Tourism Management, Bachelor of Arts

These are the requirements for the Bachelor in Tourism Management

With your Bachelor's in Tourism Management, you could work as a hotel manager or director, event manager, or travel sales manager.

To be admitted to the dual study program at IU International University, you need to have either an Abitur (general higher education entrance qualification), a technical college entrance qualification, or a subject-specific higher education entrance qualification.

In addition, you can also study Tourism Management without an Abitur. For the dual study program without an Abitur, you need to have completed an advanced training course, such as becoming a certified business economist, or have a master craftsman's certificate. Alternatively, you have completed a vocational training program and worked full-time for at least 3 years after completing the training.

These are the study contents in the Dual Study Tourism Management

This bachelor's degree at IU comprises approximately 40 modules, which you will take and complete over 7 semesters of standard study time. Each module is worth 5-10 credit points (ECTS) and concludes with an examination, such as an essay or an exam. In total, you will earn 210 credit points from module to module and from semester to semester.

The typical course plan for full-time studies in Tourism Management looks like this:

• 1st Semester: Business Administration, Basics of Tourism Business, Practice Reflection 1: Hospitality, Tourism, and Event, Managerial Economics, Introduction to Academic Work for Business, Management and Communication, Practical Project: Agile Project Management
• 2nd Semester: Actors and Business Models in Tourism Business, Law, Practice Reflection 2: Hospitality, Tourism, and Event, Accounting and Balance Sheet, Destination Management, Practical Project: New Work
• 3rd Semester: Tech and AI in Tourism, Hospitality, and Event, Statistics, Practice Reflection 3: Hospitality, Tourism, and Event, Cost and Performance Accounting, Current Topics in Tourism, Hospitality, and Event, Practical Project: Public Speaking
• 4th Semester: Crisis Management in Tourism, Hospitality, and Event, Sustainability Management in Tourism, Hospitality, and Event, Practice Reflection 4: Hospitality, Tourism, and Event, Tourism Marketing, Intercultural and Ethical Competencies, Practical Project: Tech and AI in Tourism, Hospitality, and Event
• 5th Semester: Elective Area A, Practice Reflection 5: Hospitality, Tourism, and Event, Elective Area B, Practical Project: Applied Research in Tourism
• 6th Semester: Elective Area C, Practice Reflection 6: Hospitality, Tourism, and Event, Practical Project: Business Game: Tourism, Hospitality, and Event, Bachelor Thesis
• 7th Semester: Elective Area C, Practice Reflection 7: Hospitality, Tourism, and Event, Practical Project: Megatrends in Business Context, Bachelor Thesis

You can choose your specialization from a variety of elective modules and these exciting focuses: Travel Provider and Travel Distribution Management, Event Management, Hotel Management.

How to Find Your Practical Partner in the Dual Study

Upon request, you can complete a free application training with IU International University.

Finding the right practical partner is essential for a successful Dual Study in Tourism Management. With its network of over 15,000 practical partners nationwide, IU International University will assist you in finding a suitable practical partner.

This is how you find your practical partner for the Dual Study in Tourism Management with IU:

1. You apply online via the IU website. With your application, you submit your documents such as a CV and your latest certificate.
2. You participate in an online info session through the IU application portal. During the info session, the study advisory team will explain everything about the Dual Study, admission, and finding a practical partner.
3. Upon request, you complete a free application training that prepares you for applications in potential companies.
4. The study advisory team will assist you in finding the right practical partner. The university will either place you in a company from its vast network or get in touch with your desired company.

Cities Offering Tourism Management Studies

With over 30 campuses throughout Germany, IU International University offers Dual Studies in all disciplines across Germany.

Currently, IU offers Dual Studies in Tourism Managementin cities such as Augsburg, Berlin, Bielefeld, Bremen, Dortmund, Dresden, Düsseldorf, Essen, Frankfurt, Freiburg, Hamburg, Hanover, Karlsruhe, Cologne, Leipzig, Lübeck, Mainz, Mannheim, Munich, Münster, Nuremberg, Ravensburg, Regensburg, Rostock, Stuttgart, Ulm, Bonn, and Würzburg.

By the way, depending on the location, your studies will take place either in Dual Studies or in Dual myStudies. Both models provide interactive learning materials and many other advantages. In Dual Studies, you attend classes two days a week on campus or virtually. In IU's Dual myStudies, you can also use IU's learning AI and deepen your knowledge in regular accompanying events.

Learn Tourism Management at the IU Virtual Campus

At the Virtual Campus, you learn digitally and with maximum flexibility in small study groups.

If there is no IU campus near you or if you prefer flexible and digital learning, you can also enroll at the so-called IU Virtual Campus.

At the Virtual Campus, you can attend your Tourism Management classes, for example, through regular video conferences with your classmates and instructors.

Through the IU myCampus learning platform, you will have access to study materials and the virtual library. Using IU's LearnApp, you can, for example, go through your study materials digitally on a tablet.