To be able to profitably attend the 2nd Cycle Degree Programme in Tourism Economics and Management, students must possess the following knowledge:
- fundamental elements in disciplines of business, economics, legal and mathematic-statistical areas
- knowledge of English language (B2 level).
Admissionto the 2nd cycle degree programme is also subject to the possession of the following curricular requirements:
- A 1st cycle degree in one of the following classes, or other suitable qualification obtained abroad -
a. ex Italian Ministerial Decree no. 270:
o L-18 Scienze dell'economia e della gestione aziendale/Business studies;
o L-33 Scienze economiche/Economics
o L-15 Scienze turistiche /Tourism studies
b. ex. Italian Ministerial Decree no. 509/99:
o 17 Scienze dell'economia e della gestione aziendale/Business Studies;
o 28 Scienze economiche/Economics
o 39 Scienze turistiche/Tourism Studies
c. Previousfour-year degree programme system:
o Degree qualification achieved in any Faculty of Economics or other qualification with the same legal value
d.Three-year university degree:
o University degree achieved in any Faculty of Economics or other qualification with the same legal value.
If no degree certificate and/or above-mentioned credits have been obtained, admissionto the 2nd Cycle Degree Programme is subject to assessment by a Board to ascertain the required skills and competencies through the assessment of the candidate's curriculum and any useful documents.
The Board,assigned by the Degree Council will schedule deadlines from February through December. The schedule will be published on the University of Bologna website.
If the Board considers the candidates' level of knowledge and skills to be satisfactory, graduates will be allowed to enroll in a test to assess their personal competences and skills as follows.
Assessment of knowledge and language skills
Admissionto the degree program is subject to the assessment of knowledge and skills in the English language, attested with B2 level certification.
Student sholding: a corresponding language certification, graduates in a degree program taught in English, English native speakers and graduates in English language and literature and equivalent, and graduates with a minimum of 30 cfu in transcript of records, for teaching activities taught in English may be exempted from sitting this exam.
The Degree Program may require students to recover any initial deficit by December 31, if they are assessed to below level B2 on admission.
Assessment of personal competences and skills
Admission to the 2nd Cycle Degree Programme is subject to the possession of the described curricular requirements and to the passing of a test to assess the students' personal competences and skills. The assessment of the candidate's application will be done by the same Board mentioned above, on the basis of: his/her curriculum, the evaluation of the previous degree, motivation letter and anyother useful documents that the candidate may submit.