B.A. International Tourism Management

At the CBS, you will learn about the tourism business thoroughly and first­hand from  experts with practical experience. First of all, you will acquire sound sector knowledge of all relevant sub­disciplines, such as travel law, analysis and fulfilment of customer wishes or special requirements for tourism services and regions.

In the second part of the course, the learning content will be deepened and broadened to include topics from tourism marketing such as social media, event and trade fair management. And: Now it is also necessary to apply acquired knowledge to current problems and issues in the tourism sector. To this end you will work on business projects for tourism companies and present your solutions.

You will also gain practical experience during your internship in a tourism company. Thereby it is not uncommon for the first concrete goals and options for starting a career to emerge.

Graduates of this study programme work in the following companies and activity areas, among others:

∙ Airline/Airport Management

∙ Destination management

∙ Hotel business

∙ Tour operator

 ∙ Event management

∙ Product development

∙ Marketing/Sales ∙ Media/Communications

 ∙ Public relations

Locations

You can study the programme B.A. International Tourism Management at the following locations:

Curriculum

Accreditations & awards

A degree is only valuable if it is generally recognized. We ensure this threefold. Firstly, through state accreditation: CBS International Business School is a private university state-recognized by the German Science Council and the Ministry of Science of North Rhine-Westphalia. Secondly, through the regular accreditation of all courses by FIBAA (Foundation for International Business Administration Accreditation) for content, topicality and studyability. FIBAA examines the courses on behalf of the Accreditation Council of the Federal Republic. Thirdly, through - successful - participation in rankings, such as the renowned CHE ranking (known from the ZEIT Studienführer) or the university ranking of the Wirtschaftswoche.

Overview

Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Programme type: full-time
Language: English
ECTS points: 180

state-recognised

Start of studies: summer semester (Köln, Mainz)
Regular period of studies: 6 semesters

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semester abroad
mandatory internship

English language skills required

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Study prerequisites

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Assessment day

Language certificate English

If you do not have a final secondary school-leaving certificate yet, you can submit the most recent interim report instead.

Note: If you do not meet the requirements, you might still be considered for admission.

Application documents

Job possibilities

With a degree in B.A. International Tourism Management, you can work in the following positions:

– Guide
– Hotellier
– Reisebegleiter
– Reiseveranstalter
– Tourismusmanager

Scholarships

Your studies, your choice! Everybody should be able to persure their dream career and study their dream programme, regardless of their financial status.

There are many ways and possibilities to finance your studies. Those who claim that they cannot afford to pay for their studies are not familiar with the many financing options that students in Germany have. The CBS offers you its own scholarship programmes to finance your studies, various programmes offer students the chance to be granted with financial support in the form of a scholarship. You can find a list of available scholarships at our homepage.

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