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Màster Interuniversitari en Direcció i Planificació de Turisme

Registration guide
2007-2008 Subjects

General data
Educational objectives
Curriculum structure
Admission profile, previous education requirements and admission and selection criteria
Pre-registration and registration
Admission to the Doctoral programme
Contact
Additional information

General data

Name of the master	Joint Masters in Tourism Management and Planning
Official postgraduate programme (POP)	POP in Tourism, Law and Business
Type	Mixed mode
Participating universities	Rovira i Virgili University and University of Girona
Coordinating university	University of Girona
Number of credits	120
Study regime	Full time / part time
Duration	Two academic years
Start of the course	1 October 2007
Method	Face-to-face
Course organised by	Semesters
Timetable	Evenings (from Monday to Friday)
Maximum number of students	80 (Girona)
Price	Subsidised (to give a general idea of what this means, for the 2006-2007 academic year the price has been set at 24-28 € per ECTS credit; in anticipation of approval of a Government of Catalonia decree, expected by June 2007, an approximate increase of between 5% and 7% can be calculated for the 2007-2008 academic year).

Educational objectives

The objective of the European Masters in Tourism Management (MDPT) is to provide students with advanced knowledge about tourism that will qualify them to work providing professional assessment, in the field of business innovation or as academic scholars.
The great complexity of the field of tourism demands professionals with a global understanding of the many disciplines related with the subject. Advanced knowledge of strategic management, innovation, marketing, town and country planning, economics, finance and legislation are essential for effective and competent decision-making in any work related with tourism.

Curriculum structure

The MDPT programme consists of:

An advanced academic training module (48 ECTS credits)
An instrumental module (12 ECTS credits)
An specialised training module (30 ECTS credits)
A masters thesis (30 ECTS credits) or a practicum (12 ECTS credits) and research work (18 ECTS credits), depending on whether the chosen focus of the masters has, respectively, a research or a professional profile.

The first two modules are common to all students and have been designed to offer, at an advanced level, the fundamental knowledge that all tourism professionals should have. The specialised training module is designed to allow students to focus their attention on specific areas of professional interest in the field of tourism. Finally, the objective of the masters thesis is focused on introducing the student to the world of scientific research, and the practicum, together with research work, is focused on applying knowledge and the skills obtained during the course in a comprehensive way.
Students who have chosen the research track of the masters can enter the Tourism, Law and Business (University of Girona) or the Tourism and Leisure (Rovira i Virgili University) doctoral programmes.

Admission profile, previous education requirements and admission and selection criteria

Priority will be given to holders of degrees in Business Administration and Management, Economics, Law and Labour Sciences and holders of diplomas in Business Sciences and Public Administration.

However, the Masters Committee will study applications from candidates with other degrees and diplomas and will establish, according to their academic records, any complementary training the students will have to complete (90 credits).

As a general rule, applications are accepted from students holding degrees similar to current Law, Labour Sciences and Business Administration and Management degrees, and with diplomas in Business Sciences and Public Administration from other member states of the European Union (90 credits).

» More information: General entrance requeriments

Pre-registration and registration

Pre-registration must be completed online.

First pre-registration period: will begin on 2 April and will run until 1 July 2007.

Admission decisions: on 18 July 2007.

First registration period: from 20 until 30 July 2007.

If places are still available, a new pre-registration period will be open from 20 July until 19 September 2007.

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Admission to the Doctoral programme

Students can apply for admission to the doctoral course of any Official Postgraduate Programme (POP, Programes Oficials de Postgrau) at the University of Girona provided they have completed a minimum of 60 ECTS credits in a POP programme or have an official master’s degree and have completed a minimum of 300 ECTS credits in their undergraduate and postgraduate studies at a university or other centre of higher education. The applications will be reviewed by the Doctoral Council of each programme.

» More information: POP doctoral programmes