Tourism and Leisure

Tourism and Leisure

University mode: Full-time
Duration: 2 years (4 semesters)
Language used: English

Get a double graduate degree!

In addition to your Masters in Tourism and Leisure, receive a Mastere in Tourism from the prestigious YSchool included in the list of the Top 10 French Business Universities according to Forbes Magazine

The university is located in Troyes, France. YSCHOOLS has two specializations in the field of Luxury Tourism and Business Tourism & Event Management.

Do you like to explore the world and combine your future with travel? Master’s degree in tourism and recreation in Wroclaw is the study for you! Wroclaw Business University of Applied Sciences will prepare you for managerial positions in hotels, travel agencies, and tourist resorts. Learning with us gives you practical knowledge and skills that you will certainly appreciate as a graduate of the Tourism and Leisure II degree in Wroclaw.

Practical and modern education in the field of Tourism and Leisure

Classes in the field of Tourism and Leisure II degree are conducted by experienced academics and management staff of prestigious hotel facilities. The program includes field classes entitled: “Conditions, status and prospects for the development of tourism in the selected tourism area” and participation in the largest tourism fair in Europe ITB in Berlin. The student is also obliged to complete an apprenticeship of 3 months, divided into one-month apprenticeship during the second, third and fourth semesters. Each of the monthly internships is thematically connected with the specialization.
You will finish your Master’s studies in Wrocław with a defense of your Master’s thesis, aimed at investigating and solving a significant practical problem, including the development of a project falling within one of the two specialties.

A chance to get a double degree in French Troyes

Tourism and Leisure is a master’s course in Wrocław, during which students have the opportunity to take part in the “Double Diploma” program. Apart from the Polish Master’s degree, students of the faculty can also receive an MBA from the French university Groupe ESC Troyes en Champagne.

Graduate of Tourism and Leisure at WAB

Master of Tourism and Leisure is a manager of tourism on one of the two offered specialties:

  • International Tourism and Hospitality Management
  • MICE

Students will be prepared to launch and manage its own hotel or tourism company. The student will also have the knowledge and skills necessary to take up a professional career in managerial positions in enterprises and institutions servicing tourists and recreation, especially in:

  • hotels,
  • travel agencies,
  • tourist information and promotion centers,
  • holiday resorts,
  • health resorts, 
  • recreational sports centers,
  • Spa and wellness centers.

The graduate of Tourism and Leisure of the second degree in Wroclaw has a rich economic, social and natural knowledge, as well as necessary skills and experience acquired at the university, and during the internships in Polish and foreign Tourism and Leisure enterprises. The student is an educated person thanks to the modern teaching methods applied in the field of Tourism and Leisure of the second degree. The student knows and uses new information and communication technologies. The student participates in research and projects, including international ones, carried out under the guidance of outstanding Polish and foreign managers of tourist and recreational organizations. Thanks to the cooperation with partner universities and the possibility of doing an internship or a foreign internship, there are no barriers to using a foreign language and the ability to cooperate with culturally diverse environments.

The program includes field classes entitled: “Conditions, status and prospects for the development of tourism in the selected tourism area” and participation in the largest tourism fair in Europe ITB in Berlin. The student is also obliged to complete an apprenticeship of 3 months, divided into one-month apprenticeship during the second, third and fourth semesters. Each of the monthly internships is thematically connected with the specialization.

  • Organization management,
  • Management of the hospitality industry,
  • Marketing management,
  • Multicultural communication,
  • Polish / German / Spanish,
  • English language level A1 / A2 / B1 / B2,
  • Multidisciplinary Approach of Tourism A2/ B2,
  • Economic, social and spatial aspects of tourism,
  • Management of tourism in the town and region,
  • Tourist regions of the world,
  • Sustainable development in tourism,
  • Geographical conditions for the development of foreign tourism in Poland and Lower Silesia
  • Foreign language in tourism and recreation A2/B2
  • Assessment of the condition and development prospects of tourism in a selected tourist area (field activities)
  • Project management in practical training
  • CSR in the hotel industry
  • International Hotel Chains A2/B2 
  • New Trends in Tourism and Hospitality A2/B2
  • Apprenticeship
  • Seminar I
  • Tourism Marketing
  • Managing Public Relations
  • Subject of specialization 1
  • Subject of specialization 2
  • Subject of specialization 3
  • Subject of specialization 4
  • Subject of specialization 5
  • Subject of specialization 6
  • Subject of specialization 7
  • Seminar II
  • Internship II

*The list of specialty subjects is in the SPECIALITIES tab

  • Teambuilding and Leadership
  • Design thinking 
  • Business Skills and Competences Assesment
  • ITB in Berlin
  • International Tourism Trades and Conferences 
  • Organization of Tourism Event – project
  • Subject of specialization 8
  • Subject of specialization 9
  • Seminar III
  • Internship III

*The list of specialty subjects is in the SPECIALITIES tab

Wroclaw Business University of applied sciences has a transparent payment system. We guarantee permanent fee throughout the duration of the study period.

Master degree Tourism and Leisure in English

for EU citizens and citizens of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Mongolia, Russia, Tajukistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and South America countries:

Year of studyFee per year [€]Fee per semester [€]
I,II year2 350 €1 225 €

The administration fee: 120 €

for citizens from outside the EU (this does not apply to citizens of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Mongolia, Russia, Tajukistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and South America countries:

Year of studyFee per year [€]Fee per semester [€]
I,II year2 750 €1 425 €

The administration fee: 200 €

In the Management course we offer you a course in two specialties:

A graduate of this specialization will be a specialist/leader, prepared to work in managerial and operational positions of hotel facilities. You will also be able to manage your own hotel business on your own. During your studies in this specialization you will learn how to manage personnel and finances, organize, plan and coordinate work in the main departments of the hotel facility, evaluate the state and development prospects of tourism development.

Subjects of specialization: 

  1. Management of accommodation services
  2. Management of catering services in a hotel
  3. Management of additional services in the hotel
  4. Revenue management in the hotel industry
  5. Controlling
  6. Business plan in the hotel industry
  7. Research and creation of the hotel market
  8. Social Media in the hotel industry
  9. Photography and videography in the hotel industry

This innovative specialty will prepare a professional specialist in the field of event creation and management. As a graduate of this specialization you will have a comprehensive knowledge of creating and managing event projects and practical skills of organizing and servicing events in the MICE sector. During your studies in this specialization you will learn how to create various events, manage event projects, coordinate cooperation with subcontractors, build and maintain relationships with customers.

Subjects of specialization:

  1. MICE Associations
  2. Conferences and congress organization
  3. Organization of exhibitions and trades
  4. Organization of incentive tours
  5. Mega- events organization
  6. Businessplan in MICE
  7. Research and Creation of MICE
  8. Social Media in MICE
  9. Photo and Video in MICE

Become a member of Wroclaw Business University of Applied Sciences!

The order of applications and the submission of the full set of required documents decides on admission.

Admission for the fall semester 2023/2024
is open until 31.08.2023!
Start of studies: October 2023.

Check out the recruitment procedure HERE.

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