Objectives and competences
Basic information
| Type | Master's degree |
|---|---|
| Faculty or school | University School of Hospitality and Tourism (affiliated center) |
| Branch of knowledge | |
| Mode of delivery | Semipresencial |
| Credits | 60 |
| Number of places available | 60 |
| Length of course | 1 academic year |
| Coordination | ESCOLA UNIVERSITARIA D'HOTELERIA I TURISME CETT |
| Course details | Indicators |
| Open pre-enrolment | No |
| Open enrolment | No |
| Lead to doctoral studies | Yes |
| Admission for applicants not holding a degree qualification | No |
| Bridging courses | No |
| Specializations |
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Objectives and competences
Objectives
- To understand all aspects of R&D&I in tourism and integrate all elements linked to research and design of innovative tourism products and services.
- To delve into the essential professional knowledge that will allow you to innovate to ensure the success and transformation of institutions, organizations, and tourist destinations.
- Provide the tools and techniques for the analysis and diagnosis of current and future strategic challenges in the tourism sector,
- Learn to formulate strategies necessary to guarantee the competitiveness and sustainability of tourism based on innovative processes.
- Enhance your leadership skills and contribute to implementing more effective innovative management models in organizations and destinations in the tourism sector.
- Promote the culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in the tourism sector.
Competences
- Ability to iImprove management skills in developing and valorizing new products based on the territory, cultural and natural resources, and gastronomy.
- Ability to develop strategies and actions for marketing and communication of tourism projects.
- Ability to transform ideas and knowledge into value for the client to generate sustainable results for tourism organizations and society.
- Ability to understand the principles of tourism and the importance of its socio-cultural and environmental impact.
- Ability to understand the tourism destination as an integral system where a multitude of variables and factors interact.
- Ability to develop and apply innovative methods and tools for territorial planning and management of tourist destinations.
- Ability to design the strategic planning process of the tourist destination.
- Ability to analyze and evaluate a territory's cultural and gastronomic resources' tourism potential to design products, services, and innovative projects.
- Ability to identify, pose or solve a problem in a relevant and creative way, interpreting and evaluating the results obtained with a critical spirit.
Access and admission
Applicant profile and access requirements
Recommended applicant profile
- Proficiency with languages, being a fundamental skill in the positioning of the student in the professional world and in order to be able to develop themselves in an international college capacity.
- Basic knowledge in the management of hospitality businesses and projects.
- Being ready to work in a dynamic sector where there's value put on self-initiative, interpersonal skills, leadership capacity, teamwork, and project management.
- Basic knowledge in the management of touristic companies and applied research.
- Sensibility towards social and cultural challenges.
Access requirements and conditions
According to the Royal Decree 1393/2007, article 16, established on October 29th, in order to access the university master's degree studies, applicants must have one of the following degrees:
- A Spanish university degree studies.
- A degree issued by an EHEA educational institution that allows, in the country of issuance, the access to a university master's degree.
- A degree issued outside EHEA. In this case, it is a requirement to be in possession of either an officially recognized studies' degree from a Spanish university or the previous authorization by the University of Barcelona in that identifies the studies as equivalent to a Spanish university degree that allows, in the country of issuance, the access to a university master's degree. The acceptance to university master's degree studies does not imply the homologation of the previous degree nor the recognition in any other regards than the ability to apply to the master's.
' Associate's Degree in Tourism or the corresponding Technician in Tourism Companies and Activities degree
No complementary training required.
' Degree in Business Administration and Management
The established complementary training is required: Global Tourism 9 ECTS.
Courses established as complementary training for the master's:Global Tourism 9 ECTS.
Pre-enrolment
Calendar
The pre-enrolment period opens as of January and closes, at the latest, in September. Each centre and each master's degree can establish their specific periods within this general period.- 1 January - 15 October 2019.
Notes:
- Pre-enrolment fee: A pre-enrolment fee of 30,21 euros is charged. Students who apply to more than one master's degree must pay the fee for each pre-enrolment request. Pre-enrolment requests cannot be processed until this fee has been paid.Fees will only be refunded if the master's degree in question is suspended.
- Reserved places: A maximum of 5% of the new places of the master's degree are reserved for students who meet the general and specific access requirements and accredit the recognition of a degree of disability equal to or greater than 33%.
Required documentation
Selection criteria
Students that, once informed, choose to proceed with admission must follow this procedure:
- Submit the application form hosted in the CETT-UB website: Via the application form, where all the information must be submitted, as well as the required documents in order to be considered for admission: resume/CV and transcripts (information that will be verified by the Admissions Committee).
- Language test: The admissions process requires the completion of a language test in order to validate the candidate's knowledge of the language in which the degree will be taught. The number of students that come from countries that do not speak Spanish natively has increased over the years. For a correct development of the classes, it is indispensable to have knowledge of the Spanish language at a certain oral and written level. It's for this reason that, before admission, candidates that come from a country that does not speak Spanish natively must pass a test that will certify their language level.
The test has the following parts:
- Oral Expression and Understanding (60%)
- Written Expression and Understanding (40%)
Applicant's admission
- Passing grade on the Language Test (required)
- Transcript's average grade and a certificate that proves a B2 level in the language that the degree is taught (40%)
- Proven professional experience (20%)
- Personal interview with the candidate (40%)
Notification
Enrolment
As a general rule, at the UB you will be required to enrol online. Remember that you can lose your place if you do not enrol on the day you have been assigned
- Documents required for enrolment
- Procedure to formalize enrolment
- Grants and financial aid (in Catalan)
- Economic information (in Catalan)
Course curriculum
Subjects and course plans
Distribution of credits
| Type | ECTS |
|---|---|
| Compulsory | 15 |
| Optional | 33 |
| Compulsory placements | 0 |
| Compulsory final project | 12 |
| TOTAL | 60 |
List of subjects
Previous years
Placements
Placements in a company or another type of organization are an integral part of university studies, providing first-hand experience of working methodologies in students' chosen professional fields. They offer invaluable practical experience for the transition into work after graduation.
Placements are supervised by tutors and subject to assessment. They are therefore included in the academic record. There is also an option to complete non-curricular placements of up to 500 hours, which can be extended to 900 hours. For both curricular and non-curricular placements, an educational cooperation agreement is signed between the UB and the company, institution or other organization at which the placement will be carried out.
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