraduate and further Studies at the University of Innsbruck

• PhD Program in Economics
• PhD Program in Management

Minor

Within the scope of the Master’s Programme, a Minor corresponding to 30 ECTS-Credits may be passed.

More information and a list of possible Minors can be found at:
https://www.uibk.ac.at/studium/angebot/wahlpakete/

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) »

Information about the Programme (in German only)

•  Information for freshers
• Guidelines for Master's Programme  
• Guidelines for electronic submission and publication of academic theses and Instruction 

Forms

• Application for the Master's Thesis AND Supplementary Sheet
• Check list - Submission of the final Thesis
• Declaration of Academic Honesty (in German only)
• Cover Sheet for the Master's Thesis
• Submission of the Master's Thesis
• To block a Thesis
  
• Application for Graduation Ceremony (in German only)

Recognitions (in German only)

• Administrative Processes for students
  

Contact and Information

Examination Office
Standort Universitätsstraße 15

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

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

Office for South Tyrolean Students
www.uibk.ac.at/italienisches-recht/suedtirol-beratung/

Information for students with disabilities